Services for Business

The PMC offers consultancy and contract manufacture and measurement services to manufacturing companies operating in the UK, at a competitive daily rate.SMEs may qualify for no cost technical projects through our ERDF schemes. Please see the Aerospace UP and Driving Research & Innovation pages for further details on our ERDF projects, and how to apply.

We have unrivalled expertise in product design and engineering, contract manufacturing and bespoke tooling development. We support our customers with training and after care.

To learn more about the facilities we have and the services, please get in touch

Manufacturing services

Manufacture of product prototypes
Small batch manufacture of products
Development and building of new manufacturing systems/processes
Improvement of current machines/ processes through the integration of new sensors, process control intelligence and interface to PLM
Development of integrated manufacturing systems

Product development

Product design optimisation for improved manufacturability
Product redesign for cost-effective micro-manufacturing by reducing the number of sub-components
Product design and performance analysis
Small batch product prototyping

Verification and validation

Contract measurement services for example part geometry, part features and others
Expert witness services – assurance on product/process quality
Scanning Electron Microscopy with natural state capability

Collaborative research and development

Funding through UK and EU funding mechanisms
Contract-based/Project-based R&D work

Training and staff development

Training on the use of specific machines
Training of manufacturing process-specific know-how
Awareness courses on advanced manufacturing technologies and its implications

Consultancy

Evaluation and optimisation of current manufacturing processes
Product redesign for cost effective manufacture
Manufacturing systems redesign for optimised performance
Development and testing of prototype manufacturing systems/processes
Development of specific manufacturing process know-how and the transfer of this knowhow through training and staff development programmes
Development/optimisation/ verification of CAD/CAM models
FEA modelling and simulation of specific manufacturing processes