Keeping the UK space industry at the cutting edge

Posted on 4 Aug 2020 by Jonny Williamson

Composite engineers at the University of Sheffield AMRC have been praised by Airbus Defence and Space bosses for their work on critical satellite components which helped ‘keep UK industry moving’ during the lockdown.

Kevin Clynes, who heads up Research and Process Technology Engineering for the Airbus division, said the complex machining operation on the base cone for its new satellite was done ‘during a very difficult time with speed, efficiency and accuracy’ by engineers from the Composite Centre at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC).…

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