productNew 3D printing system manufacturer joins MTC
A EUROPEAN start-up in metal additive manufacturing systems has become the latest member of the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry.
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product3D printing system supports medical device industry
SMITHSTOWN LIGHT Engineering, based in Shannon, Ireland, has invested in a TRUMPF TruPrint 2000 3D printing system to further enhance its support for the country’s burgeoning medical device industry.
newsPick and weld automated preforming
Frontrunner in automated solutions for composites manufacturing, Airborne has developed a fully automated and flexible manufacturing process for creating composite preforms in dry fibre and thermoplastic composite: the Automated Preforming system.
productNext generation composite propeller blades
AS DEMAND for cleaner, low-cost air travel increases and drives innovation in aircraft design and manufacture, it is vital the UK maintains and extends its world-leading capability in sustainable aviation propulsion technologies
newsAnnealed free-cutting steel
ANNEALING IS a heat treatment technique that can be used to improve the material properties of steel. However, the annealing process itself is complex. Experience and expertise are required to avoid annealing errors and to control the delicate balance between heating, holding and cooling.
newsRenishaw brings connected metrology to the DMC
THE DIGITAL Manufacturing Centre (DMC) is expanding its partnership with Renishaw, through the addition of state-of-the-art connected metrology solutions. This new agreement is reported to be critical to the DMC’s on-site machining and inspection capabilities, delivered via precision engineering specialist Produmax.
productThe potential of polymer 3D printing
DEVELOPMENTS IN 3D printing technologies mean there is now a whole range of high-performance polymers with mechanical characteristics similar to those of metal – so what does this mean for bearing design? Chris Johnson explores the plastic bearing additive manufacturing (AM) landscape
productPanasas ActiveStor data storage supports materials research
RESEARCHERS AT MINES ParisTech, one of France’s most prestigious engineering schools, have implemented Panasas ActiveStor high-performance computing (HPC) data storage to support the rapidly growing research efforts at the university’s Materials Research Center.
articleElectron beam melting races to the fore
The National Centre for Additive Manufacturing Coventry-based team has been using additive technology to push the boundaries of automotive engineering with one of the UK’s leading formula student racing teams
productSelecting a static mixer for two-part fluids
When working with two-part fluids, proper mixing is key to optimal product performance. Nordson EFD has hundreds of mixers to choose from and offers help in narrowing down the selection process.
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