About AMPI


The Advanced Machinery and Productivity Institute (the AMP Institute) is an initiative that will drive innovation for the UK’s advanced machinery manufacturers to meet the challenges of developing new technology and entering emerging markets.

Led by an industrial consortium and headquartered in Rochdale, the AMP Institute will be centred around existing capabilities and research excellence across the North of England and reach across the wider UK.

Why AMPI?

The AMP Institute will be a pivotal UK intervention. It fulfils a presently unaddressed, yet critical aspect, of the UK’s manufacturing innovation infrastructure, complementing rather than competing with existing investments and assets.

What we do


Creating the new machines, technology and people needed to manufacture tomorrow’s products and materials.

The AMP Institute has a clear focus to offer market-oriented services including business and supply chain development, people and skills development alongside product development and technical services.

Prototyping & Innovation

Prototyping & Innovation

Secure facilities and resources, with access to institutions and a broader production capability

Research

Research

Robot/machine design, Intelligent automation, Design for agile manufacturing, In-process metrology, Sustainability

Collaboration

Collaboration

Active engagement with end users, suppliers, innovation funding bodies and research partners

Services

Services

Measurement, engineering, consultancy

Skills & Training

Skills & Training

Further education, Higher education, Apprentices, CPD

Driving innovation for the UK’s Advanced Machinery manufacturers

Enabling Technologies


For the UK to gain a leading positioning in the fourth industrial revolution, a critical component is Advanced Machinery.

Machine tools and industrial robotics are Advanced Machinery in the form of enabling technology; they enable the production of materials and products for every conceivable application.

The AMP Institute is focussed on developing world leading machinery innovation, automation and production capabilities, vital to the future productivity, security, prosperity of the manufacturing sector in the UK economy.

Enabling Technologies

Focus Areas


Our focus is to stimulate the UK’s advanced machinery sector to achieve £4bn in export sales within 10 years, adding in the region of 30,000 high value manufacturing sector jobs.

Robot/Machine Design

Robot/Machine Design

Robot/Machine Design

Intelligent Automation

Intelligent Automation

Intelligent Automation

Design for Agile Manufacturing

Design for Agile Manufacturing

Design for Agile Manufacturing

In-process Metrology

In-process Metrology

In-process Metrology

Sustainability

Sustainability

Sustainability

Collaboration

Collaboration

Collaboration

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events


Find out about all our future events and key dates for your diary

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Follow Our Journey


The AMP Institute is an insustry led initiative. We'd like to hear from UK companies to provide:

Representation. We need to hear what manufacturing challenges need addressing and how companies want to engage.

Technical Assistance. If you have a technical challege that you need help to resolve then we're available to support.

Service Delivery Partner. We welcome UK based firms as we continually build our network of Associate Partners.