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The Innovation Factory: CSIC's 35,000 sq ft test bed

The Innovation Factory was a 35,000 sq ft facility on the outskirts of Hamilton, in Scotland's central lowlands, designed to help construction businesses collaborate and test new ideas. It opened with an industry event in 2017.

What it offered

• Equipment on open access: product development, manufacturing, robotics and visualisation kit, from a collaborative robot and an industrial robot to 3D scanners and printers, a digital router, a vacuum press, an offsite manufacturing cell and virtual and augmented reality headsets.
• Spaces: conference, training, seminar and meeting rooms, plus hot-desking and membership packages.
• Free monthly tours for companies curious about what the factory could do.

Current details, bookings and prices are on be-st.build.