National Manufacturing Institute Scotland
Case studies
Whatever your unique situation is, we're sure that we can help your business achieve its goals. See below how NMIS has helped similar companies from Scotland and around the world make more money, access new markets and become the industry leaders in their field.
LMC
ACT Blade
The new wind turbine blade set to make green energy even greener
NMIS
Advanced Clothing Solutions (ACS)
Scottish circular fashion hub reduces emissions by 90% and nets £10m green investment
Digital Factory, NMIS
Astrimar
New tool accelerates product development process
NMIS
Breathe Easy
NMIS helps bring lip-reading face mask closer to medical certification
AFRC
Brengor Innovation
A team from the AFRC collaborated with Darren Haley, former prison officer and owner of Brengor Innovation, who has developed a recyclable razor designed to reduce incidents of self-harm.
NMIS
Carruthers Renewables
Reinventing the wheel to provide hydropower solution for the developing world
Digital Factory
Confidence Plus
NMIS Digital Factory teams help innovative medical product get closer to market
Digital Factory
DigiTool
As part of a £1.2 million project part-funded by Innovate UK, NMIS collaborated with six other project partners to identify a solution to remanufacture dies using additive manufacturing and machining.
Digital Factory
Edify
Filling in the cracks for building surveyors with innovative AR and AI technology
AFRC
European Space Agency (ESA)
Spacecraft R&D project with TWI, Airbus and NMIS lifts off
Digital Factory
Electro-peds
Electric moped seller explores green shoring and plans to grow its team in Scotland
Digital Factory
Floco
Reusable sanitary products can reduce emissions by 90%
Digital Factory
FluidMS
3D printed sensor enclosure opens doors to new markets and cost savings
Digital Factory, NMIS
Kigtek, Siemens and Diageo
Digital twin combined with innovative whisky cask filling solution set to save millions
AFRC, NMIS
MacTaggart Scott
NMIS engineers and researchers provided close examination and testing of the customer’s materials and processes
Digital Factory
Malin Fabrication
Review of part verification techniques helps local manufacturer meet production goals and secure jobs
Digital Factory
Malin Group
3D printing technology delivers sustainability at sea
Digital Factory
MAPAL
3D demonstrator component showcases tooling performance and attracts new customers
AFRC
Metaltek
The team at the AFRC explored combining flow forming and centrifugal casting using one of it’s onsite flow formers.
Digital Factory, NMIS
Mountain Bike Centre of Scotland
NMIS supported the project by creating an accurate 3D model of the centre to showcase to partners
Digital Factory
Nami Surgical
NMIS boosts development of a promising new technology for robotic surgery
MSA
NMIS Graduate training - PowerHouse project
Engineer hails graduate scheme as life-changing opportunity
MSA
NMIS Graduate training - Renewable Parts
Scots graduate secures 'dream job' with help of graduate scheme
Digital Factory
Organlike
AR technology brings the operating theatre to surgeons in remote areas of Africa.
AFRC, NMIS
PAB Coventry
Key luxury car components can be reduced in weight by 24% through new hydroforming technology
NMIS
RAM Engineering & Tooling
NMIS de-risks new additive technologies for Scottish engineering firm
Digital Factory
Quartztec Europe
Scottish manufacturer explores automation to increase capacity
Digital Factory
Rocio
A team from NMIS Digital Factory collaborated with luxury eco-fashion brand ROCIO, to create a new version of its signature handbag design using 3D printing.
AFRC, NMIS
Rolls-Royce
The digital team at the AFRC used novel laser scanning and photogrammetric techniques to create a high-quality 3D visualisation of the facility, incorporating the Rolls-Royce’s bestselling engine
AFRC
Rolls-Royce
An extensive data mining activity on many years of historic Rolls-Royce manufacturing data for fan blades was managed by AFRC engineers.
AFRC
Safran Landing Systems
Researchers and engineers from the AFRC’s forging and incremental technologies team carried out a series of trials on the component using the WF STR600 flow former machine.
Digital Factory, NMIS
Scotland's Bravest Manufacturing Company
Ergonomic 3D printed sign-cutting tool drives productivity and inclusivity for social enterprise
AFRC
Sheffield Forgemasters
Simulation speeds Sheffield Forgemasters on its digital journey
AFRC, NMIS
Sheet forming
Realising magnesium sheet forming potential using a novel hydroforming process variant
NMIS
SICCAR
Support for technology start-up helps it secure funding, access new markets and increase headcount
NMIS
Scottish Institute for Remanufacturing
Repurposing face masks could prevent 20,000 tonnes of landfill waste each year
Digital Factory
SkiWEDGE
NMIS helps Forfar start-up identify low cost way to make its innovative skiing product
AFRC, NMIS
Soltropy
New aluminium design heats up business for Glasgow company
AFRC
Split Forming
Split forming puts AFRC in pole position to reduce automotive emissions
AFRC
Sudelac
AFRC supports development of innovative oil well decommissioning tool
NMIS
TGM Lightweight Solutions
Collaborative lightweight car battery concept drives down weight, emissions and production costs.
AFRC
Tinsley Bridge Group
A review of forging processes paves the way for automation and a productivity boost.
NMIS
Turtle Pack
Support for swimming aid entrepreneur navigating the choppy waters of early product development
Digital Factory
Whittaker Engineering
Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) reduces manufacturing time for oil and gas parts from months to days
AFRC
WEIR Group
Mining company digs into alternative manufacturing routes to validate its existing approach