£200,000 order boost for new UK-manufactured 3D printer

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Nicky Godding

Mitchell Barnes, RySE

New additive manufacturing technology - designed and manufactured in the UK - is set to be launched at TCT 3Sixty today and already has £200,000 of pre-orders.

LANDR, which has been spun out of fast-growing RYSE 3D, is looking to unlock engineering-grade technology and materials for SMEs, disruptors and entrepreneurs.

Its large format FDM printer gives users the scope to build larger and more complex parts and can be applied to rapid prototyping and volume production for end-use in automotive, aerospace, healthcare and consumer sectors.

It is the brainchild of Warwickshire’s Mitchell Barnes, who recognised the need for a cost-effective 3D printer that delivered high power and flexible capability. Its nearest competitor is 10 times the cost, three times the weight and twice the size, making it difficult to fit into shop floor operations, the company said.

Mitchell Barnes, who recently saw RYSE 3D claim a King’s Award for Enterprise Innovation Award, said: "I was frustrated with what I was seeing in the marketplace, especially the lack of options that was in our financial reach. Like most difficult things I encounter in life, there is no choice but to take them head-on and develop innovative solutions from scratch.

“Over the course of the next 12 months, the team has designed, tested and built LANDR 500, a 3D printer that will support a wide range of engineering-grade material, delivering strength and durability of large and complex parts.”

He continued: “This technology is simply not built in the UK, yet we knew we had the knowledge and technical expertise to change that notion. It has been a real labour of love, but we have now built and are successfully using ten printers at our sister business RYSE 3D.

“With 30,000+ hours of use so far, there’s no better testing ground than a company supplying parts to 18 of the world’s Hypercars.”

LANDR, based in Shipston-on-Stour, is going to be completing a world first live demonstration of the LANDR 500 on EVO3D’s stand (Hall 1, C20) at TCT 3Sixty in Birmingham.

Mitchell went on to add: “We're excited to offer cutting-edge technology at a price point that makes it accessible to SMEs, tech disruptors, and entrepreneurs. Now, they can enjoy the same level of precision, quality, and capacity that was once reserved for larger companies.

He concluded: “We are hugely proud to be a British manufacturer and are delighted to bring world class additive manufacturing technology - designed and manufactured entirely in the UK - to a global audience.”

Nicky Godding

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.