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When a leader in one field joins with a leader in another, great things happen. Whether making parts for the automotive industry, mobile phones, aeroplanes, or art sculptures, Autodesk’s manufacturing software, powered by Delcam, enables you to make anything.

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PAGE 4 WHAT’S NEW IN 2019 RELEASES

PAGE 6 POWERMILL CAM FLEXIBILITY SUPPORTS GROWTH AT A&M EDM

PAGE 9 USING THE CLOUD AND IIOT FOR SMARTER MANUFACTURING

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A perfect matchWhen Autodesk joined forces with Delcam, the two companies were always going to make great things happen. So what has been achieved so far?

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For many years, Delcam was associated with market-leading manufacturing software solutions. The 2014 acquisition by Autodesk — which has a worldwide reputation for excellence in design and simulation — was a marriage made in heaven.

Autodesk now has more than 8,000 staff serving over 12 million customers around the world, with 25% of revenue invested into researching and developing the products that manufacturers will need to remain competitive in the future.

The process of integrating Delcam into Autodesk was approached with the same thoroughness and attention to detail that Autodesk applies to customer projects. The process involved developing new products with the aim of enhancing customers’ capabilities, ensuring compatibility with Autodesk licensing for former Delcam customers, simpler pricing and packaging options, and all the usual HR, Finance and IT adjustments that are part and parcel of any acquisition.

Autodesk also invested heavily in former Delcam offices and workshops in the UK and overseas as part of the company’s overall strategy to be at the heart of “The Future of Making Things”.

Autodesk products and services are moving away from the traditional perpetual licensing model to a flexible subscription licensing model, providing customers with the opportunity to be more productive faster for a quicker return on investment. Ultimately, Autodesk aims to deliver greater value, more flexible access to products, and simplicity of use.

In terms of value, the company is looking to provide customers with lower upfront costs, risk and levels of commitment when investing in new solutions. So instead of choosing a capital expense, costs can be seen as an operating expense based on a pay-as-you-go pricing model. As well as offering obvious cost and budgeting advantages, Autodesk sees the model as the most economical way for customers to stay at the head of innovation by using the latest versions of Autodesk software.

Flexibility is also an important part of Autodesk’s vision of the future, with customers able to scale up or down whenever they need to.

‘Simplicity’ represents the third pillar of the Autodesk approach, offering simplified software licence and user management agreements, regular product updates, fast troubleshooting, and valuable usage analysis.

Mark Gadsden, Manager of Product Marketing for Autodesk, believes that being part of a global tech giant has enabled him and his new Autodesk colleagues to focus even more energy on serving the areas that Delcam excelled in.

“Autodesk’s goal to be the leader in manufacturing software focused the Delcam business on its core customers in mould-making, production machining, and complex part manufacturing across sectors such as aerospace, automotive, power generation and medical,” comments Mark. “There’s no doubt that this focus has enabled us to improve across the business: better products, improved customer support, smarter marketing, and process efficiencies.”

“Autodesk’s goal to be the leader in manufacturing

software focused the Delcam business on its core customers

in mould-making, production machining, and complex part

manufacturing across sectors such as aerospace, automotive, power generation and medical.”

Mark Gadsden, Manager of Product Marketing for Autodesk in the UK.

3Tel: 0121 766 5511 autodesk.com/manufacturing

Autodesk has launched a new Technology Centre in Birmingham so that it can collaborate more closely with its manufacturing customers, helping them to bring their visions to life, to solve some of their biggest challenges and to test out innovative techniques. The Centre, which was opened formally by Autodesk’s President and CEO, Andrew Anagnost, on 15th February, 2018, is the first of its kind in Europe. The Birmingham Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF) is one node in a network of six technology centres around the world that bring Autodesk together with its customers and partners to reimagine the relationships between software and hardware, machines and materials. It will play a key part in Autodesk’s support for its customers as they look to bring design and manufacturing closer together, a concept that has been talked about for years but which is now actually happening. It will enable Autodesk to provide more help to its customers as they seek to overcome challenging problems and introduce new manufacturing solutions.

