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...)

Additive manufacturing gives designers new freedom and flexibility in the design of special solutions, including the development of efficient vehicle components. If lightweight and durable wear-resistant parts are required, Igus offers a solution from its 3D printing service. Users can order a (more...)

Renishaw is working with Gloucester Cathedral and the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum, London, to recreate the Gloucester Candlestick using metal additive manufacturing (3D printing) technology. The original candlestick is on show at the V&A Museum, while the Renishaw manufactured replica (more...)

RS Components has embarked on a partnership with the National 3D Printing Society (N3DPS) in the UK to enable frontline health workers to quickly access vital personal protection equipment (PPE) as they tirelessly continue their efforts to combat the COVID-19 virus. To directly support this urgent (more...)

Many designers in the industrial sector rely on wear-resistant, high-performance plastic parts for use wherever there is friction between two surfaces. To ensure they get their special plastic part, Igus has integrated its Print2Mould process in its online 3D printing service. With a printed tool, (more...)

The updating of the ISO 9001 standard has brought with it new requirements including: identification, monitoring and review of external and internal issues relevant to purpose and strategic direction; identification of interested parties relevant to the QMS, and monitoring and review of their needs (more...)

Reliance Precision has announced that, following investment from venture capital company Longwall Venture Partners and the Angel CoFund, Wayland Additive will commercialise breakthrough innovations developed by Reliance. Wayland is a start-up company currently developing metal Additive (more...)

Goodfellow, leading global supplier of materials for more than 70 years, recently provided two museums and a university with materials that educate as well as foster creative thinking and innovation. New case studies have been launched on the Goodfellow website showcasing examples of where (more...)

Engineers from the AMRC put their best foot forward to help develop a luxury sports shoe carrier for injection moulding manufacture by reducing the number of components by half. Infinite Kreationz approached the Design and Prototyping Group (DPG) at the University of Sheffield Advanced (more...)