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The Manufacturing Technologies Association is the UK’s trade association for companies in the manufacturing technology sector. MTA members design, manufacture and supply the advanced machinery, equipment and intellectual property that enable the creation of the products we rely on from day to day and that drive our economy.

Key aspects of manufacturing technology include; machine tools, cutting tools, metrology (measuring) equipment, additive manufacturing (3D printing), surface finishing, robotics and computer aided design and manufacturing products (CAD/CAM), as well as the technology which is enabling the digitalisation of manufacturing – the fourth industrial revolution. These combine to make up complete systems – increasingly automated and adaptive – that manufacturers deploy, making the sector fundamental to the prosperity, health and defence of the nation.

The MTA delivers: marketing support and networking opportunities; specific and relevant economic and technical information; representation to Government and other stakeholders; help for exporters; support for learning and development within member companies and beyond.

The MTA owns and runs MACH, the UK’s premier event to showcase manufacturing technologies. The biennial exhibition, held at the NEC, attracts over 25,000 visitors, over 600 exhibitors and the last edition, MACH 2018 saw over £200 million worth of business attributed to it.

Established in 1919, the MTA has been at the core of the UK’s engineering based manufacturing economy for almost a century.

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Additive Manufacturing

Digital Manufacturing

Technology developments made in recent years has given rise to what is being known as the 4th Industrial Revolution. These technologies include sensors, data analytics software, artificial intelligence, robotics, virtual reality and additive manufacturing. The utilisation of these technologies will provide an opportunity for greater connectivity and analysis of what we do. Within a manufacturing context, these technologies allow for the creation of smart products, smart manufacturing processes and a smart supply chain – all of which should lead to an increase in manufacturing productivity. In this book, you will find a brief introduction to Digital and Additive Manufacturing Technologies, along with an overview of some of the MTA members who are able to supply, service, research and utilise them.

Introduction

Digital Manufacturing will be a cornerstone of manufacturing going forwards.

Courtesy of AMRC, Sheffield


Digital Manufacturing will be a cornerstone of manufacturing going forwards. In the 3rd Industrial Revolution, IT was introduced to manufacturing in the guise of CNC machine tool controls, robotics and PLCs. In the 4th Industrial Revolution these previously isolated technologies have become increasingly powerful by being connected together across communication pathways known as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT). The data that they produce is also now capable of being subjected to analysis and that analysis is used to inform their deployment, in real time and in the future.

The recent Made Smarter Review identified five key components of the 4th Industrial Revolution in which the UK has strengths:

• The Industrial Internet of Things and Connectivity – All about capturing and transmitting data or analytics to allow better access to data to promote improved decision making.

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning – All about making better decisions to improve productivity, resource allocation and quality based on the data.

• Robotics and Automation – About improving productivity through the adoption of robotics especially for hazardous or repetitive tasks – thus freeing the worker to perform higher value activities. Also about the automation of processes, both physical and digital (e.g. automated business processes).

• Visualisation and Immersive Technologies – This component is about allowing the worker to derive knowledge from the data in more intuitive ways to reduce risk, improve productivity, improve quality and optimise production.

• Additive Manufacturing – See over page.

AM has the potential to revolutionise the way products are designed, manufactured and even supplied.

Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, is a process where products are created by building layers of material on top of another until a complete 3D object is formed. The process can take digital design data and transform this information into a physical part within hours. AM has the potential to revolutionise the way products are designed, manufactured and even supplied. AM is already transforming the way some companies manufacture their products and has the potential to put the UK at the forefront of global manufacturing.

AM is not new; this ground-breaking technology has been used for Rapid Prototyping within sectors such as automotive and tooling for more than 30 years. However, rapid development of the technology means that AM is now becoming reality for end-use parts across a range of sectors, from aerospace to food production, as companies seek to take advantage of design freedoms, product performance enhancements and waste reductions that can be achieved with AM.

Courtesy of MTC, Coventry


Graphic Courtesy of Imperial College London

Index of companies2D CNC Machinery 01Technology Centre, Lakeside Court, Tungsten Park, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 3BH, United Kingdom

+44 (0)844 871 8584 • www.2dcnc.co.uk

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

3M Buckley Innovation Centre 02Firth Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 3BD, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1484 505601 • www.3mbic.com


ABB Ltd 03Auriga House, Precedent Drive, Rooksley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK13 8PQ, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1908 350300 • www.abb.com/robotics

DIGITAL MANUFACTURING

AMRC 04AMRC Factory 2050, Europa Way, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S9 1ZA, United Kingdom

+44 (0)114 215 8200 • www.amrc.co.uk


DIGITAL MANUFACTURING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Atlantic Technologies UK 053 Minster Court, London, EC3R 7DD, United Kingdom

+44 (0)203 963 1449 www.atlantic-technologies.co.uk


Blum Novotest Limited 06Unit 15, Granary Wharf Business Park, Wetmore RoadBurton on Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 1DU, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1283 569691 • www.blum-novotest.com


Central Scanning Limited 07Unit 9, Wildmoor Mill, Mill Lane, Wildmoor, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B61 0BX, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1527 558282 • www.central-scanning.co.uk


Comau UK 08Unit A2 Swift Park, Old Leicester Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 1DZ, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1788 554500 • www.comau.com/en



FANUC UK 09Sapphire Way, Ansty, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV7 9DR, United Kingdom

+44 (0)24 7605 3000 • www.fanuc.eu/uk/en


HK3D 10Unit 7 Hadrians Way, Glebe Farm Industrial Estate, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 1ST, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1788 577 288 • www.hkh3d.com

Kingsbury 11Quay Lane, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 4LB, United Kingdom

+44 (0)23 9258 0371 • www.kingsburyuk.com



Kyal Machine Tools Limited 12The Settling Rooms, SpringField Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire LE16 8BD, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1858 467 182 • www.kyalmachinetools.co.uk


MachineWorks – Polygonica 13Rutledge House, 78 Clarkehouse Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2LJ, United Kingdom

+44 (0)114 223 1370 • www.machineworks.com www.polygonica.com

Measurement Solutions 1413 Swan Court, Forder Way, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 8GX, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1733 325252 www.measurement-solutions.co.uk

