Innovate UK grant supports £2.5m project led by Photocentric to mass manufacture plastic parts sustainably using 3D printing

Posted on 18 Oct 2022 by The Manufacturer

On demand parts, 3D printer and photopolymer resins manufacturer Photocentric has obtained backing from Innovate UK under the Sustainable Smart Factory investment to lead the development of a novel autonomous 3D printing process using recycled materials.

Photocentric aims to create a cost and carbon effective process for printing polymer parts as a replacement for Injection Moulding through their Low Energy Autonomous Digital (LEAD) factory concept. Plastic injection moulding has been traditionally chosen as the preferre­­d method of fabrication for large batches however in low volume applications, Additive Manufacturing (AM) has become…

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