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3D printer leaves manufacturer beaming

Artech Lighting, based on the outskirts of Durham, has invested in a Ultimaker S5 Pro 3D printer as it looks to bring the production of many of its lighting components back to the region, creating a number of new jobs in the process.Additive manufacturing, a term for industrial 3D printing, is the process where a…

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Full Mini MOKE production to return to the UK

The revived Mini MOKE recreational vehicle will be built entirely in the UK following a new agreement with manufacturing firm Fablink.Popularised by the likes of The Beatles, The Beach Boys and Brigitte Bardot, the MOKE was a sixties icon. The original Mini-based beach buggies were made at British Motor Corporation’s (BMC) Longbridge plant in Birmingham…

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