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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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19 records for Yorkshire and the Humber, including UK-wide coverage.

  • Facility

    3M Buckley Innovation Centre Technology Facilities

    3M Buckley Innovation Centre / University of Huddersfield
    Yorkshire and the Humber

    UK businesses can access metal/polymer additive manufacturing, industrial X-ray CT, microscopy, metrology, design and prototyping with specialist support.

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

    AMRC Training Centre Employer Support

    University of Sheffield AMRC
    Yorkshire and the Humber

    Employer apprenticeship support, skills mapping, levy guidance, mentor training, bespoke apprenticeship programmes and CPD for manufacturing and engineering workforces.

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

    Biorenewables Development Centre

    University of York
    Yorkshire and the Humber

    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.

    • Prototyping & scale-up
    • Innovation & R&D
    • Net Zero & Sustainability
  • Facility

    Bragg Centre Materials Facilities for Business

    University of Leeds
    Yorkshire and the Humber

    Business access to materials characterisation and fabrication, technical services, consultancy, training, collaborative R&D and SME equipment-access routes.

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

    Castings Technology Industrial Foundry R&D Facility

    Castings Technology
    Yorkshire and the Humber

    Sovereign casting technology facility supporting casting development and industrialisation, including major titanium melting capability and expansion to larger Sheffield premises in late 2026.

    • Testing & validation
    • Machining & fabrication
    • Business Growth
    • Innovation & R&D
  • Facility

    Centre for Polymer Micro and Nano Technology

    University of Bradford
    Yorkshire and the Humber

    Industry-facing polymer process development, proof-of-concept work, tooling, inspection, modelling and low-volume manufacture.

    • Metrology & measurement
    • Materials & composites
    • Digital manufacturing
    • Facilities & Technical Support
  • Facility

    Materials and Engineering Research Institute

    Sheffield Hallam University
    Yorkshire and the Humber

    Research, consultancy and equipment access spanning robotics, polymers, coatings, structural materials, microscopy and advanced manufacturing.

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

    National Epitaxy Facility Industry Access

    University of Sheffield / EPSRC
    Yorkshire and the Humber

    Industry access to III-V semiconductor epitaxial growth and characterisation supporting photonics, quantum, advanced electronics and device development.

    • Semiconductors & electronics
    • Business Growth
    • Facilities & Technical Support
  • Facility

    NNUF MULTIForm Facility

    University of Leeds / National Nuclear User Facility
    Yorkshire and the Humber

    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.

    • Business Growth
    • Innovation & R&D
  • Facility

    Royce Materials Discovery and Prototyping Platform

    Henry Royce Institute / University of Sheffield
    Yorkshire and the Humber

    Rapid materials discovery, alloy production, processing, testing and characterisation supporting manufacturer deployment.

    • Testing & validation
    • Prototyping & scale-up
    • Materials & composites
    • Innovation & R&D
    • Facilities & Technical Support
  • Facility

    Royce Near Net Shape Manufacturing Platform

    Henry Royce Institute / University of Sheffield
    Yorkshire and the Humber

    Industry can access advanced metal additive, directed-energy deposition, robotic welding, sintering, powder and near-net-shape manufacturing capability.

    • Additive manufacturing
    • Robotics & automation
    • Machining & fabrication
    • 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