The aim is to generate a complete UK cross sector battery requirements report covering the timeframe 2025-2040\.
The report will support the setting of cross sector targets and in developing a UK strategy to meeting these. It will help in developing future funding calls to leverage the biggest return on investment for UKPLC, support net zero and protect critical jobs and supply chains.
We know the advancement and adoption of AI holds huge potential to deliver sustainability impact for manufacturers and the industrial sector, but understand it can feel like a lengthy and costly process. Made Smarter Sustainability Accelerator is a national acceleration programme, set to fast forward and shape the UK's technology solutions that deliver resource & energy efficiency directly into industry.
The programme is designed for industry and made real by innovators: As a community of manufacturers and innovators, the programme will speed up the understanding of digital technology innovation and unlock the known sustainability benefits technology adoption has for the UK economy. It provides you with a direct opportunity to join the UK's largest industry-focused acceleration programme. Together we will help to drive innovation and digitalisation of the sector whilst gaining a competitive edge.
As part of the national Made Smarter movement, we'll work with both leading UK manufacturers and industrial companies along with the UK's pioneering digital technology innovation community to develop cutting-edge technology prototypes and solutions to address sustainability challenges set by the UK manufacturing community.
**Setting real-world challenges:**
Made Smarter Sustainability Accelerator is a match-funded programme for medium and large industrial companies who will be part of a select group at the forefront of digital innovation. This group of leading manufacturers will help to define the scope of resource & energy efficiency challenges and be directly involved in the programme, the outputs of which will generate a direct impact on achieving a competitive edge for business.
**Developing pivotal prototypes:**
The UK's technology and digital startup ecosystem is the strongest in Europe, with London being one of the leading global tech hubs in the world. The Made Smarter Sustainability Accelerator programme is made real by these UK technology startups. We'll provide up to 10 teams with up to £75,000 funding and a platform to grow, as we develop prototypes that will pivot some of the UK's most relevant manufacturing and industrial challenges.
**Pilot development:**
On successful completion of phase one and the development of prototypes, the programme will select at least five teams for further funding, offering £150,000 each to develop their solution into industrial scale pilots. These solutions will be presented and pitched at the final Showcase, currently scheduled for the end of 2024\.
Greater Manchester (GM) has world class research capability in developing advanced materials and has a growing materials innovation cluster within the city region. Globally there is a gap in companies able to provide sustainable materials for manufacturing supply chains, and also a market failure in industries ability to scale up and adopt sustainable materials in manufacturing applications. This presents a major economic opportunity for GM -- and there are plans to realise this through GM Combined Authority's (GMCA's) and Rochdale Development Agency's (RDA's) development of a Centre of Expertise in Advanced Materials & Sustainability (CEAMS), which will be built in Atom Valley/Rochdale.
Our programme, "Supply Chain Pilots for the Centre of Expertise in Advanced Materials & Sustainability (p-CEAMS)", supports GMCAs ambitions in the development of CEAMS, leveraging GM's existing strength in materials research, alongside the UK's High Value Manufacturing Catapult's (HVMC's) competency in building supply chain capability.
Our programme:
1) Addresses current supply chain gaps in provision of sustainable advanced materials by:
\*Connecting regional businesses to National supply chain needs in advanced materials including polymers, composites, biomaterials, technical textiles, coatings, and digital manufacturing of materials (Materials 4.0)
\*Supporting regional businesses to develop solutions to these needs
\*Demonstrating scale up AND application of new advanced materials and digital technologies in industrial processes, through collaborative pilot projects
2) Supports the development of CEAMS and ensures this becomes a long-term capability for GM by transferring activity and follow-on work into the CEAMS -- creating starter pipelines for this investment
3) Uses the activity to catalyse strategic links to inward investment, accelerating advanced materials business clustering in GM through collaborative creation of new material supply chain enterprises, and through the attraction of existing advanced material supply chain companies to GM.
Our consortium, comprised of Rochdale Development Agency (RDA), University of Manchester (UoM) Institutes (Royce, GEIC, SMI Hub), National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Science and Technologies Facilities Council (UKRI-STFC), and the UK's High Value Manufacturing Catapult, will exploit existing infrastructure within GM and nationally to catalyse cross-sector and cross-supply chain collaborations, developing viable business models to ensure quality and sustainability of AdM systems that deliver innovations, revenue and productivity/GVA benefits for GM businesses and the region .
This project is one of several 'Flagship-Projects' that form the Digital-Supply-Chain-Innovation-Hub (**DSCI-Hub**). These testbeds will act as development-environments for new technologies and solutions - demonstration environments to help inform UK manufacturers of the state of the art, enabling testing and benefits quantification for new technology providers, and sand-pits for manufacturers to design and test new solutions.
The DSCI-Hub Industrial-Advisory-Group has identified that data sharing and collaboration are key elements for effective digital supply-chains.
The project vision is to develop and demonstrate a method for seamless bidirectional engineering data communication in supply-chains.
The project focuses initially on the Tempest-programme, with findings disseminated throughout the aerospace and defence industries and other high-value manufacturing supply-chains.
Targeted outputs include:
a) Universal **standards** for Model-Based Definition (**MBD**).
b) Development of **novel frameworks** for MBD and software-agnostic tools for data-transfer
c) **Demonstration** of the effectiveness of the new frameworks.
This project is led by the High Value Manufacturing Catapult (**HVM-Catapult**). The work of the HVM-Catapult will be mainly delivered by two HVM-Catapult centres: the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre North-West (**AMRC**) and the National Composites Centre (**NCC**).
The National Physical Laboratory (**NPL**), in WP2, leads a significant programme of work on standards development as co-investment.
Industrial-partners are **BAE Systems** and **Rolls-Royce**, key members of Team-Tempest.
**Thales** are very interested in participating in the project and can contribute significantly from a data security perspective. They are currently undergoing an internal approval-process and, when this is complete, we will look to integrate them into the project. Vendors such as **Salesforce** and **Siemens** have committed to the DSCI-Hub and will also contribute to this Flagship-Project.
Rolls-Royce have provided the following statement-of-intent for this bid:
"Rolls-Royce has an established supply-chain together with new-entrants driven through a process of open-innovation. We are selecting suppliers for Tempest in line with the programme requirements. At the time of writing this latest iteration of the Innovate-UK submission, we are unable to be explicit about which specific suppliers we will work with through the DSCI-Hub. This is because it will depend upon the design/make lead-time, and complexity of the parts being sourced, the digital maturity of the supplier, and the contracting timescales. However, we see a clear need for the DSCI-Hub from our early supplier-engagements and we are confident that, once launched, we will be using the DSCI-Hub with a broad selection of our suppliers including SMEs."
**Grant is only required for the HVM-Catapult.**
The Digital Supply-Chain Innovation Hub (DSCIH) will establish and nurture an ecosystem that connects expertise from supply-chain experts in many of the UKs most important manufacturing industries with technology providers, research organisations and academics to improve their competitiveness, resilience, productivity and sustainability. It will combine \>£10mn in private co-investment with £10mn in public funding over ~4 years to accelerate commercial integration of industrial digital technologies by a wide range of UK manufacturing supply-chains.
The Hub will be managed by the Digital Catapult, collaborating with HVMC, NPL and TWI. The consortium are already active members of the government's flagship, "MadeSmarter" programme of R&D support to the UKs manufacturing sector.
The Hub will rapidly establish a national "network of excellence" in digital supply-chains by cross linking existing networks, seeded by existing relationships and the previous successes of the MadeSmarter programme, facilitating collaboration between industries and across supply-chains. Any UK based organisation with supply-chain or digital solution expertise will be able to bid for access to ISCF co-funding, expertise and testbeds to deliver ~£8mn portfolio of digital innovation projects, helping accelerate digitisation of the UK's critical manufacturing supply-chains.
The Hub will also deliver five "flagship" projects which will act as exemplar testbeds:
* **Last Mile Living Lab (LMLL)**, led by DC, seeks to explore and develop delivery resource management infrastructure to tackle the challenging and costly "last mile" of delivery.
* **Digital Enabled Manufacturing Sourcing (DEMS)**, led by TWI, seeks to connect manufacturing capacity with emerging manufacturing needs to increase capacity utilisation and boost production flexibility.
* **Differentiator**, led by AMRC, will develop new supply-chain models to support clinical trials and help get the right medicine to the right patient at the right dose, on demand.
* **Connected Tempest** (NCC,AMRC) seeks to supply and accelerate digital skills development and connectivity of the Tempest Supply chain, driving cost and time savings into the design phase of the defense programme.
* **Supply-Chain Lab** (Deloitte) will be cross-sectoral and focus on earlier stage ideation to help SMEs identify valuable challenges and develop 120 day roadmaps to solution implementation
The hub will monitor, impact assess and disseminate transferable lessons-learned to accelerate technology transfer between supply-chains.
