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Huntsman Advanced Materials leads the world in rapid design, prototyping and production technologies, offering a range of innovative solutions for manufacturers from concept design to mass volume production. The company's RenShape® Solutions range of rapid tooling materials, Araldite® industrial adhesives and composite resins are used in most of the world's manufacturing industries including aerospace, automotive, construction, electronics, medical, marine, power transmission and distribution, sports equipment and wind power generation. Huntsman Advanced Materials also provides customers with a range of technical support services and has an ongoing programme of customer-centric product research and development regularly bringing new high performance products and solutions to the global market.
Huntsman AM Website | EOS was founded in 1989 and is today the world leading manufacturer of laser-sintering systems. Laser-sintering is the key technology for e-Manufacturing, the fast, flexible and cost-effective production of products, patterns or tools. e-Manufacturing includes Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Tooling and Rapid Manufacturing. The technology manufactures parts for every phase of the product life cycle, directly from electronic data. Laser-sintering accelerates product development and optimizes production processes. EOS has completed its business year 2006/2007 with revenues in laser-sintering of €59.7 million, which is an increase of 14% compared to the previous year.
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GTMA represents toolmaking, metrology, precision engineering, rapid product development and tooling technologies. It is a focal point for technology transfer, EU funded projects, seminars and supply chain initiatives in the aerospace, medical and automotive sectors.
GTMA Website | SBAC is the UK's trade association representing companies supplying civil air transport, aerospace defence, homeland security and space. SBAC represents over 2,600 companies, assisting them in developing new business, facilitating innovation and competitiveness and providing regulatory services in technical standards and accreditation.
SBAC Website | The Global Alliance of Rapid Prototyping Associations (GARPA) was formed to encourage the exchange of information across international borders. As part of this sharing GARPA members from around the world participate in a range of technical activities including technical presentations and the publication of application case studies.
GARPA Website | The objective is to contribute to a coherent strategy,understanding, development, dissemination and exploitation of Rapid Manufacturing as enabling technology to strengthen the European economy. This is achieved by an information web portal and a stakeholders group active in R&D.
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The Manufacturing Advisory Service is a huge success story. In four years it has handled 70,000 enquiries and generated more than £200 million of added value for UK manufacturers. Delivered through ten Regional Centres, and now Scotland, MAS straightforward advice and practical support to improve manufacturing competitiveness.
MAS Website | The RPMA aims to stimulate rapid product design, development and manufacturing technologies in the UK and provide a source of unbiased information from industry experts and research groups. The scope of the association is continually evolving to reflect the nature of this field.
RPMA Website | 3DSUG is a Users Group open to those owning or operating 3D Systems rapid prototyping equipment. The group is run by the users with the objective being to advance the technology through technical information exchange, training, and exposure to supporting vendors and advanced techniques.
3DSUG Website | The WMTN helps eligible small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing, engineering and emerging sectors to use innovation to develop all areas of their business. WMTN Website |
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Official Publication The TCT Magazine is now in it's 16th year as the UK's only dedicated Rapid Product Development title. TCT focuses on the applications and processes that speed up time to market. It is the leading independent resource in this area and is read by 15,000 readers 6 times a year.
TCT Magazine Website | European Tool and Mould Making (ETMM) provides decision-makers in the European tool/mould industry with information on sourcing, technology news, and more. It is published 9 times a year, circulation 12,000.
ETMM Website | Every fortnight, The Engineer provides a mix of news, features and analysis of emerging technologies, innovations and applications across industries, plus interviews with leading engineers and the latest job vacancies. A formula that continues to make The Engineer a unique must-read title in the engineering and related technology sector.
The Engineer Website | Eureka informs and educates UK design engineers on best practice engineering design. The magazine is written with a focus towards innovation within industry. Eureka has a proud 25-year history of writing independent, technical editorial consisting of news, feature articles, case studies, application stories and new product information
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