Markforged
Onyx Desktop Series
allows users to input
bespoke designs
and receive high
precision, lightweight
plastic components.
It prints stiff and
dimensionally stable
engineering grade
parts with twice the
strength of other
3D-printed plastics.
Onyx material is 1.4
times stronger and
stiffer than ABS and
can be reinforced
with any continuous
fi bre
Anniversary splash
Engineering Technology Group (ETG), which recently acquired HK Technologies, threw open the doors
of its Wellesbourne headquarters to give over 450 industry delegates the latest insight into the world of
turnkey solutions, with two new product launches, a UK debut for the Nakamura MX100 and an in-depth
look at the latest additive manufacturing and wire EDM kit
The two-day event focused on
‘lights-out’ manufacturing and
automation, supported by the wide
range of machine tool types and brands
available from ETG. Orders for four new
CNC machines were taken. Says Martin
Doyle, managing director of ETG: “We
wanted to make a big statement for our
25th anniversary and I believe we’ve
achieved this, bringing the latest
machine tools, automation and additive
manufacturing technology to the UK. Our
customers are telling us they want more
‘lights-out manufacturing’, machines that
take up a smaller footprint and twin-
twinpallet
capability, so they
can work quicker and
smarter.”
The Open House gave the
company the opportunity to
introduce its new business,
HK Technologies, to the
market. Examples of
available technology
included: Mitsubishi Wire
EDM MV12000,
Markforged’s MetalX metal
printer and X7 Desktop
Series for composite printing, and 3D
Systems’ ProJet MJP 2500 plus.
3D Systems
ProJet MJP 2500 IC can produce wax castings to support
production of bespoke parts, offering a tool-less production
method for wax casting patterns. Build volume is 294 by 211
by 144 mm and print speed 205 cm3/hour. Video: https://is.gd/
ocixoc (“model to metal in two-fi ve days”)
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