Coach and Bus UK Show 2019

Coach and Bus UK Show 2019

Coach and Bus UK Show Background

The Coach & Bus UK Show is an ultimate domestic exhibition for coaches, buses and other vehicles at the NEC in Birmingham. In the event in October 2019, 70 of the latest vehicle-technologies were presented. Including low and zero emission technologies. Furthermore, our representing team member Cem Severcan explained the showcase of the latest hybrid, gas and electric models from leading manufacturers. Coach and Bus UK is a local exhibition for businesses in the Midlands-area of the United Kingdom – perfect fit for the PLG Global family. Your reliable, local and digital manufacturing plant providing manufacturing services perfectly fitting your needs.

The Coach and Bus UK Show offers a wide range of insights into the latest trends of the mobility industry. As always, this exhibition was a perfect opportunity to connect with all people from the automotive industry (especially because it is more local than other exhibitions). We have collected numerous contacts of partners from Nottingham, Birmingham and London. Everybody was interested in implementing Carbon’s technology, the Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) in their value chain in order to reduce production costs. As the second company implementing this ground-breaking technology in the UK. We are starting our production with our official Carbon 3D printer. Stay up to date on our Social Media channels (Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook) and do not miss any news!

Highlights of the Coach and Bus UK Show

largest domestic trade show for coaches, buses and mini-vehicles
theatre with international professionals from the industry
latest technologies in the mobility sector

As the name explains; at the Coach and Bus Show are several cars, coaches and buses exhibited. We are revolutionizing next year’s exhibition by implementing our technologies into our new partner’s production site. Stay tuned for more insights into our daily field of working!

The Formnext 2019 Exhibition

Formnext 2019

The FormNext – international exhibition and conference 2019 was a beautiful fair with great talks. Plus, the most innovative additive manufacturing technology and productive meetings. We were proudly representing our partner’s 3D printing services HP, Carbon & Zortrax. Thanks to everybody meeting us and let us stay in touch. Hopefully, we will see each other next year at FormNext 2020. We look forward to that. Even though we do not know the consequences of the crisis, we are optimistic and excited about the future.

Carbon and Adidas present the fabrication of the printed Futurecraft 4D-sole. Special thanks to Christian Beck for explaining us how the mid-sole of the brand-new Futurecraft 4D adidas shoe is 3dprinted.

The Carbon booth was one of the highlights at Formnext – international exhibition and conference.

Fully 3D printed car at FormNext – – international exhibition and conference 2019.

This is BigRep GmbH – Large-Scale 3D Printers ‘s LOCI, a design prototype for a fully 3D printed autonomous electric podcar. It was envisioned and designed by #BigRep’s #innovation consultancy, #NOWLAB, with a team of #creators behind other incredible mobility innovations like the #NERA #eBike. These insights from Formnext – international exhibition and conference #2019 are just the beginning of our journey. We are your strong partner #PLGglobal in #3dprinting and all #additivemanufacturing technologies. #LinkToTheFuture #digitallightsynthesis #partners #carbon #hp3dprinting #zortrax

Most beautiful cars from Formnext – international exhibition and conference 2019. One of our favorite cars was Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) Ltd’s ultra high performance road legal supercar. According to #BAC Ltd. – the British manufacturer of #Mono – this car is aiming at drivers who seek a purist driving experience & engineering excellence.

Hopefully next year at #Formnext2020, we’ll have a chance to sit in this beauty.

FormNext in Frankfurt 2019: 3D printed car - parts of it. PLG Global represents Carbon 3D printers.

Learn with the team of PLG Global Cem Severcan & Maximilian Lehmann and the management of our predecessor Poligon Mühendislik A.Ş.

HP multi jet printing technology – We proudly represent HP in Turkey to sell their technologies. Produce complex parts and applications that were not possible before in cost-effective, high volume runs – perfect for serial digital production.

Our personal highlight was Phil DeSimone’s exclusive talk about implementing digital manufacturing at scale. Our official partner Carbon is revolutionizing the world of additive manufacturing with their super-fast Digital Light Synthesis. Check out their printer on our website!

Another 3D printing legend that we have met personally. Meet Terry Wohlers from Wholers Associates with PLG Global.

Last but not least some insights from our official partner Zortrax’s booth.

