ABOUT US
"Digital technologies are rapidly changing the face of manufacturing today. Omnifactory provides exciting opportunities for developing new research ideas, testing and demonstrating novel concepts and supporting their accelerated translation into future sustainable production technologies in collaboration with our academic and industrial partners".
Professor Svetan Ratchev FREng
Director, Omnifactory Research Centre
BREAK WITH TRADITION
We've entered a new era of connected, agile manufacturing, one that transforms how products are designed, produced and delivered. Our ecosystem is built to:
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Manufacture complex products cost-effectively, combining advanced automation and digital integration to optimise every stage of production.
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Respond rapidly to changing demand and fluctuating volumes, ensuring manufacturing remains efficient and resilient even in dynamic markets.
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Adapt seamlessly to design changes, product mix variations and shifting scheduling priorities, maintaining productivity and precision throughout.
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Dramatically reduce time-to-market, enabling faster innovation cycles and supporting the rapid scale-up of production when required.
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Deliver truly responsive manufacturing-as-a-service, giving organisations the flexibility to access production capacity, capability and expertise on demand.
MATURITY OF TECHNOLOGIES
Bridging the gap between research and real-world manufacturing.
Omnifactory operates seamlessly across Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) 1–6, uniting early-stage discovery with industrial application. While universities typically focus on fundamental science (TRL 1–3) and the UK Catapult Network leads applied innovation (TRL 4–6), Omnifactory connects these worlds within a single, integrated environment.
Our team transforms blue-sky research into practical, production-ready solutions, accelerating innovation and reducing time to industry adoption. Within Omnifactory, there is no “valley of death”, only a continuous pathway from idea to implementation.