Machinery & Manufacturing Event preview
Returning to the show this year will be Ajax Machine Tools International, which relocated to Hampshire in 2002 under new ownership. Today it offers a wide range of machines including 3- and 4-axis vertical and horizontal machining centres and borers, 2-, 3- and 4-axis CNC slant bed lathes, surface, cylindrical and bench grinding machines, and bench, pillar and radial drilling machines. Additionally, the company supplies manual lathes and mills, drilling machines and grinders. Ajax Machine Tools return Central Scanning
Since 2006, Central
such as nylons, high-temperature materials, composites and fibre reinforcements, metals, and flexible materials. Its team will share insider tips on how to successfully integrate additive manufacturing into an operation. Software for design generation, scanning, 3D printing, measuring and comparing the dimensional accuracy of printed parts with the model is also offered, such as Eiger for Markforged, Preform for Formlabs and Cura for Ultimaker. facility using market-leading equipment from Artec 3D and Zeiss/GOM. The 3D printers are from Stratatsys, MarkForged, Prusa and Ultimaker. In addition, the company is a reseller of and provides training for Artec 3D, Zeiss and GOM scanners. Product demonstrations on the Artec Leo and two new pieces of equipment, the Artec RAY II and the Zeiss T-Scan Hawk 2, will be the highlights on the company’s stand. The collected data is typically used for inspection, reverse engineering or 3D printing.
Scanning has been a market leader in 3D scanning and 3D printing in the UK.
Whether it is a very small object measuring a few millimetres or a complete car, train or aircraft, scanning is carried out in the firm’s temperature- controlled workshop or on site at the customer’s
3D Printing and design
Another 3D printing specialist at the exhibition, providing both equipment and bureau services, will be Reading-based CREAT3D, which will be showing the latest developments in additive manufacturing, including consumables
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