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26th March 2021 Advanced Ceramics are well-placed to support international export opportunities. Find out more on pages 10 and 11 of the Advanced Ceramics Sector Profile.

24th March 2021 MICG member Morgan Advanced Materials has been identified as one of the top five global companies in the advanced ceramics sector, with several sites across the Midlands. Find out more about their work in the MICG’s Advanced Ceramics Sector Profile (page 23).

18th March 2021 The new Advanced Ceramics Sector Profile has been compiled by City-REDI and builds on an industrial consultation completed by themselves and SQW in 2020, which revealed that no other UK region has the equivalent mass of advanced ceramics’ specialist suppliers, end-users and researchers. 

11th March 2021 You can read more about the Advanced Ceramics assets in the region on page 13 of our Advanced Ceramics Sector Profile.

8th March 2021 MICG member Rolls-Royce has invested in R&D related to oxide ceramic composites. Find out more about their work on page 19 of the MICG’s Advanced Ceramics Sector Profile.

5th March 2021 The Manufacturer has shared the MICG’s latest news about the new Advanced Ceramics Sector Profile. You can view the article on The Manufacturer’s website.

4th March 2021 A blueprint setting out the compelling opportunities for the Midlands to position itself as a world leader in advanced ceramics has been launched. Businesses and academics from across the region have collaborated on the Advanced Ceramics Sector Profile, commissioned by the Midlands Industrial Ceramics Group (MICG) in partnership with the Midlands EngineContinue reading “New report sets out the scale of opportunity for the Midlands in advanced ceramics”

Colour Standards developed by Lucideon, a Midlands Industrial Ceramics Group member, are helping to ensure that the colours captured by the Perseverance mission to Mars are recorded to pinpoint accuracy. The swatches, made in Stoke-on-Trent, have been purchased by the Niels Bohr Institute and, in their clean-rooms, placed on a set of calibration devices toContinue reading “MICG member Lucideon helps put colour in perspective on mission to Mars”

A new degree apprenticeship targeting the next generation of materials scientists and engineers is welcoming its first students this year. Co-ordinated by the Applied Materials Research, Innovation and Commercialisation Company (AMRICC) in Stoke-on-Trent, the scheme is the first of its kind in the UK. More than fifty companies – employing around 40,000 staff nationwide andContinue reading “Materials degree apprenticeship set to welcome first students”

For employers Wednesday 10 February: 1.00-2.00pm Manufacturing Engineer and Materials Science Technologist Degree Apprenticeships      MANUFACTURING ENGINEER In this apprenticeship (normally  up to 5 years – with 20% off the job learning),  apprentices can gain one of the following academic qualifications: BEng(Hons) Manufacturing Engineering, BEng(Hons) Manufacturing Engineering with Electronics, BEng(Hons) Manufacturing Engineering with Mechanical Design,  as well asContinue reading “University of Derby – Apprenticeship Update”