We are looking forward to the next #Formnext2020

carbon hp zortrax

Zortrax 3D Printers

Zortrax 3D Printers

Zortrax 3D printers are reliable manufacturing machines and connectable to effective 3D printing plants. With the Zortrax M200 Plus you can monitor your productions with its built-in camera via the web and keep track of the material status. That’s one of the reasons why it was awarded in 2018 for 3D Hub’s Plug N’ Play award. Additionally, the Zortrax M300 Dual combines a large build-volume with a dual extrusion system and all other features of Zortrax’ 3D printers. It’s workspace measuring 265x265x300 mm is big enough to print large parts in one printing session. On the other hand, the Zortrax Inkspire. A 3D printer using resin and UV-light for its processes. Thus, this printer is about 8x faster and 9x more precise than leading SLA 3D printers. Its printing process is based on photosensitive resin that cures in UV light. That means that the printer cures its 3D objects by illuminating the resin with light. We offer various 3D printing technologies. Consult our competencies in our in-house production plant in Nottingham.

Last but not least, the Zortrax Apoller is a smart device for automatically post-processing 3D printed parts. After finishing the printing process, it corrects the visible layer traces of the FDM technology with acetone vapors or MEK. Make your 3D models look similar to injection-molded parts. As we are used from Zortrax hardware – the Apoller works with all external printers using ABS, HIPS and ASA-based filaments.

Zortrax FDM 3D Printing-Technologies

Here are the Zortrax M200 Plus & M300 FDM 3D printers with a wide range of filaments.

Zortrax SLA 3D Printer

Zortrax’ Inkspire is the only but very reliable SLA 3D printer.

Zortrax 3D Printing Tips

Keep an eye on your filament storage à Because the filament-end detector doesn’t cover your storage units 😉·
Different Prototypes require different 3D printing technologies
Zortrax 3D printer are very reliable, but are not supposed to be left without any supervision

Zortrax' competitive Advantages

Zortrax provides open source hardware, that means you can use any 3D printing filament that is suitable for your printer’s specifications (see your printers pages).
The filaments from our Polish partner are super cheap and available locally. Visit our store and check out the price for your favorite filament.
PLG Global offers in-house production with our local digital manufacturing plant in Nottingham! See our competencies personally or on our website.

zortrax

3D Printing or Additive Manufacturing?

3D Printing or Additive Manufacturing?

Difference between 3D printing or additive manufacturing

In the world wide web, we have experienced that the term “3D printing” is most often used by people interested in the technology for educational reasons, not for the professional production. Therefore, most companies utilizing 3D printers for commercial reasons use the term “Rapid Prototyping” in their blogs and websites to reach out to potential clients. Don’t get confused when reading terms like “Rapid Prototyping”, “Additive Manufacturing” or “3D printing”.

CNC machining- the opposite of 3D printing

The opposite of 3D printing is another manufacturing technology that is called subtractive manufacturing. This production method is based on cutting/ hollowing out a piece of metal/ plastic with a milling machine. Check out our predecessor’s explanation for CNC Production Technologies.

3D printing in the United Kingdom

When you try to find a reliable partner in your digital manufacturing solution, contact us on our website. The PLG Global manufacturing network has three 3D printing technologies in-house (FDM, SLA, MJF) in our offices in Istanbul, Manisa and Bursa. One more technology Carbon’s Digital Light Synthesis will be located in our British office in Nottingham. Through our contacts in the industry, we can open the world of all other 3D printing technologies for you.

3D Printing Models

Every 3D Printing Technologies produces different shapes and physical properties.

Here is a list of 3D printing models that might be appealing to you:

Carbon's Digital Light Synthesis (DLS)

Carbon’s Digital Light Synthesis (=DLS) works without a layer by layer approach, the printed objects have more consistent technical properties and make it possible to exploit a range of materials that have the details needed for end-use parts.

FDM Parts

FDM or Fused Deposition Modelling is a 3D printing technology based on various filaments with different specifications. See our range of Zortrax materials.