Since acquiring Delcam, Autodesk has supported the concept of a manufacturing facility in Birmingham and, over the last year, has funded a major expansion for that part of the site. The Centre now houses innovative machines from leading suppliers, covering 5-axis machining, hybrid manufacturing to human-robotic collaboration, and clay milling. Customers and partners, both large and small, can explore a range of techniques to see how they can benefit from the future of making things. In short, it’s the factory of the future made real now.

As well as helping customers with their current challenges, the Centre supports the more experimental work of the Advanced Consulting team and the Collaborative Research and Innovation team by providing the staff and equipment needed to trial novel processes and to produce initial components for validation.

Autodesk Technology Centre launched in Birmingham

It also continues to support Autodesk’s software development teams by offering the opportunity to test new algorithms on the types of equipment being used by customers and then allows marketing staff to create materials demonstrating these new developments.

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What’s NEW...

PowerMill is Autodesk’s CAM system for high-speed and five-axis machining. It offers a comprehensive range of tools to enable the manufacture of moulds, tools and other complex shapes.

PowerMill 2019 provides a dedicated suite of strategies to help program the growing number of CNC machines that offer both additive and subtractive technology. PowerMill is capable of driving both wire-fed and powder-blown hardware with 3- and 5-axis machine motion.

For 5-axis machining, a new ‘automatic tool axis tilting’ method simplifies the creation of collision-free toolpaths. This single solution creates smooth and safe five-axis motion for all model shapes and toolpath types, making it as easy to create five-axis programs as it is to produce three-axis code.

PowerMill’s high-efficiency roughing strategy – Vortex – now includes a new ‘From Stock’ option that uses ‘Adaptive Clearing’ to produce toolpaths that machine parts with considerably shorter cycle times than previous releases.

For 2D machining, PowerMill provides an improved workflow for the definition of open-sided 2D features. These can now also be created based on a selection of surfaces reducing programming time further.

PowerMill’s stock simulation tool – ViewMill – offers a ‘Remaining Material’ shading mode. This helps CAM programmers to identify areas of unmachined stock, to ensure parts are completed before being removed from the machine.

PowerMill 2019 includes a direct interface to Autodesk Fusion Production, a cloud-based collaboration tool specialising in scheduling and tracking production, and monitoring CNC machine utilisation.

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FeatureCAM is automated CAM software that uses advanced feature-recognition technology to reduce programming times and produce consistent high-quality results, when programming mills, lathes, turn-mill machines, Swiss-type lathes, wire EDM equipment and more. In addition to the ability to send your programming data directly to Autodesk Fusion Production, new technology in FeatureCAM 2019 provides tools to make parts even faster. Quicker programming is possible from a new method of applying feature recognition to CAD models that combines the recognition of holes, bosses, sides and pockets into a single workflow. When spot-drilling and creating chamfers, the cutting geometry of centre drills can now be modified with custom tip and included angles to give more accurate simulation and NC code. Set-ups are now created directly from the ribbon and edited within the part tree, making it easier and faster to create and edit them. The thread library has been

grouped into thread families, making it simpler to identify specific thread types.

A new turning strategy, called back cutting, complements the use of inserts designed to turn in all directions, such as Sandvik’s PrimeTurning inserts. This strategy gives better insert life and higher rates of material removal. Indexing improvements make it possible to machine a radial pattern using XY coordinates and rotate the C angle for each instance of the feature. This gives the benefits of XY machining and enables travel limits to be avoided where machines cannot cut below the centreline of rotation. New options for programming Swiss-type machines include support for fixed angle holders to machine angled features, a new feature-recognition add-in that splits the full turned profile into shorter user-defined sections, and the ability to generate a thread path from a curve for custom threads.