MSP 156F Greensfield Court, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 2DE, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1665 478194 • www.metsoftpro.com

Pryor Marking 17Egerton Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S1 4JX, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1142 766044 • www.pryormarking.com



Renishaw 18New Mills, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8JR, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1453 524524 • www.renishaw.com/am-guide


Sandvik Coromant UK 19Manor Way, Halesowen, West Midlands, B62 8QZ, United Kingdom

+44 (0)121 368 0305 • www.sandvik.coromant.com


Materials Solutions – A Siemens Business 21Unit 4, Coneybury Road, Worcester Six Business Park, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR4 0AD, United Kingdom

+44 (0)7921 806091 • www.materialssolutions.co.uk


Stratasys 221st Floor, Godwin House, Castle Park, Cambridge, CB3 0RA, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1223 750 296 • www.stratasys.com


Tebis 23The Technocentre, Cov. University Technology Park, Puma Way, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV1 2TT, United Kingdom

+44 (0)24 7615 8178 • www.tebis.com

The Manufacturing Technology Centre 24Ansty Park, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV7 9JU, United Kingdom

+44 (0)2476 701600 • www.the-mtc.org



University of Huddersfield 25Queensgate, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 3DH, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1484 473709 • www.metrology.org.uk


Yamazaki Mazak 26Badgeworth Drive, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR4 9NF, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1905 755755





Seiki Systems Limited 20Olivier House, 18 Marine Parade, Brighton, Sussex, BN2 1TLAdvanced Manufacturing

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+44 (0)1273 666999 • www.seikisystems.co.uk


NCMT 16Fery Works, Summer Road, Thames Ditton, Surrey,KT7 0QJ, United Kingdom

+44 (0)208 398 4277 • www.ncmt.co.uk


3M Buckley Innovation Centre, Firth Street, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 3BD, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1484 505601 • [email protected] • www.3mbic.com

The 3M Buckley Innovation Centre (3M BIC) in Huddersfield houses a range of state-of-the-art technology for businesses, from design, measuring and prototyping to measurement and scanning.

The following technologies are available:• high performance computing systems for simulation, modelling and data manipulation,

• additive manufacturing in polymers and metals,

• fault characterisation, surface measurement and part verification, including X-Ray metrology,

• 3D visualisation, videography, animation and rendering.

Last year the University of Huddersfield and the 3M BIC secured the Huddersfield Innovation and Incubation Project (HIIP), a £2.9m grant from the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Growth Deal – a £1bn package of government investment to accelerate growth and create jobs across Leeds City Region.

Through the HIIP, eligible businesses can access the following at the 3M BIC: • The Byte – a self-serve digital ‘space’ equipped with a range of 3D printers, virtual reality, 4K videography and more

• A fully supported metal additive manufacturing (AM) centre of excellence with advanced Renishaw RenAM machines

• The Zeiss Imaging Suite equipped with a range of instruments for examining materials, products and biological systems using optical, laser and electron microscopy

• Metrology grade X-Ray CT from Nikon for internal and external examination and verification of parts made by AM and other methods

• The visualisation suite combining the skills of product design and animations with business data analytics and High Performance Computing

• A fully equipped technology training suite

The 3M BIC collaborates closely with the University of Huddersfield, its partners and anchor tenants, such as the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), which provides metrology, CMM programming, and bespoke measurement training and consultancy.

Rentable office and laboratory spaces are also available, as well as meeting and conferencing facilities, accommodating up to 100 delegates.

Additive Manufacturing Services • R&D • Design for AM • Part verification • Training


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3M Buckley Innovation Centre

2D CNC Machinery Ltd, Technology Centre, Lakeside Court,Tungsten Park, Hinckley, Leicestershire, LE10 3BH, United Kingdom

+44 (0)844 871 8584 • [email protected] • www.2dcnc.co.uk

2D CNC Machinery is part of the Halbronn group of companies, distributors of 3DS – Pioneers in Additive Manufacturing.

3D printing offers significant advantages over traditional manufacturing processes like CNC machining and casting, allowing designers to consolidate various functionalities previously requiring complex assemblies into a single part, and create complex geometries with step-change functionality that simply couldn’t be manufactured with other processes.

Often a series of production steps are eliminated or streamlined, part count is reduced, and supply chains are simplified and brought back within an OEM’s control.

Nothing can compare with the experienced know-how of somebody who has done it before. If you’re not already experienced in digital manufacturing, you could be applying the wrong guidelines to your design.

Working with 2D CNC / Halbronn / 3DS gives you expertise that can help you review your design and your requirements. We have in-house technicians, working in a purpose-built environment, populated with machines ready for demonstration, that can share information that may give you a different perspective on what rules apply to your specific situation and guide the design for manufacturing.

Even if you have experience in manufacturing, 2D / Halbronn professionals can bring a fresh viewpoint to your situation and help you to see things in a new way.

The design process, and material availability, is changing all the time. People who think about these issues 24/7 are great people to have on your side.

During the development timeline, production is often best served when much of the manufacturing can be handled in a single place – one company that truly allows you to take an idea from concept to production.

For those who are looking for Additive Manufacturing, from a reliable company that has global experience to call upon – 2D CNC Manufacturing / Halbronn / 3DS.

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2D CNC Machinery

AMRC Factory 2050, Europa Way, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S9 1ZA, United Kingdom

+44 (0)114 215 8200 • [email protected] www.amrc.co.uk


The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) is the place where digital meets manufacturing. We are at the arrow tip of the fourth industrial revolution, using our research and innovation talents to de-risk business critical investments for the major players in the $2 trillion aerospace and defence sector. Established in 2004 in partnership with Boeing, we are the go-to-place for research for the entire aerospace supply chain.

The AMRC expertise extends across the full production lifecycle, from design, prototyping and testing, through to integrated manufacture, remote monitoring, inspection and maintenance. We have an unrivalled record in delivering step-changes in productivity, performance and quality; proving out strategic technology investment decisions for the likes of Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, Boeing and McLaren. Our support for SMEs raises the performance bar by helping them adopt smarter, digital technologies and processes.

