The UK hub for Innovation returns for 2023 - Enabling Innovation
Advanced Engineering | 1 & 2 November 2023
Do you have a next-generation technology to drive UK manufacturing and design?
As part of the UK’s largest annual exhibition for manufacturing, engineering and technology professionals, the Enabling Innovation zone supports smaller enterprises that are eager to accelerate and commercialise their innovation into the advanced manufacturing and technology industries.
Supported and judged by experts at Innovate UK, the Knowledge Transfer Network, and Innovation DB, Advanced Engineering welcomes applications from across all engineering sectors. When it comes to Enabling Innovation, the sky is the limit!
Please note entries are now closed and will open for 2023 early next year!
Enabling Innovation is supported by our innovation partners
We work with an extensive range of media and association partners to reach the right audience and to create an unmissable event.
And the winner is... Dragonfly Insulation
A huge congratulations to aerogel manufacturing pioneer Dragonfly Insulation!
The innovative start-up have won a stand at next year’s exhibition for free, which will act as a stepping stone for the business to achieve further success by meeting future customers. SMDR and Lineat Composites were awarded second and third place respectively.
Jeremy Whittingham, consultant for science, engineering and technology organisations, and part of this year’s judging panel said, “Dragonfly Insulation’s presentation was very much geared towards investors, who might have been in the audience, which we thought was a very clever move. It talked specifically about the benefit of using its specific materials and brought out the uniqueness of the product extremely well.”
Congratulations to all entries! Discover more about Dragonfly Insulation here:
Enabling Innovation
The overall winner of Advanced Engineering’s Enabling Innovation trophy in 2023 will receive a free full-sized stand and complete marketing package at Advanced Engineering 2023.
Once selected in the Autumn of 2023, the 10 finalists of the Enabling Innovations awards will receive a fantastic array of opportunities and branding to promote their involvement. Below is just a taste of what to expect as an Enabling Innovation finalist.
Exhibit at the show
Finalists receive a free pod in the Enabling Innovation zone at the heart of the show in 2023
Pitch your product
Pitch your product to industry experts in the Connected Manufacturing Forum live at Advanced Engineering 2023
Access thousands of buyers
Meet industry decision-metres from all sectors looking to invest in new technologies and products
Wide-reaching promotion
Access extensive PR and marketing support and media coverage in the lead-up to the show
Innovation in focus
Feature as an unmissable highlight of the show in our visitor emails and social posts
A springboard to market
Launch your innovation at the UK's most established engineering and manufacturing event
Hear from a past winner...
The Enabling Innovation competition in 2021 at Advanced Engineering was a great success and saw the novel rocket propulsion systems of Protolaunch take the top spot. Take a look below to hear how winning Enabling Innovation has benefitted Matt Escott, CEO and Co-Founder of Protolaunch.
Protolaunch is thrilled to have been awarded the Enabling Innovation Award for our disruptive rocket thruster technology. Showcasing as part of the Enabling Innovation start-up zone at Advanced Engineering allowed us to make new relationships with potential customers and suppliers alike and the event has played a noticeable role in the growth of our business.
Matt Escott, CEO & Co-Founder of Protolaunch – Winner of Enabling Innovation 2021
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2021 finalists and winner
In November 2021 Advanced Engineering once again hosted the Enabling Innovation zone – featuring 8 exciting start-ups selected for their early-stage innovations and inventions.
We’re delighted to announce that Protolaunch successfully secured the prize for 2021 and will be awarded a free full-sized stand at Advanced Engineering 2022!
Details of the finalists can be found below…
Protolaunch – 2021 WINNER
Novel Rocket Propulsion for NewSpace Applications – Protolaunch specialises in chemical propulsion and the surrounding sub-systems for in-atmosphere and in-space applications. Protolaunch has a proven record of delviering complex multi-disciplinary propulsion projects for commercial customers and the Eurpoean Space Agency. As an engine supplier for the space industry, our focus is improving manufacturing scalability by eliminating the complexity of turbopumps, without sacrificing performance.
Select Coast Science
Air Quality Monitoring – South Coast Science is a Brighton based manufacturer of precision air quality instruments. Established in 2016, the Praxis/Urban product was developed in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and is now used across seven continents. It can measure up to 9 different environmental parameters simultaneously with data stored locally and automatically uploaded to our Cloud via an open-source analytics platform.