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PowerShape offers CAD tools to help prepare complex models for manufacture. It is typically used alongside CAM software such as Autodesk PowerMill and specialises in importing, analysing and repairing data prior to CNC machining.

PowerShape 2019 includes numerous enhancements designed to simplify daily modelling activities.

When working with solid models, it is often necessary to select multiple faces or features to allow them to be edited – possibly using tools such as Direct Modelling. PowerShape 2019 simplifies this with the ability to select elements based on their colour, helping to minimise human error and reduce modelling time.

Imported solid models often lack a modelling history. For a long time, PowerShape has provided tools to automatically convert geometry, such as holes, into features that can be modified, suppressed or exported to PowerMill for programming. PowerShape 2019 builds on this with a new ‘lightweight hole’

feature type that can recognise more hole types, even when working with complex geometry where previous recognition tools could fail.

Based on user feedback, the PowerShape user interface can now be customised to include shortcuts to commonly used commands and macros. This release also sees the return of view-specific fly-out menus in the main interface. PowerShape also displays additional information relating to the number and type of entities placed on a given level.

Like many Autodesk products, the documentation for PowerShape 2019 is hosted online, making it easier for users to access the latest help and getting started information.


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PowerInspect offers a powerful solution for inspection of parts and tooling. In particular it makes the inspection of complex free-form surfaces quick and easy, and so validates the highest levels of quality in any business.

PowerInspect produces comprehensive reports that are easy to understand for all engineers, not only metrology specialists. Its ability to be used across all types of inspection device means that data from different sources can be compared directly. In addition, using a single software minimises training times when adding new hardware. PowerInspect can save money by highlighting problems early in the manufacturing process, including by undertaking inspections on the machine tool. This can avoid expensive re-machining and prevents time being wasted on operations on parts that are already beyond redemption. Like other Autodesk software, PowerInspect now has a ribbon-style interface to give a more modern appearance and more efficient operation. For the

2019 release, more options have been added, options for the user to customise this interface for their preferred workflow, in particular to give faster access to commonly used commands and to automate repetitive operations. Both the ribbon and the quick-access toolbar can be customised with groupings of buttons and tabs, and then saved as custom configurations for use on other installations. Another important new feature is Shared Views, which allows collaboration on a representation of a model/project within a web browser. PowerInspect users can provide a link that allows other stakeholders to view and comment on the Shared View without needing to have an Autodesk product installed; this can be viewed from any browser or device.


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n CLIENT: A&M EDMn SOFTWARE: PowerMill & PowerShapen 0121 683 1000n www.autodesk.com/manufacturingn email [email protected]

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Business challenges A&M EDM has always worked in different areas of engineering, using a variety of machines to produce components in multiple materials. The company needs a programming system to support this flexibility.

Solution Programming with PowerMill allows the company to deliver high-quality parts across different types of machine, different applications and different materials. The software enables efficient operation and superior surface finish.

Business Impact A&M EDM has grown from a rented space inside one factory to two sites offering precision engineering through an extensive range of EDM and machining equipment and capabilities. The company is able to produce high-tolerance components and tooling for the most demanding applications.

“ The level of machining we get with PowerMill is second to none, especially in terms of the surface finish we can achieve,” Mark Wingfield A&M EDM Managing Director

PowerMill CAM flexibility supports growth at A&M EDMThe power and flexibility of Autodesk’s PowerMill CAM software have been a key factor in the rapid growth of A&M EDM. The company uses the software for the wide range of machining services that it offers alongside its capabilities in EDM (electric discharge machining).

A&M was founded by Managing Director Mark Wingfield in 2002 with two EDM machines in a rented space within its current building in Smethwick, a part of Birmingham with a long industrial heritage. Within ten years, the company owned the whole site, had become one of the largest spark erosion service providers in the UK, and had added a machining business that was growing even more rapidly.

