Manufacturing case studies from across the HVM Catapult

Our case studies provide snapshots from the exciting work we’re doing with businesses, researchers, and government across the UK.

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Bringing health tech production to the UK

Engineers identified replacement components for those only available in Finland.

4 November 2026

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Take off for scalable growth and long-term resilience

Automated and improved procedure has enhanced operators’ effectiveness tenfold.

4 November 2026

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Rethinking the bottle – sustainable design for toddlers

CPI and SLN Sustainability redesigned a toddler water bottle using circular, data-driven design to balance safety, functionality and sustainability from the start.

14 January 2026

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Development of laser cutting for dry carbon fibre preforms

MTC and NCC worked together to develop laser cutting for high-rate thick dry fibre preforms.

23 June 2025

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Intelligent handling system design and integration

MTC developed an AI driven sorting system for separating intermediate and low-level nuclear decommissioning waste.

10 April 2025

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Safety critical railway components

An ultrasonic inspection process can detect fracture defects in challenging rail-side conditions.

30 March 2025

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Teaching the skills for low-carbon technologies

Teaching college students how renewables and green technology works.

30 March 2025

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MTC and AMRC’s factory design and development

Collaboration between MTC and AMRC Cymru, part of the University of Sheffield, to design a reconfigurable factory for scalable production of both fuel cells and electrolysers.

2 July 2024

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Sitting on top of the world

The Manufacturing Technology Centre worked with High Value Manufacturing Catapult colleagues and a Winter Paralympian to develop an award-winning sit-ski that’s lighter and more aerodynamic than conventional models.

24 January 2024

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Process rig for production of innovative heart treatment devices

Working collaboratively with the University of St Andrews, the MTC designed a system to enable the production of groundbreaking prototype medical devices.

8 December 2023

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Hydrogen Innovation Initiative

Accelerating the UK’s hydrogen vision with the Hydrogen Innovation Initiative

8 December 2023

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Using robotics to reduce chemicals in agriculture

The MTC helped Bardsley England increase yield, save costs on chemicals and slash emissions with autonomous crop inspection.

6 February 2023

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