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/ Additure
With a vast range of applications and the potential to disrupt supply chains , 3D printing has taken the world by storm over the last 15-to- 20 years . However , metal 3D printers require a high initial expenditure , meaning few companies are bringing such capabilities in house . That ’ s where Kingsbury Machine Tools ’ ( Kingsbury ) new venture and trading arm , Additure , comes into play .
Having outgrown its facility just over a year after its foundation in 2022 , Additure is an additive manufacturing company specializing in 3D printing . On a mission to educate others and share technologies with wider industries , the business takes a collaborative approach to helping manufacturers overcome challenges through a variety of innovative solutions . Richard Kingsbury , Managing Director of Kingsbury and Additure , and Ian Brooks , Technical Director of Additure , join us to share details of the company ’ s success .
“ Kingsbury has been around for nearly 70 years , acting as a distributor for German manufacturers of high-end machine tools ,” Richard opens . “ Traditionally , those machine tools have been in the realm of subtractive manufacturing , where a machine takes material away from the core metal to create the desired shape or product .
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