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Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacture (AM), often referred to as 3D-Printing, is a process of building up parts or tools layer by layer. There are a range of processes and different materials that can be deposited to ‘print’. The technology to allow automated building by AM evolved from the 1980’s through the 1990’s providing laser cured and laser sintered parts which were used as prototypes to check form and fit, at that time known under the collective term ‘Rapid Prototyping’. The modern derivation of this technology is a family of processes accurately creating solid objects from source material in liquid, powder, molten, and solidified form.

The common elements to all the Additive Manufacturing processes is the data processing steps taking a 3-dimensional computer model then layer-by-layer building a solid form without human intervention. Most processes use powder source material which is laser sintered in thin layers, each layer adhering to the previous one. The range of materials available to Additive Manufacturing is continuously expanding. Although the most commonly used ‘desktop’ or ‘3D-print’ materials are polymers, other materials include metals and ceramics.

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Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies

- Leicestershire

Hybrid Advanced Manufacturing Services  We have been pioneers in providing solutions for retrofitting conventional machine tools with additive manufacturing capabilities. As experts in metal additive manufacturing, we now use our…

Tri Tech 3D Printing

- Staffordshire

Tri-Tech 3D are a UK and Ireland leading platinum partner for Stratasys 3D Printers. Based centrally in Stoke-on-Trent, as a longstanding Stratasys partner we offer the complete range of Stratasys…

Protolabs

- Shropshire

Who is Protolabs? We are a quick-turn manufacturer that helps product development teams minimise design risk, accelerate time to market and reduce production costs. We do this through rapid production…

Renishaw Plc

- Gloucestershire

Our Metrology products help manufacturers to maximise production output, significantly reduce the time taken to produce and inspect components, and keep their machines running reliably. In the fields of industrial…

Pentagon Plastics Group

- West Sussex

Pentagon Plastics provides extensive services to plastic injection moulders as your centre of excellence for mould tool servicing, repair, modification, pre-production development and production mould tools. Through our generous machine…

ABR (Specialist Welding) Ltd

- West Midlands

Widely acknowledged as market leaders in our field, the name ABR has been synonymous with the precision welding of plastic injection, pressure die casting and press tools for over 40…

3DGBIRE

- Lancashire

Who are we? At 3DGBIRE we aim to provide a 360 degree service, we don’t just supply the most innovative 3DGBIRE certified Additive Manufacturing equipment we offer personalised consultations, training,…

Dash CAE Limited

- Oxfordshire

Who We Are Dash-CAE is an advanced engineering and manufacturing company with innovation at its core. Founded in 2006, Dash-CAE originally harnessed the teams’ vast experience in Formula 1 to deliver full…

Velo 3D

- Bristol

Velo3D is a technology company that helps innovators 3D-metal print their most ambitious designs. We provide an end-to-end solution, which is a combination of hardware, software, and underlying manufacturing process.…

Rutland Plastics

- Leicestershire

Rutland Plastics has been in the plastics business for over 65 years.  We certainly look different today from when the company first started out injection moulding back in 1956. We…

OGM

- Oxfordshire

At OGM, we manufacture the highest quality plastic injection moulded parts and assemblies, using advanced injection moulding, automation and 3D printing technologies. We have the expertise and skills to help…

Tekniplaz Limited

- Nottinghamshire

Tekniplaz is your product development, toolmaking and precision engineering partner. Many factors have to come together to produce parts which are world class in their quality and commercially viable: High-calibre…

Morson Projects

- Greater Manchester

Morson Projects are a reputable multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy with over 40 years’ experience across the UK and overseas.Their highly qualified engineering teams deliver capability and experience across numerous engineering disciplines,…

REM Systems Ltd

- Worcestershire

Running machining centres at night and weekend should be a standard requirement for modern production machine shops. Unattended small batch, high mix, production is a standard provision with EROWA automation.…

Central Scanning

- Worcestershire

Central Scanning Ltd was formed in 2006, when Director Nick Godfrey spotted a gap in the market for a UK company that provided 3D Scanning. From tooth-sized objects to complete…

Fenland RP Ltd

- Cambridgeshire

As a global rapid manufacturer, FRP takes pride in offering quality at speed. Founded in 2001, FRP’s progressive approach to rapid manufacturing has been crucial to our success. We’ve retained…

Apex Additive Technologies

- Gwent

At Apex Additive Technologies, we believe that strong partnerships across the supply chain are crucial for driving innovation and operational excellence. By building meaningful relationships with equipment and software OEMs,…

DaceCrown Ltd

- West Midlands

About Dacecrown Taking over on October 1st 2023 Jake and Tom looking to embark on an exciting story together to build on the already founded success of Dacecrown, taking in traditional…

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