A second nearby factory was added three years ago, which now contains most of the company’s precision machining equipment. The extra site also gave A&M EDM the space to add fabrication and assembly capabilities.

From the start, A&M EDM has built its reputation on fast turnaround and high quality.

One of its earliest successes came through providing an overnight repair service for press tools by manufacturing replacement inserts for delivery the next morning.

This success convinced Mark that he needed to add machining capabilities to his EDM business and led to the initial purchase of two Hurco machines and PowerMill in 2006. “We wanted to be able to complete everything in-house, rather than risking any quality or delivery issues by using subcontractors,” he remembered.

A&M EDM is still relatively unusual in offering both EDM and machining capabilities and this dual capability has contributed to the company’s rapid growth. “Having both sparking and machining means that we can use the most appropriate technique on each job or even on different sections of the same part,” explained Mark. “It means that we can do things that wouldn’t be possible with just one approach.”


Investment in the latest technology has been another key component in the success of the business. The site now contains twenty Hurco machines; fifteen mills, of which three are five axis, and five lathes. The biggest machine has a bed 3.2 metres by 2.1 metres.

A more recent addition has been a 3D laser scanner for reverse engineering together with Autodesk’s PowerShape design software. The equipment is used to scan parts to capture the design data needed for projects such as the repair of older tooling and the manufacture of replacement parts for historical engines.

A&M EDM has always sought work across all types of engineering, rather than specialising in one sector. The company takes on projects from automotive, autosport, aerospace, electronics, medical or energy, plus all types of mould-making and press tool manufacture.

“With all the different types of work we do, we require a range of machines,” said Mark. “We go from one extreme to the other in both size and complexity, often finding that small, complex parts can be more challenging than larger components. In addition, we work with various materials. We use tool steel mainly but, in terms of hardness, we move from aluminium moulds to blisks made from Inconel.”

The ability of PowerMill to supply high-quality programs across different types of machine, different applications and different materials has been essential at A&M EDM. “We started using the software soon after we bought the first Hurcos,” remembered Mark. “I knew about PowerMill from a previous company and had always thought it was good software. I’ve never regretted that decision; it has always done everything that we needed across all the different types of work we have to tackle.”

The quality of the toolpaths from the software is also important. “The level of machining we get with PowerMill is second to none, especially in terms of the surface finish we can achieve,” stated Mark. “The toolpaths are also very efficient. This is essential when we are machining parts from solid as we sometimes need to remove up to 90% of the initial material.”

As well as offering a flexible range of equipment, A&M staff are trained in multiple skills to support the wide range of projects. “The team in the machining area are not just machine operators; they do their own programming and setting,” Mark explained. “We have taken people that were expert machinists but had no computer experience, and soon had them programming our five-axis machines with PowerMill.”

As well as praising Autodesk software, Mark also thanked the staff in the company’s Birmingham offices. “The sales staff are very good and really know what they are talking about, while the support team is excellent,” he commented. “Any problems we have are sorted out very quickly. This is essential for any business like ours that has built its reputation on fast delivery.”

While remaining keen to add work from across the engineering sector, Mark is currently most optimistic about gaining further growth from the aerospace industry. A&M EDM has been accredited to ISO 9001-2008, AS9100 and NADCAP, and was one of the first UK subcontractors to receive SC21 accreditation. The company has also begun manufacturing engines for UAVs to its own designs.

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“ I knew about PowerMill from a previous company and had always thought it was good software. I’ve never regretted that decision; it has always done everything that we needed across all the different types of work we have to tackle.” Mark Wingfield, A&M EDM Managing Director

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Autodesk customer success story Bringing visions to lifeUsing Autodesk PowerMill, Merlin Magic Makers can exactly replicate their clients’ requirements, bringing themed environments to life.

Industry 3D printing, robot, CAD/CAM

Business challenges Merlin Magic Makers work with clients with a very specific vision. The challenge is to transfer clients’ images and expectations seamlessly into the finished product.

