Our revolutionary, glass-walled “reconfigurable factory” is at the heart of the University of Sheffield’s new advanced manufacturing campus on Sheffield Business Park.

Factory 2050 is home to our Integrated Manufacturing Group and the cutting edge manufacturing and assembly technologies, advanced robotics, flexible automation, next generation man-machine interfaces and training tools that will drive its research.

Factory 2050’s landmark, the glass-clad rotunda will house reconfigurable, data driven assembly technologies whilst its long, rectangular extension will accommodate any commercially sensitive or larger footprint projects.

Initial projects include a programme to take aerospace manufacturing technology into the construction industry, explore future digital factory technologies for building commercial aeroplanes and investigate digitally assisted assembly technologies.

Factory 2050 is a £43 million development, part funded by the European Regional Development Fund and the Research Partnership Investment Fund managed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).