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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.

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15 records for South East England, including UK-wide coverage.

  • Facility

    CORNERSTONE Silicon Photonics Foundry

    University of Southampton
    South East England

    Open-source, licence-free silicon photonics foundry offering MPW runs, bespoke fabrication, design consultancy, prototyping and training for start-ups, SMEs and industry.

    • Prototyping & scale-up
    • Machining & fabrication
    • Semiconductors & electronics
    • Skills & Training
    • Innovation & R&D
  • Facility

    Medway Food Innovation Centre

    University of Greenwich
    South East England

    Industry-facing food innovation centre providing technical infrastructure and expertise for food research, product innovation, sustainable packaging and knowledge exchange.

    • Innovation & R&D
    • Net Zero & Sustainability
  • Skills centre

    Oxfordshire Advanced Skills

    UKAEA / STFC / MTC Training
    South East England

    Advanced engineering apprenticeships plus SME guidance on recruitment, funding, workforce upskilling and productivity for Oxfordshire and Thames Valley businesses.

    • Skills & training
    • Funding & Grants
    • Skills & Training
  • Facility

    Southampton Material Innovation Laboratory

    University of Southampton
    South East England

    External contract service for high-throughput materials synthesis and characterisation, thin films, electronics and energy-materials projects.

    • Materials & composites
    • Semiconductors & electronics
    • Energy & net zero
    • Net Zero & Sustainability
    • Facilities & Technical Support
  • Facility

    Southampton Nanofabrication Centre

    University of Southampton
    South East England

    Commercial micro/nanofabrication from single-chip R&D through pilot 200mm wafer batches, characterisation and advanced packaging.

    • Machining & fabrication
    • Innovation & R&D
    • Facilities & Technical Support
  • Facility

    University of Surrey Ion Beam Centre

    University of Surrey / UK National Ion Beam Centre
    South East England

    National facility access for industrial users requiring ion implantation, irradiation, ion-beam analysis and materials processing/characterisation.

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

    Westcott Shared Facilities Aerospace Test House

    Westcott Shared Facilities
    South East England

    SMEs and start-ups can rent cleanrooms, vibration testing, high-temperature 3D printing and electric-propulsion vacuum testing without owning the infrastructure.

    • Testing & validation
    • Additive manufacturing
    • Aerospace
    • Leadership & Management
    • Facilities & Technical Support
  • 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