Serving customers across aerospace, military, medical, and other industrial sectors, VIRTEX needed to create large volumes of custom fixtures for circuit boards and electronics placed in plastic enclosures. The fixtures were machined using traditional methods, but the lead time and cost would be unsustainable as production scaled. VIRTEX needed a 3D printing solution that could […]
3D scanning software for collaborating from anywhere
Artec 3D, a world-renowned developer and manufacturer of professional 3D hardware and software, announced the availability of Artec Studio 16 (AS16), the newest iteration of its 3D scanning software, and Artec Cloud, a collaborative platform that allows users to access, view, comment on, and process 3D scan data online. The integration of AS16 and Artec […]
Developing a binder jetting printer for offshore wind turbines
GE, Fraunhofer IGCV, and voxeljet AG announced a research partnership to develop “the world’s largest 3D printer for offshore wind applications” to streamline the production of key components of GE’s Haliade-X offshore wind turbine. The Advance Casting Cell (ACC) 3D printer under development will benefit from financial support from the German Federal Ministry for Economic […]
DMC first to test new ‘flexible’ Renishaw AM machine
The Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC) will be one of the first businesses to receive Renishaw’s RenAM 500 Flex machine. Through its long-term collaboration with Renishaw, the DMC has been selected as a key beta site for ‘in industry’ testing. These final phases of the development program will verify the RenAM 500 Flex’s capabilities and versatility […]
Roboze launches software to optimize 3D printing processes
Roboze has launched Prometheus, a slicing software that helps increase productivity. The software, developed by Roboze’s software engineering team, was unveiled today at this year’s Rapid + TCT event. Prometheus software empowers users with a complete, simple, and intuitive 3D printing software platform for end-to-end workflow management, from the first stages of design through final […]
Stratasys Direct Manufacturing expands healthcare print services
Stratasys Direct Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Stratasys Ltd., announced that it has expanded its offerings to the healthcare industry to include anatomical modeling and consultative services. Stratasys Direct recently created a Healthcare Print Center in Eden Prairie, Minn. that includes Stratasys J750 Digital Anatomy printers. The J750 enables Stratasys Direct to produce life-like, 3D printed […]
Kennametal announces new tungsten carbide grade additive material for oil and gas applications
Kennametal Inc. announced the launch of KAR85-AM-K, its most corrosion resistant tungsten carbide grade for metal additive manufacturing. It is available exclusively in combination with Kennametal’s binder jet 3D printing capabilities to produce fully finished wear components. With KAR85-AM-K, Kennametal combines the advantages of 3D printing, such as greater design flexibility and shorter lead times, […]
3D printing parts for the Lunar Rover
MakerBot, a Stratasys company, announced that Lockheed Martin has extended its use of MakerBot 3D printers to produce parts and designs for its upcoming space projects. MakerBot 3D printers have been in use for about five years and have provided easily accessible 3D printing for a host of projects for Lockheed Martin’s team of engineers. […]
SPEE3D and Australian Army team up for tough 3D metal printing trial
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 […]