World class resources for today’s manufacturers

Micro and nano-engineering are opening up the potential for a generation of new and radically enhanced products - in areas as diverse as medical and healthcare diagnostics, industrial automation, optical telecommunications aerospace applications and textiles.

Meeting the global market for advanced new products that out perform and out compete the opposition demands access to world class research, development and production facilities. Within Wales, three Europe's leading engineering organisations have come together to provide a one-route resource to take businesses into the next generation.

Introducing a whole new, smaller world

Within the world of engineering and manufacturing, smaller is now better.

The drive is on for low cost, high precision products with greater functionality, based on non-silicon materials like polymers, ceramics, glass and metals as well as more traditional metals.

The companies that seize the opportunity to create these products will be those that retain and improve their market share. That puts increasing pressure on businesses to adopt and exploit the very latest small-scale engineering techniques. The challenge, of course, is how to achieve this within existing resources. Not every venture has the technology expertise in-house; few organizations have the resources to research, develop and then prototype new products before committing to volume production.

Which is where Wales’s world-class resources come into their own. Three of the UK’s foremost centres focusing on micro and nanotechnology are based here. More than that, they offer a complementary range of facilities and work together to offer a seamless service to business: whatever your requirements are, we can almost guarantee that they can be met. From leading edge research through to design, prototyping and small volume manufacture – right through to assistance in setting up volume production facilities.

One call to any of the three centres involved will put you in touch with a dedicated, knowledgeable network with a mission to enable.

The world is changing. Fast. With our expertise behind you, your business can be part of those changes.