Solution Merlin Magic Makers use Autodesk PowerMill to cut 3D models from a digital file to produce exactly what the client has requested.

Business Impact Models are delivered as envisioned by clients with a far greater degree of mechanisation. This has allowed Merlin Magic Makers to remain competitive.

“ Autodesk enhances our whole business. PowerMill is the way to go, certainly within the 3D modelling industry.” Edwin Kirkham, Theme Production Director, Merlin Magic Makers.

n CLIENT: MERLIN MAGIC MAKERSn SOFTWARE: PowerMilln 0121 683 1000n www.autodesk.com/manufacturingn email [email protected] Most of us have heard of major theme parks and

attractions like LEGOLAND, Alton Towers, Madame Tussauds, or the London Eye, but few are aware that the same central group of designers is behind them all – Merlin Magic Making (MMM). This small, but highly talented team is responsible for creating and producing the magic behind nearly 100 attractions across 21 countries.

“We are dealing with more and more key brands now in the marketplace and need to be able to deliver exactly what they give us in terms of their image or their expectations. The process of using PowerMill has been able to enhance that and help us do that,” explained Edwin Kirkham, Theme Production Director, Merlin Magic Makers. “What they give us as a digital file we can program into the machines and then cut, so what they give us they get, so there’s never any argument now over pose or posture.”

Nathan Johnson, CAD Draughtsman, 3D Artist, Robot Programmer, explained further. “It has made a world of difference. We no longer have that element of is this right, is it wrong. We can get the asset files straight from Intellectual Property holders and produce those characters exactly as they should be, which means we’re happy, the clients are happy, the IP holders are happy and we can move on and make a really good themed environment.”

Explaining the impact on the final product, Matthew Roberts, Apprentice CAD Draughtsman & CNC Programmer, said: “When we are using PowerMill it is brilliant. We import our model and that is it; we are cutting the model that they have given us so it works perfectly and helps us get everything right to how they want it.”

The introduction of PowerMill was also about a skilled staffing issue as Nathan Johnson explained. “Before having PowerMill and the robot, everything that was made for attractions was done by multi-skilled, highly skilled professionals like sculptors and prop workers and joiners. These skills are getting increasingly difficult to get hold of nowadays and even more so when you are dealing with IPs.”

As Edwin Kirkham added, as well as the benefits of Autodesk’s software, the results are also due to the team at Merlin Magic Makers. “The key component to delivering projects is down to the staff and their total commitment to the product and the Merlin brands.”

Nathan Johnson continued, “You have to immerse yourself within it to make sure it is the best product it can actually be at the end of the day. A lot of people that work here have children that love the shows that we’re working on. We’re just desperate to make sure that comes through and we produce a product that is that good.”

The introduction of PowerMill has had a major impact on the business as Edwin Kirkham explained. “I think Autodesk enhances our whole business. Certainly at the front end through our joinery and sculpture department where it has totally mechanised the whole of our production and the way we deliver the product. PowerMill has been the saviour of this business in the last four years because I think if we hadn’t moved with the times, we’d be out of business because we couldn’t compete.”

Merlin Magic Makers’ experience with Autodesk is summed up by Nathan Johnson: “Working with Autodesk has been fantastic. We’re really excited to see future implementations of 3D printing and seeing how the software collaborates with that, and also, with the cloud system other offices within our business can collaborate on one project at the same time.”

“For anyone considering Autodesk I’d say jump right in. They put out a fantastic product, the support is there. The overall package is definitely worth going for.”

“I think PowerMill is the way to go, certainly within the 3D modelling industry,” concluded Edwin Kirkham.

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Sign up to the technology preview today. Autodesk® Fusion Production – a new way for contract manufacturers to combine production planning, job tracking and machine monitoring into a single, complete tool – is on its way to the UK.

Whether you get news online, in print or from your network of friends and colleagues, it’s hard to avoid discussion about the future of manufacturing – what many people call Industry 4.0 or the ‘fourth industrial revolution’.

