Royal approval for the William Cook group

Sheffield, England: HRH The Duke of Kent gave the royal seal of approval to the William Cook group after visiting the engineer's new precision factory and meeting the latest intake of apprentices.

The Queen's cousin toured the £6m factory with chairman Sir Andrew Cook and spoke with the new recruits about their training. development and future as the next generation of industry talent.The

Duke told guests: "It is a great pleasure ta come to a thriving Yorkshire company and see how well you are doing."The state-of-the-art facility combines the latest 3D printing, investment casting and robotics technology to allow the rapid manufacture of complex components of unprecedented size and accuracy.

The new factory is opening up valuable new markets for the group. William Cook is pioneering the integration of 3D printing and investment casting technologies, which offers the advantages of additive manufacturing alongside the material, strength and integrity of a cast metal component.

The Queen's cousin toured the £6m factory with chairman Sir Andrew Cook and spoke with the new recruits about their training, development and future as the next generation of industry talent.

The Duke told guests: "It is a great pleasure to come to a thriving Yorkshire company and see how well you are doing."

The state-of-the-art facility combines the latest 3D printing, investment casting and robotics technology to allow the
rapid manufacture of complex components of unprecedented size and accuracy.

The new factory is opening up valuable new markets for the group. William Cook is pioneering the integration of 3D printing and investment casting technologies, which offers the advantages of additive manufacturing alongside the material, strength and integrity of a cast metal component.