Tech company to launch robot demonstration centre
A state-of-the-art 3D printing robot demonstration centre will be unveiled this month by Rapid Fusion as it aims to build on a 25% increase in revenues.
The technology specialist has completed a £750,000 investment drive that has seen it develop two new additive manufacturing platforms and build a dedicated facility in Exeter to showcase its solutions.
The 5,000 sq ft unit on Skypark will house the firm’s Apollo cell and its latest ZEUS creation, which combines a 3D printing robot with a unique CNC milling capability – providing customers with a turnkey solution for larger moulds.
Investment is also flowing into new people, with a LFAM robotic print engineer employed before Christmas and they will soon be followed by the recruitment of engineering and deployment and software leads.
Jake Hand, founder of Rapid Fusion, commented: “2024 was a very good year for us, with revenue surpassing £1.7m on our additive manufacturing platforms…that was way above expectation.
“There is a definite move in the market towards larger printing and more complex geometries and we’re not just seeing that from automotive and aerospace, but maritime and even construction where we’ve signed an exciting deal with Italian business Nanoo.”
He added: “With interest in our technology growing rapidly, we wanted to create a demonstration centre that people could visit and see the cells in action. We can even do a few ‘prototype’ trials to prove the speed, accuracy and reliability of our solutions.”
Rapid Fusion is fast becoming a major player in global additive manufacturing platforms – all designed, built and assembled in the UK with the recent bonus of ‘Made in Britain’ certification.
It launched its first bespoke cell, Apollo, last year and this has already received significant interest for its ability to offer faster speeds than existing FDM printers (nearly 200 times quicker).
The company will shortly be officially releasing ZEUS, which will include a CNC milling tool that provides a hybrid solution for customers looking at printing and milling in one turnkey solution.