We are a partnership between academia, government and industry and are fully aligned to the Industrial Strategy and the Made Smarter Review. Our core competencies in machining, metrology, castings, composites and lightweighting, are all being enhanced through the application of digital technologies. The AMRC are thought and practice leaders in robotics and automation; vision systems; immersive technologies; AI and data analytics; digitisation of legacy equipment; digital twin; and connected manufacturing.


The AMRC has a full range of capability for additive manufacture (AM), starting with characterisation and qualification of the feedstock materials, through process development and component proof of concept manufacture utilising a number of AM technologies. This is followed by post process inspection, verification and finishing of the parts. Complementary to this work flow is the expertise in Design for Manufacture which incorporates reverse engineering, re-design, structural optimisation and process simulation. All of which means that we are ideally placed to help you explore the possibilities of AM, providing support at every step along the journey.

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Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC)

ABB Limited, Auriga House, Precedent Drive, Rooksley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK13 8PQ, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1908 350300 • [email protected] www.abb.com/robotics


ABB Ltd is a leading supplier of industrial robots and robot software, equipment and complete application solutions. We’re at home in 53 countries and have installed more than 400,000 robots, supported by the broadest service network and offering in the industry.

ABB Ability™ solutions for manufacturing ensure an improved visibility into the actual health of plant assets as well as increased levels of information on process and automation. This turns into improved robotics and power system performance and ultimately in better maintenance planning. By connecting robots, machines and automation equipment to the cloud, manufacturers can unlock the highest levels of performance and uptime from their automation systems.

ABB began connecting its robots to advanced services in 2007, and today has delivered 40,000 robots with embedded connectivity, with some 7,000 connected robots to the ABB Ability Connected Services platform in more than 750 customer sites in 40 countries.

All ABB robots come ready to be connected, wirelessly or hard wired, unlocking a world of possibilities in predictive, proactive and immediate support at your fingertips anytime, and any place. The suite consists of five services: Condition Monitoring & Diagnostics, Backup management, Remote Access, Fleet Assessment and Asset Optimization. ABB Ability Connected Services can be tailored via ABB’s flexible Robot Care service agreements to meet the unique needs of the plant.

ABB Ability RobotStudio is the industry benchmark for off-line programming and virtual commissioning. It allows realistic simulations based on actual ABB robot operating software to visualize the results of programming and configuration without costly disruptions on the plant floor. This also enables 3D process modelling in which a robot can be programmed, connected with the automation network, and all of its movements tested in a virtual world so changes can be verified before they are implemented.

ABB Ability is our unified, cross-industry digital offering – extending from device to edge to cloud – with devices, systems, solutions, services and a platform that enables our customers to know more, do more, do better, together.

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ABB Limited

Blum Novotest Limited, Unit 15 Granary Wharf Business Park,Wetmore Road, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 1DU, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1283 569691 • [email protected] www.blum-novotest.com


Blum provides digital manufacturing solutions for the machine tool, aerospace, automotive, medical, oil and gas and general machining industries. Blum’s series of Digilog solutions allows fully adaptive machining of components allowing real-time adjustment of the process. This results in more `good components’ being machined eliminating the need for re-work or potential scrap.

Blum’s integrated LC50-Digilog tool measurement and control system allows for easy and fast capture of full tool data clamped in the spindle at full cutting speed and full tool geometry can be measured including round edges and the tool offsets are automatically updated on the machine.

Blum’s Digilog range of workpiece probes mean free flowing workpiece forms can be fully inspected in the machine in all 5-axes in super-fast time allowing more correct parts to be machined by automatically adjusting and re-working whilst the component is still fixed in the machine.

Surface finish of parts can also be checked in the machine with Blum’s range of roughness gauge probes. Surfaces quality is evaluated and results are displayed and stored in Ra, Rq, Rt, Rz and Rmax as well as waviness of the component.

Blum’s range of bore gauges can accurately measure critical bores to provide diameter, concentricity, position etc.

All these products can be retrofitted into existing machines and support and training is provided by UK based engineering to provide rapid response to our customer’s needs.


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Blum Novotest Limited

Atlantic Technologies UK, 3 Minster Court, London, EC3R 7DD, United Kingdom

+44 (0)203 963 1449 • [email protected] www.atlantic-technologies.co.uk


Atlantic Technologies – Delivering Measurable Success on Salesforce.

Since 1997, Atlantic Technologies has been an international leader in the field of digital transformation, consulting hundreds of clients all over Europe, America, Asia, and the Middle East. As an innovative cloud consulting company with offices in London and Milan, we pride ourselves on offering groundbreaking digital business solutions, specifically in the area of Customer Relationship Management (CRM), with a focus on Salesforce.

From implementing the latest digital solutions to conducting health checks, Atlantic Technologies’ experienced consultants are here to make your everyday business operations as easy as ABC. As one of Europe’s most respected boutique cloud consulting firms, our knowledgeable and certified team has a clear goal: to provide face-to-face, personalised service that helps you streamline your business with the best technology.

With over 2,000 successfully completed projects, our specialists have worked in an impressive range of industries. Manufacturing is an area in which we’re particularly strong, boasting renowned clients such as Biesse, Legrand, Technogym, Ducati, and others. We draw on the practices that we’ve perfected over the past two decades. Our methods are tried and tested – and can’t be bested!

So, if you’re looking to evaluate CRM, equip your field service teams with mobile-friendly solutions, or simply assess your company’s digital efficiency, contact Atlantic Technologies for a quick and easy health check!


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Atlantic Technologies UK

Comau UK Limited, Automation Systems - Body Assembly, Unit A2 Swift Park, Old Leicester Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 1DZ, United Kingdom

+44 (0)788 554500 • [email protected] www.comau.com/en


Comau, the global leader in advanced industrial automation solutions, launches MATE, its first innovative wearable exoskeleton. MATE has been designed to improve work quality in an efficient and highly ergonomic manner by providing consistent and advanced movement assistance during repetitive as well as daily tasks.

