UK Space Conference 2023
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Meet the companies exhibiting
Nine Northern Ireland companies exhibited as part of the Northern Ireland pavilion at the UK Space Conference at the ICC Belfast from 21-23 November with a further five companies exhibiting independently. The Space industry is growing in Northern Ireland founded on a strong heritage and rich in knowledge, skills and experience in both engineering and technology industries. Northern Ireland companies specialise in Electric Propulsion, Antenna Design, Advanced Data Analytics, Light Weighting and Materials Technology – Small SAT Design, Small Sat Vibration , Shock and Thermal Testing, Secure Communications and Embedded Sensors.
Companies on Northern Ireland Pavilion
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A £100m Belfast Region City Deal project led by Queen’s University Belfast, the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre is a collaborative, innovative powerhouse of advanced manufacturing set to elevate our region globally.
It is supporting economic growth and prosperity in Northern Ireland by creating high quality jobs and increasing inward investment through high value manufacturing innovation clusters.
Representative
Sam Turner, Chief Executive Officer
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ANGOKA delivers a quantum resilient solution to protect critical machine-to-machine communication. Its integrated identity and key management solution provides tamper proof device identities and a dynamic, symmetric key exchange enabling networked devices to communicate securely by verifying the authenticity and integrity of devices; data provenance and non-repudiation of data.
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CCP GRANSDEN has a sophisticated AS9100 RevD aerospace-grade manufacturing facility that delivers one of the UK's widest selections of advanced composite manufacturing processes in-house.
They are an innovative firm that deliver solutions, recently gaining their ADS SC21 Gold status. This is the highest category performance standard for the ADS&S supply chain in the UK.
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Denroy is one of the world’s leading innovators in the design and manufacture of engineered polymer components and solutions. They supply high performance thermoplastics to OEMs and Tier 1s including Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Spirit, GKN & BAE and hold accreditations including Boeing BAC 5321 Class 1&2, AS9100, SC21Gold and JOSCAR.
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Established in 2004, IeMOS Technology is a best-in-class provider of cost-effective, high performance superjunction MOSFETs, MEMS solutions and advanced engineering substrates that outperform competing solutions with a much simpler, lower cost process. The company has a manufacturing centre of excellence located in Belfast, Northern Ireland, an advanced research centre in Tempe, Arizona and a design centre in Tokyo, Japan.
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KX’s mission is to accelerate the speed of data and AI-driven business innovation, enabling customers to transform into real-time, intelligent enterprises. Built for the most demanding data environments, KX is trusted by the world's top investment banks, life and health sciences, semiconductor, telecommunications, and manufacturing companies.
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CSIT perform comprehensive research on Post Quantum Communications to ensure fault tolerant, resilient hardware implementations suitable for use on platforms like IoT devices and space-friendly FPGAs to be deployed on satellites. It has designed retrodirective self-steering antennas for rocket launchers and wireless power transfer electronic devices for drones and HAPS.
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SKYTEK is an award-winning, advanced software company specialising in creating innovative solutions for a range of complex and demanding industries. Skytek utilise its capabilities across Earth Observation, Human Space Flight, Assembly, Integration and Testing, Cyber Security to support private and public secor clients that include NASA, ESA, ISS.
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SPRINGCO has nearly 60 years' experience in supplying specialist spring solutions and can design and manufacture all types of springs for almost any application. The company manufactures and supplys compression, tension, torsion, flat springs, wireforms as well as a wide range of miscellaneous springs in exotic metals specialising in nickel and cobalt alloys. Its wide customer base includes Aerospace and Space, Offshore and Sub-Sea Industries, Medical, Defence, Valve manufacturing, renewables, power and nuclear sectors plus general engineering.
Also exhibiting
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Established in 1991, LPE is the longest running 3D Printing service in the UK.
Highly experienced in space and aerospace applications, it provides prototyping, tooling, and production services.
Hall 1, D4
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Raptor has unique Space Heritage, with its cameras currently flying in optical payloads on multiple LEO CubeSat missions from UV (180nm) to SWIR (1700nm) in 1U to 10U platforms.
Hall 2, F3
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Resonate Testing provides fast, easy access to ISO17025 accredited Vibe, Shock and bespoke engineering solutions for equipment, with access to clean room facilities. It supports SME companies requiring efficient test solutions.
Hall 1, B6
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Spirit AeroSystems is one of the world's largest manufacturers of aerostructures. Its UK operations have engineering and technology leadership in advanced materials and ultra-light structures, such as advanced composites.
Hall 2, J5
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Drawing on over 40 years of experience and a unique combination of skills, expertise and cultures, Thales Alenia Space delivers cost effective solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures.
Hall 1, B10