Mark Beecroft Senior Lecturer at Manchester School of art https://www.art.mmu.ac.uk/profile/mbeecroft presented his interloped Phd research. Mark’s practice is an exploration of process, utilising digital software and digital fabrication in combination with photography, print and mathematical model making. He explores repetition through pattern and form, working with a range of materials including paper, acrylic and wood. 

As a member of the Design Research Group, Mark works at the intersection of textile innovation and new materiality, adopting a hybrid approach to technologies such as 3D Printing. Mark is interested in how digital fabrication and hand-crafted techniques can be integrated in the design process.

Edmund Keefe https://printcity.mmu.ac.uk/staff/ed-keefe/ works within Print City at MMU Working with a variety of businesses and individuals, ranging from students and researchers to small businesses and staff looking to upskill, we offer strong on-site support and industry connections within and beyond the University.

If you want to ‘go digital’ with your business, then we have the perfect place to start. All printed parts begin with a CAD file and we have a dedicated CAD area with 32 powerful machines running Autodesk Fusion 360.

On-site, we boast a large and varied range of 3D printers for manufacturing plastic and metal parts, coupled with facilities for investment casting of small metal parts such as jewellery (see the current list). We also have a broad range of associated technologies, including scanning, laser welding and laser-cutting. Our dedicated post-production area houses equipment to finish plastics and metals, to ensure your designs are ready to go.