Last year Z Corporation took on the 3D scanner market, introducing the ZScanner 700, the first handheld, self-positioning scanner capable of digitising 3D surfaces in real time. Now the brand has extended with the ZScanner 800 – Al Dean takes a look.

A model of the new Nissan Micra CC convertible made its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show, with the help of Ogle Models and Prototypes.

By adopting a process of knowledge-based manufacturing and personalised production through the integration of rapid manufacturing systems, the new European project is driving the customisation of toy car seats for disabled children.

German ‘mountain board’ manufacturer Flame Offroadboards is using services provided by rapid injection-moulding specialist Protomold to help convert this rapidly growing sporting phenomenon into the world’s most in-vogue outdoor pursuits accessory.

Materialise held its inaugural ‘Innovation’ event this summer, which saw attendees from across the globe to travel to the European RP master’s headquarters to learn and network. Al Dean reports.

For the development of its new benchtop NMR analyser, Oxford Instruments turned to designer Crucible Industrial Design and precision toolmaker Midas Pattern Company who used RP to help develop the design.

Rapid plastic injection moulding specialist, Protomold, is supplying high accuracy plastic bobbins to fast-growing wind turbine manufacturer, Proven Energy. The project is providing a number of benefits, including product quality improvements and a significant reduction in assembly time.

Black & Decker is a world leading name in DIY products used in and around the home. The company’s Global Design Centre in Spennymoor, County Durham is using the Dimension 3D Printer from Stratasys to dramatically speed up product development time.

Students at the University of Huddersfield are using the very latest 3D printing technologies to bring their 3D CAD designs to life

PolyWorks 3D metrology software helps Weatherford International, a global oil field equipment manufacturer, cut motor component inspection time in half.

The annual TCT exhibition and conference features the world’s leading RP and RM Machine manufacturers under one roof. This year a new free of charge seminar joins the established paid for conference.

It’s been a while since we last visited Protomold in Telford and the company has been expanding its services at an incredible rate – so let’s take a little while to catch up.

Full size child's bike seat produced using ARRK's CNC Block Modelling Service.

In the development of a new Robotic Gripper, Swedish firm, Digital Mechanics, blurred the line between prototyping and manufacturing.

Origin Product Design is a specialist consultancy involved in the design and development of technology-based products. The company relies on Protomold for its rapid prototyping needs.

The Belgian solar car that is set to participate in the Panasonic World Solar Challenge in October in Australia was made possible by building various components with Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) printers from Materialise.

PolyWorks is a versatile product which can be adapted to a wide range of reverse engineering tasks, be that a simple scan, a high quality polygon mesh or a fully descriptive surface model, says Al Dean.

Prototype Magazine re-visited FloTek International to see the latest innovations from the surface texture design consultancy. Al Dean reports.

MCP is well known in the prototyping market, but with its Selective Laser Melting machines it is breaking new ground for the production of metal components in a wide range of materials.

With the help of a Tormach personal CNC machine, Steelwerks is able to create bespoke wedding and engagement rings in hours, a process that would have traditionally taken days.