Queens University, Belfast

 

The Northern Ireland Technology Centre provides expertise in key areas of engineering and manufacturing technology:

  • Automation: Design and development of special purpose machinery and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing
  • Construction: Product development, site testing, structural assessments and instrumentation, calibration and materials testing
  • Product Design and Development: CAD/CAM/CAE and rapid prototyping facilities
  • Foresight Business Process Centre: Best practice demonstrator of IT solutions for SMEs
  • Virtual Engineering Centre: Computer simulations of products, processes and systems in development and in operation

The Polymer Processing Research Centre provides the necessary technological infrastructure to support the activities of the local plastics industry. Capabilities include:

  • Extrusion
  • Rotational Moulding
  • Injection Moulding
  • Thermoforming
  • Recycling
  • Compounding