Essentium, Inc. announced it will debut its newest 3D printing platform, the Essentium High Speed Extrusion (HSE) 240 HT Dual Extruder 3D Printer, at Formnext this November. Featuring a new industrial design including a single dual extrusion print head, the latest addition to the Essentium HSE portfolio is designed to maximize the performance, reliability, and […]
3D printing custom fixtures for circuit boards
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 […]
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 […]
Essentium to debut HSE 280i HT 3D printer at Rapid + TCT
Essentium, Inc. will make the first public demonstration of its High Speed Extrusion (HSETM) 280i HT 3D Printer at Rapid + TCT, September 13-15, 2021, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. Designed to transform the factory floor, this industrial-level 3D printing system features independent dual extruders (IDEX). This IDEX system is independent on both the Y and […]
Essentium to acquire collider to advance DLP 3D printing technology
Essentium, Inc. , a leading innovator of industrial additive manufacturing (AM) solutions announced it has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire Collider, a pioneer of Programmable Tooling, which combines the speed of Digital Light Processing (DLP) 3D printing and the material strength of injection molding (IM). The addition of Collider to the Essentium portfolio […]
Essentium expands services and support to accelerate speed and ROI of additive manufacturing deployments
Essentium, Inc., a worldwide leader in industrial additive manufacturing (AM), today announced the expansion of its services and support team and the executive promotion of Darren Shackelford to Vice President of Service Delivery Support. As AM rapidly expands beyond prototyping applications to play an integral part in manufacturers’ production lines, skills and training are key. […]
How much do you know about additive manufacturing?
Essentium, Inc., a worldwide leader in industrial additive manufacturing (AM), announced the third in a series of findings from independent global research on the current and future use of industrial 3D printing. The survey found an increasing need for more education, skills, and training across manufacturers’ organizations. Even as the industry moves towards large-scale AM, […]
Essentium at AMUG showcases work with partners and customers
At AMUG 2021, Essentium, Inc., a leading innovator of industrial additive manufacturing (AM) solutions, will showcase how its work with partners and customers, including Mercury Systems and Rolls-Royce, is advancing AM in the aerospace and defense sectors. Throughout AMUG, Essentium will illustrate industrial-scale AM innovation breakthroughs developed in an open ecosystem with customers and partners […]
Collaboration to help advance extrusion AM in aerospace
Essentium, Inc., a worldwide leader in industrial additive manufacturing (AM), announced a commercial venture with Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR), the largest university aviation R&D institution in the U.S., to accelerate AM advances for the U.S. aviation industry. The collaboration is part of the Kansas Aviation Research and Technology Growth Initiative […]
Essentium launches high-speed extrusion IDEX 3D Printer
Essentium Inc., a leading innovator of industrial additive manufacturing (AM) solutions, launched the Essentium High Speed Extrusion (HSE) 280i HT 3D Printer, an independent-dual-extrusion system (IDEX) for the demands of the factory floor. Unlike other IDEX 3D printers on the market, the HSE 280i HT 3D Printer features true independent dual extruders whereby each head […]
Making your AM visions a reality
Essentium, Inc., a leading innovator of industrial additive manufacturing (AM) solutions, announced the launch of EssentiumX, an interdisciplinary team of AM engineers and scientists capable of fast-tracking large-scale manufacturers’ AM visions and making them a reality. The growing team of world-class AM experts will combine their knowledge of machines, materials, and manufacturing industries, to bring […]
Essentium expands leadership team
Essentium, Inc., announced a series of executive promotions, new appointments, and more than doubling of headcount YoY (year on year). The strengthening of the Essentium leadership team and global headcount will allow the company to deepen and expand across its supply chain, innovation, commercial, product development, and marketing functions. It will also bake-in the frictionless […]
Essentium survey reveals additive manufacturing gains traction and investments pay off
Essentium, Inc., a worldwide leader in industrial additive manufacturing (AM), announced the second in a series of findings from independent global research on the current and future use of industrial 3D printing. The survey found that investments in 3D printing at an industrial-scale are paying off, with companies reporting wide-ranging benefits, including high part performance […]
5 reasons additive manufacturing will boom in 2021
By Blake Teipel, Ph.D., CEO and Co-founder, Essentium 2020 was a painful, unprecedented year that none of us will soon forget. But with the U.S. election behind us and the promise of effective vaccines ahead, 2021 should be significantly brighter. I’m also proud to say that the additive manufacturing industry truly rose to the challenges […]
Is additive manufacturing is ready for prime time?
