Burnley Business Awards is an evening of pride, celebration, glitz and glamour that acknowledges and rewards the achievements of our local businesses and individuals. The sponsorship funded event is organised by Burnley Council to promote Burnley’s business success and the borough’s economic infrastructure. Burnley is changing and at the heart of this change are…
More Details >>Soluble Core Parts – Carbon Fibre Wrapping Job Specification Complex low volume parts are 3D printed in SR30 and set using our custom made pipe setting jigs. Produce low volume, light weight parts wrapped in carbon fibre. Complex shapes 3D printed in SR30 soluble material. Bespoke setting jigs designed and 3D printed…
More Details >>Composite Performers Job Specification Customer required a tool that would be suitable to produce preforms of limited amount of parts. In the preforming process, several individual layers of fibre form material are cut and draped in one, two or three dimensions in the approximate shape, contour and thickness desired in the finished composite part.…
More Details >>Tech North’s News Article “Burnley shows how small Northern towns can embrace the 21st century” FDM one of the businesses to watch in 2017 FDM Digital Solutions represents the future. It produces 3D-printed parts on tight turnarounds for industries like aerospace and Formula One racing. Meanwhile, a collaboration with the NHS sees the…
More Details >>13th December 2016 / Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre, Coventry Discover the future of aerospace manufacturing. At this half-day event, FDM Digital and Stratasys lift the lid on the applications and materials which are changing the way things are made in the aerospace industry. Additive manufacturing is now used in a broad…
More Details >>Sink Case Study Brief Provide a CAD model from an aircraft sink. Our customer required a full scan & reverse model so they could manufacture a stainless steel upgrade on the tired and worn sink. How We scanned the sink in situ using our FARO Edge ScanArm HD. Reverse engineered using SpaceClaim software.…
More Details >>Air Intake Case Study Brief To replace worn parts with a new and improved version. Our customer required a full scan & reverse model as they had no data whatsoever. How We scanned the part using our FARO Edge ScanArm HD. Thanks to our articulated arm’s setup, accuracy is within ±30μm, we…
More Details >>Developing Bespoke Aerospace Tooling with 3D Printing for the Airbus A320neo Innovative thinking from NWAA Members Safran Nacelle’s Manufacturing Manager Andy Crosland and FDM Digital’s Technical Director Graeme Bond solves Airbus rate production problem using 3D printing technology. Andy Crosland says “When we began the A320neo journey our vision was…
More Details >>At The Forefront of Innovation In Additive Manufacturing FDM Digital Solutions Ltd, Burnley’s new high-tech, additive manufacturing company, are adding to Burnley’s reputation as the UK’s enterprise hot spot. Strategically and operationally, FDM are able to deliver comprehensive services tailored to clients’ unique requirements. Customers include a range of business sectors: the automotive…
More Details >>Pioneering NHS Project Wins £860K Backing FDM is pioneering the use of 3D printing to produce made-to-measure insoles for the NHS and has secured an £860,000 investment from The North West Fund for Venture Capital and Lancashire Rosebud Fund. Using the system being developed by FDM Digital Solutions, hospitals will be able to scan…
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