Aerospace
This sector is increasingly adopting Additive Manufacturing for aerospace prototypes and series production parts used in testing as well as final applications, as designs are optimized to fully leverage the technology’s benefits. Our centre offers industry-leading solutions and expertise to deliver unprecedented productivity improvements in areas such as faster and more reliable quality assurance and validation processes, reduced fuel consumption through lightweighting and part consolidation, and enhanced manufacturing efficiency through innovative applications such as 3D-printed casting patterns, 3D data recovery, and injection-mold design for airworthy components.
Jigs and Fixtures
The design flexibility of 3D printing allows optimization of jigs, fixtures, and other manufacturing aids for specific tasks, components, operators, or equipment without increasing cost or production time.
Low Volume Production
Enable cost-effective production of low-volume, customized parts. Without the delays and expenses associated with tooling, geometrically complex components can be produced in-house with high durability, stability, and repeatability.
Tooling
3D printing simplifies the fabrication of composite parts while offering exceptional design freedom. High-temperature, cost-effective tooling can be produced within days.
Possible Products
Mould making, casting patterns, injection mold design, airworthy part manufacturing, jigs and fixtures, aerospace technology components, small UAVs, micro UAVs, fuel nozzles, inspection tools, steel buckles, satellite antenna brackets, flow measurement probes for turbo engines, stationary turbine components.
** These examples are not exhaustive; product scope is not limited to the list above.
Automotive
Whether it is a prototype concept car, a production vehicle, or a Formula 1 racing car, Additive Manufacturing has likely played a role in its development. Our hardware, software, and service solutions support companies in developing lightweight parts to reduce manufacturing costs, designing innovative assemblies that reduce part count while improving strength and efficiency, and creating realistic prototypes that significantly shorten product development cycles.
Manufacturing Tooling
Accelerate development while reducing cost and risk associated with producing specialized tools and custom fixtures. Innovate quickly and efficiently to create the tools required for improved productivity and ease of manufacturing.
Jigs and Fixtures
The flexibility of 3D printing enables optimization of jigs, fixtures, and other manufacturing aids for specific tasks, components, operators, or equipment.
Low Volume Production
Shift your production work to 3D printing and eliminate the expense of tooling, set-ups and change overs to save up to 90%.
Possible Products
Auto models, heat exchangers, gearbox prototypes, bicycle stems, air boxes, car dashboard replicas, automotive scale models, assembly verification and training models for vehicle pipe routing, motorbike assembly kits, inspection tools, cooling ducts, battery housings, jigs, and fixtures.
Medical
The medical industry requires materials that are biocompatible, non-corrosive, and highly wear-resistant. Additionally, producing complex, patient-specific geometries can be challenging using traditional manufacturing methods. Additive Manufacturing enables the creation of intricate structures using materials such as titanium, nickel alloys, surgical stainless steel, and other biocompatible metals suitable for medical applications. We provide surgeons, healthcare professionals, medical device manufacturers, and educators with precision healthcare solutions, including 3D-printed anatomical models, virtual surgical planning tools, patient-specific surgical guides, instrumentation and implants.
Manufacturing Tooling
Enhance surgical planning using spatially, tactilely, and physically accurate models derived from patient scans. Surgical teams can use these 3D-printed models to better plan procedures and improve efficiency in operating room utilization.
Education and Training
3D-printed multi-material models can replicate complex anatomical structures and a wide range of pathologies, making them highly effective tools for medical education. These models provide a valuable alternative to traditional training methods.
Medical Device Prototyping
Accelerate time-to-market for clinically relevant medical products. Use 3D printing to rapidly produce prototypes with realistic shape, texture, and material properties, enabling faster testing, feedback, and design optimization.
Possible Products
Artificial limbs, knee and hip joint replacements.
Architecture and Scale Models
The architectural industry is continuously developing innovative solutions for residential and commercial spaces, with significant investment in the regeneration of urban centres, schools, hospitals, and recreational areas. Architects, designers, and artists are constantly pushing the boundaries of creativity to produce inspiring, functional, and increasingly sustainable structures. While advanced design software can generate photorealistic visuals, physical 3D scale models play a vital role in visualizing concepts, supporting tender bids, and enhancing presentations for marketing and exhibitions. Combining functionality with aesthetics, our skilled model makers and post-processing specialists produce highly detailed, fully finished models featuring realistic paint finishes and intricate elements such as trees, people, signage, and vehicles, often presented in professional display cases.
Possible Products
Scale model cars, telescopes, building complexes for developers, bicycles, satellite modules, architectural models, military models, and more.
Consumer Goods and Home Appliances
In a market where consumers increasingly seek personalization, 3D printing enables the creation of unique, customized products. Mass customization offers unlimited potential for bespoke designs, whether for commercial production or personalized gifts. Our design and engineering teams collaborate closely with clients to adapt ideas for additive manufacturing, enabling exploration of complex shapes, textures, and structures not possible with traditional methods. Functional enhancements such as integrated living hinges, snap-fit assemblies, and modular features further improve product performance and usability.
Functional Prototyping
3D printing enables production-grade prototypes that closely replicate the appearance, feel, and functionality of final products.
Injection Molding
Print a mold and produce 10 to 100 parts for testing and validation using final production materials and processes, significantly reducing time, cost, and material waste.
Rapid Prototyping
Obtain faster consumer feedback, improve design iterations, and identify issues early in the development cycle before they become costly.
Possible Products
Bathroom accessories, stationery items, shoe models and patterns, toothbrush and razor models, mobile phone enclosures and casings, eyewear, artistic pieces, corporate gifts, watches, toys, cutlery stands, lighting fixtures, storage shelves and more.