Global engineering and technologies company Renishaw (www.renishaw.com) has launched its first North American Additive Manufacturing Solutions Centre in Kitchener, Canada.

The new facility is designed to provides a secure development environment where customers can gain knowledge and confidence, using additive-manufacturing technologies.

Mark Kirby, Renishaw’s additive-manufacturing business manager, says: “Additive manufacturing is set to impact the manufacturing sector in industries ranging from aerospace to dental restoration and patient-specific cranio-maxillofacial implants for reconstructive surgery.

“The new facility complements the established advanced-manufacturing sector in Canada and will aid the acceleration of the development of industrial additive-manufacturing processes, particularly in the medical and aerospace industries.

“The centre contains a range of Renishaw technology, including the company’s AM250 and AM400 additive-manufacturing systems, as well as metrology and finishing equipment — everything a customer needs to create a functional part and verify that it is correct.

“Renishaw’s knowledge of metrology, machining and finishing means that, for a predictable cost, the customer can move down the additive-manufacturing learning curve with minimal risk.”

The new Canadian Solutions Centre is the latest step in Renishaw’s investment in making additive manufacturing a mainstream process used in series production in a range of industries.

The Centre complements Renishaw’s existing network of Solutions Centres (www.renishaw.com/solutioncentres) in the UK, the USA, Germany, India and China.