AMUK Welcomes Airframe Designs as British 3D Printing Industry Grows – 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing [Video]

While the UK is not the hub for 3D printer and materials manufacturers as other nations, the country continues to excel at the research, development, and application of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies across various industries. In particular, the UK has fostered a collaborative environment that brings together academia, industry, and government to accelerate innovation in 3D printing. Among those bodies playing just such a role is the trade association Additive Manufacturing UK (AMUK), which has recently added aerospace 3D printing expert Airframe Designs to its ranks.

Established in 2014, AMUK is the country’s most substantial organization dedicated to 3D printing. In 2020, it was folded into the larger Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA), whose history dates back to 1919. As an engineering services firm, Airframe Designs was founded a decade ago before setting up an AM-focused branchdedicated to polymer 3D printing services for the aviation, defense, space, marine, nuclear, rail, automotive and medical industries. By joining AMUK, both …