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Delcam on board When a leader in one field joins with a leader in another, great things happen. Whether making parts for the automotive industry, mobile phones, aeroplanes, or art sculptures, ’s manufacturing software, powered by , enables you to make anything.

Inside… PAGE 3 AUTODESK TECHNOLOGY CENTRE PAGES 8&9 LAUNCHED IN BIRMINGHAM RAMLAB AND AUTODESK PIONEER PAGE 4 ‘ON-DEMAND’ ADDITIVE WHAT’S NEW IN 2019 RELEASES MANUFACTURING FOR MARITIME REPAIR PAGE 6 POWERMILL CAM FLEXIBILITY SUPPORTS GROWTH AT A&M EDM PAGE 9 USING THE CLOUD AND IIOT FOR SMARTER MANUFACTURING

autodesk.com/manufacturing Customer success stories — News, views and reviews A perfect match When Autodesk joined forces with Delcam, the two companies were always going to make great things happen. So what has been achieved so far?

For many years, Delcam was associated with Mark Gadsden, Manager of Product market-leading manufacturing software Marketing for Autodesk, believes that being solutions. The 2014 acquisition by Autodesk part of a global tech giant has enabled him — which has a worldwide reputation for and his new Autodesk colleagues to focus excellence in design and simulation — was even more energy on serving the areas that a marriage made in heaven. Delcam excelled in.

Autodesk now has more than 8,000 staff “Autodesk’s goal to be the leader in serving over 12 million customers around manufacturing software focused the the world, with 25% of revenue invested Delcam business on its core customers into researching and developing the in mould-making, production machining, products that manufacturers will need In terms of value, the company is looking and complex part manufacturing across to remain competitive in the future. to provide customers with lower upfront sectors such as aerospace, automotive, costs, risk and levels of commitment when power generation and medical,” comments The process of integrating Delcam into investing in new solutions. So instead of Mark. “There’s no doubt that this focus has Autodesk was approached with the same choosing a capital expense, costs can be enabled us to improve across the business: thoroughness and attention to detail that seen as an operating expense based on better products, improved customer Autodesk applies to customer projects. The a pay-as-you-go pricing model. As well support, smarter marketing, and process involved developing new products with as offering obvious cost and budgeting process efficiencies.” the aim of enhancing customers’ capabilities, advantages, Autodesk sees the model as ensuring compatibility with Autodesk licensing the most economical way for customers for former Delcam customers, simpler pricing to stay at the head of innovation by using and packaging options, and all the usual HR, the latest versions of Autodesk software. Finance and IT adjustments that are part and parcel of any acquisition. Flexibility is also an important part of Autodesk’s vision of the future, with Autodesk also invested heavily in former customers able to scale up or down Delcam offices and workshops in the UK and whenever they need to. overseas as part of the company’s overall strategy to be at the heart of “The Future ‘Simplicity’ represents the third pillar of of Making Things”. the Autodesk approach, offering simplified software licence and user management Autodesk products and services are moving agreements, regular product updates, away from the traditional perpetual licensing fast troubleshooting, and valuable model to a flexible subscription licensing usage analysis. model, providing customers with the opportunity to be more productive faster for a quicker return on investment. Ultimately, Autodesk aims to deliver greater value, more “Autodesk’s goal to be the flexible access to products, and simplicity of use. leader in manufacturing software focused the Delcam business on its core customers in mould-making, production machining, and complex part manufacturing across sectors such as aerospace, automotive, power generation and medical.” Mark Gadsden, Manager of Product Marketing for Autodesk in the UK.

2 Autodesk Technology Centre launched in Birmingham Autodesk has launched a new Technology Centre in Birmingham so that it can collaborate more closely with its manufacturing customers, helping them to bring their visions to life, to solve some of their biggest challenges and to test out innovative techniques.

The Centre, which was opened formally by Autodesk’s President and CEO, Andrew Anagnost, on 15th February, 2018, is the first of its kind in Europe. The Birmingham Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF) is one node in a network of six technology centres around the world that bring Autodesk together with its customers and partners to reimagine the relationships between software and hardware, machines and materials. It will play a key part in Autodesk’s support for its customers as they look to bring design and manufacturing closer together, a concept that has been talked about for years but which is now actually happening. It will enable Autodesk to provide more help to its customers as they seek to overcome challenging problems and introduce new manufacturing solutions.

