MERSEYSIDE, UK, Sep 26, 2022 – AM Solutions — 3D post processing technology has today announced that the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) operated by the University of Strathclyde, has recently taken delivery of its M1 Basic additive manufacturing (AM) post processing technology which will be used as part of a research project focused on metal additive manufacturing (AM).
AM Solutions – 3D post processing technology’s M1 Basic has been selected as a key metal AM post-processing technology by the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland.
The M1 Basic will be located at one of the NMIS Group facilities within the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) in Renfrewshire and will be used as part of a project exploring metallic component manufacturing.
Scott Williams, head of sales at AM Solutions — 3D post processing technology UK says, “It is fair to say that in many ways the aerospace sector is leading the way in the uptake of metal AM for production. Fundamentally, AM in aerospace applications can stimulate significant cost and lead-time reductions, the use of novel materials and unique design solutions, the mass reduction of components through extremely efficient and light-weight designs, and consolidation of multiple components for performance enhancement or risk management (namely through internal cooling features in thermally loaded components or by eliminating traditional joining processes). As we all know, however, metal AM machines exist in a process chain which includes post-processing, an area of urgent focus as manufacturers look for efficient, repeatable, automatic solutions that help to streamline the production of metal AM parts, and also reduce their unit cost. We are delighted that the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland has chosen the M1 Basic from AM Solutions as a key metal AM post-processing technology.”
AM Solutions – 3D post processing technology’s M1 Basic will be used as part of a project exploring metallic component manufacturing.
AM Solutions — 3D post processing technology is part of the Rösler Group which has been innovating surface finishing and post-processing technologies for over 80 years. The M1 Basic is an all-round machine that smooths and polishes single parts and small batches of both plastic and metal AM parts, and is a compact machine which is easily integrated into practically any manufacturing line. Multiple parts can be simultaneously treated in separate processing chambers through the installation of divider plates, and the system features — among other things — a comprehensive, easy to operate software package which allows the storage of post-treatment processing programs that reduce the risk of operator errors. The machine promotes superior surface finish of work pieces in a cost-effective and repeatable fashion.
Stephen Fitzpatrick, Machining and Additive Manufacturing team lead at the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland, commented, “At the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland we are pushing the limits of advanced manufacturing. Key to this is helping the companies we work with make better decisions about current and future products to ensure that they are manufactured using material and energy efficient processes. For some manufacturers these benefits could be using additive manufacturing, allowing the production of complex lightweight parts that were previously impossible to realize.”
AM Solutions – 3D post processing technology provides a range of processes and machines that are all focused on elevating post-processing from a necessary evil to an enabling technology. The company exist to automate the post-processing of AM parts in order to overcome the sometimes, slow, costly, and disconnected AM process chain, and to ensure that AM is an efficient and viable production alternative to legacy manufacturing technologies.
About AM Solutions / Rösler Oberflächentechnik GmbH
For over 80 years, the privately owned Rösler Oberflächentechnik GmbH has been actively engaged in the field of surface preparation and surface finishing. As global market leader, they offer a comprehensive portfolio of equipment, consumables and services around the mass finishing and shot blasting technologies for a wide spectrum of different industries. Their range of about 15,000 consumables, developed in their Customer Experience Centers and laboratories located all over the world, specifically serves their customers for resolving their individual finishing needs. Under the brand name AM Solutions, we offer numerous equipment solutions and services in the area of additive manufacturing/3D printing. Last-but-not-least, as our central training center the Rösler Academy offers practical, hands-on seminars on the subjects mass finishing and shot blasting, lean management and additive manufacturing. Besides the German manufacturing locations in Untermerzbach/ Memmelsdorf and Bad Staffelstein/Hausen the Rösler group has a global network of 15 locations and 150 sales agents.
For more information, visit www.solutions-for-am.com.
About the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland
The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) is a group of industry-led manufacturing R&D, innovation and skills facilities supported by a network of Partners across Scotland, all working together to transform the future of manufacturing.
The group has a national mandate to create and deliver inspiring, sustainable and translational research and skills for all by accelerating innovation in the manufacturing community.
It is where industry, academia and the public sector work together on ground-breaking manufacturing research to transform productivity levels, make companies more competitive and boost the skills of our current and future workforce.
The NMIS Group includes the University of Strathclyde’s Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), Lightweight Manufacturing Centre, Digital Process Manufacturing Centre and the NMIS Digital Factory all with teams of industry experienced engineers and researchers working with companies across the manufacturing community in Scotland, the wider UK and beyond – from aerospace giants to renewable energy disruptors, first-time inventors to household automotive names. It also includes the Manufacturing Skills Academy, which is transforming the manufacturing workforce of today and tomorrow and a Capability Network bringing together leading organizations from across the Scottish research and innovation, education and training communities.
NMIS is operated by the University of Strathclyde. It is supported by the Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Island Enterprise, South of Scotland Enterprise, Skills Development Scotland, Renfrewshire Council and the Scottish Funding Council. It is part of the UK’s High Value Manufacturing Catapult.
NMIS is headquartered at the heart of the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland in Renfrewshire. The flagship 30,502m2 heather colored building, when opened, will house the NMIS Digital Factory, Manufacturing Skills Academy and publicly accessible, collaboration hub, with a window to the world welcoming all who pass to look inside the world of advanced manufacturing.
For more information, visit www.nmis.scot.
