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See below for some recent news from the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing. If you want to see our daily updates from the Centre then click here to view our LinkedIn channel.

 

Business Secretary Opens MTC's Aerospace Additive Manufacturing Innovation Hub

Date: Tuesday 01 October 2019

The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Andrea Leadsom has officially opened the Manufacturing Technology Centre's new innovation and knowledge hub for metal additive manu…

MTC Seals Link with University of Exeter

Date: Friday 06 September 2019

The National Centre for Additive Manufacturing at the Coventry-based Manufacturing Technology Centre has signed a strategic partnership with the University of Exeter to develop high-performance polyme…

MTC installs state-of-the-art electronics 3D printing equipment

Date: Tuesday 06 August 2019

The Manufacturing Technology Centre - home of the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing - has become the first research and development centre in the UK to install precision equipment to allow 3D…

MTC plays key role in biggest ever 3D printed aero engine component

Date: Saturday 22 June 2019

Engineers at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry have played a key role in the production of the largest ever civil aero engine part using ground-breaking 3D printing technology.

Smart manufacturing software provider Valuechain joins the MTC to work in partnership with NCAM

Date: Friday 14 June 2019

Valuechain, a provider of smart manufacturing software, has joined the MTC to work alongside the National Centre for Additive Manufacturing (NCAM) to evaluate and develop their DNAam and iQapture soft…

MTC helps aerospace manufacturers in national programme

Date: Monday 27 May 2019

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry is working with aerospace companies to develop new manufacturing techniques which will preserve engineering jobs across the sector.

UK-Wide Capability Mapping of Industrial Digitalisation Technologies (IDT's)

Date: Monday 04 March 2019

Released in October 2017, the Made Smarter Review highlighted the need for a National Programme to accelerate the adoption of Industrial Digitalisation Technologies (IDTs) through focused support for…

Watch this space as MTC eyes NASA partnership

Date: Monday 19 November 2018

The Coventry-based Manufacturing Technology Centre is developing a partnership with the North American Space Agency (NASA) as US space scientists look to use MTC-developed technology in future space m…

MTC 3D printing course for senior engineers

Date: Monday 29 October 2018

The industry-leading Manufacturing Technology Centre near Coventry is to run a course next month for senior engineers who are unsure of the benefits of 3D printing.

Aerospace Suppliers Urged to join £15m programme

Date: Tuesday 11 September 2018

Suppliers to the UK aerospace industry are being urged to engage with a £15 million programme funded by Innovate UK and the Aerospace Technology Institute aimed at encouraging them to adopt additive m…

ASTM International, Auburn University, NASA, EWI, and the MTC Launch Additive Manufacturing Centers of Excellence

Date: Monday 30 July 2018

On July 23, at Auburn University, two groups launched centers of excellence in additive manufacturing aimed at accelerating R&D, standardization, and innovation in that field, also known as 3D printin…

MTC to install Digital Metal Additive Manufacturing System

Date: Wednesday 27 June 2018

The Manufacturing Technology Centre, already a leader in additive manufacturing technology, is to install cutting-edge equipment which will further advance its additive manufacturing and 3D printing c…

MTC to lead Major Aerospace Supplier Programme

Date: Wednesday 27 June 2018

The Manufacturing Technology Centre near Coventry is to lead a £15 million programme aimed at encouraging suppliers to the UK aerospace industry to adopt additive manufacturing.

MTC teams up with leading global standards organisation to advance Additive Manufacturing

Date: Monday 21 May 2018

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has been chosen by leading global standards organisation ASTM International, based in the U.S., to be the first non-U.S. founding partner of ASTM Internationa…

Booming MTC expects to create 100 new jobs this year

Date: Monday 26 March 2018

Coventry-based Manufacturing Technology Centre continues to become one of the city’s booming businesses after seeing its workforce grow by more than 20 per cent in the past year.

Help shape the future of additive manufacturing in the UK

Date: Monday 19 February 2018

The UK’s Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is where 3D printing and traditional manufacturing converge. Established as an independent Research & Technology Organisation (RTO) in 2010, the centre i…