Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre
Chief Technology Officer
Stuart Dawson
Stuart Dawson is the Chief Technology Office for the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), a cutting edge research facility run in conjunction with Boeing, that aims to be on the forefront of technology and helps manufacturers of any size become more competitive by introducing advanced techniques, technologies and processes. The AMRC works in many areas; everything from design and prototyping, structural testing, medical and even virtual reality. Stuart joined the AMRC after spending numerous years in the aerospace industry and six years at the Nuclear AMRC where he established the centre’s machining group, become operations director for the manufacturing innovation team and oversaw the installation of the centre’s R&D capability from zero to over £30 million of state-of-the-art equipment. His current roles has him leading the AMRC into new research areas as they start to work with more industries. Stuart will be joining us at NIDays to share his knowledge of the latest technology mega-trends and how they will impact the engineering industry.
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