HP's Multi Jet Fusion (MJF)

HP’s Multi Jet Fusion is an additive manufacturing process that applies tiny liquid droplets to a layer of polymer powder. It increases or suppresses the heat absorption of the powder. An integrally working infrared source melts the material accordingly and creates the shape of the 3-dimensional object. Like in the SLS-Technology, the UV-light cures the raw monomers. The difference are the liquid droplets that are changing the heat absorption of the powder. This opens the possibility of manufacturing sharp edges in combination with high-quality surface finishes. After the creation of a thin layer, the printer repeats the process by jetting new layers that are cured with UV light until the component is completely formed. Thanks to the photopolymer, Polyjet is able to produce tiny features and fine textures. Thus, it is the perfect choice when details in surface finish are most relevant. Contact us or our predecessor Poligon for any information about HP’s Multijet-Fusion.

Zortrax' SLA-Techology

Our unique Zortrax Inkspire Resin UV LCD 3D printer is up to 8x faster and 9x more precise than leading FDM 3D printers. The reason for that is the Resin 3D printing technology, that utilizes a photosensitive resin and a UV-light source to manufacture extremely smooth & detailed parts.

hp 3d printer

Carbon 3D

Carbon 3D is an American additive manufacturing company founded in 2013 by Jo and Phillip DeSimone, Alex and Nikita Ermoshkin, Edward Samulski and, last but not least Steve Nelson. It is specialized in digital manufacturing with a unique 3D printing technology and based in Redwood City, California. Joseph DeSimone presented the company’s holistic manufacturing solution of their first commercial M1 3D printer on the TED stage in 2015. In this talk, Jo explains how 3D printing is revolutionizing the manufacturing industry. Furthermore, he gives an insight into the platform’s combination of software, hardware, and molecular science such as the CLIP-process (=Continuous Liquid Interface Production > part of Digital Light Synthesis)

Watch Jo DeSimone’s TED talk

Carbon 3D printer in the United Kingdom

PLG Global is going to be the second company to implement the Carbon M1 3D printer into their commercial services in the United Kingdom. Our digital manufacturing plant in Nottingham (Midlands) guarantees your local manufacturing process to be overviewed easily and provides direct face-to-face consultation. This is your opportunity to profit from one of the fastest 3D printing technologies – suitable for serial production in a large scale.

Why is the Carbon 3D printer faster than other additive manufacturers?

Carbon’s core technology, based on the Continuous Liquid Inferface Production (=CLIP), is called Digital Light Synthesis (=DLS). It works without a layer by layer approach. Therefore, the printed objects have more consistent technical properties and make it possible to exploit a range of materials that have the details needed for end-use parts.

Generally, Carbon’s DLS-technology combines the fast “Continuous Liquid Interface Production” (=CLIP) method with a secondary heating-process, which changes the chemical composition of the printing material after it has been printed. Similar to the Stereolithography (=SLA) process, objects are made from liquid resin, that is primarily cured with UV-light.

Adidas and Carbon’s DLS Technology

After Carbon has implemented the Digital Light Synthesis^TM into Adidas’ manufacturing process, the company became globally known. Their new Futurecraft 4D Sneaker is partially produced with light and oxygen by utilizing Digital Light Synthesis. This process successfully cuts Adidas’ manufacturing costs and increases their production speed.

Cutting edge Carbon materials

Objects of other approaches are relying on their printing-direction. The final heating phase of the DLS-process initiates a chemical reaction inside of the semi-cured object that determines its properties. This process helps us to offer the best suitable material for the desired needs. From high-strength automotive materials to consumer product elastomers, we are able to provide a range of applications. Our printers manufacture objects with high resolution and engineering-grade mechanical properties. Be one of the pioneers to access cutting-edge Carbon materials with PLG Global.

carbon

Coach and Bus UK Show 2019

Coach and Bus UK Show Background

Formnext 2019

Zortrax 3D Printers

Zortrax FDM 3D Printing-Technologies

Zortrax SLA 3D Printer

Zortrax 3D Printing Tips

Zortrax' competitive Advantages

3D Printing or Additive Manufacturing?

Difference between 3D printing or additive manufacturing

CNC machining- the opposite of 3D printing

3D printing in the United Kingdom

3D Printing Models

Carbon's Digital Light Synthesis (DLS)

FDM Parts

HP's Multi Jet Fusion (MJF)

Zortrax' SLA-Techology​

Carbon 3D

Carbon 3D printer in the United Kingdom

Why is the Carbon 3D printer faster than other additive manufacturers?

Adidas and Carbon’s DLS Technology

Cutting edge Carbon materials

Zortrax' SLA-Techology