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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

7 records for Northern Ireland, including UK-wide coverage.

  • Facility

    AMIC Factory of the Future

    Queen's University Belfast / Ulster University
    Northern Ireland

    Open-access manufacturing and engineering innovation centre offering industrial-scale digital, automation, robotics, materials and engineering support.

    • Testing & validation
    • Robotics & automation
    • Materials & composites
    • Digital & Automation
    • Innovation & R&D
  • Facility

    CIDRA Industrial Digitalisation and Robotics Automation

    Ulster University
    Northern Ireland

    Open-door industry co-creation and prototyping facility for manufacturing businesses testing robotics, automation, AI, IIoT and additive-manufacturing concepts.

    • Testing & validation
    • Prototyping & scale-up
    • Additive manufacturing
    • Digital & Automation
    • Innovation & R&D
  • Facility

    Northern Ireland Space Enterprise Lab

    Satellite Applications Catapult / AMIC
    Northern Ireland

    Free-to-access collaborative digital kit and space-sector innovation environment linked to the UK SEL network.

    • Digital manufacturing
    • Digital & Automation
    • 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