The Hub will be supported by ISCF MadeSmarter funding until March 2025\. Thereafter, the hub will become self-sustaining, funded by industry to ensure UK manufacturing supply-chains continue digital transformation, driving improvements in competitiveness, resilience and sustainability for decades to come.
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AMRC Castings’ new furnace is part of a major £15 million investment that will enable the UK to compete on a global scale, producing some of the biggest titanium aerospace castings in the world. The new furnace will be capable of pouring 1000kg of Titanium, the amount required to make a 500kg casting and has three interchangeable crucibles.
Titanium is very valuable in the aerospace industry, with $3.4 billion of worldwide demand, used in a variety of aircraft engine and structures components. Titanium is 30% stronger than steel and nearly 50% lighter. Compared to aluminium, it is twice as strong and has excellent strength retention to over 500 degrees celsius.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions, which could be worth up £150m for Sellafield.
Several leading UK businesses have already expressed their interests in utilising the titanium castings capability, in the near future, including: Rolls-Royce, Airbus and GKN Aerospace. Previously, the United States dominated this market and was the only country capable of producing such large castings. However, the investment at the AMRC will, enable the UK to compete globally, building on the organisations extensive expertise in manufacturing smaller titanium castings.
“We plan to create a world class Titanium casting capability in the UK developing the skills base necessary to enable companies to reap the rewards of carrying out a process that is very, very challenging,” commented AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager, Richard Gould.
Furnace construction is due to finish in time for training and cold commissioning, to start during November 2016, and will be followed by hot commissioning and the first test melts in December.
AMRC Castings’ new furnace is part of a major £15 million investment that will enable the UK to compete on a global scale, producing some of the biggest titanium aerospace castings in the world. The new furnace will be capable of pouring 1000kg of Titanium, the amount required to make a 500kg casting and has three interchangeable crucibles.
Titanium is very valuable in the aerospace industry, with $3.4 billion of worldwide demand, used in a variety of aircraft engine and structures components. Titanium is 30% stronger than steel and nearly 50% lighter. Compared to aluminium, it is twice as strong and has excellent strength retention to over 500 degrees celsius.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions, which could be worth up £150m for Sellafield.
Several leading UK businesses have already expressed their interests in utilising the titanium castings capability, in the near future, including: Rolls-Royce, Airbus and GKN Aerospace. Previously, the United States dominated this market and was the only country capable of producing such large castings. However, the investment at the AMRC will, enable the UK to compete globally, building on the organisations extensive expertise in manufacturing smaller titanium castings.
“We plan to create a world class Titanium casting capability in the UK developing the skills base necessary to enable companies to reap the rewards of carrying out a process that is very, very challenging,” commented AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager, Richard Gould.
Furnace construction is due to finish in time for training and cold commissioning, to start during November 2016, and will be followed by hot commissioning and the first test melts in December.
AMRC Castings’ new furnace is part of a major £15 million investment that will enable the UK to compete on a global scale, producing some of the biggest titanium aerospace castings in the world. The new furnace will be capable of pouring 1000kg of Titanium, the amount required to make a 500kg casting and has three interchangeable crucibles.
Titanium is very valuable in the aerospace industry, with $3.4 billion of worldwide demand, used in a variety of aircraft engine and structures components. Titanium is 30% stronger than steel and nearly 50% lighter. Compared to aluminium, it is twice as strong and has excellent strength retention to over 500 degrees celsius.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions, which could be worth up £150m for Sellafield.
Several leading UK businesses have already expressed their interests in utilising the titanium castings capability, in the near future, including: Rolls-Royce, Airbus and GKN Aerospace. Previously, the United States dominated this market and was the only country capable of producing such large castings. However, the investment at the AMRC will, enable the UK to compete globally, building on the organisations extensive expertise in manufacturing smaller titanium castings.
“We plan to create a world class Titanium casting capability in the UK developing the skills base necessary to enable companies to reap the rewards of carrying out a process that is very, very challenging,” commented AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager, Richard Gould.
Furnace construction is due to finish in time for training and cold commissioning, to start during November 2016, and will be followed by hot commissioning and the first test melts in December.
AMRC Castings’ new furnace is part of a major £15 million investment that will enable the UK to compete on a global scale, producing some of the biggest titanium aerospace castings in the world. The new furnace will be capable of pouring 1000kg of Titanium, the amount required to make a 500kg casting and has three interchangeable crucibles.
Titanium is very valuable in the aerospace industry, with $3.4 billion of worldwide demand, used in a variety of aircraft engine and structures components. Titanium is 30% stronger than steel and nearly 50% lighter. Compared to aluminium, it is twice as strong and has excellent strength retention to over 500 degrees celsius.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions, which could be worth up £150m for Sellafield.
Several leading UK businesses have already expressed their interests in utilising the titanium castings capability, in the near future, including: Rolls-Royce, Airbus and GKN Aerospace. Previously, the United States dominated this market and was the only country capable of producing such large castings. However, the investment at the AMRC will, enable the UK to compete globally, building on the organisations extensive expertise in manufacturing smaller titanium castings.
“We plan to create a world class Titanium casting capability in the UK developing the skills base necessary to enable companies to reap the rewards of carrying out a process that is very, very challenging,” commented AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager, Richard Gould.
Furnace construction is due to finish in time for training and cold commissioning, to start during November 2016, and will be followed by hot commissioning and the first test melts in December.
AMRC Castings’ new furnace is part of a major £15 million investment that will enable the UK to compete on a global scale, producing some of the biggest titanium aerospace castings in the world. The new furnace will be capable of pouring 1000kg of Titanium, the amount required to make a 500kg casting and has three interchangeable crucibles.
Titanium is very valuable in the aerospace industry, with $3.4 billion of worldwide demand, used in a variety of aircraft engine and structures components. Titanium is 30% stronger than steel and nearly 50% lighter. Compared to aluminium, it is twice as strong and has excellent strength retention to over 500 degrees celsius.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions, which could be worth up £150m for Sellafield.
Several leading UK businesses have already expressed their interests in utilising the titanium castings capability, in the near future, including: Rolls-Royce, Airbus and GKN Aerospace. Previously, the United States dominated this market and was the only country capable of producing such large castings. However, the investment at the AMRC will, enable the UK to compete globally, building on the organisations extensive expertise in manufacturing smaller titanium castings.
“We plan to create a world class Titanium casting capability in the UK developing the skills base necessary to enable companies to reap the rewards of carrying out a process that is very, very challenging,” commented AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager, Richard Gould.
Furnace construction is due to finish in time for training and cold commissioning, to start during November 2016, and will be followed by hot commissioning and the first test melts in December.
AMRC Castings’ new furnace is part of a major £15 million investment that will enable the UK to compete on a global scale, producing some of the biggest titanium aerospace castings in the world. The new furnace will be capable of pouring 1000kg of Titanium, the amount required to make a 500kg casting and has three interchangeable crucibles.
Titanium is very valuable in the aerospace industry, with $3.4 billion of worldwide demand, used in a variety of aircraft engine and structures components. Titanium is 30% stronger than steel and nearly 50% lighter. Compared to aluminium, it is twice as strong and has excellent strength retention to over 500 degrees celsius.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions, which could be worth up £150m for Sellafield.
Several leading UK businesses have already expressed their interests in utilising the titanium castings capability, in the near future, including: Rolls-Royce, Airbus and GKN Aerospace. Previously, the United States dominated this market and was the only country capable of producing such large castings. However, the investment at the AMRC will, enable the UK to compete globally, building on the organisations extensive expertise in manufacturing smaller titanium castings.
“We plan to create a world class Titanium casting capability in the UK developing the skills base necessary to enable companies to reap the rewards of carrying out a process that is very, very challenging,” commented AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager, Richard Gould.
Furnace construction is due to finish in time for training and cold commissioning, to start during November 2016, and will be followed by hot commissioning and the first test melts in December.
AMRC Castings’ new furnace is part of a major £15 million investment that will enable the UK to compete on a global scale, producing some of the biggest titanium aerospace castings in the world. The new furnace will be capable of pouring 1000kg of Titanium, the amount required to make a 500kg casting and has three interchangeable crucibles.
Titanium is very valuable in the aerospace industry, with $3.4 billion of worldwide demand, used in a variety of aircraft engine and structures components. Titanium is 30% stronger than steel and nearly 50% lighter. Compared to aluminium, it is twice as strong and has excellent strength retention to over 500 degrees celsius.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions, which could be worth up £150m for Sellafield.
Several leading UK businesses have already expressed their interests in utilising the titanium castings capability, in the near future, including: Rolls-Royce, Airbus and GKN Aerospace. Previously, the United States dominated this market and was the only country capable of producing such large castings. However, the investment at the AMRC will, enable the UK to compete globally, building on the organisations extensive expertise in manufacturing smaller titanium castings.
