AMRC helps make ‘Man of Steel’ industrial icon for Sheffield

Posted on 15 Jan 2013

The University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre has completed a two metre model of a proposed landmark sculpture for the Sheffield city region.

The Man of Steel is the work of sculptor Steve Mehdi and was originally created as a 30cm bronze figure. It is designed to pay tribute to South Yorkshire’s long history of steel and coal industries, while also reflecting the region’s 21st century strengths in advanced manufacturing and metals technology. “Man of Steel was inspired…

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