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MTC launches Sustainable Materials Hub to drive net zero product innovation

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MTC invests in sustainable materials hub
24 July 2024
MTC invests in sustainable materials hub

The Coventry-based Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has invested in a new hub for sustainable additive manufacturing (AM). This initiative opens avenues for research and development to support the design and manufacturing of net zero products with end-to-end circularity.  

The new hub features polymer and ceramic AM machines to manufacture net zero products  alongside material reprocessing equipment to recycle waste AM materials and parts into feedstocks.  

A Lithoz CeraFab S65 and an Additive Manufacturing Centre of Excellence desktop system will 3D print products using a portfolio of ceramics, including Alumina, Silicon Nitride and Aluminium Nitride. In addition, the MTC’s investment in a new Carbon M3 machine will enable processing of high-performance polymers for net zero products in sectors including aerospace, defence, and energy. Polymer granulation and feedstock forming systems will also be installed which will result in a fully circular polymer manufacturing process chain at the MTC.

As additive manufacturing technology progresses, finding materials that are renewable, bio-based, recycled and recyclable is crucial to enhancing its sustainability credentials.

We already collaborate with industry stakeholders - such as Ai Build and Weir – on projects to develop and scale-up the use of more sustainable materials in manufacturing.  By investing in more cutting-edge equipment, we can continue to support customers and partners in paving the way for a more environmentally-friendly future for this technology.

Ross Trepleton, Associate Director for Component Manufacturing, said: "As additive manufacturing technology progresses, finding materials that are renewable, bio-based, recycled and recyclable is crucial to enhancing its sustainability credentials.

"We already collaborate with industry stakeholders - such as Ai Build and Weir – on projects to develop and scale-up the use of more sustainable materials in manufacturing.  By investing in more cutting-edge equipment, we can continue to support customers and partners in paving the way for a more environmentally-friendly future for this technology."


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Nicky Godding is editor of The Business Magazine. Before her journalism career, she worked mainly in public relations moving into writing when she was invited to launch Retail Watch, a publication covering retail and real estate across Europe.

After some years of constant travelling, she tucked away her passport and concentrated on business writing, co-founding a successful regional business magazine. She has interviewed some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs who have built multi-million-pound businesses and reported on many science and technology firsts.

She reports on the region’s thriving business economy from start-ups, family businesses and multi-million-pound corporations, to the professionals that support their growth and the institutions that educate the next generation of business leaders.

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