“We plan to create a world class Titanium casting capability in the UK developing the skills base necessary to enable companies to reap the rewards of carrying out a process that is very, very challenging,” commented AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager, Richard Gould.
Furnace construction is due to finish in time for training and cold commissioning, to start during November 2016, and will be followed by hot commissioning and the first test melts in December.
AMRC Castings’ new furnace is part of a major £15 million investment that will enable the UK to compete on a global scale, producing some of the biggest titanium aerospace castings in the world. The new furnace will be capable of pouring 1000kg of Titanium, the amount required to make a 500kg casting and has three interchangeable crucibles.
Titanium is very valuable in the aerospace industry, with $3.4 billion of worldwide demand, used in a variety of aircraft engine and structures components. Titanium is 30% stronger than steel and nearly 50% lighter. Compared to aluminium, it is twice as strong and has excellent strength retention to over 500 degrees celsius.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions, which could be worth up £150m for Sellafield.
Several leading UK businesses have already expressed their interests in utilising the titanium castings capability, in the near future, including: Rolls-Royce, Airbus and GKN Aerospace. Previously, the United States dominated this market and was the only country capable of producing such large castings. However, the investment at the AMRC will, enable the UK to compete globally, building on the organisations extensive expertise in manufacturing smaller titanium castings.
“We plan to create a world class Titanium casting capability in the UK developing the skills base necessary to enable companies to reap the rewards of carrying out a process that is very, very challenging,” commented AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager, Richard Gould.
Furnace construction is due to finish in time for training and cold commissioning, to start during November 2016, and will be followed by hot commissioning and the first test melts in December.
AMRC Castings’ new furnace is part of a major £15 million investment that will enable the UK to compete on a global scale, producing some of the biggest titanium aerospace castings in the world. The new furnace will be capable of pouring 1000kg of Titanium, the amount required to make a 500kg casting and has three interchangeable crucibles.
Titanium is very valuable in the aerospace industry, with $3.4 billion of worldwide demand, used in a variety of aircraft engine and structures components. Titanium is 30% stronger than steel and nearly 50% lighter. Compared to aluminium, it is twice as strong and has excellent strength retention to over 500 degrees celsius.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions, which could be worth up £150m for Sellafield.
Several leading UK businesses have already expressed their interests in utilising the titanium castings capability, in the near future, including: Rolls-Royce, Airbus and GKN Aerospace. Previously, the United States dominated this market and was the only country capable of producing such large castings. However, the investment at the AMRC will, enable the UK to compete globally, building on the organisations extensive expertise in manufacturing smaller titanium castings.
“We plan to create a world class Titanium casting capability in the UK developing the skills base necessary to enable companies to reap the rewards of carrying out a process that is very, very challenging,” commented AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager, Richard Gould.
Furnace construction is due to finish in time for training and cold commissioning, to start during November 2016, and will be followed by hot commissioning and the first test melts in December.
AMRC Castings’ new furnace is part of a major £15 million investment that will enable the UK to compete on a global scale, producing some of the biggest titanium aerospace castings in the world. The new furnace will be capable of pouring 1000kg of Titanium, the amount required to make a 500kg casting and has three interchangeable crucibles.
Titanium is very valuable in the aerospace industry, with $3.4 billion of worldwide demand, used in a variety of aircraft engine and structures components. Titanium is 30% stronger than steel and nearly 50% lighter. Compared to aluminium, it is twice as strong and has excellent strength retention to over 500 degrees celsius.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions, which could be worth up £150m for Sellafield.
Several leading UK businesses have already expressed their interests in utilising the titanium castings capability, in the near future, including: Rolls-Royce, Airbus and GKN Aerospace. Previously, the United States dominated this market and was the only country capable of producing such large castings. However, the investment at the AMRC will, enable the UK to compete globally, building on the organisations extensive expertise in manufacturing smaller titanium castings.
“We plan to create a world class Titanium casting capability in the UK developing the skills base necessary to enable companies to reap the rewards of carrying out a process that is very, very challenging,” commented AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager, Richard Gould.
Furnace construction is due to finish in time for training and cold commissioning, to start during November 2016, and will be followed by hot commissioning and the first test melts in December.
AMRC Castings’ new furnace is part of a major £15 million investment that will enable the UK to compete on a global scale, producing some of the biggest titanium aerospace castings in the world. The new furnace will be capable of pouring 1000kg of Titanium, the amount required to make a 500kg casting and has three interchangeable crucibles.
Titanium is very valuable in the aerospace industry, with $3.4 billion of worldwide demand, used in a variety of aircraft engine and structures components. Titanium is 30% stronger than steel and nearly 50% lighter. Compared to aluminium, it is twice as strong and has excellent strength retention to over 500 degrees celsius.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions, which could be worth up £150m for Sellafield.
Several leading UK businesses have already expressed their interests in utilising the titanium castings capability, in the near future, including: Rolls-Royce, Airbus and GKN Aerospace. Previously, the United States dominated this market and was the only country capable of producing such large castings. However, the investment at the AMRC will, enable the UK to compete globally, building on the organisations extensive expertise in manufacturing smaller titanium castings.
“We plan to create a world class Titanium casting capability in the UK developing the skills base necessary to enable companies to reap the rewards of carrying out a process that is very, very challenging,” commented AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager, Richard Gould.
Furnace construction is due to finish in time for training and cold commissioning, to start during November 2016, and will be followed by hot commissioning and the first test melts in December.
AMRC Castings’ new furnace is part of a major £15 million investment that will enable the UK to compete on a global scale, producing some of the biggest titanium aerospace castings in the world. The new furnace will be capable of pouring 1000kg of Titanium, the amount required to make a 500kg casting and has three interchangeable crucibles.
Titanium is very valuable in the aerospace industry, with $3.4 billion of worldwide demand, used in a variety of aircraft engine and structures components. Titanium is 30% stronger than steel and nearly 50% lighter. Compared to aluminium, it is twice as strong and has excellent strength retention to over 500 degrees celsius.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions, which could be worth up £150m for Sellafield.
Several leading UK businesses have already expressed their interests in utilising the titanium castings capability, in the near future, including: Rolls-Royce, Airbus and GKN Aerospace. Previously, the United States dominated this market and was the only country capable of producing such large castings. However, the investment at the AMRC will, enable the UK to compete globally, building on the organisations extensive expertise in manufacturing smaller titanium castings.
“We plan to create a world class Titanium casting capability in the UK developing the skills base necessary to enable companies to reap the rewards of carrying out a process that is very, very challenging,” commented AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager, Richard Gould.
Furnace construction is due to finish in time for training and cold commissioning, to start during November 2016, and will be followed by hot commissioning and the first test melts in December.
AMRC Castings’ new furnace is part of a major £15 million investment that will enable the UK to compete on a global scale, producing some of the biggest titanium aerospace castings in the world. The new furnace will be capable of pouring 1000kg of Titanium, the amount required to make a 500kg casting and has three interchangeable crucibles.
Titanium is very valuable in the aerospace industry, with $3.4 billion of worldwide demand, used in a variety of aircraft engine and structures components. Titanium is 30% stronger than steel and nearly 50% lighter. Compared to aluminium, it is twice as strong and has excellent strength retention to over 500 degrees celsius.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions, which could be worth up £150m for Sellafield.
Several leading UK businesses have already expressed their interests in utilising the titanium castings capability, in the near future, including: Rolls-Royce, Airbus and GKN Aerospace. Previously, the United States dominated this market and was the only country capable of producing such large castings. However, the investment at the AMRC will, enable the UK to compete globally, building on the organisations extensive expertise in manufacturing smaller titanium castings.
“We plan to create a world class Titanium casting capability in the UK developing the skills base necessary to enable companies to reap the rewards of carrying out a process that is very, very challenging,” commented AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager, Richard Gould.
Furnace construction is due to finish in time for training and cold commissioning, to start during November 2016, and will be followed by hot commissioning and the first test melts in December.
AMRC Castings’ new furnace is part of a major £15 million investment that will enable the UK to compete on a global scale, producing some of the biggest titanium aerospace castings in the world. The new furnace will be capable of pouring 1000kg of Titanium, the amount required to make a 500kg casting and has three interchangeable crucibles.
Titanium is very valuable in the aerospace industry, with $3.4 billion of worldwide demand, used in a variety of aircraft engine and structures components. Titanium is 30% stronger than steel and nearly 50% lighter. Compared to aluminium, it is twice as strong and has excellent strength retention to over 500 degrees celsius.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions, which could be worth up £150m for Sellafield.
Several leading UK businesses have already expressed their interests in utilising the titanium castings capability, in the near future, including: Rolls-Royce, Airbus and GKN Aerospace. Previously, the United States dominated this market and was the only country capable of producing such large castings. However, the investment at the AMRC will, enable the UK to compete globally, building on the organisations extensive expertise in manufacturing smaller titanium castings.
