Stratasys has partnered with the UK’s Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) to make additive manufacturing a catalyst for driving technological change and supporting business growth. “The collaboration will see Stratasys work closely with the MTC to make additive manufacturing central to the projects undertaken in conjunction with its members, supporting the organization’s role to research and advise industry on the technology’s capabilities across multiple platforms”, said the company in a official note. Operating from its state-of-the-art facility in Coventry, the MTC is part of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, which is supported by Innovate UK, the government agency tasked with identifying and driving science and technology innovations that will grow the UK economy. “Working with Stratasys, we have a clear objective to demonstrate additive manufacturing technology’s existing capabilities to our members and explore the opportunity to push the envelope in other areas – said Ross Trepleton, group technology manager, component technology, MTC -. This includes the ability to produce end-use engineering components, as well as the capability to build complex parts with multiple materials and give multi-functionality to a single component, using 3D printing. We’re also looking at the potential to functionally grade parts by material composition”.