At its heart, the discussion centres on how and when to migrate to new digital strategies that make use of cloud computing, big data analytics and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to make the transition to smart, leaner, more efficient manufacturing.

Until now, the costs – even for large companies – have been a significant barrier. Add in the difficulty of knowing where, when and how to start the process and it’s hardly surprising that some find the challenge simply too overwhelming to consider.

With Fusion Production we want to democratise smart manufacturing as the design and manufacturing industries converge.

The future is here Fusion Production is designed to use cloud computing to make digitising the entire production process as pain-free as possible.

The software provides real-time information from the shop floor to monitor work-in-progress across production. Better still, the information is instantly available – in real time — to design, manufacturing and operations teams wherever they are based. That includes teams who are spread across several different locations.

Although not yet available in the UK, Fusion Production is already being successfully deployed in markets around the world. Users are already able to send their part production data directly from Fusion 360, PowerMill or FeatureCAM straight to Fusion Production in the form of digital work instructions.

For Bryan Lagrange, of Mezco Fabrication, Fusion Production delivers drastically increased productivity and insight: “Being a small job shop we sometimes have to meet customers at their facility. Since Fusion Production is a cloud-based application, it allows us to view and edit the shop-floor schedule no matter where we are. We are constantly trying to find the most efficient and cost-effective way of doing business. We like software that is quick, easy, reliable and affordable. Fusion Production – combined with Fusion 360 – allows us to easily integrate CAD and CAM data to create the part with the processes, procedures, and schedule of day-to-day operations of a job shop in one seamless flow.”

An official UK launch date for Fusion Production in the UK is still to be announced, but we are actively recruiting companies to use the technology preview of the new solution in a UK environment.

Using the cloud and IIoT for smarter manufacturing

To find out more, visit www.autodesk.com/fusion-production

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As the largest port in Europe, the Netherlands’ Port of Rotterdam is one of the most important intersections for the flow of cargo in the world. It offers the region’s best connections to global ports and handles over 460 million tons of cargo a year, so it’s imperative that the facility and ships run smoothly.

Currently, if a vessel comes in to port needing a replacement part—a propeller, for example—it can take weeks or months to order and deliver, costing companies millions of dollars while they wait. It can also be quite costly for companies to keep large stockpiles of parts in warehouses around the globe.

To tackle this challenge, the Port opened the innovative RAMLAB, an onsite facility which

The Port of Rotterdam’s Additive Manufacturing Fieldlab (RAMLAB) and Autodesk have revealed the first pilot component as they pioneer the use of additive manufacturing in the maritime industry. A ship’s propeller was made using a hybrid manufacturing process combining wire and arc additive manufacturing using industrial robotic arms and subtractive machining and grinding techniques.

Port of Rotterdam’s RAMLAB and Autodesk pioneer ‘on-demand’ additive manufacturing for ship/maritime repair

A ship propeller created for the project using the new ‘hybrid manufacturing’ technique will be displayed at the Autodesk stand at Hannover Messe on 24-28 April.

includes a pair of 6-axis robotic arms capable of additively manufacturing large metal industrial parts. The team at RAMLAB works with a dedicated network of hardware and software partners, academic and certification institutions and key end users to help the Port stay on course to become the smartest port in the world.

As a main software partner, Autodesk has played a key role in developing RAMLAB’s innovative hybrid manufacturing approach, which entails combining additive and subtractive manufacturing. This style enables RAMLAB to pursue faster fabrication options: 3D printing large ship components in metal and then finishing the pieces using traditional CNC milling and grinding methods within a matter of days, saving time and money without sacrificing precision or performance.


