Are you worried about increasing lead times, rising costs, and supply chain security? Or like many, are you keen to make cost and time savings wherever you can? At M&I Materials we have worked tirelessly to continue to offer exactly that! Short lead times, confidence in supply and highly competitive prices! But not content with this we have been looking …
Could your tungsten or lead parts be 3D printed?
We produce tungsten alloy components through traditional manufacture and 3D printed components using selective laser melting. To find out more read our latest brochure – 3D printing Versus Traditional Manufacture You can also contact us direct or book a video call with one of our tungsten experts.
M&I Materials joins JOSCAR!
M&I Materials is pleased to announce that it has satisfied all the requirements necessary to become fully registered on JOSCAR (The Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register) this complements our impressive list of approvals and certifications demonstrating our continuous commitment to our customers and the delivery of quality products and technical support. JOSCAR is an accreditation and compliance system for the …
WOLFMET WEBINAR – SIZE MATTERS!
Wolfmet hosted a live webinar on the 21st May 2020 to expose some of the unknown manufacturing efficiencies that can be built in to tungsten alloy components at the design and purchasing stages. The 30 minute session covered the manufacturing process of tungsten alloy and explained how the flexible manufacturing philosophy of Wolfmet can free designers, engineers, and materials buyers …
WOLFMET GEARS UP FOR NEW SEASON
It’s been full-throttle for the Wolfmet motorsport division since the beginning of the year. The team has been busy manufacturing precision engineered tungsten components for several of the teams competing in this month’s 2020 world championship opener in Melbourne. Steve Wright, Commercial Manager for Wolfmet, commented; “We’re delighted to be continuing the supply of tungsten components to teams competing in …
Pushing the boundaries…
Wolfmet 3D printed tungsten has played an important part in expanding gamma and x-ray research techniques around the world. We’ve pioneered this area of additive manufacturing, working with leading institutions and universities to produce 3D printed tungsten components to intricate designs and specifications. University of Liverpool, UK Wolfmet’s 3D tungsten printed collimator contributed toward innovations in internal dosimetry as a …
Destination A&DM Torino
Aerospace & Defense Meetings (A&DM) is an international business convention for the aerospace and defense industry, taking place in Torino (Turin), Italy over two days. The Wolfmet team at M&I Materials will be promoting our tungsten alloy capabilities. We have been successfully supplying high quality ballast and balance weights into the Aerospace and Defense industry for many years. With our …
Dynamic, Cosmopolitan and Supremely Cool!
Dynamic, cosmopolitan and supremely cool is how the IEEE describes our home town and who are we to disagree! In a year that sees M&I Materials nominated for Manchester Evening News’ Business of the Year, our CEO Giles Salt recognised as ‘One to Watch’ by the Telegraph and our Technical Director, Amanda Quadling was judged to be The Financial Times’s 10th most …
M&I Materials Technical Director, Dr Amanda Quadling makes Financial Times ‘Top 10’ Women in Engineering
(MANCHESTER, OCTOBER) The Financial Times has named M&I Materials Technical Director, Dr Amanda Quadling, as one of the UK’s top 10 ‘Most Influential Women in Engineering’ for 2019 in its final list of 100 candidates. The winners were announced after a thorough assessment process, conducted over a number of months after which the final ‘Top 10’ were selected by a …
Wolfmet 3D Travels to Birmingham for TCT 2019
Join us at TCT Show 2019, the world-leading design-to-manufacturing event displaying the latest technology in additive manufacturing, 3D printing, design and engineering. Our team of experts will be showcasing our latest examples of 3D printed tungsten components including: Collimators for preclinical molecular imaging Coded apertures X-ray diffraction components Collimators for nuclear waste scanning Come and see first-hand what is possible …
Trusted by the Best!