“We plan to create a world class Titanium casting capability in the UK developing the skills base necessary to enable companies to reap the rewards of carrying out a process that is very, very challenging,” commented AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager, Richard Gould.
Furnace construction is due to finish in time for training and cold commissioning, to start during November 2016, and will be followed by hot commissioning and the first test melts in December.
AMRC Castings’ new furnace is part of a major £15 million investment that will enable the UK to compete on a global scale, producing some of the biggest titanium aerospace castings in the world. The new furnace will be capable of pouring 1000kg of Titanium, the amount required to make a 500kg casting and has three interchangeable crucibles.
Titanium is very valuable in the aerospace industry, with $3.4 billion of worldwide demand, used in a variety of aircraft engine and structures components. Titanium is 30% stronger than steel and nearly 50% lighter. Compared to aluminium, it is twice as strong and has excellent strength retention to over 500 degrees celsius.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions, which could be worth up £150m for Sellafield.
Several leading UK businesses have already expressed their interests in utilising the titanium castings capability, in the near future, including: Rolls-Royce, Airbus and GKN Aerospace. Previously, the United States dominated this market and was the only country capable of producing such large castings. However, the investment at the AMRC will, enable the UK to compete globally, building on the organisations extensive expertise in manufacturing smaller titanium castings.
“We plan to create a world class Titanium casting capability in the UK developing the skills base necessary to enable companies to reap the rewards of carrying out a process that is very, very challenging,” commented AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager, Richard Gould.
Furnace construction is due to finish in time for training and cold commissioning, to start during November 2016, and will be followed by hot commissioning and the first test melts in December.
AMRC Castings’ new furnace is part of a major £15 million investment that will enable the UK to compete on a global scale, producing some of the biggest titanium aerospace castings in the world. The new furnace will be capable of pouring 1000kg of Titanium, the amount required to make a 500kg casting and has three interchangeable crucibles.
Titanium is very valuable in the aerospace industry, with $3.4 billion of worldwide demand, used in a variety of aircraft engine and structures components. Titanium is 30% stronger than steel and nearly 50% lighter. Compared to aluminium, it is twice as strong and has excellent strength retention to over 500 degrees celsius.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions, which could be worth up £150m for Sellafield.
Several leading UK businesses have already expressed their interests in utilising the titanium castings capability, in the near future, including: Rolls-Royce, Airbus and GKN Aerospace. Previously, the United States dominated this market and was the only country capable of producing such large castings. However, the investment at the AMRC will, enable the UK to compete globally, building on the organisations extensive expertise in manufacturing smaller titanium castings.
“We plan to create a world class Titanium casting capability in the UK developing the skills base necessary to enable companies to reap the rewards of carrying out a process that is very, very challenging,” commented AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager, Richard Gould.
Furnace construction is due to finish in time for training and cold commissioning, to start during November 2016, and will be followed by hot commissioning and the first test melts in December.
AMRC Castings’ new furnace is part of a major £15 million investment that will enable the UK to compete on a global scale, producing some of the biggest titanium aerospace castings in the world. The new furnace will be capable of pouring 1000kg of Titanium, the amount required to make a 500kg casting and has three interchangeable crucibles.
Titanium is very valuable in the aerospace industry, with $3.4 billion of worldwide demand, used in a variety of aircraft engine and structures components. Titanium is 30% stronger than steel and nearly 50% lighter. Compared to aluminium, it is twice as strong and has excellent strength retention to over 500 degrees celsius.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions, which could be worth up £150m for Sellafield.
Several leading UK businesses have already expressed their interests in utilising the titanium castings capability, in the near future, including: Rolls-Royce, Airbus and GKN Aerospace. Previously, the United States dominated this market and was the only country capable of producing such large castings. However, the investment at the AMRC will, enable the UK to compete globally, building on the organisations extensive expertise in manufacturing smaller titanium castings.
“We plan to create a world class Titanium casting capability in the UK developing the skills base necessary to enable companies to reap the rewards of carrying out a process that is very, very challenging,” commented AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager, Richard Gould.
Furnace construction is due to finish in time for training and cold commissioning, to start during November 2016, and will be followed by hot commissioning and the first test melts in December.
AMRC Castings’ new furnace is part of a major £15 million investment that will enable the UK to compete on a global scale, producing some of the biggest titanium aerospace castings in the world. The new furnace will be capable of pouring 1000kg of Titanium, the amount required to make a 500kg casting and has three interchangeable crucibles.
Titanium is very valuable in the aerospace industry, with $3.4 billion of worldwide demand, used in a variety of aircraft engine and structures components. Titanium is 30% stronger than steel and nearly 50% lighter. Compared to aluminium, it is twice as strong and has excellent strength retention to over 500 degrees celsius.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions, which could be worth up £150m for Sellafield.
Several leading UK businesses have already expressed their interests in utilising the titanium castings capability, in the near future, including: Rolls-Royce, Airbus and GKN Aerospace. Previously, the United States dominated this market and was the only country capable of producing such large castings. However, the investment at the AMRC will, enable the UK to compete globally, building on the organisations extensive expertise in manufacturing smaller titanium castings.
“We plan to create a world class Titanium casting capability in the UK developing the skills base necessary to enable companies to reap the rewards of carrying out a process that is very, very challenging,” commented AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager, Richard Gould.
Furnace construction is due to finish in time for training and cold commissioning, to start during November 2016, and will be followed by hot commissioning and the first test melts in December.
MEGAshell is a ceramic shell moulding and casting process for very large precision castings. By investing in this capability, AMRC Castings will now be able to produce parts in moulds of up to two metres in diameter and 2.5 metres long, which could weigh more than 2.5 tonnes.
The facility will be large enough to make moulds to produce the largest variants of aero engine intercases, up to 500kg, and structural aerospace components, with dimensional accuracy and surface finish comparable to investment casting.
AMRC Castings is the only UK operation able to produce a ceramic shell of this size. It demonstrates the UK’s emergence into what has been a tightly controlled market and provides the opportunity to be competitive on a global stage.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions. By using its Replicast® and MEGAshell® technologies, AMRC Castings has been able to create a single ceramic mould to cast a highly dimensionally accurate, one piece stainless steel frame, with a superior surface finish, to fit on top of nuclear waste storage vessels. Currently, the frames are fabricated from 30 separate pieces of stainless steel – a costly and complex process, involving welding and detailed inspection of each joint.
The project for Sellafield, aims to develop the UK’s civil nuclear manufacturing supply chain, and help UK companies win work in the industry at home and abroad:
“We believe we can reduce the cost of the box by a sixth and, given the number of boxes, this could total up to £150m”, says Richard Gould, AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager.
MEGAshell is a ceramic shell moulding and casting process for very large precision castings. By investing in this capability, AMRC Castings will now be able to produce parts in moulds of up to two metres in diameter and 2.5 metres long, which could weigh more than 2.5 tonnes.
The facility will be large enough to make moulds to produce the largest variants of aero engine intercases, up to 500kg, and structural aerospace components, with dimensional accuracy and surface finish comparable to investment casting.
AMRC Castings is the only UK operation able to produce a ceramic shell of this size. It demonstrates the UK’s emergence into what has been a tightly controlled market and provides the opportunity to be competitive on a global stage.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions. By using its Replicast® and MEGAshell® technologies, AMRC Castings has been able to create a single ceramic mould to cast a highly dimensionally accurate, one piece stainless steel frame, with a superior surface finish, to fit on top of nuclear waste storage vessels. Currently, the frames are fabricated from 30 separate pieces of stainless steel – a costly and complex process, involving welding and detailed inspection of each joint.
The project for Sellafield, aims to develop the UK’s civil nuclear manufacturing supply chain, and help UK companies win work in the industry at home and abroad:
“We believe we can reduce the cost of the box by a sixth and, given the number of boxes, this could total up to £150m”, says Richard Gould, AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager.
MEGAshell is a ceramic shell moulding and casting process for very large precision castings. By investing in this capability, AMRC Castings will now be able to produce parts in moulds of up to two metres in diameter and 2.5 metres long, which could weigh more than 2.5 tonnes.
The facility will be large enough to make moulds to produce the largest variants of aero engine intercases, up to 500kg, and structural aerospace components, with dimensional accuracy and surface finish comparable to investment casting.
AMRC Castings is the only UK operation able to produce a ceramic shell of this size. It demonstrates the UK’s emergence into what has been a tightly controlled market and provides the opportunity to be competitive on a global stage.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions. By using its Replicast® and MEGAshell® technologies, AMRC Castings has been able to create a single ceramic mould to cast a highly dimensionally accurate, one piece stainless steel frame, with a superior surface finish, to fit on top of nuclear waste storage vessels. Currently, the frames are fabricated from 30 separate pieces of stainless steel – a costly and complex process, involving welding and detailed inspection of each joint.
