Opening of the Rolls-Royce Centre of Excellence for Aerospace Materials
(June 30, 2006) NIMS reached a multi-year agreement with Rolls-Royce to undertake research programmes into the development of high-temperature superalloys for use in gas turbine engines.
Involved officials at the opening ceremony
Left: Introduction of NIMS by President KishiRight: Greetings by Sir. Graham Holbrock Fry, British Ambassador to Japan
The agreement brings into being The Rolls-Royce Centre of Excellence for Aerospace Materials, which is based at NIMS' Sengen-Site in Tsukuba. It was celebrated by an opening at Tsukuba, followed by a reception in Tokyo.