Provision of Horizontal Vacuum Furnace with Maintenance, Training, and Support for Nuclear AMRC
University Of Sheffield · Awarded contract
AwardedProvision of Horizontal Vacuum Furnace with Maintenance, Training, and Support for Nuclear AMRC
Awarded 16 Mar 2023
Awarded16 Mar 2023
Value£719,365.00
SupplierVacuum Furnace Engineering Ltd
AgencyUniversity Of Sheffield
RegionYorkshire and The Humber
CategoryManufacturing & Industrial
Ended 2y 4mo ago1y 4mo term
Awarded 16 Mar 2023Expired 30 June 2024
About
University Of Sheffield awarded a contract to Vacuum Furnace Engineering Ltd for the provision of a horizontal vacuum furnace, including maintenance, training, and support, on behalf of the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre in Catcliffe, South Yorkshire.
The high-temperature vacuum furnace will be used for research into joining (brazing) and heat treatment of advanced materials for next-generation advanced modular and nuclear fusion reactor programmes.
The contract value is £719,365.
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