Welcome to the
Welsh Mechatronics Network

The Welsh Mechatronics Network (WMN) has been established to encourage Welsh industry to take advantage of the advanced research and other support facilities made available by academia, professional institutions and Government organisations, for those companies involved in Mechatronics, specifically in the Small to Medium Enterprise sector (SMEs).  The WDA encouraged the founding of the "Mechatronics Systems Forum in Wales (MSFW), with the view to raising awareness throughout Wales and this has now come of age with some spectacular success stories by brokering co-operation between academia and industry.

The SME sector is a significant part of Welsh industry and has the potential to respond quickly to challenges and in an innovative way than some of the larger organisations. However they are often unable to realise this potential through lack of funding or investment advice in new machinery or technology, and a lack of awareness as to what technology can help them achieve in terms of growth, profit or retention of market share.

The wealth of knowledge from research that has been completed and continues to be carried out in the field of Mechatronics has proved invaluable for a number of successful SME’s in Wales.

It is estimated that between 60% and 80% of Welsh SMEs in electronics, manufacturing and related industries are involved in Mechatronics in one form or another.  Each has the potential to benefit from the support available to any company involved in the design and development of new or existing products, and those that use Mechatronics systems in their manufacturing or production processes.

Membership of the Network is FREE to all companies, large or small, and is likely to remain so for the majority of members.