The project for Sellafield, aims to develop the UK’s civil nuclear manufacturing supply chain, and help UK companies win work in the industry at home and abroad:
“We believe we can reduce the cost of the box by a sixth and, given the number of boxes, this could total up to £150m”, says Richard Gould, AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager.
The National Centre for Net Shape and Additive Manufacturing, housed within the existing MTC facility, demonstrates the entire additive manufacturing (AM) process chain at an industrially relevant scale – taking raw material and part designs to produce fully-finished parts, where every stage of the process is carefully monitored and controlled. With expertise across all stages of the AM process the centre provides pragmatic and unbiased support to UK organisations interested in AM. Support follows a three-phase approach: discovery (explanation of AM and selection of appropriate process); demonstration (redesign, production and validation of demonstrator part); and pre-production (transition from demonstrator to full-scale production). The Centre has delivered over 100 projects for companies across the supply chain: OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and SMEs – including assisting SMEs with no previous experience of the aerospace sector to develop novel AM processing equipment, creating significant new market opportunities for them. Future work will aim to industrialise physical AM processes, and demonstrate how an effective digital twin can have a significant impact on the speed of delivery of the technology across a wide range of industries.
MEGAshell is a ceramic shell moulding and casting process for very large precision castings. By investing in this capability, AMRC Castings will now be able to produce parts in moulds of up to two metres in diameter and 2.5 metres long, which could weigh more than 2.5 tonnes.
The facility will be large enough to make moulds to produce the largest variants of aero engine intercases, up to 500kg, and structural aerospace components, with dimensional accuracy and surface finish comparable to investment casting.
AMRC Castings is the only UK operation able to produce a ceramic shell of this size. It demonstrates the UK’s emergence into what has been a tightly controlled market and provides the opportunity to be competitive on a global stage.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions. By using its Replicast® and MEGAshell® technologies, AMRC Castings has been able to create a single ceramic mould to cast a highly dimensionally accurate, one piece stainless steel frame, with a superior surface finish, to fit on top of nuclear waste storage vessels. Currently, the frames are fabricated from 30 separate pieces of stainless steel – a costly and complex process, involving welding and detailed inspection of each joint.
The project for Sellafield, aims to develop the UK’s civil nuclear manufacturing supply chain, and help UK companies win work in the industry at home and abroad:
“We believe we can reduce the cost of the box by a sixth and, given the number of boxes, this could total up to £150m”, says Richard Gould, AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager.
The National Centre for Net Shape and Additive Manufacturing, housed within the existing MTC facility, demonstrates the entire additive manufacturing (AM) process chain at an industrially relevant scale – taking raw material and part designs to produce fully-finished parts, where every stage of the process is carefully monitored and controlled. With expertise across all stages of the AM process the centre provides pragmatic and unbiased support to UK organisations interested in AM. Support follows a three-phase approach: discovery (explanation of AM and selection of appropriate process); demonstration (redesign, production and validation of demonstrator part); and pre-production (transition from demonstrator to full-scale production). The Centre has delivered over 100 projects for companies across the supply chain: OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and SMEs – including assisting SMEs with no previous experience of the aerospace sector to develop novel AM processing equipment, creating significant new market opportunities for them. Future work will aim to industrialise physical AM processes, and demonstrate how an effective digital twin can have a significant impact on the speed of delivery of the technology across a wide range of industries.
MEGAshell is a ceramic shell moulding and casting process for very large precision castings. By investing in this capability, AMRC Castings will now be able to produce parts in moulds of up to two metres in diameter and 2.5 metres long, which could weigh more than 2.5 tonnes.
The facility will be large enough to make moulds to produce the largest variants of aero engine intercases, up to 500kg, and structural aerospace components, with dimensional accuracy and surface finish comparable to investment casting.
AMRC Castings is the only UK operation able to produce a ceramic shell of this size. It demonstrates the UK’s emergence into what has been a tightly controlled market and provides the opportunity to be competitive on a global stage.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions. By using its Replicast® and MEGAshell® technologies, AMRC Castings has been able to create a single ceramic mould to cast a highly dimensionally accurate, one piece stainless steel frame, with a superior surface finish, to fit on top of nuclear waste storage vessels. Currently, the frames are fabricated from 30 separate pieces of stainless steel – a costly and complex process, involving welding and detailed inspection of each joint.
The project for Sellafield, aims to develop the UK’s civil nuclear manufacturing supply chain, and help UK companies win work in the industry at home and abroad:
“We believe we can reduce the cost of the box by a sixth and, given the number of boxes, this could total up to £150m”, says Richard Gould, AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager.
MEGAshell is a ceramic shell moulding and casting process for very large precision castings. By investing in this capability, AMRC Castings will now be able to produce parts in moulds of up to two metres in diameter and 2.5 metres long, which could weigh more than 2.5 tonnes.
The facility will be large enough to make moulds to produce the largest variants of aero engine intercases, up to 500kg, and structural aerospace components, with dimensional accuracy and surface finish comparable to investment casting.
AMRC Castings is the only UK operation able to produce a ceramic shell of this size. It demonstrates the UK’s emergence into what has been a tightly controlled market and provides the opportunity to be competitive on a global stage.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions. By using its Replicast® and MEGAshell® technologies, AMRC Castings has been able to create a single ceramic mould to cast a highly dimensionally accurate, one piece stainless steel frame, with a superior surface finish, to fit on top of nuclear waste storage vessels. Currently, the frames are fabricated from 30 separate pieces of stainless steel – a costly and complex process, involving welding and detailed inspection of each joint.
The project for Sellafield, aims to develop the UK’s civil nuclear manufacturing supply chain, and help UK companies win work in the industry at home and abroad:
“We believe we can reduce the cost of the box by a sixth and, given the number of boxes, this could total up to £150m”, says Richard Gould, AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager.
MEGAshell is a ceramic shell moulding and casting process for very large precision castings. By investing in this capability, AMRC Castings will now be able to produce parts in moulds of up to two metres in diameter and 2.5 metres long, which could weigh more than 2.5 tonnes.
The facility will be large enough to make moulds to produce the largest variants of aero engine intercases, up to 500kg, and structural aerospace components, with dimensional accuracy and surface finish comparable to investment casting.
AMRC Castings is the only UK operation able to produce a ceramic shell of this size. It demonstrates the UK’s emergence into what has been a tightly controlled market and provides the opportunity to be competitive on a global stage.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions. By using its Replicast® and MEGAshell® technologies, AMRC Castings has been able to create a single ceramic mould to cast a highly dimensionally accurate, one piece stainless steel frame, with a superior surface finish, to fit on top of nuclear waste storage vessels. Currently, the frames are fabricated from 30 separate pieces of stainless steel – a costly and complex process, involving welding and detailed inspection of each joint.
The project for Sellafield, aims to develop the UK’s civil nuclear manufacturing supply chain, and help UK companies win work in the industry at home and abroad:
“We believe we can reduce the cost of the box by a sixth and, given the number of boxes, this could total up to £150m”, says Richard Gould, AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager.
The National Centre for Net Shape and Additive Manufacturing, housed within the existing MTC facility, demonstrates the entire additive manufacturing (AM) process chain at an industrially relevant scale – taking raw material and part designs to produce fully-finished parts, where every stage of the process is carefully monitored and controlled. With expertise across all stages of the AM process the centre provides pragmatic and unbiased support to UK organisations interested in AM. Support follows a three-phase approach: discovery (explanation of AM and selection of appropriate process); demonstration (redesign, production and validation of demonstrator part); and pre-production (transition from demonstrator to full-scale production). The Centre has delivered over 100 projects for companies across the supply chain: OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and SMEs – including assisting SMEs with no previous experience of the aerospace sector to develop novel AM processing equipment, creating significant new market opportunities for them. Future work will aim to industrialise physical AM processes, and demonstrate how an effective digital twin can have a significant impact on the speed of delivery of the technology across a wide range of industries.
MEGAshell is a ceramic shell moulding and casting process for very large precision castings. By investing in this capability, AMRC Castings will now be able to produce parts in moulds of up to two metres in diameter and 2.5 metres long, which could weigh more than 2.5 tonnes.
The facility will be large enough to make moulds to produce the largest variants of aero engine intercases, up to 500kg, and structural aerospace components, with dimensional accuracy and surface finish comparable to investment casting.
AMRC Castings is the only UK operation able to produce a ceramic shell of this size. It demonstrates the UK’s emergence into what has been a tightly controlled market and provides the opportunity to be competitive on a global stage.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions. By using its Replicast® and MEGAshell® technologies, AMRC Castings has been able to create a single ceramic mould to cast a highly dimensionally accurate, one piece stainless steel frame, with a superior surface finish, to fit on top of nuclear waste storage vessels. Currently, the frames are fabricated from 30 separate pieces of stainless steel – a costly and complex process, involving welding and detailed inspection of each joint.
