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An Interview with Cathryn Hickey, CEO of the AMRICC Centre

  Here at The Advanced Materials Show, we recently had the opportunity to interview Cathryn Hickey, CEO of the AMRICC Centre. AMRICC is a unique international facility that translates materials, processes and technologies into real world products and solutions through the commercialisation of innovative ideas. It uses the expertise of scientists, engineers, financial analysts and… Continue

Exhibitor Spotlight- Lucideon

As a development and commercialisation organisation, Lucideon specialise in the research, implementation, and scaling-up of novel technologies. Whilst we work across a variety of industries including healthcare, construction, energy, and aerospace, our roots are in ceramics. Together, this gives us the cross-sector experience and skills needed to understand a clients’ product inside and out. We… Continue

Exhibitor Spotlight- Corning Incorporated

Here at The Advanced Ceramics Show, we had the pleasure to interview one of our incredible exhibitors, Corning. Emily Hardy-Shephard, Leader of Strategic and Financial Communications, took some time to answer our questions about the company, and what we can expect to see from them at the upcoming show! Corning has unparalleled expertise in glass… Continue

MICG to Host Poster Competition for Advanced Ceramics

21 March 2023 Academics and industry from across the advanced ceramics sector are being invited to put their research centre stage at a leading industry event. The Midlands Industrial Ceramics Group (MICG) will be sponsoring a poster competition from across five themes at The Advanced Materials Show, which takes place at the NEC on 28th… Continue

Exhibitor Spotlight: Top Seiko

Top Seiko is a precision manufacturing company situated in Japan. Since our foundation, we’ve gathered a wealth of skills and experience in complex and high-precision machining for a wide variety of ceramics and refractory metals to become a niche leader, as referenced in our company name. Since Top Seiko is not a material manufacturer, customers… Continue

3DCeram offers a machine to develop and to scale-up in industrial production with the C101 EASY

For the first stage in ceramic 3D printing, 3DCeram offers a smaller machine; the C101 EASY in its LAB version to develop and prototype, or the FAB version to develop and produce small series of ceramic parts. Easy to use, offering an optimised accessibility thanks to its design. Using, as all the machines from our… Continue

New facility a ‘significant step’ for MICG

MICG’s work to support research in the Midlands has taken a significant step forward, with the launch of a new facility at the University of Leicester. A Digital Twin Laboratory for advanced ceramics manufacturing was formally opened jointly by Dr Cathryn Hickey, Chief Executive of AMRICC and Programme Director of Midlands Advanced Ceramics for Industrial 4.0, Professor… Continue

Ribbon Ceramics Technology positioned to impact next-gen batteries

Lithium metal batteries using solid electrolyte separators have emerged as one of the most eagerly awaited energy trends of the decade. They’re not yet available on the mass market, but environmentalists and tech gurus are already hailing them as a reliable way to power everything from consumer electronics to next generation electric vehicles. Experts suggest… Continue