Desktop Metal announced it has qualified the use of nickel alloy IN625 (IN625) for the Production System platform, which leverages patent pending Single Pass Jetting (SPJ) technology designed to achieve the fastest build speeds in the metal additive manufacturing industry. A nickel-chromium superalloy, IN625 is characterized by its high strength, resistance to corrosion and oxidation, […]
ARRIS Composites to collaborate with Airbus on composite research
ARRIS, a California-based advanced manufacturer enabling the use of high-performance composites in mass-market products and industrial applications, announced a research project with Airbus which focuses on the production of cabin brackets. This aims to demonstrate significant reductions in aviation emissions by leveraging innovative manufacturing methods and materials. By replacing a metal bracket (220g) with a […]
Predict how AM printed parts will perform
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division announced a new solution with Stratasys to help manufacturers in the aerospace sector boost confidence in the performance and safety of 3D printed plastic components and compress time to market. Through the virtual engineering and manufacturing support provided by the partnership, customers will be able to reduce a two-to-three-year timescale of […]
Accumold takes delivery of a Fabrica 2.0 micro additive manufacturing system
Micro molding company Accumold announced it has taken delivery of a Fabrica 2.0 micro additive manufacturing (AM) machine from Fabrica Group. The technology was previously known as the Tera 250 and was created by Nanofabrica, which has now been acquired by Nano Dimension. Roger Hargens, CEO & President of Accumold says, “For many years, we […]
Toolpathing API helps users print previously impossible or difficult-to-print builds
Dyndrite announced the availability of its enhanced Raster and Vector Toolpathing API for additive manufacturing. These toolsets are available for license by machine OEMs developing raster (DLP, LCD, Binder Jetting) or vector-based (DMLS, SLM, SLS) processes, as well as advanced end-customers seeking to accelerate the development and qualification of new machines, materials and geometries – […]
Evonik announces new photopolymers for industrial 3D printing
Evonik is continuing its material campaign in 3D printing. With INFINAM RG 3101 L and INFINAM FL 6300 L, the specialty chemicals company has developed two new photopolymers for industrial 3D printing. They expand the product line of synthetic resins launched just this year that are suitable for use in common photopolymer 3D printing processes […]
Desktop Metal reports growing demand for its Shop System in Europe
As Desktop Metal continues to advance Additive Manufacturing 2.0 (AM 2.0) to reshape the future of manufacturing with mass production and turnkey AM solutions, the company is seeing growing European demand for metal binder jetting, including the Shop System, the world’s first metal binder jetting system designed for machine shops. Since volume shipments of the […]
BCN3D releases a Cloud platform for 3D printing fleet management
BCN3D announced a complete reinvigoration of its current BCN3D Cloud platform. The new web-based cloud will allow companies to scale up their additive manufacturing operations and make entire printing workflows more efficient, controlled, and easier than ever before. BCN3D set a goal of creating software to level up to their hardware solutions. The result is […]
Stratasys to acquire outstanding stake in XAAR 3D
Stratasys Ltd. announced it has acquired all remaining shares of Xaar 3D Ltd. from Xaar plc (LON: XAR), accelerating the company’s growth in production-scale 3D printing. Stratasys previously owned a 45% stake in Xaar 3D. In April 2021, Stratasys introduced the Stratasys H350™ 3D printer, the first system powered by Xaar 3D’s powder-based SAF™ technology. […]
Executive changes at Fictiv
Fictiv announced the addition of three senior manufacturing and technology leaders with decades of combined experience to its management team. Joanne Moretti has been named Chief Revenue Officer for the company, responsible for global revenue operations. Bryan Painter and Mark Skoog join Moretti as VP of Global Enterprise Solution Sales and VP of Marketing respectively. […]
CALLUM produces custom parts in-house for its Aston Martin CALLUM Vanquish 25
Two decades after it was first penned, the Aston Martin Vanquish’s revered designer, Ian Callum CBE, has retold the model for today’s GT driver, combining performance with usability. Using advances in materials and technologies, including additive manufacturing, over 350 design and engineering updates have been made to create this contemporary edition, the Aston Martin CALLUM […]
Xometry establishes the Xometry Scholars Program in collaboration with Howard University
Xometry, Inc., a leading AI-enabled marketplace for on-demand manufacturing, today announced the creation of the Xometry Scholars Program in partnership with Howard University. Xometry will pledge more than $900,000 to provide eight scholarships over the next four school years to students enrolled in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Howard University College of Engineering […]
Velo3D debuts on the New York Stock Exchange under “VLD” ticker following merger with JAWS Spitfire Acquisition Corporation
Velo3D, Inc., (NYSE: VLD), a leading additive manufacturing technology company for mission-critical metal parts, announced shares of its common stock have begun trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “VLD” following its merger with JAWS Spitfire Acquisition Corporation (“JAWS Spitfire”). The combined company will now operate as Velo3D and will be […]
Stratasys Data Security Platform supports U.S. government implementations of 3D Printing
Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS), has introduced a new data security solution to enhance the cybersecurity of additive manufacturing as its role in government and defense applications grows larger and more mission-critical. The new ProtectAM solution uses Red Hat Enterprise Linux, a leading enterprise Linux platform. This platform is preferred by the U.S. government to help […]
Shapeways announces completion of merger with Galileo Acquisition Corp.