The MATE Fit for Workers exoskeleton uses an advanced spring-based passive structure. MATE delivers lightweight, breathable and highly effective postural support without the need for batteries, motors or other devices. It is also compact and ergonomically designed thanks to the partnership between Comau, Össur, a leading non-invasive orthopaedics company and IUVO, a spin-off company of The BioRobotics Institute (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna) specialised in wearable technologies. MATE is fully able to replicate any movement of the shoulder while adhering to the body like a “second skin”.

Reflecting Comau’s vision and commitment to innovative, open and easy-to use technologies, MATE is an important part in the company’s HUMANufacturing Technology strategy, a concept in which people are protagonists within the smart factory. It is also the first of a series of wearable robotics that Comau is developing and commercialising in partnership with IUVO and Össur. MATE was designed and developed at the Comau HUMANufacturing Innovation Center in Pontedera (Pisa), Italy.

Features• Designed in close collaboration with factory workers engaged in manual activities

• Naturally comfortable, breathable postural structure

• Compact structure fully follows the movements of the upper limb without resistance or misalignment

• Passive spring-based mechanism – no risk of battery or motor failure batteries because the system does not use them

Benefits• Reduction of shoulder muscle activity for some muscles of up to 50%

• Users can do the same tasks with less fatigue

• Consistent, ergonomically-assisted movement support increases the quality and precision of repetitive tasks

• Users can improve their quality of work


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Comau

Central Scanning Limited, Unit 9, Wildmoor Mill, Mill Lane, Wildmoor, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B61 0BX, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1527 558282 • www.central-scanning.co.uk


Central Scanning Limited – We 3D Scan, We 3D Print, We 3D Care…

Central Scanning provide 3D Scanning equipment from world leading manufacturers Artec 3D and Zeiss. We offer pre-sales product demonstrations, training and full support on all of the products that we well.

In addition to the 3D Scanning equipment sales, Central Scanning also provide a comprehensive 3D Scanning and 3D Printing service.

We have approximately twelve 3D Scanners from Artec, Hexagon, Surphaser and Zeiss, complimented by seven 3D Printers from Markforged, Prusa, Stratasys and Ultimaker. We offer a wide range of polymer-based materials using Polyjet and FDM technologies. Materials include ABS, Nylon, PC-ABS, Ultem, Carbon Fibre and several more including full colour, multi-material from the Stratasys J750 printer.

Our 3D Scanning service enables us to provide our clients with a full inspection and reverse engineering service and we utilise a portfolio of software ranging from Geomagic, Polyworks, Rhino, Solidworks, Tebis, NX, Zeiss and Z-Brush thus allowing us to use the best software for the task required.

Founded in 2006, Central Scanning are a well-established 3D Scanning company and we have many clients that have been with us from year one and much of our work is generated through recommendation and hence if you have any system requirements or projects where we may be able to help, please do not hesitate to give us a call.

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Central Scanning Limited

HK3D Solutions Limited, Unit 7 Hadrians Way, Glebe Farm Industrial Estate, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 1ST, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1788 577 288 • [email protected] • www.hkh3d.com


As partners for 3D Systems, Markforged and Formlabs, HK3D are able to supply service and support the world’s leading 3D and Additive Manufacturing technologies. Systems range from affordable professional desktop machines to large advanced 3D production systems, making 3D printing more accessible than ever before.

Manufacturers use 3D printers from HK3D to produce parts for product designs, product testing and even end use parts. For some, it enables the management of the whole design to manufacture process. With educators using the technology to elevate research and learning in science, engineering, design and art.

With a dedicated applications team that are passionate about 3D printing, they will work with you to maximise the potential of the technologies.

HK3D is part of the HK Holdings group of companies, which formed in 1959 to provide the latest technological products and solutions to the manufacturing industry. Since the early days, HK have been synonymous with innovation and advancement, and renowned for offering the highest quality products. HK Technologies provide machines and technology from Mitsubishi EDM, Balance Systems, Thielenhaus, OPS Ingersol, Kapp & Niles and Sauter, with HK Laser Services providing consumables, spares, servicing and training to their current installed base. System software, hardware upgrades and a sub-contract laser marking service are also provided to a broad base of industries within the UK.


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HK3D

FANUC UK, Sapphire Way, Ansty, Coventry, WarwickshireCV7 9DR, United Kingdom

+44 (0)24 7605 3000 • [email protected] www.fanuc.eu/uk/en


The digitisation of the manufacturing landscape has been at the heart of FANUC R&D for many years. Recent upgrades and new releases of FANUC software for use within IIoT 4.0 are setting the standards for the future of manufacturing intelligence.

ROBOGUIDE V.9 To help manufacturers improve the productivity of their robots, FANUC released the latest upgrade to its intelligent 3D simulation software for robot motion control.

ROBOGUIDE Version 9 features include:

• Pre-sale concept simulations, right through to a full offline programming package.

• Suitability for both new and experienced robot users.

• Intuitive user interface, drag-and-drop function for the addition of robots and components, and multiple wizards for preparing and programming applications with industrial robots.

ZDTZERO DOWN TIME (ZDT) software is a new addition to the catalogue and is able to collect data on a robot’s general health and flag up critical maintenance intervention events before they stop production. Through collection of mechanical, process, and maintenance data, the data is comprehensively analysed via a central server, which in turn can then send notifications to tablets and smartphones, with recommended corrective actions, regardless of their location. The analytics provided by ZDT can help production managers to compile a detailed and accurate predictive maintenance strategy for their robots.

MT-LinkiThe second of FANUC’s major launches to improve the digital integration of manufacturing technologies is MT-Linki, a scalable, out-of-the-box machine tool monitoring solution.

• Monitoring and managing data from one, to one thousand, machines.

• A single software platform that can collect, manage and visualise data from FANUC and non-FANUC- controlled equipment and devices via an OPC UA server protocol.

Crucially, MT-Linki pools the production data over a secure network into a single centralised point, meaning it can be analysed remotely from the production office, without the need to visit each individual piece of plant equipment on the factory floor.

For any manufacturers interested in improving their digital connectivity, FANUC runs a series of training sessions at its state-of-the-art training academy in Coventry.


