The Australian Army is rapidly developing their metal manufacturing capability with SPEE3D’s award-winning metal 3D printing technology. The Australian Army announced a $1.24 million investment in a pilot of SPEE3D technology in February 2020 with a 12-month trial of the WarpSPEE3D Tactical printer. The trial was designed to test the feasibility of deploying metal 3D […]
Henkel and Nexa3D team up to additively manufacture a connected stethoscope for tele-medicine
Nexa3D announced that it partnered with functional polymers leader Henkel to produce the additively manufactured connected SKOP stethoscope for WeMed. Based on biomimicry design and produced on the NXE400 3D printer using Henkel materials, the WeMed SKOP is the first connected stethoscope to be additively manufactured in its entirety at scale with production volumes to […]
Xaar and Meteor Inkjet partner with Dyndrite for binderjet additive manufacturing
Dyndrite, providers of the core accelerated computation engine used to create next generation digital manufacturing hardware and software, announced partnerships with Xaar, a leading inkjet printing technology group, and Meteor Inkjet, a leading supplier of electronics, software, tools and services for industrial inkjet. The three companies are working to deliver a new evolution in industrial […]
EnvisionTEC and Covestro collaborate on material and printer solutions for DLP 3D printing tooling applications
EnvisionTEC and Covestro announced their collaboration on material+printer solutions to accelerate adoption of industrial 3D printing. Together, the two companies aim to lower the entry barriers for companies looking to adopt 3D printing for producing molds for low volumes or parts with detailed features faster and more economically. The combination of Covestro material expertise and […]
Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Assoc. commissions its first Life-Cycle Assessment Research Project
The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA), a global trade group created to promote the green benefits of additive manufacturing (AM), announced at RAPID + TCT 2021 that it had selected the Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS) at Rochester Institute of Technology to conduct a life-cycle assessment (LCA) comparing an additively designed and manufactured aerospace […]
Essentium launches high-performance material and independent dual extruders 3d printer
Essentium, Inc. announced the introduction of Essentium PEKK, made with Arkema 6002 Kepstan resin. This ultra-polymer offers high heat and chemical resistance and mechanical strength to meet the performance requirements of aerospace and industrial applications. The material will be demonstrated on the Essentium HSE 280i HT, which is also making its first public demonstration at […]
BMF Introduces microArch S230
Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF), a pioneer in microscale 3D printing systems, unveiled the microArch S230, the latest addition to its roster of industrial-grade micro-precision 3D printers. This next generation version of BMF’s highest resolution system is designed for applications that require ultra-high resolution prints (down to 2 μm) with accuracy, precision and speed. The microArch […]
Markforged releases Eiger fleet to scale additive manufacturing
Today at RAPID + TCT 2021, Markforged, (creator of the integrated metal and carbon fiber additive manufacturing platform, The Digital Forge), announced Eiger Fleet, a cloud-based software solution designed to accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing operations at scale. Eiger Fleet helps to transform additive manufacturing from a small-scale operation to a large globally connected, […]
Stratasys showcases systems for the entire product value chain at the RAPID + TCT Conference
For additive manufacturing to take its place alongside other forms of part production, it will need to integrate with PLM, MES, and other production tracking systems. At the RAPID + TCT Show, Stratasys Ltd. will highlight solutions for advancing additive manufacturing at production scale, including new innovative material offerings, an expanded software partner ecosystem, and […]
B9Creations partners with Mechnano on carbon nanotube enabled materials
B9Creations has partnered with nanomaterial company Mechnano to expand its range of engineering photopolymer materials designed to take additive manufacturing into scaled production applications. This partnership leverages B9Creations’ B9 Core Series 3D printers and Mechnano’s nanomaterials functionalized with carbon nanotubes to deliver high-value materials engineered for specific performance requirements. “The decision to partner with Mechnano […]
September 2021 Special Edition: 2021 Additive Manufacturing Handbook
Continuing to grow The additive manufacturing industry is riding a wave of success in 2021. The ongoing pandemic has not slowed activity in this industry, just shifted it. New product development is being outpaced by mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships among additive vendors. A number of these business moves are being funded by Special Purpose Acquisition…
Desktop Metal acquires Aidro, aiding additive manufacturing in hydraulics and oil and gas
Desktop Metal announced it has acquired Aidro, a pioneer in the volume production of next-generation hydraulic and fluid power systems through metal additive manufacturing (AM) across a range of industries, including oil & gas, agricultural equipment, aerospace, and mobile and industrial machinery, among others. Founded in 1982 and based in northern Italy, Aidro has almost […]
BCN3D acquires 3D printing cloud platform AstroPrint