The project for Sellafield, aims to develop the UK’s civil nuclear manufacturing supply chain, and help UK companies win work in the industry at home and abroad:
“We believe we can reduce the cost of the box by a sixth and, given the number of boxes, this could total up to £150m”, says Richard Gould, AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager.
MEGAshell is a ceramic shell moulding and casting process for very large precision castings. By investing in this capability, AMRC Castings will now be able to produce parts in moulds of up to two metres in diameter and 2.5 metres long, which could weigh more than 2.5 tonnes.
The facility will be large enough to make moulds to produce the largest variants of aero engine intercases, up to 500kg, and structural aerospace components, with dimensional accuracy and surface finish comparable to investment casting.
AMRC Castings is the only UK operation able to produce a ceramic shell of this size. It demonstrates the UK’s emergence into what has been a tightly controlled market and provides the opportunity to be competitive on a global stage.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions. By using its Replicast® and MEGAshell® technologies, AMRC Castings has been able to create a single ceramic mould to cast a highly dimensionally accurate, one piece stainless steel frame, with a superior surface finish, to fit on top of nuclear waste storage vessels. Currently, the frames are fabricated from 30 separate pieces of stainless steel – a costly and complex process, involving welding and detailed inspection of each joint.
The project for Sellafield, aims to develop the UK’s civil nuclear manufacturing supply chain, and help UK companies win work in the industry at home and abroad:
“We believe we can reduce the cost of the box by a sixth and, given the number of boxes, this could total up to £150m”, says Richard Gould, AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager.
The National Centre for Net Shape and Additive Manufacturing, housed within the existing MTC facility, demonstrates the entire additive manufacturing (AM) process chain at an industrially relevant scale – taking raw material and part designs to produce fully-finished parts, where every stage of the process is carefully monitored and controlled. With expertise across all stages of the AM process the centre provides pragmatic and unbiased support to UK organisations interested in AM. Support follows a three-phase approach: discovery (explanation of AM and selection of appropriate process); demonstration (redesign, production and validation of demonstrator part); and pre-production (transition from demonstrator to full-scale production). The Centre has delivered over 100 projects for companies across the supply chain: OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and SMEs – including assisting SMEs with no previous experience of the aerospace sector to develop novel AM processing equipment, creating significant new market opportunities for them. Future work will aim to industrialise physical AM processes, and demonstrate how an effective digital twin can have a significant impact on the speed of delivery of the technology across a wide range of industries.
The National Centre for Net Shape and Additive Manufacturing, housed within the existing MTC facility, demonstrates the entire additive manufacturing (AM) process chain at an industrially relevant scale – taking raw material and part designs to produce fully-finished parts, where every stage of the process is carefully monitored and controlled. With expertise across all stages of the AM process the centre provides pragmatic and unbiased support to UK organisations interested in AM. Support follows a three-phase approach: discovery (explanation of AM and selection of appropriate process); demonstration (redesign, production and validation of demonstrator part); and pre-production (transition from demonstrator to full-scale production). The Centre has delivered over 100 projects for companies across the supply chain: OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and SMEs – including assisting SMEs with no previous experience of the aerospace sector to develop novel AM processing equipment, creating significant new market opportunities for them. Future work will aim to industrialise physical AM processes, and demonstrate how an effective digital twin can have a significant impact on the speed of delivery of the technology across a wide range of industries.
The National Centre for Net Shape and Additive Manufacturing, housed within the existing MTC facility, demonstrates the entire additive manufacturing (AM) process chain at an industrially relevant scale – taking raw material and part designs to produce fully-finished parts, where every stage of the process is carefully monitored and controlled. With expertise across all stages of the AM process the centre provides pragmatic and unbiased support to UK organisations interested in AM. Support follows a three-phase approach: discovery (explanation of AM and selection of appropriate process); demonstration (redesign, production and validation of demonstrator part); and pre-production (transition from demonstrator to full-scale production). The Centre has delivered over 100 projects for companies across the supply chain: OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and SMEs – including assisting SMEs with no previous experience of the aerospace sector to develop novel AM processing equipment, creating significant new market opportunities for them. Future work will aim to industrialise physical AM processes, and demonstrate how an effective digital twin can have a significant impact on the speed of delivery of the technology across a wide range of industries.
The National Centre for Net Shape and Additive Manufacturing, housed within the existing MTC facility, demonstrates the entire additive manufacturing (AM) process chain at an industrially relevant scale – taking raw material and part designs to produce fully-finished parts, where every stage of the process is carefully monitored and controlled. With expertise across all stages of the AM process the centre provides pragmatic and unbiased support to UK organisations interested in AM. Support follows a three-phase approach: discovery (explanation of AM and selection of appropriate process); demonstration (redesign, production and validation of demonstrator part); and pre-production (transition from demonstrator to full-scale production). The Centre has delivered over 100 projects for companies across the supply chain: OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and SMEs – including assisting SMEs with no previous experience of the aerospace sector to develop novel AM processing equipment, creating significant new market opportunities for them. Future work will aim to industrialise physical AM processes, and demonstrate how an effective digital twin can have a significant impact on the speed of delivery of the technology across a wide range of industries.
The National Centre for Net Shape and Additive Manufacturing, housed within the existing MTC facility, demonstrates the entire additive manufacturing (AM) process chain at an industrially relevant scale – taking raw material and part designs to produce fully-finished parts, where every stage of the process is carefully monitored and controlled. With expertise across all stages of the AM process the centre provides pragmatic and unbiased support to UK organisations interested in AM. Support follows a three-phase approach: discovery (explanation of AM and selection of appropriate process); demonstration (redesign, production and validation of demonstrator part); and pre-production (transition from demonstrator to full-scale production). The Centre has delivered over 100 projects for companies across the supply chain: OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and SMEs – including assisting SMEs with no previous experience of the aerospace sector to develop novel AM processing equipment, creating significant new market opportunities for them. Future work will aim to industrialise physical AM processes, and demonstrate how an effective digital twin can have a significant impact on the speed of delivery of the technology across a wide range of industries.
The National Centre for Net Shape and Additive Manufacturing, housed within the existing MTC facility, demonstrates the entire additive manufacturing (AM) process chain at an industrially relevant scale – taking raw material and part designs to produce fully-finished parts, where every stage of the process is carefully monitored and controlled. With expertise across all stages of the AM process the centre provides pragmatic and unbiased support to UK organisations interested in AM. Support follows a three-phase approach: discovery (explanation of AM and selection of appropriate process); demonstration (redesign, production and validation of demonstrator part); and pre-production (transition from demonstrator to full-scale production). The Centre has delivered over 100 projects for companies across the supply chain: OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and SMEs – including assisting SMEs with no previous experience of the aerospace sector to develop novel AM processing equipment, creating significant new market opportunities for them. Future work will aim to industrialise physical AM processes, and demonstrate how an effective digital twin can have a significant impact on the speed of delivery of the technology across a wide range of industries.
The National Centre for Net Shape and Additive Manufacturing, housed within the existing MTC facility, demonstrates the entire additive manufacturing (AM) process chain at an industrially relevant scale – taking raw material and part designs to produce fully-finished parts, where every stage of the process is carefully monitored and controlled. With expertise across all stages of the AM process the centre provides pragmatic and unbiased support to UK organisations interested in AM. Support follows a three-phase approach: discovery (explanation of AM and selection of appropriate process); demonstration (redesign, production and validation of demonstrator part); and pre-production (transition from demonstrator to full-scale production). The Centre has delivered over 100 projects for companies across the supply chain: OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and SMEs – including assisting SMEs with no previous experience of the aerospace sector to develop novel AM processing equipment, creating significant new market opportunities for them. Future work will aim to industrialise physical AM processes, and demonstrate how an effective digital twin can have a significant impact on the speed of delivery of the technology across a wide range of industries.
MEGAshell is a ceramic shell moulding and casting process for very large precision castings. By investing in this capability, AMRC Castings will now be able to produce parts in moulds of up to two metres in diameter and 2.5 metres long, which could weigh more than 2.5 tonnes.
The facility will be large enough to make moulds to produce the largest variants of aero engine intercases, up to 500kg, and structural aerospace components, with dimensional accuracy and surface finish comparable to investment casting.
AMRC Castings is the only UK operation able to produce a ceramic shell of this size. It demonstrates the UK’s emergence into what has been a tightly controlled market and provides the opportunity to be competitive on a global stage.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions. By using its Replicast® and MEGAshell® technologies, AMRC Castings has been able to create a single ceramic mould to cast a highly dimensionally accurate, one piece stainless steel frame, with a superior surface finish, to fit on top of nuclear waste storage vessels. Currently, the frames are fabricated from 30 separate pieces of stainless steel – a costly and complex process, involving welding and detailed inspection of each joint.