Since acquiring Delcam, Autodesk has supported the concept of a manufacturing facility in Birmingham and, over the last year, has funded a major expansion for that part of the site. The Centre now houses innovative machines from leading suppliers, covering 5-axis machining, hybrid manufacturing to human-robotic collaboration, and clay milling. Customers and partners, both large and small, can explore a range of techniques to see how they can benefit from the future of making things. In short, it’s the factory of the future made real now.

As well as helping customers with their current challenges, the Centre supports the It also continues to support Autodesk’s more experimental work of the Advanced software development teams by offering the Consulting team and the Collaborative opportunity to test new algorithms on the Research and Innovation team by providing types of equipment being used by customers the staff and equipment needed to trial novel and then allows marketing staff to create processes and to produce initial components materials demonstrating these new for validation. developments.

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PowerMill is Autodesk’s CAM For 2D machining, PowerMill FeatureCAM is automated CAM grouped into thread families, system for high-speed and provides an improved workflow software that uses advanced making it simpler to identify five-axis machining. It offers a for the definition of open-sided feature-recognition technology to specific thread types. comprehensive range of tools to 2D features. These can now also reduce programming times and enable the manufacture of moulds, be created based on a selection A new turning strategy, called produce consistent high-quality tools and other complex shapes. of surfaces reducing programming back cutting, complements the results, when programming mills, time further. use of inserts designed to turn PowerMill 2019 provides a lathes, turn-mill machines, dedicated suite of strategies PowerMill’s stock simulation tool in all directions, such as Sandvik’s Swiss-type lathes, wire EDM to help program the growing – ViewMill – offers a ‘Remaining PrimeTurning inserts. This equipment and more. In addition number of CNC machines that Material’ shading mode. This helps strategy gives better insert life to the ability to send your offer both additive and subtractive CAM programmers to identify and higher rates of material programming data directly to technology. PowerMill is capable areas of unmachined stock, to removal. Indexing improvements Autodesk Fusion Production, new of driving both wire-fed and ensure parts are completed before make it possible to machine technology in FeatureCAM 2019 powder-blown hardware with being removed from the machine. a radial pattern using XY 3- and 5-axis machine motion. provides tools to make parts even PowerMill 2019 includes a direct coordinates and rotate the C faster. Quicker programming is For 5-axis machining, a new interface to Autodesk Fusion angle for each instance of the possible from a new method of ‘automatic tool axis tilting’ Production, a cloud-based feature. This gives the benefits applying feature recognition to method simplifies the creation collaboration tool specialising of XY machining and enables CAD models that combines the of collision-free toolpaths. This in scheduling and tracking travel limits to be avoided where single solution creates smooth production, and monitoring recognition of holes, bosses, machines cannot cut below the and safe five-axis motion for all CNC machine utilisation. sides and pockets into a single centreline of rotation. New model shapes and toolpath types, workflow. When spot-drilling and options for programming making it as easy to create creating chamfers, the cutting Swiss-type machines include five-axis programs as it is to geometry of centre drills can now support for fixed angle holders produce three-axis code. be modified with custom tip and to machine angled features, PowerMill’s high-efficiency included angles to give more a new feature-recognition add-in roughing strategy – Vortex – now accurate simulation and NC code. that splits the full turned profile includes a new ‘From Stock’ option Set-ups are now created directly into shorter user-defined that uses ‘Adaptive Clearing’ to from the ribbon and edited within sections, and the ability to produce toolpaths that machine the part tree, making it easier and generate a thread path from parts with considerably shorter faster to create and edit them. cycle times than previous releases. a curve for custom threads. The thread library has been

