Tag Archives: 3D printing

From rapid prototyping to large-scale production, polymer additive manufacturing is excitingly versatile. Ever thought about creating your own custom eyewear? It’s now a thing – Oprah was wearing 3D printed glasses during her Meghan and Harry interview. 3D printing opens the possibility to design your own unique frames with a perfect fit. But what polymer is the perfect fit for your process?   The polymer needs to…READ MORE >

The role of material characterization in the next manufacturing revolution Ever heard of the term ‘prosumer’? If you haven’t yet, chances are you will soon – perhaps you even already are one. Through customization, design involvement, or even manufacturing entire…READ MORE >

Using this breakthrough technique to build a better future Did you know that the waste generated from manufacturing a typical smartphone can be 200 times the phone’s weight? Smartphones contain highly complex combinations of valuable raw materials. Extracting and processing…READ MORE >

Malvern Panalytical UK was recently approached by a local instrumentation company, Freeman Technology, to ask whether we’d be interested in helping support the volunteer effort to manufacture parts and support assembly to increase the units of face shields for distribution…READ MORE >

Is this story about food? Yes, it could be but, it is also about the amazing things I’m experiencing as a Taco, in the world of standardization. This year I’m the Chairman of the Board of Directors at ASTM International….READ MORE >

It’s lovely to work in the Malvern Instruments Headquarter at this time of year.  Our usually functional but slightly dull open plan offices are festooned with festive decorations, as each team and department tries to out-do the rest with the flashiest and…READ MORE >

Last year we joined in with the celebrations for the first National Women in Engineering (NWED) day by profiling some of the amazing female engineers & scientists working here at Malvern Instruments – check it out here.  One of the…READ MORE >

As Malvern Instruments were sponsors at this year’s Malvern Festival of Innovation, Andrew Brock and I were invited to give a talk at the Advanced Engineering & Manufacturing symposium.  We chose to talk about additive manufacturing (AM) – more commonly known…READ MORE >