Shapeways, Inc. (“Shapeways”) a leader in the large and fast-growing digital manufacturing industry, announced the completion of its business combination with Galileo Acquisition Corp. (“Galileo”), a special purpose acquisition company. The combined company has been renamed Shapeways Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”). Its common stock and public warrants are expected to begin trading on the NYSE […]
Build plates for additive manufacturing
Build sheets or plates are used in additive manufacturing processes as basic surfaces on which the extruded additive manufacturing (AM) filament layers are built upon or 3D printed. Solvay is introducing a new portfolio of AM build sheets marketed under the umbrella of the company’s Ajedium brand products. Ajedium Build Sheets are compatible with 3D […]
B9Creations launches resin line with new ABS, ABS/PC materials
B9Creations recently launched its Robust resin line with new ABS and ABS/PC materials, compatible with the company’s B9 Core Series 3D printers. B9Creations’ new Robust – ABS/PC resin is comparable to ABS/PC thermoplastic, with high heat deflection temperature (HDT), and can be used for end-use production parts and as a 3D printed mold replacement for […]
Carbon and Keystone Industries to develop a flexible removable partial denture resin
Carbon, a leading 3D printing technology company, and Keystone Industries, a leading dental and 3D resin products company, announced that the two companies have agreed to develop a flexible removable partial denture resin based on Carbon’s patented dual cure materials. Providing dental professionals with an innovative process to address the large partially edentulous patient population […]
Mantle announces $25 million Series B financing
Mantle Inc., a developer of precise and efficient metal 3D printing technology, announced its Series B financing of $25 million, bringing the total amount raised by the company to $41.5 million. The financing round was led by Fine Structure Ventures, a venture capital fund affiliated with FMR LLC, the parent company of Fidelity Investments. Existing […]
6K Raises $51M for battery material development and expansion of additive manufacturing powders
6K, a leader in the production of sustainable advanced materials for energy storage and additive manufacturing powders, announced that it has closed a $51M Series C financing round. With this investment, 6K will complete its Battery Development Center of Excellence, adding 33,000 sq ft of state-of-the-art product development space and doubling its 6K Energy team. […]
Formlabs validates Fuse 1 For dental manufacturing
Formlabs announced three solutions for high-throughput production of dental models: ● The Fuse 1, a benchtop industrial selective laser sintering (SLS) printer that has been validated for orthodontic model production and will be shown for the first time at the International Dental Show (IDS) ● The upcoming reformulation of the popular Model Resin will double […]
Faster preparation of carbon fiber additive parts
Dyndrite and Impossible Objects announced initial results of a joint project that speeds build preparation of 3D printed carbon and fiberglass composite parts by ten times. Impossible Objects’ Rules-based Automated Masking Packing and Slicing software project, or ON-RAMP, powered by Dyndrite, fuses the multi-threaded, GPU-accelerated, Python-based Accelerated Computation Engine from Dyndrite with Impossible Objects’ proprietary […]
Materialise dental module automates 3D printing preparation for dental labs
Materialise introduces its Dental Module for Magics. This addition to the Magics software enables dental labs to optimize and automate their 3D printing preparation workflow for dental applications. With dentistry becoming more digitalized, Dental Module provides dental labs with the easy-to-use tools required to ensure a scalable 3D printing process. “3D printing has become well […]
3D printing gains ground in manufacturing, says survey
Carbon and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) announced the findings from a survey that found that the 3D printing process has become an increasingly integral technology in the development of plastic parts and products for production use. The ASME survey of practicing engineers involved in the design or development of plastic parts found […]
6K Additive launches refractory metal powders for additive manufacturing
6K Additive, a division of 6K, a producer of sustainable advanced materials for additive manufacturing and energy storage, announced the commercial availability of refractory metal powders for additive manufacturing. Materials such as tungsten, rhenium, tungsten/rhenium and niobium-based powders used for defense, aerospace and medical industries are sought after materials for high-temperature, high-strength applications. Frank Roberts, […]