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PowerShape offers CAD tools to feature type that can recognise PowerInspect offers a powerful 2019 release, more options have help prepare complex models for more hole types, even when solution for inspection of parts been added, options for the user manufacture. It is typically used working with complex geometry and tooling. In particular it makes to customise this interface for alongside CAM software such as where previous recognition tools the inspection of complex their preferred workflow, in Autodesk PowerMill and could fail. free-form surfaces quick and particular to give faster access specialises in importing, analysing Based on user feedback, the easy, and so validates the highest to commonly used commands and repairing data prior to CNC PowerShape user interface can levels of quality in any business. and to automate repetitive machining. operations. Both the ribbon and now be customised to include PowerInspect produces the quick-access toolbar can be PowerShape 2019 includes shortcuts to commonly used comprehensive reports that are customised with groupings of numerous enhancements commands and macros. This easy to understand for all buttons and tabs, and then saved designed to simplify daily release also sees the return of engineers, not only metrology as custom configurations for use modelling activities. view-specific fly-out menus in the specialists. Its ability to be used main interface. PowerShape also on other installations. Another When working with solid models, it across all types of inspection displays additional information important new feature is Shared is often necessary to select multiple device means that data from relating to the number and type Views, which allows collaboration faces or features to allow them to be different sources can be of entities placed on a given level. on a representation of a model/ edited – possibly using tools such as compared directly. In addition, project within a web browser. Direct Modelling. PowerShape 2019 Like many Autodesk products, the using a single software minimises PowerInspect users can provide simplifies this with the ability to documentation for PowerShape training times when adding new a link that allows other select elements based on their 2019 is hosted online, making it hardware. PowerInspect can save stakeholders to view and colour, helping to minimise human easier for users to access the money by highlighting problems comment on the Shared View error and reduce modelling time. latest help and getting started early in the manufacturing without needing to have an information. process, including by undertaking Imported solid models often lack Autodesk product installed; this inspections on the machine tool. a modelling history. For a long can be viewed from any browser This can avoid expensive time, PowerShape has provided or device. re-machining and prevents time tools to automatically convert being wasted on operations on geometry, such as holes, into parts that are already beyond features that can be modified, redemption. Like other Autodesk suppressed or exported to software, PowerInspect now has PowerMill for programming. a ribbon-style interface to give PowerShape 2019 builds on this a more modern appearance and with a new ‘lightweight hole’ more efficient operation. For the To learn more about these improvements To learn more about these improvements and download a free trial, visit and download a free trial, visit www.autodesk.com/powershape-free-trial www.autodesk.com/products/powerinspect/free-trial

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n CLIENT: A&M EDM PowerMill CAM flexibility n SOFTWARE: PowerMill & PowerShape n 0121 683 1000 n www.autodesk.com/manufacturing supports growth at A&M EDM n email [email protected] The power and flexibility of Autodesk’s PowerMill CAM software have been a key factor in the rapid growth of A&M EDM. The company uses the software for the wide range of machining services that it offers alongside its capabilities in EDM (electric discharge machining).

Business challenges A&M EDM has always worked in A&M was founded by Managing Director Mark This success convinced Mark that he needed to Wingfield in 2002 with two EDM machines in add machining capabilities to his EDM business different areas of , using a rented space within its current building in and led to the initial purchase of two Hurco a variety of machines to produce Smethwick, a part of Birmingham with a long machines and PowerMill in 2006. “We wanted components in multiple materials. industrial heritage. Within ten years, the company to be able to complete everything in-house, The company needs a programming owned the whole site, had become one of the rather than risking any quality or delivery issues system to support this flexibility. largest spark erosion service providers in the by using subcontractors,” he remembered. UK, and had added a machining business that Solution was growing even more rapidly. Programming with PowerMill allows A second nearby factory was added three years the company to deliver high-quality ago, which now contains most of the company’s parts across different types of precision machining equipment. The extra site machine, different applications and also gave A&M EDM the space to add fabrication different materials. The software and assembly capabilities. A&M EDM is still relatively unusual in offering both EDM and machining capabilities and this enables efficient operation and From the start, A&M EDM has built its reputation dual capability has contributed to the company’s on fast turnaround and high quality. superior surface finish. rapid growth. “Having both sparking and machining Business Impact One of its earliest successes came through means that we can use the most appropriate providing an overnight repair service for press technique on each job or even on different sections A&M EDM has grown from a rented tools by manufacturing replacement inserts of the same part,” explained Mark. “It means that space inside one factory to two for delivery the next morning. we can do things that wouldn’t be possible with sites offering precision engineering just one approach.” through an extensive range of EDM and machining equipment and capabilities. The company is able to produce high-tolerance components and tooling for the most demanding applications. “The level of machining we get with PowerMill is second to none, especially in terms of the surface finish we can achieve,” Mark Wingfield A&M EDM Managing Director

6 “I knew about PowerMill from a previous company and had always thought it was good software. I’ve never regretted that decision; it has always done everything that we needed across all the different types of work we have to tackle.” Mark Wingfield, A&M EDM Managing Director

