Facilities & expertise
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116 records.
UK businesses can access metal/polymer additive manufacturing, industrial X-ray CT, microscopy, metrology, design and prototyping with specialist support.
Pilot-scale R&D, food product development, analytical testing, bio-processing and scale-up facilities for commercial businesses.
Industry-led advanced manufacturing and aerospace training campus with workshops, specialist labs, employer-designed curriculum and apprenticeship routes.
Open-access manufacturing and engineering innovation centre offering industrial-scale digital, automation, robotics, materials and engineering support.
AMRC research and development facility in North Wales supporting manufacturers with advanced manufacturing technologies.
AMRC facility in the North West providing manufacturing research, testing and technical support for industry.
Employer apprenticeship support, skills mapping, levy guidance, mentor training, bespoke apprenticeship programmes and CPD for manufacturing and engineering workforces.
Open-access advanced ceramics centre supporting materials development, pilot-scale processing, extreme-temperature testing and commercial scale-up.
Industry collaboration facility with cyber, electronics, simulation, robotics and railway systems laboratories supporting proof-of-concept and testing.
Open-access R&D and demonstration centre taking bio-based products and processes from lab scale toward commercial manufacture, with scale-up and business support.
Employer-led higher technical and advanced manufacturing training, including higher apprenticeships and engineering pathways.
Business access to materials characterisation and fabrication, technical services, consultancy, training, collaborative R&D and SME equipment-access routes.
Industry-facing applied research in composite processing, joining, sustainable composites, additive manufacturing and industrial technology transfer.
Sovereign casting technology facility supporting casting development and industrialisation, including major titanium melting capability and expansion to larger Sheffield premises in late 2026.
Industry consultancy, manufacturing engineering, automation, materials/process expertise, training and KTP collaboration.
Translational semiconductor facility with industrial-style pilot fabrication, including SiC power-component capability and materials/device development infrastructure.
Industry-facing polymer process development, proof-of-concept work, tooling, inspection, modelling and low-volume manufacture.
Advanced additive manufacturing equipment, applied R&D, materials/process development, commercialisation and specialist training.
Open-door industry co-creation and prototyping facility for manufacturing businesses testing robotics, automation, AI, IIoT and additive-manufacturing concepts.
Industry can access integrated drug-product manufacturing research, formulation, processing, characterisation, predictive modelling and scale-up support from lab to industrial scale.
Open-source, licence-free silicon photonics foundry offering MPW runs, bespoke fabrication, design consultancy, prototyping and training for start-ups, SMEs and industry.
Industry access to a modular continuous direct compression line and digital-twin consultancy for tablet process development, scale-up and control strategy development.
Open-access lab, pilot and demonstration-scale biotechnology capability for feasibility, process development, scale-up and commercialisation.
Open-access barrier material development, coating, high-throughput screening and barrier testing for sustainable packaging and materials.
Hourly commercial access with technicians for surface engineering, coatings, nanomaterials, prototype and testing projects.
External industry access to irradiation, materials processing and characterisation facilities with expert experimental support.
Industry-focused prototype manufacture, process development, scale-up, testing, validation, characterisation and engineering services for electrification technologies.
Specialist engineering apprenticeship centre supporting employers with practical manufacturing, mechatronics, digital, quality and higher technical skills.
Employer-led higher technical training and apprenticeships aligned to engineering, manufacturing, digital and low-carbon workforce needs.
Independent materials and product testing, inspection, qualification and certification.
UKAS-accredited electronics compliance, certification, testing and market-access support.
Specialist technical training, apprenticeships, diagnostics, hydraulics, electronics, robotics and high-voltage upskilling for lift-truck and powered-access engineers.
Commercial-scale wave/current simulation and controlled testing for marine, offshore and ocean-energy devices and prototypes.
Welsh food businesses receive technical support from concept through manufacture, including product development, food safety, labelling, shelf life and production planning.
Employer-responsive apprenticeships, adult training, higher technical education and short courses for engineering, nuclear and manufacturing workforces.
Industry and research partners can access process development, specialised GMP viral-vector manufacturing, translational guidance and regulatory expertise.
Custom low-to-medium-volume III-V semiconductor epitaxial growth, design, analytical services and training for commercial partners.
Open-access rail innovation site with infrastructure already available for testing, showcasing and collaboration, with larger purpose-built capabilities under development.
Specialist engineering apprenticeships, NVQs, graduate development, refresher training and employer workforce-development support.
