tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79972582244563743452009-12-27T18:04:57.100ZThe TCT Magazine Blog focuses on Software and Technology for Product Development and Manufacturing.Duncan Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01729552281683455435noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-74985993824091135262009-11-18T16:50:00.016Z2009-11-19T17:09:10.547Z

With just 14 days to go until the start of EuroMold 2009, the TCT team will be doing all it can to keep you readers up to speed on the latest product development and manufacturing solutions that will be on show — through the EuroMold 2009 Preview, published in the latest (November/December) issue of The TCT Magazine, the TCT website, which is updated daily with all your releases, and the TCT

Elizabeth Valerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06206269098591226545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-19598480334709221642009-09-01T10:24:00.008+01:002009-09-01T13:46:37.419+01:00

I've watched the Desktop Factory story unfold over the last few years with great interest and a degree of hope. Cathy Lewis and the team there have worked hard to deliver a breakthrough technology in terms of price. Success of a sub $5,000 machine would be good for the industry particularly as Desktop did a great job getting coverage outside engineering media in mainstream outlets - helping to

Duncan Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01729552281683455435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-11590924909097673592009-08-24T16:01:00.004+01:002009-08-24T16:10:17.380+01:00

A little bit of self promotion here, as the dates for this years TCT Live 2009 event race towards us it's time to spotlight one of the key new developments for this years event.Supporting the TCT Live theme of Education for Industry, the 2009 show will include a dedicated Seminar Day for Inspection, Digitising and Metrology technologies enabling visitors to witness and learn about the very latest

Duncan Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01729552281683455435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-9106329083305340102009-07-28T14:43:00.006+01:002009-07-28T14:55:03.832+01:00

After RAPID 2009 had taken place in May I headed back across the pond in June to take a look at the inaugural Time Compression (TC) Expo which was organized by our friends at Gardner Publications. Gardner have a strong portfolio of publications and events including Moldmaking Expo, Moldmaking Technology Magazine and of course Time Compression Magazine, the US counterpart to the The TCT Magazine.

Duncan Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01729552281683455435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-41650366062052076162009-07-24T16:56:00.003+01:002009-07-24T16:59:48.294+01:00

Whilst in Chicago for the TC Expo Aaron Boruch and Vince Adams of DSM Somos® stand pointed me in the direction of an interesting project that they had been involved in and with a little time before my flight back I stopped by to look at what they were so keen for me to see.In recognition of the centennial anniversary of Daniel Burnham’s first architectural Plan of Chicago in 1909 and to help

Duncan Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01729552281683455435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-82346649546007296902009-07-13T10:35:00.002+01:002009-07-13T10:36:19.650+01:00

Rapid News Publications plc, organiser of TCT Live and MM Live 2009, is delighted to announce that Medilink West Midlands and its fully owned subsidiary My M-Link have become supporting partners of the show.Held at the prestigious Ricoh Arena, Coventry, 20-21st October 2009, TCT Live is the leading UK event focussed on cutting-edge product development and manufacturing technologies with a key

Jenna Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274015912183295536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-37115194750607094692009-07-06T12:31:00.002+01:002009-07-06T12:33:47.045+01:00

Rapid News Communications Group, the organiser of TCT Live and MM Live 2009, is delighted to announce the addition of a full day’s seminar programme for Digital Dentistry technologies at this year’s events. Recent years have seen impressive advances in technology suitable for dentistry and more and more laboratories are recognising the advantages of incorporating cutting-edge techniques into the

Jenna Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274015912183295536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-51625915810706506582009-06-05T11:39:00.003+01:002009-06-05T11:44:31.989+01:00

The programme for the world leading TCT Additive Manufacturing Conference has now been finalised. The organiser, Rapid News Publications plc, is pleased to announce that the 2009 line-up is first class in its content, with many leading experts yet again gathering at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, on 20th-21st October, to take part.This year is a landmark for the TCT Conference as for the first time

Jenna Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274015912183295536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-10380680376562241212009-05-28T10:57:00.021+01:002009-06-01T11:41:11.457+01:00

Rapid 2008 took place last year amid the early signs of the impending economic crisis. Twelve months on touching down stateside for the 2009 edition in Schaumburg, Illinois my visit was couched more in hope of a great event rather than expectation.Although attendance seemed to be down a little there were still good reports from many exhibitors, with good contacts and good conversations taking

Duncan Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01729552281683455435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-88652284167824120362009-05-26T14:25:00.001+01:002009-05-26T14:27:38.481+01:00

At the Ricoh Arena, Coventry on 20th – 21st October 2009, the TCT Live and MM Live show will have a key focus on Education for the Industry. The shows will boast three seminar theatres covering a wide range of technologies and two auditoriums dedicated to advancing knowledge within the Additive Manufacturing and Micro Manufacturing industries.This year more than ever before, companies are looking

Jenna Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274015912183295536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-36264411150601290342009-04-29T13:53:00.013+01:002009-05-01T08:21:23.297+01:00

Discovering new and innovative companies is one of the interesting parts of this job. Many are cast from the same mould, but every now and again something pops up that is a little different to the norm, isn't a "me too" copycat and can be said quite legitimately to be offering something different to the market.As we all know and have discussed here before service operations come in a wide variety

Duncan Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01729552281683455435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-33142256500584867632009-04-14T17:00:00.003+01:002009-04-14T17:01:57.434+01:00

Rapid News Publications plc, organiser of MM Live 2009, is delighted to announce that the BTMA (British Turned Parts Manufacturers Association) has become a supporting partner of the show.Held at the prestigious Ricoh Arena, Coventry, 20-21st October 2009, MM Live is a global showcase for everything to do with the mass manufacture of small to micro precision parts, whether a company can make them