“The Port of Rotterdam’s RAMLAB initiative is a great example of how whole industries are being disrupted by industrial additive manufacturing,” explains Steve Hobbs, VP of CAM and Hybrid Manufacturing at Autodesk. “Creating an ‘on-demand’ hybrid manufacturing capability for replacement parts will have a major impact on reducing wasted time and cost currently incurred across the maritime industry when ship parts are damaged. We’re excited to be working alongside some of the key players in the marine industry to bring to reality this very tangible example of the future of making things.”

“With the work being done at RAMLAB, the group hopes to accelerate the cross-industry adoption of hybrid manufacturing for making large-scale parts on demand,” says Vincent Wegener, Managing Director of the RAMLAB. “Our aim is to make the Port of Rotterdam not just an important gateway for Europe, but also a leader in the development of new manufacturing methods. Autodesk is a key partner for us due to its expertise in how to design and manufacture using both the latest additive manufacturing techniques and more traditional CNC and machining methods.”

About RAMLABRAMLAB (Rotterdam Additive Manufacturing Lab) makes the vision of manufacturing certified large metal parts on demand through Additive Manufacturing a reality. For more information visit ramlab.com or follow @RAMLABNL.

Images courtesy of RAMLAB

“ We’re bringing additive manufacturing to a truly industrial scale. So much 3D printing to date has been limited to smaller components. But the technology – both software and hardware – is now ready for bigger things, and we’re seizing that opportunity to show the world what’s possible.” Kelvin Hamilton Technical liaison on the project at the Birmingham AMF

In addition to the work done onsite at RAMLAB, Autodesk has also assisted RAMLAB by providing access to its Advanced Manufacturing Facility (AMF) in Birmingham so that new design and manufacturing concepts could be explored. Collaborative activities by the two organisations include:

n exploring the design of components and investigating design features made possible by additive manufacturing

n building these components considering the distortion and stress on macroscale, geometric fidelity and thermal management

n post processing techniques to bring these components to final form in a repeatable and reliable manner.

Kelvin Hamilton is the technical liaison on the project at the Birmingham AMF, which is part of Autodesk’s global network of workshops devoted to pushing the boundaries on the future of making things. According to Kelvin, the collaboration with RAMLAB represents a leap forward for hybrid manufacturing:

“We’re bringing additive manufacturing to a truly industrial scale. So much 3D printing to date has been limited to smaller components. But the technology – both software and hardware – is now ready for bigger things, and we’re seizing that opportunity to show the world what’s possible.”

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DEDICATED UK TRAINING AND SUPPORTYou don’t have to go far to find training and support for Autodesk Manufacturing solutions in the UK. A dedicated training centre for PowerMill, PowerShape, FeatureCAM and PowerInspect is open to UK customers of these products in Birmingham, with support services provided from the same site.

Autodesk training courses are for both new and experienced users, helping to make sure that every Autodesk customer is able to get the most out of their Autodesk solutions.

Training is provided by highly experienced engineers in a brand new, state-of-the-art facility in Birmingham that includes a 24" & 16.8" touchscreen monitor for each training station, 75" Sony projection TV, interactive PDF documents and air-conditioned training rooms.

Based in the same building as the former Delcam head office, the new training facility creates an environment that enhances the learning experience.

A full list of courses available in 2018 can be seen and booked online via the Autodesk UK website: www.autodesk.co.uk/support-and-training

Call 0121 683 1010 For training email [email protected] support services email [email protected] Birmingham Small Heath Business Park, Birmingham, West Midlands B10 OHJ

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What our customers say about us“ I knew about PowerMill from a previous company and had always thought it was good software. I’ve never regretted that decision; it has always done everything that we needed across all the different types of work we have to tackle.” Mark Wingfield A&M EDM Managing Director

“ Autodesk enhances our whole business. PowerMill is the way to go, certainly within the 3D modelling industry.” Edwin Kirkham Theme Production Director Merlin Magic Makers

“ The level of machining we get with PowerMill is second to none, especially in terms of the surface finish we can achieve.” Mark Wingfield, A&M EDM Managing Director

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