The project for Sellafield, aims to develop the UK’s civil nuclear manufacturing supply chain, and help UK companies win work in the industry at home and abroad:
“We believe we can reduce the cost of the box by a sixth and, given the number of boxes, this could total up to £150m”, says Richard Gould, AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager.
MEGAshell is a ceramic shell moulding and casting process for very large precision castings. By investing in this capability, AMRC Castings will now be able to produce parts in moulds of up to two metres in diameter and 2.5 metres long, which could weigh more than 2.5 tonnes.
The facility will be large enough to make moulds to produce the largest variants of aero engine intercases, up to 500kg, and structural aerospace components, with dimensional accuracy and surface finish comparable to investment casting.
AMRC Castings is the only UK operation able to produce a ceramic shell of this size. It demonstrates the UK’s emergence into what has been a tightly controlled market and provides the opportunity to be competitive on a global stage.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions. By using its Replicast® and MEGAshell® technologies, AMRC Castings has been able to create a single ceramic mould to cast a highly dimensionally accurate, one piece stainless steel frame, with a superior surface finish, to fit on top of nuclear waste storage vessels. Currently, the frames are fabricated from 30 separate pieces of stainless steel – a costly and complex process, involving welding and detailed inspection of each joint.
The project for Sellafield, aims to develop the UK’s civil nuclear manufacturing supply chain, and help UK companies win work in the industry at home and abroad:
“We believe we can reduce the cost of the box by a sixth and, given the number of boxes, this could total up to £150m”, says Richard Gould, AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager.
The National Centre for Net Shape and Additive Manufacturing, housed within the existing MTC facility, demonstrates the entire additive manufacturing (AM) process chain at an industrially relevant scale – taking raw material and part designs to produce fully-finished parts, where every stage of the process is carefully monitored and controlled. With expertise across all stages of the AM process the centre provides pragmatic and unbiased support to UK organisations interested in AM. Support follows a three-phase approach: discovery (explanation of AM and selection of appropriate process); demonstration (redesign, production and validation of demonstrator part); and pre-production (transition from demonstrator to full-scale production). The Centre has delivered over 100 projects for companies across the supply chain: OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and SMEs – including assisting SMEs with no previous experience of the aerospace sector to develop novel AM processing equipment, creating significant new market opportunities for them. Future work will aim to industrialise physical AM processes, and demonstrate how an effective digital twin can have a significant impact on the speed of delivery of the technology across a wide range of industries.
MEGAshell is a ceramic shell moulding and casting process for very large precision castings. By investing in this capability, AMRC Castings will now be able to produce parts in moulds of up to two metres in diameter and 2.5 metres long, which could weigh more than 2.5 tonnes.
The facility will be large enough to make moulds to produce the largest variants of aero engine intercases, up to 500kg, and structural aerospace components, with dimensional accuracy and surface finish comparable to investment casting.
AMRC Castings is the only UK operation able to produce a ceramic shell of this size. It demonstrates the UK’s emergence into what has been a tightly controlled market and provides the opportunity to be competitive on a global stage.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions. By using its Replicast® and MEGAshell® technologies, AMRC Castings has been able to create a single ceramic mould to cast a highly dimensionally accurate, one piece stainless steel frame, with a superior surface finish, to fit on top of nuclear waste storage vessels. Currently, the frames are fabricated from 30 separate pieces of stainless steel – a costly and complex process, involving welding and detailed inspection of each joint.
The project for Sellafield, aims to develop the UK’s civil nuclear manufacturing supply chain, and help UK companies win work in the industry at home and abroad:
“We believe we can reduce the cost of the box by a sixth and, given the number of boxes, this could total up to £150m”, says Richard Gould, AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager.
MEGAshell is a ceramic shell moulding and casting process for very large precision castings. By investing in this capability, AMRC Castings will now be able to produce parts in moulds of up to two metres in diameter and 2.5 metres long, which could weigh more than 2.5 tonnes.
The facility will be large enough to make moulds to produce the largest variants of aero engine intercases, up to 500kg, and structural aerospace components, with dimensional accuracy and surface finish comparable to investment casting.
AMRC Castings is the only UK operation able to produce a ceramic shell of this size. It demonstrates the UK’s emergence into what has been a tightly controlled market and provides the opportunity to be competitive on a global stage.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions. By using its Replicast® and MEGAshell® technologies, AMRC Castings has been able to create a single ceramic mould to cast a highly dimensionally accurate, one piece stainless steel frame, with a superior surface finish, to fit on top of nuclear waste storage vessels. Currently, the frames are fabricated from 30 separate pieces of stainless steel – a costly and complex process, involving welding and detailed inspection of each joint.
The project for Sellafield, aims to develop the UK’s civil nuclear manufacturing supply chain, and help UK companies win work in the industry at home and abroad:
“We believe we can reduce the cost of the box by a sixth and, given the number of boxes, this could total up to £150m”, says Richard Gould, AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager.
MEGAshell is a ceramic shell moulding and casting process for very large precision castings. By investing in this capability, AMRC Castings will now be able to produce parts in moulds of up to two metres in diameter and 2.5 metres long, which could weigh more than 2.5 tonnes.
The facility will be large enough to make moulds to produce the largest variants of aero engine intercases, up to 500kg, and structural aerospace components, with dimensional accuracy and surface finish comparable to investment casting.
AMRC Castings is the only UK operation able to produce a ceramic shell of this size. It demonstrates the UK’s emergence into what has been a tightly controlled market and provides the opportunity to be competitive on a global stage.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions. By using its Replicast® and MEGAshell® technologies, AMRC Castings has been able to create a single ceramic mould to cast a highly dimensionally accurate, one piece stainless steel frame, with a superior surface finish, to fit on top of nuclear waste storage vessels. Currently, the frames are fabricated from 30 separate pieces of stainless steel – a costly and complex process, involving welding and detailed inspection of each joint.
The project for Sellafield, aims to develop the UK’s civil nuclear manufacturing supply chain, and help UK companies win work in the industry at home and abroad:
“We believe we can reduce the cost of the box by a sixth and, given the number of boxes, this could total up to £150m”, says Richard Gould, AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager.
The National Centre for Net Shape and Additive Manufacturing, housed within the existing MTC facility, demonstrates the entire additive manufacturing (AM) process chain at an industrially relevant scale – taking raw material and part designs to produce fully-finished parts, where every stage of the process is carefully monitored and controlled. With expertise across all stages of the AM process the centre provides pragmatic and unbiased support to UK organisations interested in AM. Support follows a three-phase approach: discovery (explanation of AM and selection of appropriate process); demonstration (redesign, production and validation of demonstrator part); and pre-production (transition from demonstrator to full-scale production). The Centre has delivered over 100 projects for companies across the supply chain: OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and SMEs – including assisting SMEs with no previous experience of the aerospace sector to develop novel AM processing equipment, creating significant new market opportunities for them. Future work will aim to industrialise physical AM processes, and demonstrate how an effective digital twin can have a significant impact on the speed of delivery of the technology across a wide range of industries.
The National Centre for Net Shape and Additive Manufacturing, housed within the existing MTC facility, demonstrates the entire additive manufacturing (AM) process chain at an industrially relevant scale – taking raw material and part designs to produce fully-finished parts, where every stage of the process is carefully monitored and controlled. With expertise across all stages of the AM process the centre provides pragmatic and unbiased support to UK organisations interested in AM. Support follows a three-phase approach: discovery (explanation of AM and selection of appropriate process); demonstration (redesign, production and validation of demonstrator part); and pre-production (transition from demonstrator to full-scale production). The Centre has delivered over 100 projects for companies across the supply chain: OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and SMEs – including assisting SMEs with no previous experience of the aerospace sector to develop novel AM processing equipment, creating significant new market opportunities for them. Future work will aim to industrialise physical AM processes, and demonstrate how an effective digital twin can have a significant impact on the speed of delivery of the technology across a wide range of industries.
MEGAshell is a ceramic shell moulding and casting process for very large precision castings. By investing in this capability, AMRC Castings will now be able to produce parts in moulds of up to two metres in diameter and 2.5 metres long, which could weigh more than 2.5 tonnes.
The facility will be large enough to make moulds to produce the largest variants of aero engine intercases, up to 500kg, and structural aerospace components, with dimensional accuracy and surface finish comparable to investment casting.
AMRC Castings is the only UK operation able to produce a ceramic shell of this size. It demonstrates the UK’s emergence into what has been a tightly controlled market and provides the opportunity to be competitive on a global stage.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions. By using its Replicast® and MEGAshell® technologies, AMRC Castings has been able to create a single ceramic mould to cast a highly dimensionally accurate, one piece stainless steel frame, with a superior surface finish, to fit on top of nuclear waste storage vessels. Currently, the frames are fabricated from 30 separate pieces of stainless steel – a costly and complex process, involving welding and detailed inspection of each joint.
