K3 Metrology Ltd (“K3M”) has launched with a £2.75 million seed investment to commercialise Metralis, a next‑generation, metrology platform designed for advanced manufacturing environments. The funding round is supported by the Development Bank of Wales with a £1 million equity investment, alongside £1 million from Parkwalk and £750,000 from the UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S).
Based at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre Cymru (AMRC-C) in Broughton, K3 Metrology caters for manufacturers across aerospace, defence, nuclear and other high‑value sectors which are seeking more efficient, traceable and scalable measurement solutions. The company was founded by Professor Ben Hughes (CTO) and Dr Mike Campbell (CEO), who have developed the Metralis technology while working together at NPL for more than 12 years.
Metralis was created in response to direct feedback from large industrial users who highlighted the limitations of legacy systems. In customer trials, Metralis has demonstrated significant performance gains. A timing study with a major manufacturing partner found that using Metralis resulted in efficiency gains of 60%.