Formulation, processing, pilot-scale manufacture, testing and scale-up of advanced composites, polymers, rubbers and related materials.
HVM Catapult facility in South Wales providing manufacturing technology development and technical support for industry.
SME collaboration, advanced digital molecular synthesis, AI/robotics-enabled development and product/service pipeline support.
Industry access to additive, composites, metrology, advanced machining, PEMC, ZCIC and related aerospace manufacturing expertise.
Industry-led research, live factory facilities, robotic automation, digital manufacturing, metrology and workforce development.
Commercial and academic access to compound-semiconductor fabrication, product development, testing and specialist equipment without major capital investment.
UKAS-accredited EMC, environmental, safety and medical-device testing for UK, EU and global market access.
Openly accessible full-scale vibration, acoustic and climatic testing, consultancy and model validation for industry.
High-precision machining, micro-welding, joining, fabrication and test facilities, including support relevant to SMEs and specialist industrial projects.
135-acre industry facility with electrified continuous test loop, workshops, stabling, fleet modification, testing, maintenance and training space.
Research, consultancy and equipment access spanning robotics, polymers, coatings, structural materials, microscopy and advanced manufacturing.
Flexible access to advanced lab equipment, robotics and automation, technical support, contract research and longer-term collaborative R&D.
Industry access to alloy development, 10kg to 7-tonne development melts, pilot rolling/forging, additive manufacturing and comprehensive material characterisation.
Pilot-scale recovery, separation, pyrolysis, pyro/hydrometallurgy, sustainable cement and process modelling capability to de-risk circular manufacturing processes.
Pilot 7-tonne electric arc furnace, casting and rolling assets plus metallurgy, process optimisation, techno-economic and supply-chain support for low-carbon steelmaking.
Medical technology companies can access product design, prototyping, cleanrooms, testing, human factors, robotics, biomaterials and regulatory-aligned development expertise.
Industry-facing food innovation centre providing technical infrastructure and expertise for food research, product innovation, sustainable packaging and knowledge exchange.
Engineering apprenticeships and workforce upskilling in automation, controls, robotics, welding, maintenance, hydraulics, pneumatics and technical skills.
Specialist automotive and advanced-engineering apprenticeships, EV/high-voltage training, robotics, metrology and bespoke workforce development for businesses.
Advanced manufacturing apprenticeships plus upskilling and reskilling in PLCs, robotics, process improvement, mechanical and electrical engineering for North East employers.
Industry can engage with national-scale combustion and aerothermal research facilities through tailored R&D packages for aerospace, automotive, marine, energy and thermal applications.
Connects businesses to Plymouth's marine-autonomy ecosystem, real-world test ranges, shared facilities, industry, research and skills capability.
Industry-facing R&D hub with engineering laboratories, hangar, environmental testing and advanced simulation for decommissioning, offshore assets and renewable-energy challenges.
Industry access to III-V semiconductor epitaxial growth and characterisation supporting photonics, quantum, advanced electronics and device development.
HVM Catapult centre in Scotland providing manufacturing research, digital factory and technical support facilities for industry.
Open-access advanced packaging, cleanroom, scale-up, testing and qualification for power electronic technologies.
Industry and research users can access large configurable rigs, molten-salt capability, advanced diagnostics and pilot-scale flow experiments for nuclear and advanced process systems.
Industry can access nuclear characterisation and remediation testbeds, consultancy, technology development/validation and training.
Employer apprenticeship support, free recruitment and training-needs analysis across mechanical manufacturing, CNC, composites, electronics, welding and engineering technical support.
Advanced manufacturing and engineering apprenticeships, commercial training, recruitment support and flexible workforce upskilling for employers.
Purpose-built robotics and automation facility, specialist equipment and innovation support for SMEs.
Free-to-access collaborative digital kit and space-sector innovation environment linked to the UK SEL network.
Commercial and collaborative access to materials characterisation, thin-film fabrication and expert technical support.
Commercial mechanical testing and independent materials assurance using advanced equipment and expert interpretation.
Technology developers can test and demonstrate robotics and autonomous systems using assembly space, airborne test zone, dry docks and live environment monitoring.
Industry access to dedicated floating-wind testing and validation for moorings, anchors, dynamic cables, O&M and other critical technologies.
Welsh companies can collaborate on R&D and demonstration projects and access prototype testing, technical expertise and marine-energy test infrastructure at reduced risk.
Advanced engineering apprenticeships plus SME guidance on recruitment, funding, workforce upskilling and productivity for Oxfordshire and Thames Valley businesses.
