AEROSPACE SUPPLIERS URGED TO JOIN £15M PROGAMME
/Aerospace Suppliers Urged to join £15m programme Suppliers to the UK aerospace industry are being urged to engage with a £15 million programme funded by Innovate UK and the Aerospace Technology Institute aimed at encouraging them to adopt additive manufacturing (3D printing). The Manufacturing Technology Centre near Coventry is leading the DRAMA (Digital Reconfigurable Additive […]
Read moreASTM INTERNATIONAL, AUBURN UNIVERSITY, NASA, EWI, AND THE MTC LAUNCH ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE
/On July 23, at Auburn University, two groups launched centers of excellence in additive manufacturing aimed at accelerating R&D, standardization, and innovation in that field, also known as 3D printing. Global standards developer ASTM International launched its Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (www.amcoe.org) with Auburn University, NASA, manufacturing technology innovator EWI, and the UK-based Manufacturing […]
Read moreAdditive Manufacturing Technology Transfer project
/Metal additive manufacturing (AM) – often referred to as metal 3D printing – is a method of fabrication in which a part is built up layer by layer according to a computer model. Enabling rapid manufacturing and prototyping with the potential to greatly shorten lead times, AM can create highly complex parts and produces near-net-shape […]
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Additive Manufacturing National Strategy sets out to establish the UK as a world leader
/A new initiative to bring the benefits of additive manufacturing (AM) to more industries and to establish the UK as a world leader in the field, has been launched by AM UK. AM UK is an independent, government-backed collaboration, which has been at the forefront of developing this technology for wider application across industry sectors. […]
Read moreRenishaw 3D printing technology increases Land Rover BAR’s performance
/Like many other cutting edge technologies – artificial intelligence, big data analytics – additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, has been incorporated into daily use at Land Rover Ben Ainslie Racing with the help of the team’s Technical Innovation Group. In this case, TIG partner Renishaw, a global metrology firm which manufactures metal additive manufacturing machines, as […]
Read moreMaterialise Magics 3D Print Suite enhances additive manufacturing at The MTC
/Materialise is bolstering additive manufacturing (AM) activity at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry, UK, by providing access to its Magics 3D Print Suite software. The Materialise Magics 3D Print Suite combines the Belgian 3D printing company’s renowned software applications into one set of business solutions for streamlining AM in industries such as automotive, […]
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Stratasys aims to make Additive Manufacturing a catalyst for business growth
/Stratasys partners with the MTC to make Additive Manufacturing a catalyst for driving technological change and supporting business growth. Stratasys Ltd, the 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions company, has announced that it has partnered with the UK’s Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), to spearhead the organization’s objective to demonstrate new processes and technologies that overcome […]
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Martrix 520 New Machine
/In a move that signals a significant leap forward in their manufacturing capabilities, AME-3D, a leading innovator in the world of additive manufacturing, has announced the acquisition of a new cutting-edge 3D printing machine. This takes their fleet of industrial additive manufacturing machines to 8. This acquisition promises to improve their production processes and bolster […]
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WAAM3D releases WAAMCtrl® v2 at TCT36
/WAAM3D has announced the v2 release of their signature WAAMCtrl® software at TCT360. The software has been under development since 2015. This all-encompassing operating system for RoboWAAM®, our state-of-the-art multi-metre 3D metal additive printing platform, has been designed for aerospace, defence, energy, and research communities. Leveraging on the 60 sensors on board RoboWAAM®, WAAMCtrl® monitors […]
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World class speaker line-up unveiled for Additive International summit
/Delegates at this year’s Additive International summit (Nottingham, 12th – 13th July) will hear from leading members of the world’s Additive Manufacturing (AM) research community about the key trends and technologies shaping the future of this fast-moving sector. This year’s conference, curated by the team from the University of Nottingham’s world-leading Centre for Additive Manufacturing […]
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