Manufacturing &Fabrication for Critical Technologies Special Interest Group

This meeting will feature:

• Manufacturing best practices from

Finetech (advanced packaging & integration)

STMicroelectronics (scale to mass manufacturing)

• Facilitated discussions on fabrication and scale-up challenges
• Networking lunch

Background

Advanced manufacturing and fabrication capability underpins the successful commercialisation of all critical technologies, including photonics, quantum, semiconductors, and sensing. While Scotland has internationally recognised strengths in research, innovation, and early-stage device development, the ability to translate these advances into scalable, reliable, and commercially viable products depends fundamentally on access to robust fabrication, packaging, testing, and scale-up pathways.

Across these technology domains, organisations face shared challenges: transitioning processes from the laboratory to pilot manufacturing, achieving yield and reliability at early production stages, integrating packaging and testing, and managing supply-chain dependencies. These challenges are often addressed in isolation, despite their common technical and systemic nature.

Manufacturing & Fabrication Special Interest Group

As the representative association for Scotland’s enabling technologies sector, Technology Scotland recognises manufacturing and fabrication as a critical horizontal capability across the entire Critical Technologies ecosystem. Strengthening this capability is central to Scotland’s ambitions around economic growth, industrial resilience, and global competitiveness.

The SIG will provide a dedicated forum to bring together community, share practical insight, and ensure Scotland’s manufacturing and fabrication needs are clearly articulated within wider UK and international discussions.

Main Goal of the Group

The core goal of the Manufacturing & Fabrication SIG is to support the development of robust, scalable manufacturing pathways for Scotland’s critical technologies. The SIG will provide a neutral, trusted platform where organisations can exchange knowledge, compare approaches, and explore opportunities for collaboration. The group will bring a clear and evidence-based voice into discussions with the Scottish and UK Governments, funding bodies, infrastructure providers, and strategic partners.

Objectives:

• Provide a unified voice for manufacturing and fabrication across critical technologies
• Support Scotland’s vision for scalable manufacturing in critical technologies
• Facilitate knowledge exchange and collaboration
• Identify systemic challenges and future capability needs
  

Why Now?

• Manufacturing and scale-up are central to current UK and Scottish technology policy
• Scotland’s innovation base is strong, but manufacturing routes remain fragmented
• Many fabrication challenges are shared across sectors but discussed in isolation
• Practical insight is essential to shape future infrastructure and investment decisions

This SIG will connect manufacturing reality with national ambition.

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