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Kingsbury, Quay Lane, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 4LB, United Kingdom

+44 (0)23 9258 0371 • [email protected] www.kingsburyuk.com

For over sixty years Gosport-based Kingsbury has supplied high quality machine tools to the UK’s most advanced manufacturing sectors, including Aerospace, Energy, Medical, Transport and Industrial.

Kingsbury is the sole sales and service agent in the UK, Ireland and the GCC for top-quality CNC turning, milling, grinding and additive machines manufactured by eight different machine tool builders.

The manufacturers Kingsbury represents are: Index and its subsidiary, Traub, which offer CNC single-spindle and multi-spindle lathes; Hermle, which builds 3-axis to 5-axis machining centres; Haas Multigrind, a state-of-the-art manufacturer of grinding machines; and four large prismatic metal cutting machine manufacturers, Burkhardt + Weber, F Zimmermann, SHW and Waldrich Coburg.

The latest addition to the company’s portfolio is its exclusive distributorship for AddUp Global Additive Solutions, a joint venture owned by two giants of French industry, Michelin and the Fives industrial engineering group. Kingsbury’s new Additive Manufacturing division takes it into a new area, as it is now able to offer production solutions based on powder-bed additive techniques developed by Michelin for tyre mould production.

With vast experience in applications engineering, the Kingsbury team provide manufacturers with innovative machining solutions and comprehensive support. They have worked with many of the country’s most prestigious OEMs in all facets of industry including the big household names. They also have a loyal and expanding customer base of sub-contractors and machine shops that rely on their knowledge and experience to give them the competitive edge they need.

This experience, combined with a range of cutting-edge machine tools, allows Kingsbury to develop innovative production solutions, machining parts faster and more efficiently than the competition, and ultimately helping achieve the lowest possible cost-per-part.

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Kyal Machine Tools Limited, The Settling Rooms, SpringField Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire LE16 8BD

+44 (0)1858 467 182 • [email protected] www.kyalmachinetools.co.uk


Additive manufacturing integrated in a MILLTURN of WFLWFL Millturn Technologies GmbH & Co. KG is intensively developing additive manufacturing. This development is adding a brand-new chapter to the history of complete machining.

LIt has always been the company’s philosophy to make its complete machining centres adaptable to its customers’ needs by the use of modular construction techniques. The core concept behind WFL’s MILLTURN machines is combining of all operations into a single clamping setup or a single machine.

WFL developed the application with the Dresden-based “Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS” creating the best solution. The application head is fed by a Laserline diode laser, which has a power rating of ten kilowatts. Up to 40kW laser can be installed as an option.

The laser option enables us to offer welding applications, curing and cladding, as well as the machining applications, in a single clamping setup, on every one of our MILLTURN machines.

Both additive and laser heads are fed by the same diode laser and can be changed with little effort. The relevant laser head is placed on a special bracket within the machine. Thanks to the five interpolating axes of the MILLTURN machines, the laser can be pivoted over a large area and can also be used to process free- form surfaces.

The additive and laser manufacturing process opens up completely new possibilities for us for the complete manufacturing of complex components. However, the key to working productively lies in an in-depth understanding of the entire process.

“As a basic principle, when new opportunities arise, we remain true to our strategy of working together with our customers to determine process parameters and tailoring the entire system to application needs. That is the only way we are able to achieve the optimal levels of quality and efficiency that our customers have come to expect from us”.

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Measurement Solutions Ltd, 13 Swan Court, Forder WayPeterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 8GX, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1733 32 52 52 • [email protected] www.measurement-solutions.co.uk


Measurement Solutions was formed in 1998 by Managing Director Iain Caville, and has rapidly become one of the leading providers of high quality metrology systems and services. The company has recently undergone a strategic re-structure to create 2 Divisions that focus on technology and application areas within our industry.

The Portable Metrology Division is dedicated to portable hand-held 3D scanners and CMM solutions for QC and reverse engineering applications, while the newly formed Metrology Integration Division focuses on automated solutions, from traditional CMMs and CMM retrofits to implementing industrial robots for QC purposes.

Both Divisions provide a range of support services including UKAS accredited calibration services and contract measurement services utilising the latest in measurement and scanning technology. The company is renowned for providing products and services to some of the UK’s leading automotive, aerospace, manufacturing and educational organisations.




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MachineWorks Limited, Rutledge House, 78 Clarkehouse Road,Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2LJ, United Kingdom

+44 (0)114 223 1370 • [email protected] www.machineworks.com • www.polygonica.com


MachineWorksMachineWorks Software offers simulation and verification solutions for any type of CNC machining. Originally developed in 1994, MachineWorks’ libraries are integrated by leading software and hardware manufacturers across the world looking for simulation of material removal and collision and gouge detection.

Leading CAM software suppliers, CNC Controller and CNC Machine Tool manufacturers from across the world integrate MachineWorks’ industry-proven APIs into their software applications in order to create systems with complex simulation, real-time verification and look ahead collision detection in the full machine environment.

MachineWorks Ltd has created a more generic toolkit for Polygonal Solid Modelling called Polygonica. Polygonica is a software toolkit for carrying out a wide range of geometric operations on STL models such as automatic solid healing, fixing self-intersections and other Boolean operations.

Built on MachineWorks’ core technology for material removal and machine simulation, Polygonica unique polygonal modelling technology, takes its advantage from years of development and successful implementation in the CNC industry.

PolygonicaOne of the most significant elements of Polygonica functionality is the automatic solid healing algorithm, which allows solids with gaps to be closed and self-intersections to be fixed without the need for manual intervention. Another important element of Polygonica is the Boolean engine, which has been tested and improved over more than 24 years of industrial use. Other algorithms in Polygonica allow mesh healing, remeshing, simplification, offsetting and point cloud manipulation.

Polygonica has a wide range of applications, particularly in the fast- growing fields of additive manufacturing and 3D printing, where there is a requirement to solve complex polygon modelling problems when handling defective models with vast numbers of polygons. However it also applies to industries such as CFD/FEA meshing, CAD/CAM/CAE, rapid prototyping, reverse engineering, 3D movies and gaming, geo-exploring, urban modelling and other 3D digital applications.

