The premier location and facilities are superb , restaurant , reception , goods in / out and you can never underestimate the benefits of interacting with likeminded people . Basically it ’ s a great place for new and growing businesses !’ Peter Maguire , Managing Director , MC Diagnostics
Conferencing / Hospitality Facilities The OpTIC Centre conferencing and meeting room facilities offer the perfect venue for an exhibition , product launch , training session , business meeting etc . All tenants benefit from discounted rates for meeting room hire . The range of meeting rooms can accommodate between 2-120 delegates , and a dedicated conferencing team works closely with clients to meet individual needs . The ‘ Street ’ is perfect for exhibitions and the hub of the OpTIC Centre .
The on-site catering team offer a high standard of catering delivered to the meeting rooms and the café .
Glyndŵr Innovations In addition to hosting some 20 + innovative technology companies at different stages of their product development and entry to market , the centre also incorporates the following groups and activities :
The academic research and development activities based at OpTIC Centre led by Glyndwr University academics who have world renowned expertise in their respective fields . All these research groups have established academic partnership with other universities with synergic and or complementary R & D activities . Commercial exploitation of technologies developed by these centres is managed by Glyndwr Innovations ; a subsidiary of Glyndwr University .
There are also initiatives to engage other Welsh universities to set up some R & D activities at OpTIC Centre . These include Bangor , Aberystwyth and South Wales Universities .
These technologies as integrated solutions for production of bespoke complex optics are unavailable elsewhere . In addition , the capabilities and processes developed has placed the group in a strategic position to play a pivotal role in proving and applying the scientific processes for optimum manufacture of high value , complex optics on a commodity scale .
What our clients say about us “ There ’ s no doubt the OpTIC Centre has been a fundamental part of the successful growth of our company . In the past 3 years we ’ ve grown from under 20 to 50 people , and OpTIC has made it easy to accommodate this expansion .
“ Its ability to respond quickly to our changing needs is vital to a growing company such as ours . OpTIC has provided us with the right facilities and services at the right time . The expertise and equipment on hand has been invaluable – such as optical design , lasers , metrology and a thermal chamber for testing .
“ Also the business support , mentoring and networking made all the difference to us . If you ’ re a growing technology company , it ’ s hard to find a facility and support offer like it across the region .
“ I can ’ t recommend strongly enough to any business to consider locating yourself at the OpTIC Centre . Let them take care of the factors that can slow a business down and focus your time on the important job of achieving your growth potential .”
John Oliver , Managing Director of Kent Periscopes
The Ultra Precision Surfaces ( UPS ) Group is recognised and well respected both in the UK and internationally in regard to its advanced optical manufacturing and metrology expertise . Skills include optomechanical design ; software and controls ; numerical modelling ; ultraprecision surface-processing ; metrology and data analysis ; industrial robotics ; and optical instrumentation systems .
The Engineering Project Group ( EPG ) initially established to compliment the expertise of the UPS group has evolved to another high profile engineering group offering turnkey opto-mechanical solutions for a wide range of terrestrial and space applications .
The combined expertise UPS and EPG offers a suite of engineering design , metrology , polishing and production capabilities that will be of direct benefit to industry in addressing the technology gap in the field .
Engineering Design , Optical Fabrication and Surface Metrology Expertise
166 UKSPA Directory 2016 / 17 Full Member • Wales