MTC tackles complex manufacturing and business challenges with 450+ engineers, driving solutions across 400+ projects annually. We excel in product innovation, digital transformation, sustainable manufacturing, and more.

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Our product innovation and development teams help you turn your great ideas into reality. Experts from multiple disciplines will support each stage of your product development journey with advice on everything from ideation through to manufacturing.

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Product innovation & development

Our innovation teams assist businesses at every MRL stage, optimising production from new tools to complex technologies. Our testing facilities reduce risk and enhance competitiveness, while our industry network provides vast engineering expertise.

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Process innovation & improvement

Strategy and solutions that help embed new technology whilst equipping you for present and future challenges.

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Digital transformation solutions

Our growth and scaling teams help move businesses forward. Our wide-ranging team of experts can advise on everything from adopting automation to refining factory floor processes, as well as helping you explore new technologies and unlock crucial funding.

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Growth and scaling

Our experts create robust, innovative supply chains at any business stage. We evaluate, assess, and find the right suppliers, from initial creation to reshoring. Our sector knowledge and tools reduce costs and complexity and increase flexibility.

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Supply chain transformation

Our independent experts will guide you through the next steps of your sustainability journey. We’ll help you explore new technologies and processes, understand the latest legislation, and make lasting, impactful change.

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Sustainable manufacturing & net zero

MTC Training enhances productivity through tailored upskilling, reskilling, and apprenticeships, bridging skills gaps and fostering innovation in UK manufacturing.

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Skills & training

How we can help

MTC collaborates with SMEs, multinational corporations, universities, industry partners, and policymakers. We are fiercely independent, unbiased, and sector-agnostic, forging partnerships that drive positive impact.

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MTC supports SMEs with expert advice, innovative technologies, and collaborative opportunities to accelerate progress. We offer tailored partnerships, extensive funding streams, and cutting-edge facilities across various manufacturing sectors.

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SMEs, start-ups & entrepreneurs

MTC partners with large and multi-national organisations across diverse industries to transform ideas and challenges into commercially viable solutions. Leveraging a team of 450+ engineers, MTC integrates advanced technology and cross-sector expertise.

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Large & Multi-national organisations

Our expertise spans aerospace, defence, power & energy, and construction. We provide innovative solutions, enhancing productivity and sustainability, and partner with industry and academia to develop world-class manufacturing processes and technologies.

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As the UK defence industry’s Manufacturing Centre of Expertise we provide the innovation and inspiration that helps the UK develop flexible supply chains, future skills and workforce strategy.

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Defence

Hydrogen could hold a critical answer to the decarbonisation of hard to abate sectors such as heavy industry, transport power generation and elements of heat.

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Hydrogen

Beyond the invaluable role that nuclear energy can play as a strategic driver in our pursuit of the UK’s net zero targets, our nuclear revival has immense potential to progressively impact the country from an organisational, societal and economic perspect

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Nuclear power

Renewable energy is reshaping the UK economy and accelerating the journey to Net Zero.

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Renewables

MTC is uniquely positioned to help Government and Industry adopt advanced manufacturing technologies that drive innovation and deliver proven solutions in the construction sector.

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Construction

Market sectors

MTC membership connects you to a collaborative community, solving challenges and sharing opportunities. Join industry leaders and SMEs to contribute to the Core Research Programme, shaping societal impact and driving industry advancements together.

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Members

MTC collaborates with universities to advance research into industry impact, testing ideas at early Technology Readiness Levels and supporting teams with co-funding, state-of-the-art facilities, and credibility for funding transitions.

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Universities

We work with universities, members and industrial partners to deliver large-scale projects that push the boundaries to create progress to societal challenges.

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Collaborations

Who we work with

MTC pioneers manufacturing innovation with state-of-the-art facilities and collaborative expertise. Since 2010, as part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, we've driven transformative industry solutions through curiosity and collaboration.

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At MTC, our diverse team drives progress across sectors. From thought leaders to strategic minds, we unite for sustainable growth, shaping UK manufacturing excellence with unwavering commitment and strategic direction.

