Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) is one example of what are termed powder bed systems. These machines build your parts within a ‘cake’ of metallic powder that is subsequently recycled.
A sure-fire way to make any injection mould toolmaker or processing engineer uneasy is to utter the words “fibre reinforced”…Read More
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By Simon Anderson – MD of LVS Small Plastic Parts Like most SME’s, the Brexit vote came as a shock…Read More
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Masterbatch as a simple colouring agent has been with us for some time, but we wanted to find out how…Read More
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