Supply and Installation of Shell Drying System for Aerospace Titanium Castings at University of Sheffield
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · Awarded contract
AwardedSupply and Installation of Shell Drying System for Aerospace Titanium Castings at University of Sheffield
Awarded 14 Feb 2019
Awarded14 Feb 2019
Value£183,000.00
SupplierKEA Automation
AgencyUNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
RegionYorkshire and The Humber
CategoryManufacturing & Industrial
Ended 7y 6mo ago3mo term
Awarded 14 Feb 2019Expired 29 Apr 2019
About
The University of Sheffield awarded a contract to KEA Automation for the purchase and installation of a shell drying system to enable AMRC Castings Group to attain repeatability and a known quality standard in the manufacture of ceramic moulds for aerospace-grade titanium castings.
The system is designed to bolt into the existing robotic slurry and sand application system.
The contract value was £183,000.
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