Expertise at Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh is home to a wide range of expertise supporting companies to innovate in manufacturing. Below are some examples.

Data and intelligent systems

Advanced robotics
AI and machine learning
Big data
Computational modelling and simulation
Digital twinning
High-performance computing
Internet of Things
3D and 4D printing

Formulations

Advanced materials
Computer simulation
Formulation science
Instrument development
Life and complex fluids

Materials and processes

Composite materials manufacture and processing
Dynamic, impact and ballistic performance of advanced materials
Fire testing of materials and structures
Materials design and characterisation
Mechanical testing from fibres to large structures
Multi-scale modelling from atoms to processes

Sustainability

Biocomposites
Environmental engineering
Industrial ecology (material efficiency, criticality, scenarios, recycling, substitution)
Recycled polymers
Waste management