Offering solution partnership to its customers with metal and plastic based solutions, 3T RPD grows with new ventures. Expanding with a new facility in 2017, the company will meet increasing production demands.
The new facility is based near the company’s current facility on the Greenham Common Airbase in Berkshire. This expansion builds on recent new AM machine acquisitions and represents the company’s latest investment in the future of AM production. It also paves the way for further expansion of its metals and plastics AM production capacity in 2017.
3T RPD’s new site is already manufacturing metal AM parts and in addition to the current complement of AM machines it will shortly include an automated finishing machine, a laser marking machine, NDT, multi-axis CNC and a large vacuum furnace. The size of the site allows 3T RPD to continue to install more AM machines as demand for AM production ramps up.
“This expansion has three aims, firstly to increase our production capability, secondly to increase the consistency of our production output, and thirdly to provide our customers an AM service covering the complete process chain,” stated Ian Halliday, CEO of 3T RPD. “As the demand for AM production builds, 3T RPD is determined to grow to meet customers’ AM production requirements and to be their first choice for production metals and plastics AM. This expansion is part of a programme of investment and is the first of many planned AM production developments from 3T RPD.”