Griffiths Precision Moulds (GPM) is conducting independent research into the use of 3D printing and electro-active aerodynamics for the design, manufacture, and performance of supercars. Brad Griffiths, a senior CAD engineer at the small family-run business on the Wirral, designed the experimental (more...)

To fulfil growing demand for industrial productivity, Sandvik Coromant has launched CoroPlus PIP (Productivity Improvement Program), a service to help its customers identify pain points in production. Combined with a consultancy service delivered by Sandvik Coromant specialists, the program uses (more...)

BCN3D has acquired AstroPrint, a 3D printing software company known for its sophisticated cloud solutions that allow users to manage printers with ease and efficiency. Both companies entered into an acquisition agreement last April and completed the transaction in July. This investment provides (more...)

RS Components has partnered with world-leading digital manufacturer Protolabs, to deliver unrivalled support for rapid prototyping and low-volume production parts. The service will focus on Protolabs’ industrial 3D printing capabilities, but will also include its CNC machining and injection (more...)

Leicester’s iconic Fox’s Glacier Mints factory in Braunstone Frith has been acquired by another growing Leicester business – ADS Laser, the premier metal laser cutting, folding, fabrication and metal finisher which provides bespoke to volume solutions. ADS already operates two (more...)

Having successfully integrated 3D printing into its production process in its Barcelona factory, automotive giant Nissan now has the proven capability to expand its use of the technology in the UK. The car manufacturer has been using 3D FFF (fused filament fabrication) technology from BCN3D (more...)

Engineers across the UK are set to join an online workshop this month – to discuss and learn more about the 3D printing of plastic gears. Igus has organised the event on Wednesday 28 October for engineers across the globe to learn more about the 3D printing process from prototype to (more...)

Solvay has been awarded a new five-year material supply contract for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 aircraft. The new contract extends Solvay’s long-standing partnership on the F-35 program and underlines the company’s leadership in composite and adhesive technologies for military (more...)

Motion plastics from Igus are playing a major role in the increasingly popular sector of vertical farming. Igus is working closely with global companies specialising in vertical farming - the practice of growing plants indoors in stacked layers - by providing the lubrication-free tribo-polymers (more...)

To develop new particle-free motion plastic products suitable for use in cleanrooms, Fraunhofer IPA has designed and built a tailor-made ISO Class 1 cleanroom laboratory for Igus, which is based in the 3,800 square-metre Igus test laboratory in Cologne, Germany. It is equipped to test all Igus (more...)