Mills CNC (
www.millscnc.co.uk), the exclusive distributor of Doosan machine tools in the UK and Ireland, has joined the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing as a Tier 1 member.
As part of the membership agreement, Mills CNC has supplied two Doosan machine tools to the AMRC -— a TT1800SY twin-turret twin-spindle turning centre, and a DNM 6700 vertical machining centre.
Both machines are being used in a Boeing-initiated R&D programme for the manufacture of actuator parts and assemblies. Following extensive testing and proving out at the AMRC, the intention is to transfer the processes and best-practice manufacturing methods to the Boeing Sheffield factory, which is due to open later this year.
Kevin Gilbert, Mills CNC’s managing director, said: “These are exciting times for Mills CNC. We’re delighted to have become part of the AMRC and to be involved — right from the outset — in such a high-profile and important manufacturing project.”