CDG: 3D TECHTM opens Additive Manufacturing Centre in Basingstoke

Additive Manufacturing company, CDG 3D TECH, has expanded its business and opened a showroom, service centre, and warehouse in Basingstoke. The new Additive Manufacturing Centre will house large-format industrial 3D printers, alongside 3D scanners and post-processing equipment, allowing customers and prospects to see demonstrations of the latest additive manufacturing machines and materials.

According to the Additive Manufacturing UK Action Plan, the global additive manufacturing (AM) market is projected to be worth between £3 billion and £4.5 billion within the next five years. The UK has the potential to grow its share of that global market from the current 4% to 7% by 2030.

Headquartered in Alton, Hampshire, CDG 3D TECH already operates a 3D Technology Centre in Derby, where customers can also gain hands-on experience of the latest technologies.

The manufacturing facility, warehouse, and showroom, located in Basingstoke’s Devonshire Business Park, benefits from excellent road and rail links to the South East, South West and the Midlands, to facilitate shipments of 3D printers and consumables including metal, ceramics, plastic filaments, pellets and resins.

Commenting on the company’s expansion Grant Cameron, founder and managing director of CDG 3D TECH, said, “While 3D printing is now well established in the UK, Additive Manufacturing is only recently being adopted by general manufacturing companies. By opening our new AM Centre, we will be able to showcase the very latest industrial 3D printers and post-processing, so that we can help our UK customers to manufacture in metal, polymers and ceramics.”

CDG 3D TECH plans to expand the product offerings with large-format stereolithography (SLA) in resin, selective laser sintering (SLS) in nylon, selective laser melting (SLM) in metal, fused filament fabrication (FFF) in polymers, fused granulate fabrication (FGF) using pellets, and liquid deposition modelling (LDM) in clay; all of which will be available at the Basingstoke additive manufacturing centre in the coming months.

“We have always stayed ahead of the latest industry developments. This new facility allows us to house larger machines, so we can continue to share our expertise with UK manufacturers and provide the training, support and services to help them to benefit from industry-leading technologies and materials, minimising their manufacturing costs, shortening time to market, and maximising their return on investment,” enthuses Grant.

CDG 3D TECH has increased its headcount to support its expansion, with additional appointments planned.

As part of the company’s ongoing initiatives, a 3D Scanning Open Day is being held at the Basingstoke Additive Manufacturing Centre on 1^st July, followed by a 3D Printing AM Open Day on 25^th September.