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17-Jul-2026 12:36 PM

AMRC opens Composites at Speed and Scale facility with Boeing as first user

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Background

University of Sheffield AMRC previously secured GBP50 million to establish the Composites at Speed and Scale facility, with Compass set to host a collaborative R&D programme with Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems and Loop Technology to cut large-component process times from about 40 hours to four hours.1 Boeing also renewed a five-year Tier one partnership agreement with AMRC, extending access to AMRC’s R&D capabilities.2

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