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The AMRC Cymru have just kicked off their new #SportsEngineering project 🏅 Mapping out Wales' most popular sports, the project will look at sports equipment related organisations, from research institutions to related manufacturers, in a bid to identify possible gaps for development within Wales' sports engineering sector. Funded by Welsh Government, the project will then move to STEM activities in schools and colleges, looking at how sports engineering can be made more accessible and more relatable for children and young people. As the team look to build relationships with the industry, please contact them if you would like to find out more about the project 👉 www.amrc.co.uk/cymru

✈ In case you missed Farnborough International Airshow 2024 last week: 👉 As part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, the AMRC were located on the Aerospace Technology Institute stand at the show, alongside our uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) concept – a complex design and manufacturing challenge that will form the basis for a demonstration of a digital thread, an emerging technology area which offers a single source of truth that connects everything from the initial concept design to manufacture. 👉 We spoke to Louise Haigh MP for Sheffield Heeley and Secretary of State for Transport. Discussing our work in the #DigitalThread, we also spoke about the High Value Manufacturing Catapult and the ATI and their role in working to produce research with industry to deliver carbon free flight. 👉 Stephen Beecher CEng and Kay M Cunningham spoke about their experience of the #COMPASS project and developing large-scale applications to establish a unique, open access R&D facility in the UK. 👉 AMRC senior sector engagement manager for aerospace, Stephen Beecher also moderated the Manufacturing: Uncompromising Quality panel at the Dassault Systèmes Chalet. 👉 On Wednesday, Julia Sutcliffe, Chief Scientific Adviser at the Department for Business and Trade, also paid the stall a visit. 👉 The week finished with AMRC technical lead and former AMRC Training Centre apprentice, Bethany Cousins presenting her talk, Beyond the classroom: An apprenticeship path to success in aerospace at the Aerospace Technology Institute stand theatre. 🔗 If you missed us at #FIA24, you can find out more about the AMRC on our website ➡ amrc.co.uk #Aerospace #Innovation #FIA2024

That's a wrap on the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society Royal Welsh Show 2024 👏 Members of the AMRC Cymru team attended the show, catching up with a wide range of companies, from food production to carbon capture, about how the AMRC Cymru may be able to support challenges they are seeking to overcome. Head of food, drink and agri-tech, Andrew Martin FRSA MBA, delivered a talk on the challenges in agri-tech, and spoke with Jacqui Murray, director of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult for South Wales and Jo Stevens, Secretary of State for Wales, about growth, productivity, skills and women in STEM. Want to find solutions to your manufacturing challenges? Get in touch with the AMRC Cymru team 👉 amrc.co.uk/cymru

🥄 Innovative technology is being used to create a new spoon, aimed to enhance the flavour of food for dementia patients experiencing a loss of taste. The Tasty Spoon™ is being developed by researchers at The University of Sheffield and AMRC - with the technological aid looking to use electrostimulation to help people with taste loss, a symptom of the neurological condition, with the hope to maintain a level of healthy nutrition. The project has been funded by the Alzheimer's Society through its Accelerator Programme. 🗣️ Marcus Crossley, senior project manager in the design and prototyping group at the AMRC, said: "Working closely with people living with dementia will enable us to evaluate and refine functional and inclusivity aspects of the aid, with the goal of enhancing people’s quality of life.” 🗣️ Dr Christian Morgner, of the University of Sheffield’s Management School and Healthy Lifespan Institute, added: "The development of a technological aid like the Tasty Spoon™ has the potential to rekindle the pleasure of eating for those facing taste-related challenges and therefore contribute to better health as well as mitigating the expense of treating the side-effects of poor nutrition for the NHS.” 👉 Read the full story here: bit.ly/46l1MCA High Value Manufacturing Catapult

Today at Farnborough International Airshow 📅 AMRC technical lead and former AMRC Training Centre apprentice, Beth Cousins will present her talk, Beyond the classroom: An apprenticeship path to success in aerospace at the Aerospace Technology Institute stand theatre. With the opportunity for questions and discussion, Beth will share her 10-year journey in engineering, a field that uses knowledge to tackle real-world challenges, demonstrating that dedication and skill can overcome any obstacle. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3Y6GFll

