London start-up Satori has launched a resin-style 3D printer for professional users, and a partnership programme to go with it. The printer, called ST1600, offers a 120 x 192mm build area 120mm tall, was designed in London and is made in China. This style of printer, often called ‘MLSA’ for mask stereolithography, uses an LCD as a shutter to control which ...
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Zortrax 3D prints super-tough conductive polymer for space
Supported by the European Space Agency, Polish 3D printer company Zortrax has developed a way to co-print two forms of the super-tough polymer PEEK – one insulating and one conductive. “After nearly a year of research and development efforts, we have reached a major milestone,” according to Zortrax. “The first prototype composite parts made out of standard PEEK and experimental ...
GTC2020: GloFo and Mentor announce enhanced DFM with ML capabilities
At its virtual conference yesterday – GTC2020 – GLOBALFOUNDRIES announced an enhanced design for manufacturability (DFM) kit embedded with advanced machine learning (ML) capabilities. Developed in collaboration with Mentor the ML-enhanced DFM solution, built on Mentor’s Calibre nmDRC platform, can provide customers with a more effective design and development experience and contribute to a faster time to market. The ML-enhanced ...
GTC2020: Analog Bits announces IP for GloFo 12nm processes
At GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ virtual conference yesterday – GTC2020 – Analog Bits announced a library of foundation analogue IP portfolio that is available on the foundry’s 12LP FinFET platform and 12LP+ solution for AI, cloud computing, and high-end SoCs. Analog Bits’ IP is available now on GF’s 12LP and design kits are available for 12LP+IP. The key IP features of Analog Bits ...
UK made: TDK puts £11.5m into manufacturing in Devon
TDK has announced an £11.5m investment package to redevelop its TDK-Lambda power supply design and manufacturing facility in Ilfracombe Devon. Staged over the next three and a half years, it will increase production capacity by 50%. “The original factory was built over 50 years ago with further expansion in the mid-1980s,” according to TDK. “While the company has invested in ...
Mid-sized enclosed professional 3D printer
Barcelona-based BCN3D has announced a smaller version if its professional-grade Epsilon 3D printer, plus a filament conditioning cabinet. Epsilon W27 has a 420 x 300 x 220mm high build volume (=27 litres) and has dual independent extruders (‘IDEX’) which means it can print two separate parts at the same time, or print parts using two different filaments – for adding water-soluble supports, ...
UK made: DitroniX’ Wren reclining chair controller and SDK
Need to control a reclining chair over Wi-Fi, to add voice control via a smart speaker, or some other IoT interface, for example? Then look no further than a plug-n-play controller called Wren made by Sussex-based DitroniX. It comes in two flavours: a plug-n-play consumer version which connects in-line with the 5pin DIN connectors used in many recliners, and a developers ...
Zortrax adds secure cloud-based 3D printer control
Zortrax has introduced cloud-based printing management for its range of professional grade 3D printers. Called ‘inCloud’, the system “enables remote management of Zortrax 3D printers from anywhere in the world”, according to the company. “This solution will manage the 3D printing manufacturing processes for both single-device users and businesses running large 3D printing farms.” The software started life in-house, controlling ...
TT Electronics gets PSU design-and-qualify contract from BAE Systems
TT Electronics has been awarded a contract from BAE Systems for the design, development and qualification of a flight control system dc-dc converter to support project Tempest, the UK-Italian fighter aircraft concept. “All this work will be completed in the UK,” TT Electronics marketing manager Josh Slater told Electronics Weekly. The aircraft consortium, called Team Tempest, includes BAE Systems, Rolls Royce, Leonardo, and MBDA, along with the RAF’s Rapid ...
UK made: TorqSense by Sensor Technology
TorqSense is torque sensor from Sensor Technology, based in Oxfordshire. It is wireless, needing no physical contact with the shaft being monitored. If you manufacture in the UK, please read to the bottom Instead, two two surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices are attached to the shaft and are interrogated through an RF link to stationary electronics inside the body of the ...
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