Additive manufacturing: from scanning to designir to printing

摘要

With this in mind, Williams United, a six decade-old engineering firm, has added a new business unit, Williams 3D. It hopes to capitalise on a curious yet cautious environment, providing a holistic group of services related to additive manufacturing. "It's a matter of educating what's possible before we can get a proper understanding of what industries are going to take up this technology first," explained managing director Dean Williams. "There's a lot of interest in 3D printing, but people are still quite tentative," he told Manufacturers' Monthly.