Rotherham-based Nikken Kosakusho Europe recently agreed practical completion on the expansion of its flagship Innovation Centre — located on the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP).
This will house a number of different elements to further the expansion of the company’s European business, including resources to support Boeing’s first European production facility.
These incorporate a dedicated tool-room and an area for process optimisation, featuring a turn-key pre-setting and balancing operation.
Alongside this, a ‘state of the art’ laboratory has been installed for the design and testing of the latest Industry 4.0 developments, including software, PCB design and assembly, and remote monitoring.
A future service that will be available to customers is the provision of ‘first artefact’ machining to assist product development without impacting on customers’ production capacity.
Tony Bowkett, Nikken Europe CEO (
www.nikken-world.com), said: “We are continually developing our technologies, advanced solutions and services.
"It’s an exciting time in our company’s history and evolution.
"The Phase 2 expansion of our R&D activities on the AMP will create further high-value career opportunities for local talented engineers.”