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Success at TCT
Spotlight on...
Ben Brand, Business
Development Manager
After a long time with no exhibitions - Manchester Metrology made a
first appearance at the TCT 2021 exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham.
Attended by leading engineering firms from across the country,
the event offered visitors the opportunity to discuss the latest
technology and innovation surrounding the 3D printing and
manufacturing sector.
Innovative technologies were showcased through live demonstrations
and visitors flowing through the doors!
Paul Bulman,
Managing Director
of Manchester
Metrology
commented
“It was really great
to see
such a broad range
of engineering
firms in attendance,
confirming the
growth and stability
of manufacturing in
the region despite
the last 2 years"
Manchester Metrology
offered visitors live
demonstrations of
industry leading
equipment, from the latest
PMT inspection arms to
the impressive 3D printing
capabilities of the
Snapmaker 3D printer.
FOCUS Jacco Van Gass
Jaco van Gass and his ambition of joining the British Armed Forces
The Challenge
Using the Creaform Metrascan, Manchester Metrology was able to perform
the scans quickly reducing the amount of time needed while Jaco held
various positions which helped reduce the amount of post processing
removing any overlapping scan data from movement. There was still an
element of movement due to Jaco’s breathing, but scans were taken of his
arm, chest and leg (down one side) in order to achieve the correct position
while riding.
Manchester Metrology needed to take multiple scans of Jaco in the
following positions:
In position on the bike, the bike connecting socket to the prosthesis , the
prothesis itself, the sock, his arm
The Solution
Once all the scan data was gathered Manchester Metrology did post processing
to remove any noise and overlapping data, for Jaco’s arm the scan was split into
separate files as there was a lot of movement and we needed to realign the
separate sections. After all the scan data was cleaned up Manchester Metrology
then aligned the “master” (Jaco in position) to an origin and then aligned the
separate pieces of scan data to their respective locations on the “master”. From
there all the data in the new alignment was exported in their separate states and
another file with all the data merged together
Results
The Situation
South African-born Jaco van Gass came to Britain at the age of 20, to
pursue his ambition of joining the British Armed Forces.
After completing his training, he joined the Parachute Regiment, and was
deployed to Afghanistan. It was during his second tour of the country that
he sustained life-changing injuries, losing his left arm below the elbow
after being hit by a rocket-propelled grenade.
Following his injury, van Gass has undertaken a number of incredible
physical challenges and made his international para-cycling debut in 2013.
After being reclassified as a C3, he won a silver in the road race in
Emmen in 2019, before enjoying an outstanding 2020 track world
championships. He won pursuit silver before capturing three golds – in the
kilo, scratch race and omnium – to underline his talent. Manchester
Metrology was approached in order to perform various scans to enable
the engineering of a new prosthetic limb.
Manchester Metrology used the Creaform Metrascan and were able to
merge the data together and do separate scans of the individual sections.
This allowed them to capture data that you could not reach with line of
sight from the initial position and by scanning them separately and
aligning them back up to the original position a fuller picture was created.
CREAFORM METRASCAN750 ELITE FROM MANCHESTER METROLOGY
FEATURES
5x more accurate
12x faster with 7 laser crosses
25% lighter
Scan any type of material, even black, multi-coloured and shiny surfaces
Greater volume of 16.6 m3(586 ft3)
Sturdy design for shop-floor hardware reliability
Q. Briefly explain your role at Manchester Metrology?
A. My role at Manchester Metrology is Business Development Manager, this involves equipment sales,
hire & bringing new sub contract measuring work into the business. My main priority is ensuring our
customers get exactly what they need when enquiring about any of our services.
How do you feel about being the first business development manager at Manchester Metrology?
A. The opportunity to become the first Business Development Manager was an easy decision to make.
Transforming from an applications engineer to this role feels like 2nd nature. Manchester Metrology have a
great reputation and I will only help make that better going forward. The hardest part about the role is
understanding everyone in the Manchester office, seeing as I am from the midlands (Rugby) ;D
Q.What do you look forward to with being part of the Manchester Metrology team?
A. I’m looking forward to meeting as many current & new customers as possible. Also the world is slowly
going back to normal, so I’m looking forward to showing everyone our new range of PMT arms, at shows
and on site.
Q. An unusual fun fact about yourself e.g. favourite food/shoe size/unusual holiday destination
etc.
A. My favourite Holiday Destination Vietnam!
Multi-function buttons for easier interaction with the software
Jaco Van Gass went on to win Paralympic gold!
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