Our Facilities
The Welsh Centre for printing and Coating holds over 600m2 of dedicated laboratory space. These state-of-the-art facilities house an array of cutting-edge equipment, designed to support a broad spectrum of activities for industry including:
- Production prototyping
- Ink formulation and manufacture
- Full product evaluation and testing
- Development of testing and quality assurance techniques
- Substrate, materials and rheological characterisation
Our extensive range of printing equipment spans from traditional printing technologies, such as:
- Screen printing
- Flexography
- Rotogravure
- Pad printing
to digital and additive manufacturing solutions, which include:
- Inkjet
- Aerosol Jet Printing
- 3D printers
- Direct Ink Writing printers
Our facility also provides detailed material analysis and product evaluations, including:
- In-depth rheological analysis
- Chemical analysis
- Mechanical and Environmental testing
- Colorimetry testing
- Electronic and electrochemical solutions for printed electronics, sensors, energy storage and biomedical