Investment in the latest technology has been “With all the different types of work we do, we The quality of the toolpaths from the software is another key component in the success of the require a range of machines,” said Mark. “We go also important. “The level of machining we get with business. The site now contains twenty Hurco from one extreme to the other in both size and PowerMill is second to none, especially in terms of machines; fifteen mills, of which three are five axis, complexity, often finding that small, complex parts the surface finish we can achieve,” stated Mark. “The and five lathes. The biggest machine has a bed can be more challenging than larger components. toolpaths are also very efficient. This is essential when 3.2 metres by 2.1 metres. In addition, we work with various materials. we are machining parts from solid as we sometimes We use tool steel mainly but, in terms of hardness, need to remove up to 90% of the initial material.” A more recent addition has been a 3D laser scanner we move from aluminium moulds to blisks made for together with Autodesk’s As well as offering a flexible range of equipment, from Inconel.” PowerShape design software. The equipment is A&M staff are trained in multiple skills to support used to scan parts to capture the design data The ability of PowerMill to supply high-quality the wide range of projects. “The team in the needed for projects such as the repair of older programs across different types of machine, machining area are not just machine operators; tooling and the manufacture of replacement different applications and different materials has they do their own programming and setting,” parts for historical engines. been essential at A&M EDM. “We started using the Mark explained. “We have taken people that were software soon after we bought the first Hurcos,” expert machinists but had no computer experience, A&M EDM has always sought work across all remembered Mark. “I knew about PowerMill from and soon had them programming our five-axis types of engineering, rather than specialising a previous company and had always thought it was machines with PowerMill.” in one sector. The company takes on projects good software. I’ve never regretted that decision; it from automotive, autosport, aerospace, electronics, As well as praising Autodesk software, Mark also has always done everything that we needed across medical or energy, plus all types of mould-making thanked the staff in the company’s Birmingham all the different types of work we have to tackle.” and press tool manufacture. offices. “The sales staff are very good and really know what they are talking about, while the support team is excellent,” he commented. “Any problems we have are sorted out very quickly. This is essential for any business like ours that has built its reputation on fast delivery.”

While remaining keen to add work from across the engineering sector, Mark is currently most optimistic about gaining further growth from the aerospace industry. A&M EDM has been accredited to ISO 9001-2008, AS9100 and NADCAP, and was one of the first UK subcontractors to receive SC21 accreditation. The company has also begun manufacturing engines for UAVs to its own designs.

