News: Bromley and Materialise showcase expertise on international stage

Bromley PES and Materialise UK teamed up to show their combined capabilities in engineering design and rapid manufacturing at the Technology World show held recently at London's ExCeL Arena.

The event in association with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), allowed representatives from leading international companies looking to generate investment, collaboration, research and business development opportunities to meet with UK science and technology organisations during the show.

The two companies based at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham brought their Skeleton Challenge simulator which was the star exhibit of the Sport Technology zone.

Bromley showcased its R&D and manufacturing capability in producing Olympic winter sport equipment, and as the world's leading commercial developer of high performance skeleton and bobsleigh products, currently supply the team's of nearly 20 nations. It's equipment has also provided the British Skeleton Bobsleigh team with all of its medals in the past two years of World Cup competition.

Dan Fleetcroft, design director at Bromley PES said: "It was an extremely successful show for both ourselves and Materialise. We had a large number of enquiries for our joint services from companies in the film production, lighting, aerospace and automotive industries, and also a potential bespoke design project using reverse engineering.

"We've also been able to secure some invaluable practical advice about the best way to enter new markets. We already do a significant amount of business in the US, Japan, Russia and Canada, but, for instance, we've learnt an awful lot here about doing more work in the Baltic states."

Materialise enjoys a worldwide reputation for its activities in the field of rapid industrial and medical prototyping, as well as being a provider of innovative software solutions.

Philip Hudson, managing director of Materalise UK added: "Shows like Technology World are important to highlight the latest developments in engineering design, rapid prototyping and rapid manufacturing technologies.

"Techniques that were not realistic options only a few years ago are now available. In addition to exhibiting at these shows we are visiting businesses to showcase the technologies available and show how they can be applied in many processes to drive efficiency and new provide innovative ways of manufacture.

"We're also keen to work with companies to understand their issues and for them to challenge us to provide a solution."

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