News: The Queen gets a vision of the future in Rotherham
Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, officially launched building work on the new Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear AMRC), during a visit to the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham.
Her Majesty donned a set of virtual reality glasses to remotely activate a digger from inside the AMRC's MANTRA (Manufacturing Transporter). MANTRA is a customised lorry and trailer designed to give aspiring young engineers a hands-on experience with state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies, including a 3D virtual reality system used for product design, simulation and training.
The £25m Nuclear AMRC is a joint initiative with industry, The University of Sheffield and The University of Manchester's Dalton Nuclear Institute, and is designed to help build and enhance the UK's civil nuclear new build industry.
The Nuclear AMRC will be the focal point for the civil nuclear manufacturing industry in the UK. The services provided to consortium members will enable them to be match-fit to win and hold contracts in the global civil nuclear market place.
During their visit, Her Majesty The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh toured the facilities of the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing's Factory of the Future, and viewed research projects that AMRC researchers are leading for partner companies including Boeing, BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce. Her Majesty also met with AMRC apprentices, who talked about how they are benefiting from the apprenticeship programme.
Professor Keith Ridgway OBE, founder and research director of the AMRC and programme director of the Nuclear AMRC, said: "We are very proud to welcome Her Majesty to the AMRC at this very exciting time. Over the past decade, the AMRC with Boeing has supported hundreds of manufacturing businesses and helped make sure that British engineering knowhow can compete with the world's best.
"The Nuclear AMRC will take this technological excellence into new markets, and help British companies supply the new generation of power stations worldwide."
Professor Mike Hounslow, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Engineering at the University of Sheffield, added: "The Sheffield City Region has a centuries-old reputation for manufacturing excellence. We are honoured to be able to demonstrate to Her Majesty that this reputation lives on at the cutting-edge of research and that by working together with industry we are able to add significant value in areas as diverse as aerospace and new generation nuclear reactors."
The Nuclear AMRC building will offer some 5,200 sq m of workshop space, equipped to meet the R&D needs of the civil nuclear manufacturing supply chain, as well as laboratory, meeting and exhibition space.
Designed by Bond Bryan and built by BAM Construction the landmark building is set to be completed in Autumn 2011.
Nuclear AMRC website
Images: AMRC
Her Majesty donned a set of virtual reality glasses to remotely activate a digger from inside the AMRC's MANTRA (Manufacturing Transporter). MANTRA is a customised lorry and trailer designed to give aspiring young engineers a hands-on experience with state-of-the-art manufacturing technologies, including a 3D virtual reality system used for product design, simulation and training.
The £25m Nuclear AMRC is a joint initiative with industry, The University of Sheffield and The University of Manchester's Dalton Nuclear Institute, and is designed to help build and enhance the UK's civil nuclear new build industry.
The Nuclear AMRC will be the focal point for the civil nuclear manufacturing industry in the UK. The services provided to consortium members will enable them to be match-fit to win and hold contracts in the global civil nuclear market place.
During their visit, Her Majesty The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh toured the facilities of the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing's Factory of the Future, and viewed research projects that AMRC researchers are leading for partner companies including Boeing, BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce. Her Majesty also met with AMRC apprentices, who talked about how they are benefiting from the apprenticeship programme.
Professor Keith Ridgway OBE, founder and research director of the AMRC and programme director of the Nuclear AMRC, said: "We are very proud to welcome Her Majesty to the AMRC at this very exciting time. Over the past decade, the AMRC with Boeing has supported hundreds of manufacturing businesses and helped make sure that British engineering knowhow can compete with the world's best."The Nuclear AMRC will take this technological excellence into new markets, and help British companies supply the new generation of power stations worldwide."
Professor Mike Hounslow, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Engineering at the University of Sheffield, added: "The Sheffield City Region has a centuries-old reputation for manufacturing excellence. We are honoured to be able to demonstrate to Her Majesty that this reputation lives on at the cutting-edge of research and that by working together with industry we are able to add significant value in areas as diverse as aerospace and new generation nuclear reactors."
The Nuclear AMRC building will offer some 5,200 sq m of workshop space, equipped to meet the R&D needs of the civil nuclear manufacturing supply chain, as well as laboratory, meeting and exhibition space.
Designed by Bond Bryan and built by BAM Construction the landmark building is set to be completed in Autumn 2011.
Nuclear AMRC website
Images: AMRC
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