Background
Like all new processing technologies, industrial deployment generally requires substantial development activity to identify the composition and processing conditions required for a new product or new application. The University of Sheffield’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, in dialogue with advanced manufacturing companies, created Mercury Centre, a £10M development centre to accelerate the deployment of a range of powder-based manufacturing processes.
The Mercury Centre is part financed by Europe, attracting over £5M of investment from the European Regional Development Fund, as part of Europe's support for the region's economic development through the Yorkshire and Humber ERDF Programme 2007-13. This European investment in Mercury is enabling industry to secure a globally leading position by faster time to market for new sectors.
The University of Sheffield has a wealth of expertise and facilities relevant to the exciting developments in powder-based manufacturing. By combining these with the innovative drive of the advanced manufacturing companies the Mercury Centre is accelerating the manufacture of advanced components across a range of sectors including advanced manufacturing, energy, health-care devices and electronics. Mercury Centre combines and builds upon the services offered to industry by the University’s “Innovative Materials Processing Centre” (IMP-C) and “Sorby Nano Investigation Centre (SNIC).
For further information:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
European Union's support for regional policy
Mercury Centre and The University of Sheffield are committed to achieving excellence through equality and diversity. For further information please visit http://www.shef.ac.uk/hr/equality