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.
Helping Advanced Clothing Solutions to cut environment impact by 90%
NMIS’ work helped ACS Clothing to reduce its environmental impact by 90% and secure £10m private investment, now set to fund a new UK-based facility and jobs.
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Simulations identify real savings for heat treatment users
Potential for 21,800 tonnes less CO2 emissions in the UK alone from Nuclear AMRC's on heat treatment on the AI6S collaborative project.
8 December 2023
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Lift-off for UK capabilities in urban air mobility composites
The NCC and WMG support Vertical Aerospace in growing their product range in the urban air mobility market, which is estimated to be worth £800bn by 2040
8 December 2023
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Creating jobs in nuclear energy
Nuclear is an obvious answer, but lead times are lengthy and the financing challenges for large reactors are formidable.
3 February 2022
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Helping construction reopen safely
Social distancing is key to reopening sections of the economy that have needed to close during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the group nature of the work, social distancing has particularly hit the UK construction sector, meaning many sites have been unable to operate normally.
3 February 2022
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Dental aerosol protection equipment to safeguard against airborne particles
To help address this, the MTC has developed ‘Halo’. Designed to protect dentistry staff and patients against contaminated aerosol particles, it provides up to 99% protection when used in conjunction with standard dental high-volume extraction equipment.
3 February 2022
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Developing an aerosol-generating procedure shield to protect NHS workers
Identified as an opportunity to reduce the exposure our healthcare workers face when treating patients, the enhancement offers a number of benefits, including a substantial weight reduction from 9kg to 4.5kg, improved visual clarity and ease of use.
3 February 2022
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The UK’s vaccine programme has been vital in combatting COVID-19. In April 2020, CPI joined the UK Government’s Vaccine Taskforce to support the manufacture and formulation of novel mRNA vaccine candidates in the fight against the virus.
3 February 2022
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Climbing the wall with Hausbots
With the potential to save thousands of lives, speed is essential. Hausbots identified a potential bottleneck in their product development: compliance with international regulations on radio frequency emissions.
3 February 2022
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