Lightweight materials hub to drive Scottish innovation

Posted on 10 Jul 2017 by Jonny Williamson
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who announced the new Lightweight Manufacturing Centre in front of 130 aerospace industry representatives – image courtesy of AFRC.

A new £8.9m Lightweight Manufacturing Centre is to be established to help Scotland’s manufacturers compete in future international markets.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (centre) hopes that the Lightweight Manufacturing Centre will deliver cutting-edge research and development projects with and for companies in Scotland – image courtesy of AFRC. The specialist centre will develop new manufacturing processes for lightweight materials, such as titanium and carbon fibre, and will reportedly represent the…

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