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Autodesk customer success story Bringing visions to life n CLIENT: MERLIN MAGIC MAKERS Using Autodesk PowerMill, Merlin Magic Makers can exactly n SOFTWARE: PowerMill n 0121 683 1000 replicate their clients’ requirements, bringing themed n www.autodesk.com/manufacturing environments to life. n email [email protected] Most of us have heard of major theme parks and attractions like LEGOLAND, Alton Towers, Madame Tussauds, or the London Eye, but few are aware that the same central group of designers is behind them all – Merlin Magic Making (MMM). This small, but highly talented team is responsible for creating and producing the magic behind nearly 100 attractions across 21 countries. Nathan Johnson continued, “You have to immerse “We are dealing with more and more key brands yourself within it to make sure it is the best now in the marketplace and need to be able to product it can actually be at the end of the day. deliver exactly what they give us in terms of their A lot of people that work here have children that image or their expectations. The process of using love the shows that we’re working on. We’re just PowerMill has been able to enhance that and help desperate to make sure that comes through and us do that,” explained Edwin Kirkham, Theme Industry we produce a product that is that good.” Production Director, Merlin Magic Makers. “What 3D printing, robot, CAD/CAM they give us as a digital file we can program The introduction of PowerMill has had a major Business challenges into the machines and then cut, so what they impact on the business as Edwin Kirkham Merlin Magic Makers work give us they get, so there’s never any argument explained. “I think Autodesk enhances our whole now over pose or posture.” business. Certainly at the front end through our with clients with a very specific joinery and sculpture department where it has Nathan Johnson, CAD Draughtsman, 3D Artist, vision. The challenge is to totally mechanised the whole of our production Robot Programmer, explained further. “It has transfer clients’ images and and the way we deliver the product. PowerMill has made a world of difference. We no longer have expectations seamlessly into been the saviour of this business in the last four that element of is this right, is it wrong. We can years because I think if we hadn’t moved with the the finished product. get the asset files straight from Intellectual times, we’d be out of business because we Property holders and produce those characters Solution couldn’t compete.” exactly as they should be, which means we’re Merlin Magic Makers use happy, the clients are happy, the IP holders are Merlin Magic Makers’ experience with Autodesk Autodesk PowerMill to cut 3D happy and we can move on and make a really is summed up by Nathan Johnson: “Working with models from a digital file to good themed environment.” Autodesk has been fantastic. We’re really excited produce exactly what the client to see future implementations of 3D printing and Explaining the impact on the final product, seeing how the software collaborates with that, has requested. Matthew Roberts, Apprentice CAD Draughtsman and also, with the cloud system other offices within & CNC Programmer, said: “When we are using Business Impact our business can collaborate on one project at the PowerMill it is brilliant. We import our model and Models are delivered as same time.” that is it; we are cutting the model that they have envisioned by clients with a far given us so it works perfectly and helps us get “For anyone considering Autodesk I’d say jump greater degree of mechanisation. everything right to how they want it.” right in. They put out a fantastic product, the This has allowed Merlin Magic support is there. The overall package is definitely The introduction of PowerMill was also about worth going for.” Makers to remain competitive. a skilled staffing issue as Nathan Johnson explained. “Before having PowerMill and the “I think PowerMill is the way to go, certainly robot, everything that was made for attractions within the 3D modelling industry,” concluded was done by multi-skilled, highly skilled Edwin Kirkham. professionals like sculptors and prop workers “Autodesk enhances and joiners. These skills are getting increasingly our whole business. difficult to get hold of nowadays and even more Get a FREE trial now so when you are dealing with IPs.” PowerMill is the way to As Edwin Kirkham added, as well as the benefits go, certainly within the of Autodesk’s software, the results are also due 3D modelling industry.” to the team at Merlin Magic Makers. “The key component to delivering projects is down to the Edwin Kirkham, Theme Production www.autodesk.com/powermill-free-trial staff and their total commitment to the product Director, Merlin Magic Makers. and the Merlin brands.” T: 0121 683 1000 | e: [email protected]

8 Using the cloud and IIoT for smarter manufacturing Sign up to the technology Whether you get news online, in print or Although not yet available in the UK, Fusion preview today. Autodesk® from your network of friends and colleagues, Production is already being successfully it’s hard to avoid discussion about the future deployed in markets around the world. Users Fusion Production – a new way of manufacturing – what many people call are already able to send their part production for contract manufacturers to Industry 4.0 or the ‘fourth industrial data directly from Fusion 360, PowerMill or combine production planning, revolution’. FeatureCAM straight to Fusion Production job tracking and machine At its heart, the discussion centres on how in the form of digital work instructions. monitoring into a single, and when to migrate to new digital strategies For Bryan Lagrange, of Mezco Fabrication, complete tool – is on its that make use of cloud computing, big data Fusion Production delivers drastically way to the UK. analytics and the Industrial Internet of Things increased productivity and insight: “Being (IIoT) to make the transition to smart, leaner, a small job shop we sometimes have to more efficient manufacturing. meet customers at their facility. Since Fusion Until now, the costs – even for large Production is a cloud-based application, it companies – have been a significant barrier. allows us to view and edit the shop-floor Add in the difficulty of knowing where, when schedule no matter where we are. We are and how to start the process and it’s hardly constantly trying to find the most efficient surprising that some find the challenge simply and cost-effective way of doing business. too overwhelming to consider. We like software that is quick, easy, reliable and affordable. Fusion Production – With Fusion Production we want to combined with Fusion 360 – allows us to democratise smart manufacturing as the easily integrate CAD and CAM data to create design and manufacturing industries converge. the part with the processes, procedures, The future is here and schedule of day-to-day operations Fusion Production is designed to use cloud of a job shop in one seamless flow.” computing to make digitising the entire production process as pain-free as possible. An official UK launch date for Fusion Production in the UK is still to be announced, The software provides real-time information but we are actively recruiting companies from the shop floor to monitor work-in- to use the technology preview of the new progress across production. Better still, the solution in a UK environment. information is instantly available – in real time — to design, manufacturing and operations teams wherever they are based. To find out more, visit That includes teams who are spread across www.autodesk.com/fusion-production several different locations.

