Additive Manufacturing (AM), or 3D Printing, has incredible potential in the UK and the number of AM systems going into companies, greatly outnumbers the amount of skilled workers available. The 2018-2025 National Strategy document created from AMUK (the Additive Manufacturing UK trade associations) emphasises that by 2025 the UK could potentially capture £3,500M GVA of […]
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How Can Security Grilles Protect Most Retailers?
If you have a retail store in an area downtown, you may need to install security grilles. These are very common for businesses that are located in areas where potential crime could happen. By installing these, would-be criminals will not be able to get inside. If they were not there, they may be able to […]
What effect will 5G tech have on manufacturing?
I guess it’s fair to say that we’re finally hitting an age when 5G will play a big task in improving (reducing) latency, providing high bandwidth, and allow for reliable real-time communication on a vast scale. Speed, speed and more speed With 5G, manufacturers can begin to extend their use of cloud, centralised tracking, quality […]
Laser Etching Helps in Part Identification
Etching is the changing of material surfaces for various purposes, and this can be achieved in many ways, through physical change, through the use of acids and the use of lasers. Laser etching does this by melting the surface of the material that needs to be etched. Lasers deliver a high amount of energy to […]
The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Laser Cutting
When you need to cut through pieces of metal, plastic, or wood with precision, there are different techniques that you can use to slice through these materials. The more common methods include either waterjet cutting or laser cutting. Laser cutting uses a high-powered laser. The laser reflects off optics which guide and heat the laser […]