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Our people

MTC focuses on future manufacturing technologies, bridging academia and industry. MTC supports UK industrial transformation, fostering innovation and societal benefits. Learn more about our history and foundations here.

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Our journey

MTC helps SMEs and large organisations tackle manufacturing challenges, driving advancements in UK manufacturing by leveraging cutting-edge technologies

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Our additive manufacturing experts work with businesses of all sizes, helping to make impossible parts possible.

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Additive manufacturing

Leveraging advanced technologies like machine learning, deep learning, data analytics, and generative AI, we address critical challenges such as predictive maintenance, quality control, and process optimisation.

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Artificial Intelligence

Whether you’re beginning your automation journey or addressing a complex automation challenge, MTC is here to help.

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Automation & robotics

As the UK's Laser Processing Centre of Excellence, we provide comprehensive support from process definition to staff upskilling.

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Laser processing

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Materials technology

We help organisations design, develop, and validate new processes and assembly methods for physical assets. Starting with problem definition, we de-risk complex aspects through strategic solutions. 

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Process innovation and improvement

Our product innovation and development teams help you turn your great ideas into reality. Experts from multiple disciplines will support each stage of your product development journey.

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Product innovation and development

Technologies and capabilities

Located across three state-of-the-art sites in easy to reach locations, get in touch with our teams of experts to discover how MTC can unlock progress in your world.

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Locations & contact us

MTC delivers exceptional events with world-class facilities, stunning venues, and first-class catering. Hosting up to 400 guests, MTC supports industry innovation while funding future engineering talent.

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Events & venue hire

Find answers to questions about what MTC does and how we can help you.

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Careers

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Check out valuable insights from the world of The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) here and uncover useful information from our ever-changing industries.

Manufacturing Technology Insights | Information From The MTC

Digital Transformation

Growth & Scaling

Process Innovation

Product Innovation

Skills & Training

Supply Chain Transformation

Sustainability & Net Zero

Exhibiting

Hosting

Speaking

Apprenticeships & Technical Training

Business Development

Engineering

Events & Hospitality

Graduates

Management / Supervisory

Manufacturing Consultancy

Support Departments

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Aerospace

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Civil Nuclear

Power & Energy

Construction and infrastructure

Defence & Security

Electrification

Manufacturing

Road & Rail

Space

Water

Wind, Maritime & Solar

Additive Manufacturing

Automation & Robotics

Digital Manufacturing

Industrial Transformation

Laser Processing

Manufacturing Systems

Materials Engineering

Metrology & NDT

Process Design

Product Design

Simulation & Modelling

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Digitalisation of complex processes

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Harnessing industry excellence

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Smiths Group becomes member of the Manufacturing Technology Centre

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Evaluating Microsoft Azure as an Alternative to On-Premises HPC  

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Design of a novel cooling system for high performance battery packs

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Accelerating innovation in the UK life sciences sector: MTC’s strategic role

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Dufaylite: creating a 400% increase in output

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Unlocking economic growth through national security 

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Bright prospects for growth: UK opportunities for laser manufacturing

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Make it or buy it?

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Are you ready?

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Keeping it simple

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Boosting manufacturing by design

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Building UK EV capability

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Product-Only Virtual Build 

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Hoopsy: The sustainability, design & manufacturing journey towards creating one of the world’s first 100% compostable pregnancy test

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Insights

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NDT standards development

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Large format additive manufacturing with direct energy deposition (DED) technology

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Laser ultrasound inspection for diffusion bonding

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Novel ground penetrating radar approach for RAAC end bearing examination

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Integrated information for improved quality demonstrator (IIQ-D)

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Enhanced analysis of x-ray images of complex geometries

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Inspection services: inspection data processing

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Inspection services: automated intelligent metrology

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Inspection services: reverse engineering

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Improving inspection quality & reducing inspection time through new technology

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CARNOT engines - hydrogen fuelled ICE