Why the push for the desktop?
What’s with the current obsession with shrinking every technology to fit on the desktop, asks…
Hybrid heroes – hybrid CNC machines
There's a lot of excitement around hybrid machines that combine additive functions with metrology and…
Learning to melt metal
Spencer Wright on the capabilities and limitation of metals 3D printing, what it's like to…
3D printing precious metals
Metals 3D printing isn't all grey functional parts. Stephen Holmes reports how the jewellery trade…
Alternatives to metals
Making the jump to 3D printing with metals is seen as the next big step…
Taking student design to new heights
Australia's Deakin University is hoping to revive the country's ailing manufacturing sector with a new…
Compact CNC machines
We look at six of the best small format CNC machines for your workshop -…
Robot man
The path from a child's toy to industrial robots that can operate in some of…
Breaking the mould
In a stately setting, Stephen Holmes meets up with Ben Redford of Mayku, a start-up…
Simulation success
Formaplex can promise long-lasting integrity from its mould tools, thanks to the company's use of…
