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Royce at The University of Strathclyde is a part of the Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), a specialist technology centre within the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland.

At the heart of Scottish manufacturing research for over a decade, the AFRC is a globally recognised centre of excellence in innovative manufacturing technologies.

Filling the space between fundamental academic research and industry, AFRC provides access to cutting-edge R&D facilities and talented engineers, researchers and business professionals who are securing the manufacturing sector in Scotland and the UK for generations to come.

Together with Royce, the AFRC offers forging and forming houses opportunities to access the latest facilities and ground-breaking capabilities to explore sustainable manufacturing methods and reduce costs.

The AFRC is one of seven UK centres that are part of the High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult, and as part of the Partnership, has taken delivery of a Schuler precision linear forge. Jointly funded by the Henry Royce Institute and the Catapult Network, the equipment’s arrival will allow manufacturing businesses to tap into forging technology that can potentially increase energy efficiency and reduce cycle times during production.

AFRC facilities complement Royce facilities and expertise situated at the Universities of Manchester and Sheffield.

Core Facilities

At the heart of Scottish Manufacturing for over a decade, the AFRC is a globally recognised centre of excellence in innovative manufacturing technologies. The AFRC has also invested into a new base in Sheffield which provides local forcing and forming houses.

Advanced Forming Research Centre

The AFRC is a specialist centre within the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS). Our engineers and researchers work under 5,680 M2 of world-leading research space.

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Footprint Tools

This Sheffield Based business contains a £1.4 million state-of-the-art Schuler precision linear forge purchased by the Henry Royce Institute. The forge is the centrepiece of an R&D partnership between the small family firm, Royce and the Advanced Forming Research Centre.

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Advanced Metals Processing

Metallurgy and metals processing is changing, driven by the need to rapidly transition to a low-carbon and more circular economy. Improved innovation and in-service performance is required, whilst addressing the socio-economic drivers of reducing process waste, and emissions, and development cycle times.

Our focus on metals process innovation is the “missing gap” between small-scale laboratory metals processing and the industrial scale. Through a combination of small-scale experiments, materials characterisation, and modelling, our aim is to develop an integrated computational materials engineering approach to metals processing across the whole manufacturing process, accelerating manufacturing agility and efficiency.

Advanced Metals Processing

Technology Platforms

Royce Technology Platforms are groupings of cutting-edge facilities and expertise. Each Platform has a Technology Platform Lead responsible for developing and enhancing the facilities and supporting related research activities which utilise Royce Equipment.

High Integrity Forging

The High Integrity Forging Technology Platform features a state-of-the-art Schuler precision linear forge, the only one of its kind in the UK and one of only two in Europe.

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