Boeing UK President presents AMRC with Boeing 777X model
Above: Sir Michael Arthur, president of Boeing UK & Ireland (right) presents a model of the Boeing 777X to Prof Keith Ridgway, AMRC.
The AMRC with Boeing is dedicated to working with manufacturing businesses, from global aerospace giants to local SMEs. Businesses can work with us on a one-off project, or join us as a member for long-term collaboration. Boeing is its founding partner and plays a key role in its continuing development.
With over 70 member companies accessing its resources and expertise, it also works with many other companies and institutions on individual research and business support projects.
The AMRC with Boeing is a partner in the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, backed by the Technology Strategy Board, allowing it to tap into a national network of manufacturing research excellence – if a particular technology falls outside its areas of expertise, it can call on Catapult partners for support.
It has five core research groups, underpinned by shared research support:
- Machining
- Assembly
- Composite materials
- Structural testing
- Design & prototyping
Research projects fall into three categories:
- Generic research carried out on behalf of the AMRC partnership, with results distributed to all members. Generic projects are agreed by the board of members, and results are shared between all members.
- Specific research for individual companies. The company invests directly in the research and has exclusive access to any resulting intellectual property.
- Innovative projects into technologies and processes at earlier stage of development. These projects are usually funded by EPSRC, the Technology Strategy Board, European Commission or other external body, and may involve collaboration with external research and industrial partners.
The AMRC with Boeing now employs around 200 highly qualified researchers and engineers from around the globe, in two purpose-built centres on the Advanced Manufacturing Park in South Yorkshire.
