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My role is to ensure our products and services exceed our customers’ quality requirements. To maintain our excellent reputation for quality within the industry is a critical focus of my work. To achieve this, a significant proportion of my time is invested in working directly with customers, suppliers and colleagues to continually assess and develop our processes.

I really appreciate working with such a positive team.  My colleagues are full of excellent ideas for improving our products and services, which makes my role a very enjoyable one.

After studying at the Institute for Manufacturing, Cambridge University, I worked for a manufacturer of high-precision measuring instruments for 9 years.  During this time I developed from Product Engineer through to Production & Quality Manager.  This provided me with the hands-on manufacturing experience coupled with practical implementation of quality standards, which is so crucial in my role at 3T.

When not at work I am usually having lots of fun with my young family … plenty of Lego, toy cars and cycling to the park!

To manage the SLS projects team. Ensure all enquiries, quotes and orders are processed efficiently and liaising with CAD and Workshop teams to ensure all customer requirements are met.

The daily interaction with clients and seeing the diversity of models being produced using the SLS process.

Having graduated from university with a Psychology degree I joined 3T in 2006 and have progressed through the company to become Projects Manager in August 2009.

I enjoy playing netball for a local team and watching most sports.

Working within the Projects Team I deal with the initial customer query offering advice and guidance, providing quotations, processing orders through to completion and finally despatching of components.

Talking with lovely customers and seeing the diversity of work.

Various previous administrative roles.

At the coast enjoying the sunshine (weather permitting) and swimming.

I work on every aspect of the customers parts after being built and before they go out of the door. I work in the breakout area, do blasting to remove excess powder, inspect the part to ensure it meets the every aspect of the job sheet and then pack it carefully to make sure it arrives in the best condition.

Every day, I have the pleasure of being the first person in the world to touch a brand new thing.

My background is as an aircraft engineer and telecom engineer in Portugal.

I enjoy watching 'engineering style' TV programmes like 'how it's made'. I also talk to my parrot Ghanji and teach him new vocabulary.

I lead the team that does all the post production work on the parts.  We do the finishing of all the plastic parts - whether that's hand painting, spraying, model making - whatever.  That means I have a keen eye on quality control and keep up to date with the technology to ensure we are giving our customers the very best service and products.

I like the challenge of not knowing what's coming round the corner - and then working out how to give the customer what they want ... and sometimes delivering a part that is even better than they thought they wanted!  I'm a craftsman at heart and I love it when customers appreciate the 'craft' that has gone into producing their parts.  And I enjoy passing on my skills.

I trained as a silversmith and have worked in the aerospace and consumer goods sectors.  I've got a broad background and can honestly say I've never had a boring job.

Once an artist, always an artist - I paint and sculpt in my spare time.

Ensuring all customers parts are built to the highest quality, scheduling the machine capacity and managing the SLS production team.

Fulfilling the customer's requirements, accurately and on time.

I have worked in Rapid Prototyping & Manufacturing since 1993, using 3D CAD, SLA, Vacuum Casting, SLS & DMLS. I have been with 3T since we started trading early 2000.

Having 2 small girls is almost a full time job in itself.  But I enjoy travelling, sports and collecting car brochures.

I provide technical and design assistance to customers at the initial quote stage, and run the metal machines that we have on site.  At the initial quote stage I provide the technical input to ensure components are priced accurately, and then ensure parts are manufactured to the highest quality possible.

Every geometry that is manufactured in metal is slightly different from the last.  I enjoy pushing the technology to achieve what others believe to be impossible.

After graduating from Loughborough University with a design degree I have worked in the additive manufacturing industry since 2004. Having worked on SLS, SLA, Wax and Vacuum Casting technologies, I have been focusing on metal AM technology for five years.

I attempt to travel and see as much of the world as possible with my amazing wife.  I also enjoy photography, both landscape and wedding.

In the workshop finishing all the metal parts to customers' requirements. Also, when a part is built, removing it from the machine, painstakingly cleaning the machine to make sure no foreign bodies are in it and setting the machine up to start the next build cycle.

As the EDM expert in the workshop, I find the mental challenge of working with the machine very rewarding - making the wire path cut the part just right and getting the part out to the customer's exact specification.

I joined 3T as an apprentice. I'm completing my HND in Mechanical Engineering at the moment.

Studying (see above!)

My key role is Metal Projects Manager which means that I act as the main contact point for customers once an order has been placed, as well as supplying initial quotes and basic technical information.  I also cover other roles within 3T including H&S, IT and purchasing.

I enjoy the interaction with customers and the satisfaction of providing solutions where others cannot.  I also very much enjoy the diversity that my job role allows.

