Press brake EN.indd 8 EMEX LINK business brokers, Tony Andrew and Brett Clarkson will
be at EMEX demonstrating achievement of best advantage
when buying or selling a business.
8
2020
YOUR BUSINESS:
GROWTH BY
ACQUISITION OR
SELL?
You’ll be interested in how
LINK places a value on a
business. The valu.LINK
tool is an internationally
recognised IT innovation which was
developed by LINK in association
with tertiary education institution
development laboratories in New
Zealand and the USA.
The LINK exhibit allows
experimentation with input variables
to illustrate the influence of specific
business characteristics on value.
Founded in Auckland LINK is the
world’s biggest business brokerage.
LINK’s ascendency comes from
expertise, innovative exploitation of
MORE SMALL COMPANIES
HARNESSING METAL 3D
PRINTING TECHNOLOGY
RAM3D has noticed
an increase in smaller
companies willing
to embrace additive
manufacturing and apply lessons
they have learnt on their journey for
their innovative products.
One of these companies is Backlanz,
owned by Ethan Todd, a fulltime
engineer with a passion for
hunting and the outdoor life. He
has designed a unique detachable
lightweight bipod for hunters that is
half the weight of a standard hunting
bipod.
Ethan was having trouble getting
parts machined for his bipod and
first contacted RAM3D in October
2018. New to metal 3D printing, he
didn’t understand the process as
he was used to designing for CNC
machining. After printing his first
prototype and further communication
with the RAM3D team, he did some
more work on his design. He was
advised by adding a lattice it would
make the part easier to print without
distortions, also making it lighter and
more cost effective.
His first two prototypes were printed
in Stainless Steel 15-5ph and 316L.
Ethan now has his parts printed in
Titanium 64 as he prefers the finish
and the lightness of them. RAM3D
is now printing production parts for
Backlanz on a monthly basis.
“Being an engineer, I decided to put
my skills to use and make my goal
become a reality,” says Ethan.
RAM3D has more than 10
years’ experience in the additive
manufacturing industry. Services
include:
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• Metal 3D printing, consultation on
design for additive manufacturing
and polishing options
• Print in Stainless Steel 15-5ph
and 316L, Titanium 64,
Inconel 718 (high temp
alloy) and aluminium
(AISi10Mg)
P +64 7 557 0344
E info@ram3d.co.nz www.ram3d.co.nz
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RAM3D printed part for
Backlanz’s carbon bipod
REN521
technology with fierce commitment
to high standards and confidentiality.
We look forward to exploring
business values with you at exhibit
ET3.
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