Essentium, Inc., a leading innovator in industrial additive manufacturing (AM), announced the first in a series of findings from independent global research on the current and future use of industrial 3D printing. The third annual study reveals that the use of large-scale AM has more than doubled in the past year for 70% of manufacturing […]
Essentium introduces anti-static material for applications in the aerospace and defense industries
Essentium, Inc. introduced Essentium TPU 58D-AS, an electrostatic discharge (ESD) safe and anti-static thermoplastic polyurethane filament available in color. Unlike other ESD-safe materials, which are only offered in black due to carbon additives, Essentium has developed an exclusive filament line in color. This new material is for applications such as space vehicles and satellite manufacturing, […]
Essentium and Hephzibah join forces to advance additive manufacturing in South Korea
Essentium, Inc. announced a distribution partnership with prominent South Korean 3D printing specialist, Hephzibah. The combination of Hephzibah’s best-in-class service, customer support, and use-case specific expertise, together with the ground-breaking speed and economics of the Essentium High Speed Extrusion (HSETM) 3D Printing Platform will help resolve many of the historic barriers to widespread adoption of […]
Essentium helps Texas increase PPE supply
While the State of Texas is, for the moment, less impacted than many other states with significant urban populations, continuing to maintain the relatively low coronavirus infection rates will be vital as its citizens return to more normal activities, and as businesses re-open. Access to PPE (personal protective equipment), such as face masks, plays an […]
Essentium 3D reusable face masks help keep essential business operating
Essentium, Inc., a leading provider of 3D printing technology for additive manufacturing, announced that the Houston Service Center, the headquarters of the rotating equipment services division of Sulzer in the Americas (SWX:SUN), has ordered 6,000 Essentium 3D printed protective face mask kits. The kits will be worn by employees in Sulzer locations in North and […]
Additive is helping to build capacity fast
The additive community continues to impress with how quickly additive vendors meet the needs of healthcare workers and the general public in the development of protection devices. I spoke with Blake Teipel, cofounder and CEO at Essentium, on what the company has been and is doing during this pandemic. Here are some highlights from the […]
Essentium makes 3d printed face mask with reusable frame
Essentium, Inc., led by the company’s COVID-19 Response Strategy Team, has been investigating how to best mobilize its resources and significant IP in materials and additive manufacturing production to aid in the fight against COVID-19. The company announced that it has designed, and is now in production of, a protective mask kit comprising a reusable […]
Essentium and Lehvoss Group partner for high-performance materials for additive manufacturing
Essentium Inc., a leading provider of 3D printing technology for additive manufacturing, announced it is partnering with Lehvoss Group, a leading innovator of chemical and mineral specialties, to develop high-performance materials for industrial-scale additive manufacturing. Created specifically for extrusion-based 3D printing processes, the materials meet the standards required for industrial applications in aerospace, automotive, oil […]
Essentium research shows change management a priority for additive manufacturing
Essentium, Inc., a leading innovator in industrial additive manufacturing, announced the third in a series of findings from independent global research on the current and future use of industrial 3D printing. The study reveals that when it comes to adapting company operations to support large-scale 3D printing, there is a sizable gap between business functions […]
GoPrint3D and Essentium partnership set to accelerate adoption of industrial-scale additive manufacturing in the UK and Ireland
Essentium, Inc., an innovator of industrial additive manufacturing (AM) solutions, announced that GoPrint3D will resell the Essentium High Speed Extrusion (HSE) 3D Printing Platform in the UK and Irish markets. While companies have begun to include 3D printing in their production processes, the bulk of manufacturing in UK and Ireland continues to be done by…
Essentium + Vorum enables a transition to 3D orthotics and prosthetics at low cost
Essentium, Inc., a leading global provider of 3D printing solutions for manufacturing industries, and Vorum, a leader in CAD/CAM processes for the global O&P market, announced an exclusive global partnership. The partnership will deliver Essentium + Vorum, a 3D print solution for Orthotics & Prosthetics (O&P) customers worldwide that offers practitioners a SurePath to success […]