I completed a 4 year mechanical engineering apprenticeship at AWE and then left to work as a CNC Precision Machinist.  I have now been at 3T for almost 11 years and have good experience across most areas of the company having spent seven years working as a Plastic (SLS) CAD Engineer before moving across to the Metals (DMLS) team. I also support the in-house IT requirements and day-to-day maintenance of the network and servers.

I enjoy spending time with my wife and new baby boy. Aside from this my main passion in life is cycling.  I compete on both road and track and have been lucky enough to represent GB at a European competition level.

I'm responsible for all operations once the parts have left the machines - once it's a real thing rather than a pile of noughts and ones. We do the first of the series of quality checks, and then complete a range of finishing tasks to the customers' specification. That can involve painting, colouring, fitting inserts, smoothing, assembling (welding and gluing) and anything else the customers’ requests.

I like it all. I like the variety, particularly the fact that we make bespoke pieces rather than having to work on thousands of the same part.

I’ve been an electroplater and non destructive testing inspector. I've worked in the aerospace and defence industries.

I’ve been an electroplater and non destructive testing inspector. I've worked in the aerospace and defence industries.

I specialise in 3, 4 and 5 axis machining.  I utilize my skills where possible however, due to the nature of metal AM, sometimes hand finishing is the most effective way of producing quality parts that conform to customer needs.

Programming the 3 axis milling machine to produce parts accurate to very small tolerances is always very pleasing.

From leaving school I have always been involved in engineering.  After completing a five year ONC apprenticeship, I have continued to improve and hone my CNC milling skills in various high precision engineering jobs.

Away from work I enjoy cooking, fishing, reading, gaming and spending time with my family.

Dealing with the SLS enquiries, from quotes, orders and making sure that each project goes to plan.

Hearing from happy customers who see their hard work from a CAD file come to life in SLS.

I started off as a junior in Insulation sales and then moved to marketing company. I’m the latest addition to the projects team; I joined 3T in November 2009.

Looking after and competing on my horse, in all the British weathers!.

It’s my job to make sure all the machines run optimally.  Most of my time is spent on maintaining the machines – doing things like checking the parameters of the lasers, their power and speed and, when necessary, I troubleshoot to resolve issues.

Seeing the parts on the bench.  When a part looks crisp with good colouring and surface texture, I know I’m doing my job well and that the customer will be happy.

I started my career as an apprentice mechanical engineer.  Then went into a drawing office where I polished my CAD skills.  I started at 3T on the CAD side, moved into projects and now enjoy working on the process control side.

I compete in ironman triathlons so I’m always in training for the next one!

By controlling what goes into the process and what comes out, we produce the best parts for customers.  I work to continually improve our plastic and metal production processes.  I develop our testing regime and then undertake the tests and analyse the results.  I also liaise with customers who have technical enquiries.

That it’s completely unpredictable, and I enjoy sharing my knowledge with our Year in Industry students.

My PhD is in Polymer Science.  I spent the first two years of my working life as 3T’s Knowledge Transfer Partner with Portsmouth University.  All in all, I’ve worked with polymers since 1996 and in additive manufacturing for approaching nine years.

I’ve been in the scouting movement all my life and I’m an Explorer Scout Leader.  Another passion is photography – particularly landscapes.

I'm the customer's first point of contact if they want a metal AM piece made. I keep communication going between CAD and the customer; then follow the work through to process all the way to dispatch.

Seeing good work go out of the door.

After an apprenticeship at AWE, I spent ten years at Prodrive. I worked up from being a machinist and latterly was a production planner and also test driver for Aston Martin Racing.

I’m either on the tennis court or anywhere there is motor racing going on.

In charge of SLS sales and development of customers and to open up new markets.

Introducing customers to benefits of Additive Manufacturing.

Been in Sales my entire career with various large companies whose product range was mechanically engineered.  Moved to 3T over seven years ago and helped grow the company into the UK’s largest SLS provider.

I like to play golf and road cycling for pleasure and fitness.  Have two young boys so rest of life is family focused!

I am part of a team that is involved in the initial quotation, setup, and building of DMLS components. Throughout this stage we assess customer and process requirements to attain the best possible outcome, with the help of rapid prototyping specific software. Following on from this we set up, start and monitor the DMLS machines during the build process.

As rapid prototyping is a pivotal part of the product development process it's great to be able to contribute to so many industries and applications. It's also nice to see the enthusiasm many customers have when first introduced to the process.

I studied product development for four years. Then I worked for two years for a plastics injection moulding company, which involved product and tooling design.

I like to travel as much as possible. I'm always keen to catch some live music and when the weather is good riding my motorbike.