Investors launch 3D metal printing venture

THREE entrepreneurs in Warrington have launched  a 3D metal printing business with a £500,000 investment.

Brothers Neil and Mark Burns together with Darren Travis are behind Croft Additive Manufacturing which they say has the UK’s first SME-owned metal additive manufacturing machine.

The machine allows the production of metal components by printing layers of metal powder and using a high powered laser to melt the metal to form the final piece.
The technology has already been used at sister company, Croft Filters to produce bespoke filters that can’t be manufactured using traditional techniques.
Mark Burns said: “We are ready for our next challenge and are always looking for opportunities to help customers overcome traditional manufacturing constraints and move from complex concept to completed product.”