Labman: 348 Robots in 54 Countries The future is automated, and Labman Automation is helping world leading companies across the globe automate the processes they use every day. To date, the company has manufactured 348 robots which operate in 54 countries all manufactured in Stokesley a small rural town in
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UK drone specialist heliguy™ is on a roll after receiving a grant from the £10.9 million Sustainable Advanced Manufacturing (SAM) Project, which helped fund the purchase of 3D printers for the manufacturing facility. heliguy™ started out selling large remote-controlled helicopters capable of autonomous flight in 2009, moving into drones as
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In addition to plastics, some FFF/FDM 3D printers are capable of printing metal filaments providing the extruder is rated for metals, and the nozzle can be upgraded to hardened steel to cope with the abrasive filament. Metal FFF is based around metal injection moulding (MIM), which uses a three-step process
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We’re jetting off to Frankfurt, Germany for the 16 to 19th November to attend Formnext 2021. Formnext is a fantastic opportunity to explore the latest printers and materials, learn about different 3D printing applications, and network with industry peers. If you are going to be there you
Formnext 2021 is almost here and Additive-X would like to invite you to meet us there! Read More »
Several technology revolutions are converging at the same time, creating beautiful partnerships that are accelerating adoption. For example, machine learning enables the utilisation of big data, and 3D printing is accelerating electric vehicle development in a variety of exciting ways. At Additive-X, we’re passionate about additive manufacturing as a way to
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Remember when everyone had an iPod? A Walkman? A Cassette player? Today, nearly everyone streams music or buys it digitally. Many of us have lost our physical connection to music, save for one format – vinyl. Vinyl sales hit record highs in the UK in 2020, increasing by
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In July, we covered the introduction of the Markforged FX20, an all-new 3D printer described by Markforged as the “biggest, fastest and most sophisticated 3D printer” they make. Markforged kept tight-lipped about specs, simply saying the FX20 would be “capable of printing high-temperature thermoplastics reinforced with continuous fibre at the click
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One of the beautiful characteristics of Markforged CFR (carbon-fibre reinforced) parts is they are smooth right off the print bed, so no post-processing is needed to make them good enough for consumer-facing applications. But what if you want them even smoother? In that case, you want to use AMT PostPro
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After a long hiatus in the events industry the Additive-X team were looking forward to getting on the road with some printers and their Sat Navs pointing to the NEC, Birmingham! TCT 3Sixty was the first exhibition as Additive-X Ltd since rebranding from GoPrint3D and we wanted show how
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Eiger is Markforged’s slicer and 3D print preparation software used exclusively with Markforged 3D printers. It’s a clever piece of kit, capable of slicing, scaling, orientating and filling designs with fibre reinforcement. In other words, Eiger is an all-in-one software solution for Markforged customers, taking care of slicing and print
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