There's still time to sign up for the MELD event at AMRC North West next week ⏰ You'll leave the event with an enhanced understanding of MELD technology, actionable insights to optimize your MELD applications, and a powerful network of industry connections to fuel your future endeavours. 📅 July 29 📍 AMRC North West Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3LspseG

Farnborough International Airshow day 3️⃣ AMRC senior sector engagement manager for aerospace, Stephen Beecher will be moderating the Manufacturing: Uncompromising Quality panel at the Dassault Systèmes Chalet today. Here, experts will discuss the Industrial Value Network overall and how the digital, planning and the data driven intelligent execution for manufacturing and supply chain needs to be looked as a whole to achieve better flexibility, resilience and first time quality delivery. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3Y6GFll

🛫 Engineers from The University of Sheffield AMRC are part of a new £17.5 million project that will develop next generation fuel cell technology, aimed to provide a feasible solution for zero carbon emissions flight. Working in collaboration with ZeroAvia, the Advanced Fuel Cells for Aviation Decarbonisation (AFCAD) project, which was announced at Farnborough International Airshow yesterday (Monday), will develop and define high temperature fuel cell systems to enable zero carbon emissions flight for regional aircraft. 🤝 The consortium, made up of the AMRC, project lead ZeroAvia, the University of Kent and Coventry University, will work together to advance this crucial technology towards commercialisation. The research will centre on developing components and the full high temperature proton exchange membrane (HTPEM) fuel cell stacks and demonstrating previously unmatched levels of specific power and durability. 🗣️ James Hunt, future propulsion lead at the AMRC, said: “The decarbonisation of aviation is an extremely difficult challenge that industry is facing. ZeroAvia is a pioneer in the development of hydrogen-electric propulsion systems, so we were delighted when it asked the AMRC to join the AFCAD consortium." 🗣️ Lee Wheeler, future mobility lead, who will be overseeing the AFCAD activity at AMRC Cymru, added: “In designing an optimised production process and pilot line, we will de-risk the industrialisation of the ZeroAvia system to ensure that the HTPEM stack module can be assembled with zero defects at the rate and scale required by the aerospace sector - helping to anchor manufacturing in the UK and deliver zero emission flight.” 👉 Read the full story here: bit.ly/3WauzoO

📑 A report on net zero and how green growth could build the northern powerhouse has today been published by The Northern Powerhouse Partnership. One of the recommendations to achieve this is further development of small modular reactors, something the AMRC is working with Rolls-Royce on expanding. 🗣️ Commenting on the report, our CEO, Steve Foxley, said: “Today’s report provides a strong message that the North of England is a powerhouse helping to make big changes in manufacturing – published at a time when our new Government is actively pushing economic growth and clean energy deployment – something which is roundly welcomed. “Decarbonisation and reindustrialisation will be the key markers to watch in the coming years.” 👉 The full report can be read here: bit.ly/3LCrsBm

At the first day of Farnborough International Airshow 2024, we spoke to Louise Haigh, MP for Sheffield Heeley and Secretary of State for Transport. Discussing our work in the #DigitalThread, we also spoke about the High Value Manufacturing Catapult and the Aerospace Technology Institute and their role in working to produce research with industry to deliver carbon free flight. We're on the ATI stand at the show, alongside our uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) concept – a complex design and manufacturing challenge that will form the basis for a demonstration of a digital thread, an emerging technology area which offers a single source of truth that connects everything from the initial concept design to manufacture. The AMRC recently secured £50m to establish the Compass (Composites at Speed and Scale) facility in Sheffield to enable a groundbreaking research programme with Boeing. Compass is a major boost to aerospace research and development for the UK, helping solve composites manufacturing challenges needed to meet future demand for lighter commercial aircraft and help the aviation industry reach net zero. We'll be at Farnborough until Friday, July 26. Find out more about our work in aerospace 👉 bit.ly/3WnHowi