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INDUSTRY NEWS MIMAKI LAUNCHES PURE CLEAR 3D PRINTING MATERIAL


Inkjet printing, cutting and 3D printing technologies manufacturer, Mimaki Europe, has announced the launch of a pure clear material for 3D printing: MH-110PCL. The material is intended for use with Mimaki’s flagship UV curable, full colour 3D printer, the 3DUJ-553. MH-110PCL is available in a 4.8L


ink bottle size, and is said to improve upon the company’s previous 3D clear ink (MH-100CL) with increased transparency, and negates any yellow tint, allowing artists, designers, architects and more to deliver work as intended and achieve more clear- cut, transparent modelling. With theMimaki 3DUJ-553 being a


full colour 3D printer that offersmore than tenmillion colours, the clear material can also be mixed with coloured inks to create translucent-colour models. The use of clear and translucent colour


models will greatly benefit industries such as medical education through the ability to visualise internal organ structures in model form, with the colour variations allowing formedical conditions to be farmore accurately depicted.MH- 110PCL is also ideal for the expression of transparent parts required in product design and other fields such as architecturalmodels. “We realised the importance of


having truly clearmaterial and acted upon it straight away,” explainedMark Sollman, productmanager ofMimaki Europe. “We value quality just as much as the designers implementing our technologies and wish them every success with Mimaki, so we are delighted to be able to provide this new material for them.”


www.mimakieurope.com


METCASE INVESTS IN NEW EQUIPMENT, ENABLING IT TO PRODUCE HIGHER QUALITY ENCLOSURES


Metal enclosures specialist, METCASE, has invested a six-figure sum in new hi-tech equipment to further enhance quality, accelerate production and drive innovation. Three new state-of-the-art CNC punching, forming and


millingmachines are helping the company to create the next generation of standard and customised 19” rack cases, 19” mini-racks, desktop and portable instrument enclosures. The machines are a high-performance Wiedemann


punching machine; an Amada forming machine; and a Haas milling machine with a 10-station automatic tool changer that enables faster production of enclosures with complex cut-outs. Robert Cox, marketing director said: “This significant investment in new technology ensures


we remain at the forefront in the design and manufacture of leading-edge metal enclosures for advanced electronics. Our customers can now order even higher quality metal enclosures, customised faster than ever – fully finished and ready for the installation of components.” According to the company, the new machines will enable METCASE to produce superior


customised versions of its most complex models, such as its TECHNOMET instrument enclosures and TECHNOMET 19” mini-racks.


www.metcase.co.uk NEWS INBRIEF


WDS Components has strengthened its stock availability of standard parts and components by upgrading its on-site production machinery and taking on a new CNC lathe that will enable increased production throughput to provide customers with faster product availability. The new Miyano BNE51-MSY Fixed head


CNC lathe increases WDS’ on-site production capacity of large diameter components, such as swing bolts. “The new CNC lathes can machine


workpieces to extremely tight tolerances with very high repeatability. Our machinists are extremely experienced and most of our products are developed by our in-house R&D engineers, which ensures the highest product quality,” explained Adam Broughton, production manager. wdscomponents.com


Electronic and technical components distributor, Distrelec, has announced amajor expansion of its range fromfour leading manufacturers: C&K, KEMET,Molex and TE Connectivity. The expansion covers some 21,500 products in total, all available for shipping in amaximumof three to five days. www.distrelec.biz/en/


RS Components has become a member of national organisation, Make UK. The membership will enable RS to further its involvement in driving innovation in the UK, to help it fulfil its potential as one of the world’s biggestmanufacturing nations. Charlotte Horobin, regional director


Midlands and East of England at Make UK said: “We’re delighted to have a global organisation such as RS as amember of Make UK.With their track record in driving innovation and championing important issues such as investment in developing skills, we’re sure they can add real value to our agenda - as well as using their membership to help drive innovation and knowledge in their business.” https://uk.rs-online.com/web/


LASER LINES EXPANDS ITS AM PORTFOLIO AT THE DMC


Those looking into additive manufacturing (AM) options in a live production environment will now be able to witness Stratasys’ H350 additive manufacturing machine and a Stratasys Origin One 3D printer at the Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC), thanks to Laser Lines. This installation follows the placement of the Stratasys F770 and the DyeMansion post-processing workflow into the DMC last year. Mark Tyrtania, sales director at Laser Lines,


said: “This is the next step in our partnership with the DMC. The collaboration with the highly qualified engineering team there means we have an environment where we can highlight the benefits of additive manufacturing (AM) and show Stratasys machines in volume production. With


the expansion of Laser Lines solutions with the Origin One and H350, customers and prospects can see another example of an AM printer in a live, digital manufacturing environment.” Kieron Salter, CEO at the DMC, commented:


“Laser Lines and Stratasys have been integral partners in helping establish the DMC and allowing us to rapidly realise the potential of commercial additive manufacturing for advanced applications. The new Stratasys H350 perfectly complements our existing polymer production and finishing technologies and we are looking forward to exploiting the new SAF technology, leveraging our existing customer base in automotive, motorsport, aerospace and space.”


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