Quantum Dice Ltd
Source-Device Independent, Self-Certifying (DISC) Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG) implemented in photonics – Quantum Dice is a multi-award winning Oxford University spin-out with a vision to become the leading developer of photonic solutions for computing and communications. We aim to achieve this by first becoming the leading world-wide supplier of optical quantum random number generators (QRNGs) to the hardware encryption market.
We live in an increasingly digitised world that is expected to be connected through 75 billion smart devices by 2025. All modern-day encryption depends on a source of random numbers. The security of the random number generation is often overlooked. Quantum Dice is pioneering source-device independent, self-certifying (DISC) true random number generation. Our unique QRNG employs advanced integrated photonics technology to product high-quality, certified randomness from an on-chip device.
Quantum Dice is also based at the Oxford Centre for innovation and is an alumni of the world-leading Quantum Technology Enterprise Centre at University of Bristol and Creative Destruction Lab (Quantum Stream, Toronto). Quantum Dice is currently developing its first miniaturised MVP and beginning demonstrations with industry.
X-Lok
New Interconnect technology providing EMC protection of electrical wiring harnesses – X-Lok’s disruptive Interconnect technology provides EMC protection of electrical wiring harnesses. Unique in matching open sleeve technology to speed installation, repair and maintenance, it saves up to 85% in weight with fewer parts and is 20 times faster to assemble. 3D AM printed in NASA approved CE resin or Titanium for the harshest environments, it will save £millions for our prospective customers in space, commercial and hypersonic aviation and eVTOL with substantial reductions in emissions and fuel burn, contributing to the protection of our fragile environment. X-Lok – smaller – faster – lighter.
Integrals Power Ltd (IPL)
Next-generation battery material and cell – IPL is the UK leader in development of next-generation, non-toxic, high power LFP and LFMP cathode material and cells which offer 25% more specific energy density, higher specific capacity and discharge capability (50-60 C rate) compared to current LFP and conventional batteries, allowing storage of extra electrical energy in weight and volume efficient battery cells that are cost effective and more environmentally friendly.
DONAA
DONAA delivers a powerful tool to detect defects during 3D printing, enabling customers to save costs and protect the environment – DONAA combines artificial intelligence with material engineering to enable error-free 3D printing.
High value 3D printing is taking over the manufacturing industry and driving industry 4.0. But it’s currently broken. The process is unpredictable, which is a fundamental barrier to adoption for many companies. Not only is it hugely expensive but deadlines are missed and customers are disappointed. 3D printing is essentially welding materials. However, the very short cycles of heating and cooling lead to manufacturing parts that have considerable residual stress. This residual stress can cause distortions or cracks during the manufacturing process. It can also cause premature failures once the part is in use. This is a real problem for high value metallic parts, such as engine blades.
We are building the world’s first brain-inspired computer vision system to fix that. Our SaaS platform detects defects during the printing process. This approach will save our partners billions in manufacturing costs alone.
Omega Dot Ltd
High speed motor with frictionless air bearing – Air bearings are the future, it opens doors to oil-free, compact and ultra-efficient machines.
ACPI Ltd
Fastt – High flux heat transfer with exceptional temperature range from cryogenic to above 100 degrees Celsius, lightweight heat exchange.
ACPI Ltd were awarded a patent FASTT heat transfer, and earlier this year won the British Engineering Excellence Award in the Materials Application category. The company has previously supplied critical component design and development for ALSTOM power electronic/grid systems – concept through prototype and on to production. ACPI was initially founded to exploit novel composite material insulator developments but is now dedicated to the development of the FASTT heat transfer technology which ultimately may make a difference to the current climate change crisis.
D-Risq Ltd
Automated Formal Verification Techniques – D-RisQ provides automated software verification technologies and development services for embedded real time systems. The techno,ogies enable savings of up to 80% over traditional techniques while providing evidence to meet safety and security standards in any sector.
Enabling Innovation
Advanced Engineering 2020 is welcoming back an all new Enabling Innovation area, hosting 10 start-ups or innovators, showcasing invention and innovations.
