GIM's Platform
GIM's Advanced Materials Platform.
GIM's platform uniquely combines advanced 2D nanomaterials, artificial intelligence and robotics to rapidly develop, scale and manufacture the next generation of high-performance, profitable materials and products.
Graphene Innovations Manchester created its proprietary Advanced Materials Platform, validated and enhanced through collaboration with our customers.
GIM offers our customers more than a product — an industry-validated platform to enhance existing products, create entirely new industries and build global competitive advantage.
The Graphene Age is here. GIM's Advanced Materials Platform is leading it, with a proven track record.
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Nanomaterials
Graphene and other two-dimensional materials, dispersed into host materials so the bulk behaves differently.
- Formulation and dispersion developed in-house
- Designed around the host material, not bolted onto it
- Works with existing processing equipment
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Artificial intelligence
Machine learning applied to formulation, process control and defect detection.
- Real-time optimisation during manufacture
- Automated defect detection
- Faster iteration between formulation and result
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Automated manufacturing
Robotic and automated production, so a material proven in development can be made repeatably at volume.
- Automated fibre placement and winding
- Repeatable output rather than hand lay-up
- Built to drop into existing supply chains
Products
What the platform makes.
GIM Concrete
High-performance concrete, in a polymer-based form and a cement-based variant.
- High flexural performance and crack resistance under load
- Locks recycled plastic, biochar and industrial by-products into the mix
- Integrates with existing construction processes — no new equipment or facilities
GIM GrapheneFibre
Graphene-enhanced carbon fibre for reinforcement and composite manufacture.
- Non-corrosive, so it removes rust as a structural failure mode
- UV-resistant and significantly lighter than steel equivalents
- Used as reinforcement bar and mesh, and in composite lay-up
GIM Composites
Structural composite components produced through automated manufacture.
- High strength-to-weight structures
- Can embed sensors and connectivity during manufacture
- Replaces steel where corrosion is the limiting factor
Coatings
Protective and anti-corrosion coatings for structures that have to last outdoors.
- Extends asset life on existing structures
- Applied without replacing the substrate
- Cuts the maintenance cycle that follows corrosion