An update on AMUK has been sent out today with regards to the ongoings of the association. There is lots currently going on and coming up so make sure to check out all the details.
REGIONAL MEETINGS
First off, we have some regional meetings planned for February this year. These meetings will focus on two areas – firstly on giving you an update on the services we are offering and more information on how to access them – and secondly, we are starting to look ahead to what we need to accomplish as an organisation to help collectively push AM technology forward in the UK. Therefore, we will be looking to collect members views on where AMUK should be looking to focus to benefit the whole industry at these meetings. A complete list of locations and dates for these meetings are below:
Meeting 1
Host: Photocentric
Location: Peterborough
Date: 8th February 2023
Signup Link: https://www.mta.org.uk/event/amuk-regional-event-series-photocentric
Meeting 2
Host: Marks & Clerk
Location: Birmingham
Date: 9th February 2023
Signup Link: https://www.mta.org.uk/event/amuk-regional-event-series-0
Meeting 3
Host: Carpenter Additive
Location: Liverpool
Date: 15th February 2023
Signup Link: https://www.mta.org.uk/event/amuk-regional-event-series-1
Meeting 4
Host: Element
Location: Sheffield
Date: 16th February 2023
Signup Link: https://www.mta.org.uk/event/amuk-regional-event-series-2
Please book on asap as places are limited for these events. I look forward to seeing you there.
AMUK MEMBERS FORUM
Next up we have the next AMUK Members Forum. It’s going to be held on the 8th March 2023 at Renishaw, New Mills. There will be presentations on Market Trends, The Global Technology Outlook, Government Funding Opportunities as well as member pitches again. This is a free event for AMUK members only. To register for this event please click the link below:
Renishaw, New Mills – 8th March 2023 – https://www.mta.org.uk/event/amuk-members-forum
FORMNEXT 2023
For Formnext 2023, we are looking to see if there is any interest in AMUK organising a pavilion. If your company would be interested in participating as part of an AMUK pavilion, please let me know by the end of the January 2023 – this doesn’t commit you to anything just yet, it is just an expression of interest at this stage to see if this is something of interest to the UK Additive community.
If there is adequate interest, we will look to firm out who can commit during February 2023, with the intention of getting a provisional booking for floorspace in before the 28th February, so that we can take advantage of the 17% early bird discount rate.
MTA ANNUAL DINNER
The MTA’s Annual Dinner is to take place on Thursday 23rd February 2023 at the Ballroom in the Grosvenor Hotel, London and will be hosted by comedian Ian Moore. The after-dinner entertainment will be provided by Sean Walsh.
As AMUK is part of the MTA cluster of associations, AMUK members can benefit from the MTA Member Rate. Please use the following link to find out further details and book your tickets now: https://www.mta.org.uk/event/mta-annual-dinner-2023.
UPDATES FROM THE VALUECHAIN PORTAL
Below are several snippets from members posts from members from the Valuechain Portal. To see the full posts please login to the Valuechain portal. Remember to post your news stories there if you want to be included below.
Enabling the Circular Economy with Additive Manufacturing Webinar
CECIMO are hosting a webinar on the 1 February 2023 at 10am which will showcase some best practice examples in AM. Speakers include Stewart Lane from Renishaw and Filomeno Martina from WAAM3D. To register please click the following link: https://www.cecimo.eu/webinar-registration-enabling-the-circular-economy-with-additive-manufacturing/
Challenging the Assumptions of 3D Printing
DiManEx’s Len Pannett recently recorded a podcast with Maria Villablanca from Transform Talks on the topic “Challenging the assumptions of 3D printing”. The talk covers how to approach considering 3D printing to overcome supply chain issues and how to tackle the challenges when it comes to implementation. To listen to the talk, please click the following link: https://futureinsightsnetwork.podbean.com/e/challenging-the-assumptions-of-3d-printing-with-len-pannett
Matsuura UK Scoop Award for Most HP Printers Sold
Matsuura Machinery Ltd is delighted to announce that they have been awarded the HP 3D Partner Award for selling the most HP MJF 3D printers in Europe and the UK during 2022. With approaching 70 machines supplied, Matsuura currently boasts every UK end-user for HP MJF 3D printer technology as their customers. Matsuura’s Additive Manufacturing Centre is the only UK venue where you can see the entire range of HP Multi-Jet Fusion printers ready to demonstrate, along with DyeMansion post-processing technology all under the same roof.
To read the full Matsuura press release, please login to the valuechain portal.
FINAL COMMENTS
Finally just a reminder to login to the valuechain portal and see the full list of services that AMUK is now offering here: https://my.valuechain.com/Portal/Network/Manage/CompanyInfo2/429/175833?nav=1§ion=service&source=undefined&rdm=0.2560342104895281. Please let me have any feedback you have on the services or let me know if there are other ways in which we can be supporting the AM community in the UK.
As always, if you have any questions, thoughts or comments please do contact @ [email protected].