NAMTEC
Many of the region's businesses will already be very familiar with NAMTEC, which is the UK's leading research and skills centre for metals technology. Established in 2002 as a knowledge transfer organisation, NAMTEC's brief is to provide technical information and advice to metals and manufacturing companies, both in the region and across the UK
In addition, its aim is to enhance the competitiveness of the UK's metals and manufacturing sector through research and development, stimulating high technology innovation, creating greater awareness of technological developments and enhancing the higher level skills base within industry.
In 2005, a very welcome expansion of the services meant that NAMTEC could also provide training and research & development services to the metals and manufacturing sector. With a team of highly qualified staff combined with access to world-leading metals and engineering research facilities.
NAMTEC is able to help companies in the engineering and manufacturing industries in a number of different ways:
- Technical expertise is available from our helpline or, where ongoing assistance is required, through the provision of metallurgical consultancy.
- Knowledge and technology transfer.
- Research and development.
- Training packages for technical skills and management development.
- Business support to companies involved in development projects and programme management.
NAMTEC manages and coordinates numerous projects including the AEM Yorkshire Programme - an invaluable resource to have on your doorstep.
Areas of expertise
Metallurgy, technology transfer, knowledge transfer, technology road-mapping, market analysis, supply chain mapping, design, modelling and simulation, technical training, project management, energy and environmental management.
Facilities
- 3D design, modelling and simulation
- Conference facilities
Industry sectors
Primary metals, metals processing, manufacturing, oil & gas, aerospace, power generation
Programmes engaged with
RAMP, Meta4, TT, SEG, SMF, TIG, MI21, Materials KTN, DMS, IMP-C
