Factory 2050

General information

@theAMRC

The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing is dedicated to working with manufacturing businesses, from global aerospace giants to local SMEs.

We work with around 90 member companies which pay an annual membership fee to access our resources and expertise, and which help determine our research programme.

The AMRC with Boeing is a partner in the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, backed by the Technology Strategy Board.

Research projects fall into three categories:
Generic research carried out on behalf of the AMRC partnership, with results distributed to all partners. Generic projects are agreed by the board of members, and results are shared between all members.
Specific research for individual partners. The partner invests directly in the research and has exclusive access to any resulting intellectual property.
Innovative projects carried out on behalf of the partnership, with results presented to all partners. These projects are usually funded by EPSRC, the European Framework Programme, or other external body, and may involve collaboration with external research and industrial partners.

The AMRC with Boeing now employs around 500 highly qualified researchers and engineers from around the globe, in a purpose-built centre on the Advanced Manufacturing Park in South Yorkshire. The AMRC group also includes our sister centre, the Nuclear AMRC; the AMRC Training Centre; and shared resources such as the Knowledge Transfer Centre. We are supported by the European Regional Development Fund.

See Sheffield University Manufacturing Research on YouTube for more videos about the AMRC and other Sheffield centres.