We are approved to supply Wolfmet tungsten alloys to many major aircraft manufacturers including Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer and Textron. As such we are recognised as one of the World’s leading aerospace tungsten providers. If it sounds like we are boasting it is because we are! We are extremely proud of the achievements of our incredible team. Their unwavering commitment …
3D Printed Tungsten – Previously Impossible Complex Geometries
“Attenuation properties of 3D printed tungsten are superior to the lead alternative and the opportunity for bespoke collimator design is appealing.” Gear et al. EJNMMI Physics (2019) Above are the findings of tests carried out by the Joint Department of Physics, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Institute of Cancer Research. The work aimed to characterise the attenuation properties of …
We 3D Print Tungsten Components For Nuclear Medicine
Would you like to see first-hand what can be produced using our revolutionary additive manufacturing process? Wolfmet 3D samples will be on display at this year’s EANM 2018, 13th-17th October, Düsseldorf, Germany – The Pavilion Booth 52 Hall 4 Wolfmet 3D utilises a high powered laser to fuse successive layers of tungsten powder until a complex component is built. It …
3D Printed Tungsten at TCT 2018, Birmingham, UK
Showcasing at TCT 2018 – 25th- 27th Sept, Wolfmet 3D is the revolutionary additive manufacturing process provided by M&I Materials. SLM technology is combined with pure tungsten powder to produce complex components. The advantage is Wolfmet 3D can produce geometries not possible with CNC machining, which allows designers to give free rein to their imagination. Wolfmet 3D has been used …
Selling Wolfmet Tungsten in the USA
M&I Materials attended the Aerospace and Defense Supplier Summit (A&DSS) from March 26th-28th, in Seattle, USA. Quality was evident as M&I’s Wolfmet Tungsten aerospace components took centre stage on stand. The A&DSS is a supply chain event that brings together aerospace and defense prime contractors, tier suppliers and contract manufacturers. Engineering, procurement, supply chain, fabrication, commodity teams, suppliers and service …
M&I Materials Awarded AS9100 Rev D Accreditation
M&I Materials, the world’s leading aerospace tungsten provider is pleased to announce the company achieved compliance with the new, stringent AS9100 Rev D quality system requirements for aviation, space, and defence markets. The standard, awarded by the certifying body Lloyds Register, highlights the outstanding quality provided by M&I Materials. The award is especially notable as M&I completed the certification 10 months …
NDI National Conference 2017
M&I Materials – the UK’s Leading Provider of Tungsten Alloys for Aerospace to attend NDI National Conference 2017 22 – 23 November 2017 Alderley Park, Alderley, SK10 4TG Bringing together the ‘who’s who’ of the defence, aerospace, security and space sectors, our top Wolfmet tungsten heavy alloy experts are pleased to be attending this year’s NDI National Conference. M&I Materials …
EANM 2017 The Pavilion – Hall X2 238
Wolfmet tungsten radiation shielding products and services will be on show at EANM 2017 – The Pavilion – Hall X2 238 Wolfmet tungsten is the first choice for radiation shields or collimators used to focus radiation beams. This is because of Wolfmet tungsten’s remarkably high density. It is more than 60% denser than lead and therefore provides superior attenuation characteristics …
Tungsten Weights in High Performance Race Cars
As part of our IN THE KNOW series we have produced a paper looking at ‘Applying the Tungsten Heavy Alloy Knowledge and Expertise in High Performance Motorsport to other Industries’. The Demanding Dynamics of High Performance Motorsport High performance motorsport represents a demanding arena for automotive engineering in terms of innovation, development, performance and safety. As such, teams require dependable, experienced suppliers that can deliver …
Personalised Cancer Treatment with Wolfmet 3D
Wolfmet 3D printed tungsten collimator proves to be the perfect answer as physics and manufacturing combine to progress molecular radiotherapy imaging. In molecular radiotherapy (MRT) of the thyroid, existing SPECT systems are unable to accurately quantify the radiation absorbed by those patients undergoing treatment. As a consequence, only limited information regarding the success of this radiotherapy treatment has been available – …
MAKE UK – M&I Materials Highly Commended in the Business Growth and Strategy Category
In October MAKE UK hosted their annual Manufacturing Awards. M&I Materials were proud to have been highly commended in the Business Growth and Strategy category, which recognises dynamic business growth based on an actively managed and consistently delivered growth plan. Now in its eleventh year, the esteemed Make UK Manufacturing Awards acknowledge and reward the world leading organisations that thrive …