MachineWorks – Polygonica

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NCMT Ltd, Fery Works, Summer Road, Thames Ditton, Surrey,KT7 0QJ, United Kingdom.

+44 (0)208 398 4277 • [email protected] • www.ncmt.co.uk


NCMT was formed over 50 years ago to supply high technology quality machine tools to the UK manufacturing industry. It has become a leading provider of innovative engineering solutions using high technology equipment from the most prestigious machine tool manufacturers of Japan. NCMT represents the entire range of products from the Okuma Corporation who have been a leader in the introduction of a single platform that combines traditional processes with advanced additive machining technology.

While traditional metal cutting will always have its place in manufacturing, in today’s market the ability to multitask isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity.

The Okuma LASER EX Series revolutionizes production by combining the latest laser additive technology with subtractive machining capabilities. This super multitasking CNC machine implements laser metal deposition (LMD) technology with the ability to cut unique parts of many different sizes and shapes.

LMD supplies powder from nozzles and performs laser melting and bonding to the parent material. This allows for various types of materials to be combined and layered, in addition to the possibility of 3-dimensional fabrication and cladding.

Parts can also be repaired and inspected throughout production, and an infinitely variable control of laser spot diameters (Ø0.4 to 8.5 mm) increase efficiency and resolution.

By implementing laser metal deposition (LMD) instead of laser metal fusion (LMF), Okuma’s LASER EX range of super multitasking CNC machines offer these advantages:

• Mid-process part inspection and material exchange

• Coolant use in work envelope

• Faster process than powder bed fusion

• 3-dimensional fabricating

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MSP, 6F Greensfield Court, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 2DE, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1665 478194 • [email protected] www.metsoftpro.com


MSP use probing to eliminate errors within the finish machining of additively manufactured parts.

Additive Manufacturing (AM) cannot produce parts with precise tolerances, making finish machining necessary to produce fine holes and smooth surfaces for interfacing with other parts. The light-weight nature and complex form of these parts, however, makes finish machining a challenging stage of the AM process. The part is often different to the nominal CAD model with no accurate datum features to work with, making it difficult to achieve a precise alignment. Furthermore, traditional fixtures can often cause damage to the part. These factors can impact manufacturing yield significantly.

MSP’s NC-Checker and NC-PerfectPart software use probing to find the ‘good part’ within the shape that has been built, resulting in highly accurate and consistent parts.

NC-Checker ensures the machine tool’s geometric performance is accurate enough for the part to be machined. It produces a clear ‘Benchmark’ report which displays any errors that may affect how accurately the AM part will be finished. This is crucial when there is little stock material to work with.

NC-PerfectPart automates part setup for the AM finishing process and can create automated alignments for each separate part or machining operation. It probes the AM part to find out where the part and each feature truly are. This data is then used to create new alignments, accommodating for any errors due to part distortion or part set up. Precise fixturing is no longer required and novel fixturing can be implemented instead, providing significant time and money savings.

Using these products within the AM machining process eliminates both machine geometry and part setup errors, ensuring finished parts are within tolerance and have good surface finish.


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Pryor Marking, Egerton Street, Sheffield, Yorkshire, S1 4JX, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1142 766044 • [email protected]


Traceability in digital manufacturing requires three essential tools – precision marking equipment, vision devices and data management software.

Designed and manufactured in Sheffield, Pryor’s market-leading traceability systems offer a single source supply for permanent part identification, data capture, process control and production monitoring. Founded in 1849, Pryor’s product range now includes laser and dot peen marking tools that ensure each component or product receives a unique identification mark, such as a Data Matrix code. Vision devices record this unique ID before and after each machining, manufacturing or assembly stage, building up a bank of data associated with the part – anything from the details of the machine operative to the specific tools used for production.

Specially developed software works in tandem with marking and vision equipment to store and manage big data, and allow for real time reporting of conditions. It also enables information to be shared instantly throughout a manufacturer’s facility, or across locations. The software ensures fast root cause diagnosis, as each individual component can be traced in complete assemblies anywhere in the world. Parts at risk can be located and recalled instantly. With this degree of intelligence and control, companies can realise the full potential of digital manufacturing and traceability for greater overall efficiency and enhanced productivity.

The approach of marking individual components in order to capture manufacturing data, originally developed for tracking thousands of critical components for a multi-national manufacturer, can be used by the smallest of companies – even those using manual processes or batch production via spreadsheets. As a key partner to some of world’s best known automotive, aerospace and manufacturing brands, Pryor has the expertise and local support to help companies of all sizes to implement traceability in digital manufacturing operations.


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Renishaw, New Mills, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8JR, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1453 524524 • [email protected] www.renishaw.com/am-guide


Renishaw is a global company with core skills in measurement, motion control, spectroscopy and precision machining. A visionary innovator in engineering, Renishaw develops products that significantly advance its customers’ operational performance. The company’s overarching values of repeatable precision and reliability have been translated into its additive manufacturing systems, which are complementary to traditional manufacturing and becoming an integral part of the industrial production workspace. Renishaw’s metal additive systems are developed and built in-house, in the UK, and supported by a wholly-owned global network of over 70 offices in 36 countries.

Metal additive manufacturing (AM) is already transforming the way many products are designed and manufactured, leading to improved in-service performance and new innovations. Broadening the adoption of metal AM depends on increasing processing speed, assuring consistent high product quality and improving process economics.

The latest innovation is the multi-laser RenAM 500 series of AM systems designed to break down the barriers to wider use and enable organisations to create production environments for manufacturing a new generation of high-performance components. RenAM 500Q achieves high levels of process quality and consistency and provides significantly higher build rates, vastly improving productivity and lowering cost per part. The RenAM 500Q features automated powder and waste handling systems that enable consistent process quality, reduce operator intervention time and ensure high standards of system safety.

Companies who are considering adopting metal AM as a production process can gain hands-on experience with the technology and understand how it may best fit into their own manufacturing supply chains by accessing the Renishaw global Solutions Centres operating in Canada, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, India, Germany and Shanghai.

Alongside machines Renishaw has developed a range of process monitoring hardware and software options that include InfiniAM Spectral and QuantAM file preparation and build review software.