Jenna Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274015912183295536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-49826519480688098972009-04-06T12:36:00.009+01:002009-04-06T13:19:11.265+01:00

Q: When times are tight and travel and training budgets even tighter what should leading media and event organisations do to underline their commitment to the sectors they work in? A: Make access to their leading Additive Manufacturing Conference completely free for anyone who wants to attend!Thats right! In an unprecedented step TCT has decided to remove the registration fee for this years

Duncan Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01729552281683455435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-48020629664320362492009-04-05T15:04:00.009+01:002009-04-05T16:00:22.284+01:00

Every now and again a new company comes to the fore, either by creation, or through good marketing or sometimes just because the world catches up with what they are offering. It might be that Melotte NV are one of the latter. Established in 2004 Melotte are a Belgian engineering company focused on state of the art technologies, more recently they have been making some considerable noise in the

Duncan Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01729552281683455435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-48997237758666796362009-03-27T13:24:00.006Z2009-03-28T08:41:57.953Z

As mentioned last week in my post from the Materialise Seminar Day, Envisiontec were due to drop a major machine launch this week.Well, we can now exclusively announce that Envisiontec GmbH have launched their latest machine at the World Watch and Jewellery Show. Baselworld in Switzerland this week. The Aureus (which means golden in Latin) is a new high resolution desktop machine designed for the

Duncan Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01729552281683455435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-45488992144090385222009-03-24T20:10:00.006Z2009-03-24T21:56:20.447Z

Sometimes good things come to good people, and it's absolutely fantastic to be able to report some good news. Hot on the heels of winning the Intertrade Ireland Seedcorn Emerging International Award last November Ardee based Mcor Technologies have done it again!Earlier this month they picked up two awards at the Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards, Mcor triumphed in the "One to Watch" category

Duncan Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01729552281683455435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-29017189799868373652009-03-18T19:51:00.006Z2009-03-18T20:45:26.495Z

So where do you go if you want to get the low down on all the latest RP&M technologies, and TCT Live isn't until October? Well you could have attended the Materialise organised event that took place today at the splendidly shiny and new International Digital Lab on the Warwick University Campus.All of the major RP&M platform manufacturers had an opportunity to showcase their latest developments

Duncan Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01729552281683455435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-46395765660949002122009-03-17T18:34:00.006Z2009-03-17T19:15:04.970Z

Bad communication or sometimes no communication at all is just about at the root of all customer dissatisfaction. The key of course is to face up to the issues, keep your customers aware of progress and above all be honest. Not all companies in our sector always comply with these simple home truths! However one company is setting about things a little differently. Desktop Factory are disarmingly

Duncan Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01729552281683455435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-55096233015948002652009-03-17T15:01:00.002Z2009-03-17T15:05:44.963Z

An optimistic outlook for TCT Live 2009 has been ensured with a high demand from companies for exhibition space. With seven months still to go before the doors open, the floor space is already 50% allocated with many organisations taking the opportunity to increase their stand size for this year’s event.Off the back of the highly successful 2008 edition it has been necessary to enlarge the total

Jenna Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274015912183295536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-49655971676308921632009-03-12T11:54:00.001Z2009-03-12T11:56:30.720Z

Rapid News Publications PLC, organiser of MM Live, is delighted to announce the return of its two Headline Sponsors — Rainford Precision Machines and SmalTec International — for the 2009 event being held at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, 20-21 October 2009.MM Live 2009 is the only UK event dedicated to Micro, Precision and Nano Manufacturing and the endorsement of UK-based Rainford Precision Machines

Jenna Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274015912183295536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-23546566963621494402009-03-09T12:22:00.003Z2009-03-09T12:24:27.433Z

It is with great pleasure that the organisers of TCT Live and MM Live, Rapid News Publications plc, announce that visitor registration for the 2009 events is officially open. More than 3000 visitors attended the shows during the 2008 editions, prompting the organisers to open registration even earlier for visitors’ convenience. Situated once again at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, from 20th –21st

Jenna Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274015912183295536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-62811010723556627412009-03-05T12:34:00.003Z2009-03-09T12:19:22.746Z

The year 2009 looks set to be especially exciting for the TCT Conference & Exhibition. Building on the success of previous editions, the organisers, Rapid News Publications plc, has re-branded the show TCT Live 2009. The aim is to continue to ensure the event offers more attractions for more visitors than ever before in a focussed interactive environment. The re-brand to TCT Live will also bring

Jenna Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15274015912183295536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-55704021407382139172009-03-03T20:55:00.005Z2009-03-03T21:10:11.358Z

This is a rather cool story. Comes to us by way of Virtalis who resell Worldviz in the UK. Worldviz is a leading US based VR player and recently they have improved the functionality of their Vizard software by launching Live Characters, a feature that allows real-time virtual interaction.Vizard is a 3D toolkit enabling the creation of interactive content. With its avatars known as Complete

Duncan Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01729552281683455435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-24906013645240847052009-03-02T15:24:00.008Z2009-03-02T21:18:23.040Z

Fresh from delivering the UPrint, which has to be one of the coolest looking desktop machines ever made Stratasys continue to forge ahead with the announcement that their FDM technology range will be rebranded as FORTUS 3D Production Systems. Previously the range has been informally called the FDM Group or the High-End Systems line. Stratasys says that the growing market strength of this group

Duncan Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01729552281683455435noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7997258224456374345.post-72073743843037737682009-02-24T17:05:00.010Z2009-03-02T07:35:08.582Z

Here's an positive story for a change, the chaps at Proto Labs are about to embark on the next stage of their plan to take over the world! They have announced two areas of international expansion which in the light of all the doom and gloom around is worth pointing out, it's a shame the mass media can't focus on the good news that is out there, we'd probably all feel a little better if they

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