Loop Technology

Loop Technology signed a deal with FANUC UK for seven FANUC M-2000 i A robots, including four of the largest industrial robot ever ordered in the UK. Three units will go to the University of Sheffield AMRC's new innovation facility as part of Project Compass, and another unit plus a 900L model will form a composite preforming cell for a North American aerospace client.

Loop Technology signed a deal with FANUC UK for seven M-2000 i A robots, including four of the largest industrial robot ever ordered in the UK. Three will go to the University of Sheffield AMRC for Project Compass, and four to a North American aerospace client. The AMRC facility is expected to be completed by end of 2024.

Loop Technology signed a deal with FANUC UK for seven M-2000iA robots, including four of the largest industrial robot ever ordered in the UK (1700L model). Three will go to the University of Sheffield AMRC for Project Compass, and others to a North American aerospace client.

Boeing, the University of Sheffield AMRC, Loop Technology, and Spirit AeroSystems broke ground on the COMPASS research facility in Sheffield, UK. The £80 million project includes the IHSS project and will create around 50 jobs initially.

The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre secured £50 million to establish the Compass (Composites at Speed and Scale) facility in Sheffield, with Boeing as the first major research partner. The investment was announced on July 13, 2023 as part of the South Yorkshire Investment Zone.

The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre secured £50 million to establish the COMPASS facility in Sheffield for composites research, with Boeing as the first major research partner. The investment was announced as part of the South Yorkshire Investment Zone, with Boeing committing to procure over £2 billion of UK-manufactured goods per year.