the mtc - advanced manufacturing training centre
Coventry
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) was established in 2010 as an
independent Research & Technology Organisation (RTO) with the objective of
bridging the gap between academia and industry – often referred to as ‘the
valley of death’. It represents one of the largest public sector investments in
UK manufacturing and, after four years of planning and a 16 month build, the
facility opened at Ansty Park in Coventry at the end of 2011. In December 2011,
there were 16 industrial members, 44 staff and just a few key pieces of
equipment in the ‘workshop’. Over the following seven years the MTC’s rapid
growth has seen the expansion of our campus with the construction of three more
facilities, including the opening of the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre
and the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing. Our role has also increased
to cover not only R&D but also Training, Advanced Manufacturing Management and
Factory Design. We now have over 700 talented employees working with us. During
this time we have helped hundreds of companies across a range of industries and
over 100 of them have become members of the MTC.