Tel: 0121 766 5511 autodesk.com/manufacturing 9 Customer success stories — News, views and reviews Port of Rotterdam’s RAMLAB and Autodesk pioneer ‘on-demand’ additive manufacturing for ship/maritime repair

A ship propeller created for the project using the new ‘hybrid manufacturing’ technique will be displayed at the Autodesk stand The Port of Rotterdam’s Additive Manufacturing Fieldlab (RAMLAB) at Hannover Messe on 24-28 April. and Autodesk have revealed the first pilot component as they pioneer the use of additive manufacturing in the maritime industry. A ship’s propeller was made using a hybrid manufacturing process combining wire and arc additive manufacturing using industrial robotic arms and subtractive machining and grinding techniques.

As the largest port in Europe, the includes a pair of 6-axis robotic arms capable Netherlands’ Port of Rotterdam is one of additively manufacturing large metal of the most important intersections for industrial parts. The team at RAMLAB works the flow of cargo in the world. It offers the with a dedicated network of hardware and region’s best connections to global ports software partners, academic and certification and handles over 460 million tons of cargo institutions and key end users to help the Port a year, so it’s imperative that the facility stay on course to become the smartest port in and ships run smoothly. the world.

Currently, if a vessel comes in to port As a main software partner, Autodesk has needing a replacement part—a propeller, played a key role in developing RAMLAB’s for example—it can take weeks or months innovative hybrid manufacturing approach, to order and deliver, costing companies which entails combining additive and millions of dollars while they wait. It can subtractive manufacturing. This style enables also be quite costly for companies to keep RAMLAB to pursue faster fabrication options: large stockpiles of parts in warehouses 3D printing large ship components in metal around the globe. and then finishing the pieces using traditional CNC milling and grinding methods within a To tackle this challenge, the Port opened the matter of days, saving time and money innovative RAMLAB, an onsite facility which without sacrificing precision or performance.

10 “We’re bringing additive manufacturing to a truly industrial scale. So much 3D printing to date has been limited to smaller components. But the technology – both software and hardware – is now ready for bigger things, and we’re seizing that opportunity to show the world what’s possible.” Kelvin Hamilton Technical liaison on the project at the Birmingham AMF

“The Port of Rotterdam’s RAMLAB initiative In addition to the work done onsite at RAMLAB, Autodesk is a great example of how whole industries has also assisted RAMLAB by providing access to its are being disrupted by industrial additive Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF) in Birmingham manufacturing,” explains Steve Hobbs, so that new design and manufacturing concepts could VP of CAM and Hybrid Manufacturing at be explored. Collaborative activities by the two Autodesk. “Creating an ‘on-demand’ hybrid organisations include: manufacturing capability for replacement n exploring the design of components and investigating parts will have a major impact on reducing design features made possible by additive manufacturing wasted time and cost currently incurred across the maritime industry when ship n building these components considering the distortion parts are damaged. We’re excited to be and stress on macroscale, geometric fidelity and thermal working alongside some of the key players management in the marine industry to bring to reality n post processing techniques to bring these components this very tangible example of the future to final form in a repeatable and reliable manner. of making things.” Kelvin Hamilton is the technical liaison on the project at “With the work being done at RAMLAB, the the Birmingham AMF, which is part of Autodesk’s global group hopes to accelerate the cross-industry network of workshops devoted to pushing the boundaries adoption of hybrid manufacturing for making on the future of making things. According to Kelvin, the large-scale parts on demand,” says Vincent collaboration with RAMLAB represents a leap forward for Wegener, Managing Director of the RAMLAB. hybrid manufacturing: “Our aim is to make the Port of Rotterdam not just an important gateway for Europe, “We’re bringing additive manufacturing to a truly industrial but also a leader in the development of new scale. So much 3D printing to date has been limited to manufacturing methods. Autodesk is a key smaller components. But the technology – both software partner for us due to its expertise in how and hardware – is now ready for bigger things, and we’re to design and manufacture using both the seizing that opportunity to show the world what’s possible.” latest additive manufacturing techniques and more traditional CNC and machining methods.” Images courtesy of RAMLAB

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About RAMLAB RAMLAB (Rotterdam Additive Manufacturing Lab) makes the vision of manufacturing certified large metal parts on demand through Additive Manufacturing a reality. For more information visit ramlab.com or follow @RAMLABNL.

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