CMAAS – Batch Works

London, 25/09/23

Batch. Works are here to launch our full-stack circular additive manufacturing system. Our subscription hardware, software, material and support packages will provide with clients everything they need to bring products to market from design to development to production. Our CMAAS (Circular Manufacturing As A Service) technology is specifically built to enable localised closed-loop production of end user products with recycled and recyclable materials. With over £3 Million in Innovate Uk research projects, the team has built a suite of technology to bring reliable and sustainable production to a service level. The system offers managed and automated production capabilities without the high risks associated with traditional production. Seamlessly scaling production up or down as per market demands, optimising resource utilisation and streamlining costs. By providing clients packages for returning parts for remanufacture we are able to stay responsible for the things that we make, ensuring nothing ends up in landfill and material can be looped as many times as possible. By integrating Ai technology our system offers robust and automated quality control reducing print failures to below 1% and ensuring that parts produced across multiple locations for multiple markets will be identical across the board. We will be Beta Testing the system as part of an Innovate UK pilot from September 2023 at PlusX Brighton where we will be printing over 10,000 parts to train our AI systems and gain feedback on the offering.

 The Batch.Works manufacturing platform can be broken down into 4 key areas: Hardware, Software, Material and Support. Hardware: Our AI-driven FDM printer hardware offers automated part removal with <1% print fails, enabling continuous operation with minimal intervention. In collaboration with Matta.ai the printer has patent-pending AI. The custom machine learning algorithm, spots errors before they occur, and adjusts print settings in real-time to avoid failures. The system easily scales from a single sampling unit to expansive print farms enabling product development teams to have production level equipment in house, eliminating the lengthy sampling process. With no tooling or MOQs needed; products can be quick to market and adapted based on user feedback, saving waste and warehouse fees. A cost-effective, sustainable path for scalable production. 

Software Platform: Our Digital Warehouse empowers users to upload production files for approval. Tested and approved parts are added to clients’ databases that can then be printed in-house or ordered in production runs across our manufacturing network. Advanced Life Cycle Analysis features assign each part a material passport, labelling C02e impact. Embedded part DNA streamlines returns for easy repair or recycling. Our Factory Manager monitors printing with AI feedback for superior quality and efficient stock management.

Material: Our expanding material library is growing in collaboration with forward-thinking material partners. Materials can be customised for specific use cases. Returns on products enable re-manufacturing into new smart materials via embedded part DNA, promoting sustainability and resource efficiency.

Support: Our subscription model ensures continuous service improvement. As Bath.Works technology advances, customers benefit directly. It’s in our best interest for the technology we deliver to be high quality, long lasting and easy to maintain.

Batch.Works have produced over 100k sustainable parts through our existing circular design and manufacturing service. Over the past 5 years the company has built two production hubs (in London and Amsterdam) and grown to a team of 20 staff members. Our existing capabilities provide customers the opportunity to manufacture high quality parts in runs of up to 50,000. Our offering is quick to market and on demand producing part when they are needed where they are needed. Our technology is industry agnostic with projects ranging from accessories for Bene one of europe’s largest furniture brands to technical charging units for medi tech start up – Proximie. Our ability to match clients needs with highly specialised design for additive manufacture techniques has proven time and time again that batch.works is an ideal choice as a sustainable and reliable manufacturing partner.

Founded in 2018, and based between London and Amsterdam, Batch.Works specialises in distributed manufacturing using 3D-print technologies to make parts and products from recycled and responsibly sourced materials. Batch.Works partners with international designers and brands to find new ways of incorporating biodegradable and recycled materials into commercial production processes. By using the latest technology to make local design and manufacturing available globally, the company aims to upend conventional production models and pioneer a new way of making that is efficient, zero-waste and eco-friendly.

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