Question: What is the similarity between a French aristocrat and a 3D printing professional? Answer: They both cringe when they hear the word revolution. For the French establishment, the revolution was a rather unsavoury reality. In 3D Printing, i ...

Like most 8-year olds, I had no idea what my father did back in 1979. Frankly, I don’t think I cared. As long as it meant we could afford a color television to watch Ed Stewart on Crackerjack I was happy. It wasn’t until I was about ninet ...

Reeves Insight and the British Standards Institute might just have the answer Like most 8-year olds, I had no idea what my father did back in 1979. Frankly, I don’t think I cared. As long as it meant we could afford a color television to watch Ed S ...

It has been well over a decade since we first started to see metallic AM processes being used to make medical implants. Initially, these were bespoke implants made by companies such as Xilloc. But more recently we have seen companies such as Stryker, ...

It’s almost 20-years ago that I first saw Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM) machines being used to make components and parts that were more than just prototypes. They were also more than just casting patterns or short term tooling solutions. They ...

Contrary to popular belief, one of the first things you learned as a consultant is not how to steal a watch to tell a client the time but now to listen. In consulting, there is a simple ratio; you listen twice as much as you speak. You have two ears ...

In July 2020, I finished a 4-month assignment for leading micro-SLA technology vendor Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF). For those not familiar with the BMF projection micro-stereolithography or PµSL process, it’s a photocurable resin 3D printing pro ...

About 18-months ago, I was introduced to a company working in the Pay-TV sector. Given that I am a 3D printing consultant, this did seem a little strange at the time. However, over the last 18-months, I have come to understand why the guys at Viacces ...

I was recently interviewed for a PodCast by Joris Peels from 3Dprint.com, where we discussed the AM/3DP industry response to the Covid-19 crisis. Like many people, I have been watching closely how 3D Printing has been used to respond to the global pa ...

As a 3D printing consultant, you get to work with just about every sector of the economy. I have been very fortunate over the last 20-years to work with some fantastic companies, from global brands in aerospace, fashion, healthcare and automotive to ...

Over the last 20-years, I have helped numerous companies to develop the business case for investment in AM/3DP hardware, software, facilities, and people. No two applications are ever the same, unlike the factors which must be considered, which are a ...