Royce at the University of Sheffield

We are equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to help accelerate university and industry ideas through to an industry production scale in order to meet our global challenges.

Championing Advanced Metals Processing

A modern building in the background, metal 3D-printed objects in the foreground

About Royce

Supporting world-leading academics and engineers in materials research, accelerating metals discovery, processing, characterisation, upscaling, and manufacturing to deliver a digitally integrated, sustainable, and resource-efficient future for UK manufacturers.

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Royce Discovery Centre

The facility takes materials and processing concepts, and develops these from basic principles through analytical and experimental processes, with the aim of proving the concept in terms of feasibility and applicability for industrial use.

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Royce Translational Centre

The Royce Translational Centre, based at the University of Sheffield Innovation District, evolves novel materials and processing techniques developed by research teams, making them accessible for trial by industry.

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Industrial Training Programme

In collaboration with the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Rolls-Royce, and Royce at the University of Sheffield

Our Capabilities

Alloy Discovery & Prototyping

Delivering a step change in the manner novel materials are developed for specific applications.

Find out more about our Arc Melting, Vacuum Induction Melting, and Strip Casting equipment.

Near-Net-Shape Manufacturing

Find out more about our Additive Manufacturing, Field Assisted Sintering Technology, Powder Production and Hot & Cold Isostatic Pressing equipment.

Thermo Mechanical Processing

Find out more about our Continuous Extrusion, Hot Rolling Mill, and Thermo Mechanical Compression equipment.

Characterisation

Find out more about our X-Ray, Nano Characterisation, Electro Microscopy, Magnetic, Tribology, Basic Characterisation, ICP-MS, and Biomedical Materials equipment.

Materials in the Circular Economy

For Additive Manufacturing to realise its full potential, high cost metal powders must undergo a step-change reduction in price, which will be achieved by recycling, down cycling, and new primary metal production processes.

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Others

Find out more about our Thin Film Deposition System, Slot Die, and Screen Printer.

Royce Discovery Centre Launch 2022

Celebrating the official opening of the Royce Discovery Centre, in partnership with the Henry Royce Institute and The University of Sheffield, part-funded by EPSRC.