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Facilities & expertise

Find manufacturing facilities & technical expertise

Search published facilities, technical centres and skills centres. Capabilities shown come from each record's own published description — nothing is added or assumed.

Capability

16 records for North West England, including UK-wide coverage.

  • Facility

    AMRC North West

    AMRC
    North West England

    AMRC facility in the North West providing manufacturing research, testing and technical support for industry.

    • Testing & validation
    • Innovation & R&D
    • Facilities & Technical Support
  • Facility

    Dalton Cumbrian Facility

    University of Manchester / National Nuclear User Facility
    North West England

    External industry access to irradiation, materials processing and characterisation facilities with expert experimental support.

    • Materials & composites
    • Facilities & Technical Support
  • Facility

    Materials Innovation Factory

    University of Liverpool
    North West England

    Flexible access to advanced lab equipment, robotics and automation, technical support, contract research and longer-term collaborative R&D.

    • Robotics & automation
    • Materials & composites
    • Digital & Automation
    • Innovation & R&D
  • Skills centre

    North West Training Council

    North West Training Council
    North West England

    Advanced manufacturing and engineering apprenticeships, commercial training, recruitment support and flexible workforce upskilling for employers.

    • Skills & training
    • Digital & Automation
    • Skills & Training
  • Facility

    STFC Campus Technology Hub Additive Manufacturing Laboratory

    Science and Technology Facilities Council
    North West England

    Businesses can access industrial polymer and metal additive manufacturing, CAD/reverse engineering and engineering support for rapid prototyping and pre-manufacturing evaluation.

    • Testing & validation
    • Prototyping & scale-up
    • Additive manufacturing
    • Innovation & R&D
    • Facilities & Technical Support
  • Facility

    Sustainable Materials & Manufacturing Centre

    SMMC
    North West England

    Open to SMEs and larger firms for advanced-materials development, prototype and test work, manufacturing scale-up and expert collaboration.

    • Testing & validation
    • Prototyping & scale-up
    • Materials & composites
    • Innovation & R&D
    • Networks & Associations
  • Skills centre

    The Engineering College Merseyside

    The Engineering College
    North West England

    Industry-designed engineering and manufacturing apprenticeships and workforce training across machining, welding, fabrication, electrical and mechanical disciplines.

    • Machining & fabrication
    • Skills & training
    • Skills & Training
    • Innovation & R&D
  • Facility

    NPL Mechanical Test Facility

    National Physical Laboratory
    UK-wide

    Commercial mechanical testing and independent materials assurance using advanced equipment and expert interpretation.

    • Testing & validation
    • Materials & composites
    • Facilities & Technical Support
  • Facility network

    UKRRIN Centre of Excellence in Testing

    UK Rail Research and Innovation Network
    UK-wide

    Access route to at-scale rail testing through RIDC Melton, RIDC Tuxford, TfL facilities and Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre.

    • Testing & validation
    • Innovation & R&D
    • Networks & Associations