Talk to Renishaw to find out more about AM systems and services for your industry.


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Sandvik Coromant UK, Manor Way, Halesowen, West Midlands,B62 8QZ, United Kingdom

+44 (0)121 368 0305 • [email protected]



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Sandvik Coromant UK

Changing, leading and driving the future of manufacturing.

Sandvik Coromant supplies manufacturing tools, machining solutions and knowledge that drive industry standards and innovations demanded by the metalworking industry now and into the next industrial era. Customers from various industries – aerospace, automotive, die and mould, medical, oil and gas, power generation small part machining and wind power – benefit from the company’s offering.

Sandvik Coromant’s passion for metal cutting is crucial to stay ahead and shape the future of manufacturing. On average the company introduces six new products to the market every day ranging from insert and grades, to tooling systems, as well as turning, parting and grooving, threading, milling, boring and reaming, drilling and solid carbide tools.

Sandvik Coromant’s toolbox of services is designed to increase customers’ efficiency, profitability, sustainability and knowledge. The company offers them with expert’s advice and access to its extensive process and application know-how, connecting the dots between real-life machining challenges and its tools and solutions. For example, a Metalcutting Technology Training is among the e-learning courses offered and it counts 35,000 registered users.

20 Sandvik Coromant Centers worldwide offer customers, distributors, employees, educators and students theory-based training, courses, seminars and live demonstrations. Educational support, extensive R&D investment and strong customer partnerships allow Sandvik Coromant to develop unique solutions and machining technologies that change, lead and drive the future of manufacturing.

As part of its contribution to manufacturing in Industry 4.0, Sandvik Coromant has introduced the CoroPlus® suite of IIoT solutions. Using connected technology (tools and software that can send and/or receive data) and machining knowledge from Sandvik Coromant, the suite makes it possible to reduce data waste and improve manufacturing processes in design and planning, in –machining and post-machining.

Sandvik Coromant owns over 3,100 patents worldwide, employs over 7,900 staff, is represented in 150 countries and is part of the global industrial engineering group Sandvik.

Seiki Systems Limited, Olivier House, 18 Marine Parade, BrightonSussex, BN2 1TL, United Kingdom

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+44 (0)1273 666999 • [email protected] www.seikisystems.co.uk


Seiki has been specialising in digital manufacturing solutions and helping customers to unlock the value in their manufacturing data since 1992, so we know the real and tangible benefits of digitalised operations. We’re here to help you take those critical steps towards a more efficient, flexible and connected factory. Now is the best time to refresh your manufacturing enterprise and take the complexity of your path to a smarter factory with a single, affordable operations management solution that supports all your production activities.

Today our portfolio compromises of a suite of integrated software modules that deliver a live, visual and dynamic picture of the production process. Our philosophy is to help companies take a lean approach to their manufacturing system by offering all the out-of-the-box core functionality and support needed from a single source. You can start your Industry 4.0, digital transformation journey with any of our modules, addressing your most critical areas first. We’ll then work with you to secure your return on investment and support your business as it grows.

Modules include:• Graphical Planning and Scheduling

• Dynamically Linked WIP Booking and Tracking

• Machine Monitoring

• Performance Analysis Reporting

• DNC & Paperless Manufacturing

This approach allows you to take manageable steps towards achievable targets and use the manufacturing data intelligence gained to inform your next strategic objectives. It’s a process of continuous improvement and an approach that has been proven by our customers at all stages in their growth lifecycle and across industry sectors. For some companies taking a more holistic approach from the outset is more appropriate. It allows them to benefit from the seamless interoperability of our modules by monitoring and managing the complete works order lifecycle. Whatever approach you take, we provide a complete service that includes planning, installation, implementation, customisation, training and after sales support.


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Materials Solutions Limited – A Siemens Business, Unit 4, Coneybury Road, Worcester Six Business Park, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR4 0AD, United Kingdom

+44 (0)7921 806091 • [email protected] www.materialssolutions.co.uk

We are industrialising Additive Manufacturing and moving it out of the laboratory and onto the factory floor. We solve complex engineering challenges for customers across the Power Generation, Aerospace, Automotive, Process and Tooling sectors. For more than ten years, we have specialised in metal AM and are an expert team of engineers and metallurgists in powder bed fusion process and materials development. As a recognised world leader using the most advanced equipment, we offer engineering and manufacturing services including design and material consultancy, Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), printing prototypes and small lot series, post processing and certification. We create innovations that deliver performance and commercial benefits for world-leading brands. Our technology has been validated through in-house applications in Siemens Power and Gas business. We have serialized additively manufactured hot rotating parts for application in Siemens gas and steam turbines which have more than 100,000 hours engine experience. We are one of the market leaders offering an integrated solution from software through automation to engineering and manufacturing of final applications. Our production capabilities comprise more than 15 EOS printers with different capabilities. We will expand our capabilities with opening our new facility in December 2018 to 50 printers.

If you can dream it, we can print it!

AM Manufacturing Services• Functional Prototypes

• Legacy Parts

• Initial Series Production

• Serial Production

• Tooling

AM Engineering Services: • Consulting services from understanding and vision to tangible ideas to leverage AM for customer’s business

• Developing customized materials and print processes

• Consulting and expert advice for designing customer’s manufacturing processes and set up a factory to industrialize AM

• Printing parts from rapid prototyping to serial production

• Expert advice for certifying materials and processes in your industry

• Designing the IT landscape and end-to-end data management

• Providing the right SW via our partners within Siemens

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Stratasys Solutions Ltd, 1st Floor, Godwin House, Castle ParkCambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0RA, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1223 750 296 • [email protected] www.stratasys.com


Make it with Stratasys

At Stratasys we put value on our ability to 3D print engineering-grade polymers and produce beautifully detailed lifelike models. But most importantly we understand that our users require reliability, ease of use, speed and quality parts time after time. Our machines are built by engineers for engineers, which is the backbone of what makes our customers continue to come back to us.

Every day, our customers find simpler smarter approaches to stubborn design problems by providing the shortest possible path from idea to solid object. Stratasys works with a broad range of industries including Aerospace, Rail, Automotive, Healthcare, Consumer Products and Education.

