Our high-specification facilities can help you deliver improvements in areas such as product innovation and process efficiency.

Product development and analysis

• specialist sensory booths for product evaluation
• rear time PCR (polymerase chain reaction) and ‘lab on a chip’ to aid microbial identification
• live cell culture facilities
• nutrition labs with exercise equipment, Douglas bags and blood analysis kit
• analysis equipment to measure fat, texture, protein, fibre and satiety-regulating hormones
• freeze dryer and plate freezer
• food processing kitchens
• pasteuriser
• fermenters for bacterial yeast growth
• comprehensive microscope suite
• mass spectrometry suite, e.g: to determine functional ingredients or metal and salt concentrations
• environmental chamber and greenhouse for crop analysis

Packaging design

• eye tracking
• high speed camera
• motion capture
• 3D printing
• vacuum forming
• MAP (Modified Atmosphere Packaging) workstation
• autoclave
• retort for sterilisation of pouches/cans
• spray dryer for micro encapsulation

Food production and plant

• scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
• suite of equipment to diagnose metal fatigue, corrosion or cracking
• full analysis facilities for polymer packaging and production
• analysis equipment for glasses and ceramics
• factory simulation to maximise throughout