Commercial access to microscopy, imaging and analysis with specialist staff for product, material and manufacturing investigations.
Open-access industrial-scale research, test and demonstration environment for energy, electrification and transport technologies.
Hands-on polymer processing training, consultancy, tool trials, testing and production support, including a Level 3 Polymer Processing Technician apprenticeship route.
Commercial foundry route from PDK and feasibility through design-for-manufacture, characterisation, yield optimisation and high-volume flexible semiconductor production.
Consultancy, contract manufacture, measurement, prototypes, small-batch production, manufacturing systems/process improvement and collaborative R&D.
UKAS-accredited environmental and reliability testing for manufactured products.
Purpose-built high and low speed rail test tracks for rolling stock, plant, infrastructure and equipment, including electrified testing and specialist performance tests.
Rail test environment for vehicles, equipment and technology development, adhesion/brake testing, infrastructure trials, filming and operator competence work.
Supports rail supply-chain SMEs with demonstrators, advanced manufacturing, materials testing, data/AI and collaborative product-development capability.
Robotics and automation demonstrations, workforce training, prototyping, validation and collaborative industrial R&D for startups, SMEs and larger businesses.
SME equipment-access route for materials testing, coating manufacture and performance evaluation in demanding environments.
Industry access to materials deposition, nanolithography, device fabrication, characterisation and testing, with subsidised SME access where available.
Commercial researchers can manufacture, process and investigate scalability of battery materials, with SME access support through Royce.
Open-access network of deposition, fabrication and characterisation facilities with industry engagement and SME equipment-access routes.
Industrial-grade materials development, processing, testing and equipment access from concept through industry-scale trial.
Rapid materials discovery, alloy production, processing, testing and characterisation supporting manufacturer deployment.
Industry can access advanced metal additive, directed-energy deposition, robotic welding, sintering, powder and near-net-shape manufacturing capability.
Marine technology developers can access authorised water space, research vessel, remote operations, workshops, secure simulation, connectivity and expertise for real-world trials.
Industry-led engineering and manufacturing apprenticeships and employer training from a specialist purpose-built centre.
External contract service for high-throughput materials synthesis and characterisation, thin films, electronics and energy-materials projects.
Commercial micro/nanofabrication from single-chip R&D through pilot 200mm wafer batches, characterisation and advanced packaging.
Space companies can access high-tech R&D and manufacturing facilities and an end-to-end cluster spanning satellite engineering, prototyping, data and commercial collaboration.
SMEs can access 3D printing, CAD, precision machining, electronics design/production and microfabrication capabilities for product and space-technology development.
Businesses can access industrial polymer and metal additive manufacturing, CAD/reverse engineering and engineering support for rapid prototyping and pre-manufacturing evaluation.
External hands-on or serviced access to industry-standard semiconductor fabrication, assembly and metrology equipment.
Open to SMEs and larger firms for advanced-materials development, prototype and test work, manufacturing scale-up and expert collaboration.
Industry collaboration using robotic fabrication, large-format 3D printing, cobots and digital/immersive production technologies.
Industry-designed engineering and manufacturing apprenticeships and workforce training across machining, welding, fabrication, electrical and mechanical disciplines.
Development kitchens, pilot production equipment, technical product support, food safety/compliance advice, shelf-life work and industry training for food and drink businesses.
Engineering and advanced-manufacturing apprenticeships, HNC and commercial workforce training with employer-focused progression routes.
Multi-scale X-ray CT, sample preparation, imaging consultancy and project support for industrial materials and product analysis.
Contract research, consultancy and integrated lab-to-pilot bioprocess development for startups, SMEs and established manufacturers.
Access route to at-scale rail testing through RIDC Melton, RIDC Tuxford, TfL facilities and Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre.
Business access to industrial 3D printing, high-resolution X-ray microscopy, testing, consultancy and collaborative research.
National facility access for industrial users requiring ion implantation, irradiation, ion-beam analysis and materials processing/characterisation.
SMEs and start-ups can rent cleanrooms, vibration testing, high-temperature 3D printing and electric-propulsion vacuum testing without owning the infrastructure.
Industrial consultancy, testing, system design, troubleshooting and specialist training for powder and bulk-solids manufacturing and handling.
Open-access R&D, testing, electrical machine manufacturing, robotics, digital twins and co-location/incubator facilities.
Welsh food manufacturers can access technical expertise, processing facilities and HELIX-supported services covering food safety, NPD, packaging, waste, efficiency and certification.
