Dormer Tools beefs up R&D team ready for new facility
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Dormer Tools has added seven specialist engineers to help lead its state-of-the-art research and development effort.
The cutting tools specialist is creating a R&D centre at its multi-million pound site which is being built at the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) on the Rotherham - Sheffield border (see link below). The AMP is a joint venture between regional development agency Yorkshire Forward and UK Coal.
In collaboration with partner organisations, such as the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing and Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing - also located on the AMP - Dormer is looking to push back the boundaries of tool design.
David Goulbourne, development manager for drills at Dormer Tools, has pulled together a team of 12 engineers and technicians to create the next generation of cutting tools.
“Our aim is to improve customer productivity and reduce the cost of components for our customers. The R&D facility will become a centre of excellence in hole-making drilling and composite machining, working alongside organisations like the AMRC, who are also based at the AMP.”
The R&D team of 12 includes experts from around the world, including Sheffield, alongside an apprentice and a locally based PhD student – who is being sponsored by Dormer Tools.
