UK Opportunity
The UK is a Powerhouse in Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing
Home to one of the earliest installations of the first 3D printer, the SLA-1, the UK has since grown to be a super user of 3D printing and additive manufacturing technologies with a huge installed base of machines and consequently an incredible breadth of user expertise.
There is no doubt that the UK is an important market, and TCT 3Sixty is your route to reach it.
Innovative End Users
The wider use of additive manufacturing technologies are already greatly benefiting the UK economy. These technologies can change how products are made and developed in different industries. They offer a new way for companies to create innovative designs that work better and cost less, while also being more efficient and environmentally friendly.
Whether it be Formula 1 teams putting parts on race cars, medical device companies innovating a patient solution or aerospace companies looking to access the weight reduction capabilities of additive manufacturing the UK is at the forefront in all of these sectors and more.
World Leading Research
Pioneering research from world leading universities has been a feature of the UK landscape since the very early days of rapid prototyping.
Today the likes of Loughborough University, University of Nottingham, University of Sheffield, Cranfield University and The UK National Centre for Additive Manufacturing (NCAM) continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in process and material developments making the UK a hotbed of firsts and a leader in AM patent applications.
Market Leading TechnologiesA growing number of companies are developing market leading additive technology right here in the UK.
Renishaw, Photocentric, Wayland, Raplas have all been designing and making additive manufacturing equipment in the UK for a number of years and are now being joined by the new breed including WAAM3D, Defiant3D and Construct3D.
Regional & National Policy FocusAdditive manufacturing is one of the key areas of digital innovation within the Manufacturing Made Smarter national programme, creating innovation for the UK manufacturing sector to build resilience and flexibility, improve productivity and become environmentally sustainable.Birmingham: The Home of TCT 3Sixty
Many of the world’s largest manufacturers are located in the Birmingham area, including: Jaguar Land Rover, JCB, Toyota, Bombardier, Caterpillar, Alstom, 3M, Boeing, Astra Zeneca and Rolls Royce maintaining the areas reputation as the ‘Workshop of the World’ and guaranteeing that manufacturing expertise and innovation continues to be found in the region.
The history of manufacturing excellence around Birmingham, combined with world-class air, rail and road links makes the NEC the perfect home for TCT 3Sixty
