Located in the Innovation Centre the rapid product development and manufacturing facilities at De Montfort University are amongst the best in the UK. We have an extensive range of machines capable of producing both prototype and production parts, specialised CAD/CAM software, contact and noncontact scanning reverse engineering equipment as well as material test equipment to underpin our teaching and research.

Rapid Prototyping

• Stereolithography SLA 250/30
• Fused Deposition Modelling FDM8000
• 3DPrinting Z corp 510

Rapid Manufacturing

• Selective Laser printing - rapid manufacturing of plastic parts
• Direct write NScript 300DN - direct writing of conductive tracks and bioceramics

CAD software

• Solidworks
• Proengineer
• PowerShape

STL file manipulation

• Materialise Magics – STL file viewing and repair
• Materialise Mimics – Medical scan data processing

Inspection & Reverse Engineering (RE)

• Renishaw Cyclone – contact RE engineering unit
• Status CMM – interfaced with Power Inspect software (Delcam)
• 6 axis Articulated measure arm from Faro
• Non contact laser scanner
• Power Inspect and CopyCAD software

General Process Equipment

• MCP 4/01 vacuum casting unit
• Battenfeld 60 tonne injection moulding machine

High Speed Machining

• PowerMill CAM software

Materials Testing

• Bohlin - Cone & disc rheometer (ink and slurries)
• Specialist powder/slurry mixing and characterisation equipment