The project for Sellafield, aims to develop the UK’s civil nuclear manufacturing supply chain, and help UK companies win work in the industry at home and abroad:
“We believe we can reduce the cost of the box by a sixth and, given the number of boxes, this could total up to £150m”, says Richard Gould, AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager.
MEGAshell is a ceramic shell moulding and casting process for very large precision castings. By investing in this capability, AMRC Castings will now be able to produce parts in moulds of up to two metres in diameter and 2.5 metres long, which could weigh more than 2.5 tonnes.
The facility will be large enough to make moulds to produce the largest variants of aero engine intercases, up to 500kg, and structural aerospace components, with dimensional accuracy and surface finish comparable to investment casting.
AMRC Castings is the only UK operation able to produce a ceramic shell of this size. It demonstrates the UK’s emergence into what has been a tightly controlled market and provides the opportunity to be competitive on a global stage.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions. By using its Replicast® and MEGAshell® technologies, AMRC Castings has been able to create a single ceramic mould to cast a highly dimensionally accurate, one piece stainless steel frame, with a superior surface finish, to fit on top of nuclear waste storage vessels. Currently, the frames are fabricated from 30 separate pieces of stainless steel – a costly and complex process, involving welding and detailed inspection of each joint.
The project for Sellafield, aims to develop the UK’s civil nuclear manufacturing supply chain, and help UK companies win work in the industry at home and abroad:
“We believe we can reduce the cost of the box by a sixth and, given the number of boxes, this could total up to £150m”, says Richard Gould, AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager.
MEGAshell is a ceramic shell moulding and casting process for very large precision castings. By investing in this capability, AMRC Castings will now be able to produce parts in moulds of up to two metres in diameter and 2.5 metres long, which could weigh more than 2.5 tonnes.
The facility will be large enough to make moulds to produce the largest variants of aero engine intercases, up to 500kg, and structural aerospace components, with dimensional accuracy and surface finish comparable to investment casting.
AMRC Castings is the only UK operation able to produce a ceramic shell of this size. It demonstrates the UK’s emergence into what has been a tightly controlled market and provides the opportunity to be competitive on a global stage.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions. By using its Replicast® and MEGAshell® technologies, AMRC Castings has been able to create a single ceramic mould to cast a highly dimensionally accurate, one piece stainless steel frame, with a superior surface finish, to fit on top of nuclear waste storage vessels. Currently, the frames are fabricated from 30 separate pieces of stainless steel – a costly and complex process, involving welding and detailed inspection of each joint.
The project for Sellafield, aims to develop the UK’s civil nuclear manufacturing supply chain, and help UK companies win work in the industry at home and abroad:
“We believe we can reduce the cost of the box by a sixth and, given the number of boxes, this could total up to £150m”, says Richard Gould, AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager.
The National Centre for Net Shape and Additive Manufacturing, housed within the existing MTC facility, demonstrates the entire additive manufacturing (AM) process chain at an industrially relevant scale – taking raw material and part designs to produce fully-finished parts, where every stage of the process is carefully monitored and controlled. With expertise across all stages of the AM process the centre provides pragmatic and unbiased support to UK organisations interested in AM. Support follows a three-phase approach: discovery (explanation of AM and selection of appropriate process); demonstration (redesign, production and validation of demonstrator part); and pre-production (transition from demonstrator to full-scale production). The Centre has delivered over 100 projects for companies across the supply chain: OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and SMEs – including assisting SMEs with no previous experience of the aerospace sector to develop novel AM processing equipment, creating significant new market opportunities for them. Future work will aim to industrialise physical AM processes, and demonstrate how an effective digital twin can have a significant impact on the speed of delivery of the technology across a wide range of industries.
The National Centre for Net Shape and Additive Manufacturing, housed within the existing MTC facility, demonstrates the entire additive manufacturing (AM) process chain at an industrially relevant scale – taking raw material and part designs to produce fully-finished parts, where every stage of the process is carefully monitored and controlled. With expertise across all stages of the AM process the centre provides pragmatic and unbiased support to UK organisations interested in AM. Support follows a three-phase approach: discovery (explanation of AM and selection of appropriate process); demonstration (redesign, production and validation of demonstrator part); and pre-production (transition from demonstrator to full-scale production). The Centre has delivered over 100 projects for companies across the supply chain: OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and SMEs – including assisting SMEs with no previous experience of the aerospace sector to develop novel AM processing equipment, creating significant new market opportunities for them. Future work will aim to industrialise physical AM processes, and demonstrate how an effective digital twin can have a significant impact on the speed of delivery of the technology across a wide range of industries.
The National Centre for Net Shape and Additive Manufacturing, housed within the existing MTC facility, demonstrates the entire additive manufacturing (AM) process chain at an industrially relevant scale – taking raw material and part designs to produce fully-finished parts, where every stage of the process is carefully monitored and controlled. With expertise across all stages of the AM process the centre provides pragmatic and unbiased support to UK organisations interested in AM. Support follows a three-phase approach: discovery (explanation of AM and selection of appropriate process); demonstration (redesign, production and validation of demonstrator part); and pre-production (transition from demonstrator to full-scale production). The Centre has delivered over 100 projects for companies across the supply chain: OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and SMEs – including assisting SMEs with no previous experience of the aerospace sector to develop novel AM processing equipment, creating significant new market opportunities for them. Future work will aim to industrialise physical AM processes, and demonstrate how an effective digital twin can have a significant impact on the speed of delivery of the technology across a wide range of industries.
The National Centre for Net Shape and Additive Manufacturing, housed within the existing MTC facility, demonstrates the entire additive manufacturing (AM) process chain at an industrially relevant scale – taking raw material and part designs to produce fully-finished parts, where every stage of the process is carefully monitored and controlled. With expertise across all stages of the AM process the centre provides pragmatic and unbiased support to UK organisations interested in AM. Support follows a three-phase approach: discovery (explanation of AM and selection of appropriate process); demonstration (redesign, production and validation of demonstrator part); and pre-production (transition from demonstrator to full-scale production). The Centre has delivered over 100 projects for companies across the supply chain: OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and SMEs – including assisting SMEs with no previous experience of the aerospace sector to develop novel AM processing equipment, creating significant new market opportunities for them. Future work will aim to industrialise physical AM processes, and demonstrate how an effective digital twin can have a significant impact on the speed of delivery of the technology across a wide range of industries.
The National Centre for Net Shape and Additive Manufacturing, housed within the existing MTC facility, demonstrates the entire additive manufacturing (AM) process chain at an industrially relevant scale – taking raw material and part designs to produce fully-finished parts, where every stage of the process is carefully monitored and controlled. With expertise across all stages of the AM process the centre provides pragmatic and unbiased support to UK organisations interested in AM. Support follows a three-phase approach: discovery (explanation of AM and selection of appropriate process); demonstration (redesign, production and validation of demonstrator part); and pre-production (transition from demonstrator to full-scale production). The Centre has delivered over 100 projects for companies across the supply chain: OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and SMEs – including assisting SMEs with no previous experience of the aerospace sector to develop novel AM processing equipment, creating significant new market opportunities for them. Future work will aim to industrialise physical AM processes, and demonstrate how an effective digital twin can have a significant impact on the speed of delivery of the technology across a wide range of industries.
MEGAshell is a ceramic shell moulding and casting process for very large precision castings. By investing in this capability, AMRC Castings will now be able to produce parts in moulds of up to two metres in diameter and 2.5 metres long, which could weigh more than 2.5 tonnes.
The facility will be large enough to make moulds to produce the largest variants of aero engine intercases, up to 500kg, and structural aerospace components, with dimensional accuracy and surface finish comparable to investment casting.
AMRC Castings is the only UK operation able to produce a ceramic shell of this size. It demonstrates the UK’s emergence into what has been a tightly controlled market and provides the opportunity to be competitive on a global stage.
In addition to the benefit for the aerospace industry, there is also significant value for other industries. This has already been demonstrated in the nuclear sector, delivering significant cost reductions. By using its Replicast® and MEGAshell® technologies, AMRC Castings has been able to create a single ceramic mould to cast a highly dimensionally accurate, one piece stainless steel frame, with a superior surface finish, to fit on top of nuclear waste storage vessels. Currently, the frames are fabricated from 30 separate pieces of stainless steel – a costly and complex process, involving welding and detailed inspection of each joint.
The project for Sellafield, aims to develop the UK’s civil nuclear manufacturing supply chain, and help UK companies win work in the industry at home and abroad:
“We believe we can reduce the cost of the box by a sixth and, given the number of boxes, this could total up to £150m”, says Richard Gould, AMRC Castings’ Commercial Manager.
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