Loop Technology opens a new office in Sheffield

Loop Technology has chosen Sheffield because of the number of opportunities for advanced manufacturing in the region and the strong pool of talented engineers, with both the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University in the area.

Loop Technology Sheffield is a 1277m2 facility, just a few minutes away from the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) and the new Composites at Speed and Scale (COMPASS) research facility. It provides an excellent location, as the company continues to progress on the Isothermic High Rate Sustainable Structures project, with Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems and the AMRC. Loop currently has 3 FANUC M-2000iA robots at the Sheffield office, which will form a part of the cutting-edge automated composite manufacturing technology that will be installed in the COMPASS facility.

“Due to a big upswing in orders, Loop Technology had to execute a rapid expansion plan. Several sites were considered but the standout was the Advanced Manufacturing Park. With modern, energy efficient factory space ready for occupation and abundant local talent the Sheffield / Rotherham conurbation provided everything we were looking for. And I’m pleased to say it’s been everything we were hoping it would be. We’re building a great, highly skilled team of people there and I’m excited to see how we continue to develop the facility in the coming years,” Alun Reece, Loop Technology CEO, stated about the opening of the new office.