The Stratasys 3D printing portfolio includes advanced materials; software with voxel level control; precise, repeatable and reliable FDM (fused deposition modelling) and PolyJet 3D printers; application-based expert services; on-demand parts and industry-defining partnerships; strategic business consultancy; and a training academy. Together, we have all the tools to help you become a 3D print user, and a 3D printing champion.

Fulfilling the real-world potential of additive, Stratasys delivers breakthrough industry-specific applications that accelerate business processes, optimise value chains and drive business performance.

From fast, affordable concept modelling to detailed, super-realistic functional prototyping, through certification testing and into agile, low risk production, Stratasys’ range of 3D printers and materials help designers and engineers succeed at every level.

Stratasys has been trusted worldwide by leading manufacturers and groundbreaking designers, makers, thinkers and doers for 30 years. As a 3D printing innovation partner, we offer our customers the best mix of technologies, deep industry expertise and the most flexible implementation options available. We provide the products, services and support great thinking deserves, giving your ideas the best possible chance of making it.

Make it better. Make it with Stratasys.


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Tebis (UK) Limited, The Technocentre, Cov. University Technology Park, Puma Way, Coventry, CV1 2TT, United Kingdom

+44 (0)24 7615 8178 • [email protected] • www.tebis.com



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Tebis (UK) Limited

Tebis provides digital manufacturing technology, CAD/CAM/MES software and associated services for mechanical component, model, pattern, tool die and mould manufacture, serving aerospace, automotive, motorsport, oil & gas industries etc.

Tebis’ CAD/CAM/MES software offers world leading advanced technologies for manufacturing process standardisation, automation and shop floor equipment and resources monitoring, production planning and control.

Tebis’ unique Virtual Machine technology supports machining setup and planning, collision-free CNC toolpath calculation, simulation and verification. This is especially beneficial to customers for 5-axis milling, trimming, laser cutting, mill-turn as well as robotic machining.

Tebis’ unique knowledge-based machining technology supports database libraries of machine tools, cutting tools, cutting parameters, CNC toolpath templates and machining process templates. This allows customers’ best machining practices to be built into Tebis database, which reduces the work pressure on CAM engineers whilst ensuring the best results.

Tebis is renowned for generating highly efficient and reliable toolpaths while ensuring very high product quality. Our customers include Aston Martin, JLR, Bentley, Interform, APH3G, Airbus, UTC Aerospace Systems, Liebherr, Porsche, Audi, Daimler, BMW, VW, Tesla, Ford, Opel, Chrysler, Seat, Volvo, Saab, Honda, Toyota and Hyundai, etc.

MTC Limited, Ansty Park, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV7 9JU,United Kingdom

+44 (0)2476 701600 • [email protected] www.the-mtc.org


The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) was established in 2011 as part of the High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult network supported by Innovate UK, to bridge the gap between academia and industry. As the UK National Centre for Additive Manufacturing (NCAM), the MTC has the most comprehensive combination of equipment and capability in Europe. This unique position led the European Space Agency (ESA) to base their AM Benchmarking Centre at the MTC, where they provide support to the Space sector for investigating the potential of AM. Further establishing their position as a centre for AM excellence, the MTC has recently been appointed as the non-U.S. founding partner of the ASTM International Centre of Excellence in Additive Manufacturing.

NCAM’s overall mission is to generate rapid and sustainable growth by accelerating the uptake of AM in the UK. They do this by developing the technology and systems required to address the key challenges within the AM value chain, allowing companies to explore AM in a safe environment. This saves not only time and money, but also improves the quality of products and processes, so that companies can make informed business decisions. If you’re interested in working with us or would simply like to know more about AM, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

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Yamazaki Mazak is the world’s largest manufacturer of computer controlled (CNC) metal-cutting machines. With over 260 different models, the Mazak product range includes CNC lathes, machining centres, multi-tasking machines and flexible manufacturing systems as well as laser processing machines and hybrid machines.

Mazak Hybrid Machining – the combination of additive and subtractive machining on one machine – has multiple advantages, including a considerable reduction in total machining process time, decreased waste material, as well as less time spent on material preparation, such as forging and casting. In addition, one of the biggest advantages of Mazak’s AM technology is the capability to add different material onto a substrate. This gives machine tool users the opportunity to manufacture components which may not have been previously possible, by coating or adding different material onto an original component. One of the biggest advantages of Mazak’s AM technology is the capability to add different materials onto a substrate, including steels, aluminiums and inconels.

These include the repair of damaged high-value parts, as hybrid technology can allow subcontractors to take what would normally be a scrapped part, machine away the damaged area, refill and then re-machine back to the net shape; ultimately revitalising that part.

The result is a significant reduction in production time, as well as the number of machines and operators required for a production process; and the added potential to perform repair-type operations on high-value components.

Yamazaki Mazak UK Limited, Badgeworth Drive, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR4 9NF, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1905 755755 • [email protected] www.mazakeu.co.uk


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University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD1 3DH, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1484 473709 • [email protected] www.metrology.org.uk



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University of Huddersfield

The University of Huddersfield has a long tradition of working with industrial partners on fundamental and applied research in advanced manufacturing, with a strong focus on the performance of machine tools, dimensional measuring machines and on the measurement and analysis of manufactured surfaces.

Part of our portfolio is the UK’s Future Metrology Hub. Working with leading academics and industry partners, our vision is to transform the UK’s manufacturing performance by delivering significant improvements in the speed, accuracy and cost of measurement. This will be achieved by developing novel embedded metrology technologies and a universal metrology informatics system to integrate design, production and verification.

We deliver focussed research for precision machining companies and original equipment manufacturers across the volume spectrum. Our approach is to combine in-depth knowledge of physical systems with the know-how to create virtual models to represent process behaviours. We provide new ways to interpret complex, fast- moving sources of data for systems where we need to infer information from indirect measurements.

We therefore provide research which blends a solid, robust approach to improve today’s manufacturing with creation of new knowledge for the next generation of productivity improvement.

As an education provider, we promote learning through traditional degree programmes, research degrees, bespoke training or embedded knowledge transfer programmes.

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