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A recap of the TCT show 2018 highlights
This year’s TCT show 2018 went down in September bringing together 10.000 professionals, from 60 different countries across 20 key industries from the automotive to healthcare etc. Over the 3 day event in Birmingham the visitors got to experience various…
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This year’s TCT show 2018 went down in September bringing together 10.000 professionals, from 60 different countries across 20 key industries from the automotive to healthcare etc. Over the 3 day event in Birmingham the visitors got to experience various speakers, exhibitors and product launches. We looked over the event and collected the TCT show 2018 highlights. This years TCT show provided access to a wide range of information from a world-class conference program to the TCT awards being presented across three different stages as well as exciting new projects.
The TCT Awards
This years awards was given out to some great innovative entries. They contained advancements in 3D technology for various industries and settings. The TCT awards 2018 ranged from Automotive and Creative application to various materials and the rising star award. This year’s rising star was awarded the HiETA Technology Ltd project, as one amongst the TCT show 2018 highlights.
TCT award show 2018
Another interesting project that won, was Beeverycreative with their project MELT (Manufacturing of Experimental Layer Technology) that they developed when partnering with Sonaca Space. The MELT project took the TCT Aerospace application award. It is focused on designing, developing and testing a fully functional ALM 3D printer that can work under the International Space Station’s microgravity conditions while 3D printing with engineering polymers containing various properties.
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