BCN3D has acquired AstroPrint, a 3D printing software company known for its cloud solutions that allow users to manage printers with ease and efficiency. Both companies entered into an acquisition agreement last April, and completed the transaction in July. This investment provides BCN3D with the opportunity to not only release a new cloud platform, but […]
Hexagon will showcase its reverse engineering solutions at RAPID + TCT 2021
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division announced the North American debut of REcreate, a reverse engineering software solution, at RAPID + TCT 2021, Sept. 13-16, 2021, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. RAPID attendees will get the first look at REcreate and its smarter, faster approach to creating 3D models in a design and production environment to create new […]
ExOne launches broad portfolio of industrial-grade 3D printed tooling systems
The ExOne Company launches a broad portfolio of industrial-grade 3D printed tooling — offering new solutions for plastic injection molding or forming, laying up composites, casting metals, and more. A leader in selling binder jet 3D printers for sand molds and cores for metalcasting applications, ExOne is expanding its tooling portfolio following the previously announced […]
Lightweighting military vehicles through additive manufacturing
ARRIS announced a project with the U.S. Army’s Michigan-based Combat Capabilities Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center (DEVCOM GVSC) to demonstrate vehicle weight reductions through part consolidation, topology optimization, and an aligned continuous carbon fiber composite structure. The California-based manufacturing company works with high-performance composites in mass-market products, transportation, and industrial applications. This initial project […]
Dr. Brent Stucker joins 3D Systems’ Leadership Team as Chief Scientist
In another step to expand its thought leadership in additive manufacturing, 3D Systems is pleased to announce that Dr. Brent Stucker is joining the company to serve in the newly created role of Chief Scientist. Dr. Stucker was previously employed by Ansys, Inc, a leader in engineering software solutions, where he served as Director of […]
U.S. Navy to purchase up to 25 Stratasys F900 3D printers
The U.S. Navy issued Stratasys a $20 million contract to purchase up to 25 Stratasys F900 3D printers over the next five years, with delivery of the first eight expected before the end of 2021. In addition to the printers, the contract includes initial support and sustainment, materials, and development of initial training for the […]
3D Systems adds new materials to its portfolio
3D Systems announced two additions to its industry-leading materials portfolio – Certified Scalmalloy (A) and Certified M789 (A) – to facilitate demanding industrial high-strength, corrosion-resistant parts for additive applications in markets such as aerospace, motorsports & automotive, semiconductor, energy, and moldmaking. This action enables the company’s customers to use these high-performance materials optimized for metal […]
Velo3D and Launcher continue to partner on 3D printed rocket engine components
The partnership between Velo3D Inc. and Launcher is proving out the value of 3D printing for delivering these satellites to orbit cost-effectively and with destination-orbit flexibility. Launcher purchased a Velo3D metal additive manufacturing solution to print Inconel parts in April 2021 and has recently added a second one that prints Titanium. Following successful testing at […]
ExOne and Fraunhofer IFAM deepen partnership on metal binder, materials development
The ExOne Company and the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (“Fraunhofer IFAM”) announced they are deepening their partnership on binder and materials development projects following the success of CleanFuse metal binder. Fraunhofer IFAM’s relationship with ExOne on metal binder jetting development spans more than two decades. They have been working together since […]
Nexa3D to to showcase its end-to-end 3D printing equipment at RAPID + TCT 2021
Nexa3D, a maker of ultrafast polymer 3D printers, announced that it will showcase its end-to-end 3D printing validated workflow for the first time at RAPID + TCT 2021. At the event, from September 13 to 15 at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, attendees can experience first-hand the speed, innovation, and productivity that Nexa3D’s equipment can bring. […]
Blue industrial lasers make it easier to work with reflective metals in additive manufacturing
The blue laser is a relatively new entrant into the additive manufacturing arena, and, as such, work has just begun to determine the optimum process parameters. By Jean-Michel Pelaprat, Founder & Chief Marketing and Scientific Officer, Mark Zediker, Founder & Chairman, NUBURU, Inc. In 2017 the first high-power industrial blue laser reached the market. It […]
Stratasys introduced as first founding partner of the nFrontier Emerging Technologies Center (EmTeCe) in Berlin
Stratasys Ltd., a global leader in additive manufacturing, and Berlin-based innovation studio & venture builder, nFrontier, announced a partnership aiming at jointly taking a leap into the future of impact-driven innovation in Additive Manufacturing. A creative powerhouse, the newly established nFrontier Emerging Technologies Center [EmTeCe], the core of the nFrontier Innovation Studio, established in 2020, […]
Tips on using lattices for specific 3D printable mechanical properties
By Emily Newton As 3D printing has become more popular, people have become interested in enhancing the mechanical properties of their creations. One of the ways to do that is to use a 3D-printed lattice structure. Here are some tips for bringing lattice structures into your projects. Understand how the specifics of the lattice create […]