by Sally Lloyd | Mar 10, 2022 | LSAM Blog
As the UK distributor for Thermwood’s Large Scale Additive Manufacturing (LSAM) solution I’m going to make a somewhat shocking statement: the LSAM is not for everyone. There are however a lot of organisations who could see huge benefits. Thermwood have the widest...
by Sally Lloyd | Dec 15, 2021 | LSAM Blog
2021: A year in review – Additive Manufacturing 3D printing is revolutionising the world we know and large scale additive manufacturing is building steam, starting to touch all areas of life as we know it. Despite starting the year in a lockdown and a global pandemic...
by Sally Lloyd | Oct 14, 2021 | LSAM Blog
Additive Manufacturing, turned on its side! Vertical layer printing (VLP) prints layer upon layer vertically rather than horizontally, an additive manufacturing process currently unique to the Thermwood LSAM. The main benefit of this is that it allows parts to be...
by Sally Lloyd | May 17, 2021 | LSAM Blog
What is 3D printing? 3D printing or additive manufacturing is the construction of an object starting with nothing and using CAD software to build the desired object layer upon layer. Different additive manufacturing machines use different materials to do this. 3D...
by Sally Lloyd | Apr 22, 2021 | LSAM Blog
Why is Additive Manufacturing important and why should you consider it for your business? Additive manufacturing or 3D printing, is the process of starting with nothing and adding a material layer by layer until you produce the part or mould to ‘near net shape’. You...
by Sally Lloyd | Mar 8, 2021 | Blog, LSAM Blog
What is Large Scale Additive Manufacturing and what is it used for? Large Scale Additive Manufacturing or LSAM for short is in essence the biggest kind of 3D printer available. As its name suggests it starts with nothing and adds materials rather than traditional...