Based in Zhangzhou, China, LILLIPUT is a globalized Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) specialising in the research and application of electronic and computer-related technologies. It has been involved in the design, manufacturing, marketing, and delivery of electronic products across the world since 1993.
Incorporated on 5 March 1997 Lilliput UK Ltd, based in Wolverhampton’s Science Park, is the official European distributor of LILLIPUT monitors. Lilliput UK Ltd specialises in touch screen monitors, ranging from 5" monitors to 10" monitors, VGA, HDMI, SDI, DVI, USB, composite video and field monitors, panel, and in-car PCs.
LILLIPUT products such as special display devices, camera and broadcasting monitors, touch VGA/HDMI monitors for industrial application, marine and medical monitors, embedded computer platforms, home automation devices and other specialist LCD displays are imported from China and distributed by Lilliput UK Ltd throughout Europe. The company also combines some of the LILLIPUT products with bespoke metalwork to offer customised open frame monitors.
Recently the company has been collaborating on the invention of a new medical device that attaches to a patient's foot or leg and uses Artificial Intelligence and magnetic sensors to measure the muscle tension and strength of a limb or joint. The device then relays this information electronically to a physician at another location without the need for the patient to be physically seen or assessed. It is designed to be used at home by elderly patients with mobility issues or any patient recovering from an injury and will enable recovery and mobility to be monitored remotely without the patient needing to attend appointments.
This would be a new product for the company and market research done by the company has shown that this device would also be new to the market. Research done by the company has shown that there is currently no fully automated device on the market that can monitor these kinds of conditions and injuries.
In order that the company could develop a prototype they made a successful application for a UKSPF SME grant to the City of Wolverhampton City Council so they could purchase a state-of-the-art 4-axis 3D printing and laser-cutting machine. They secured a maximum grant of £15,000 toward the total costs £33,599 and the City Council will now continue to work closely with the company as the develop a prototype of the medical device being produced by the middle of 2024, and it is hoped that the device could be taken to market towards the end of 2025. Importantly the investment in the 3D printing and laser-cutting machine will enable the company to directly manufacture its own bespoke metalwork for its range of open frame monitors and thus bring this supply chain in-house.
The company expects to create one job initially as an operator for the 3D printing machine, a further 3-4 jobs could be created within the first year of taking the new medical device to market and it is projected that turnover could increase by as much as 50% once the product is established in the market.