Latvian aerospace service AM Craft purchases four F900 3D printers 3D Printing Service Providers

Latvian aerospace service AM Craft purchases four F900 3D printers 3D Printing Service Providers

by Aerospace

AM Craft, a Latvia-based aerospace additive manufacturing service provider, has purchased four large-scale F900 3D printers from Stratasys, marking one of the 3D printing company’s largest single orders to date. AM Craft will utilize the production-grade 3D printers to produce a variety of aircraft interior components, including parts for aircraft seating, paneling and ducting. The AM technology will enable AM Craft to offer its customers a higher degree of customization for aircraft interior applications.

Elon Musk wants you to help create more 3D printed parts for his rockets Aerospace

Elon Musk wants you to help create more 3D printed parts for his rockets Aerospace

by Aerospace

Maybe it’s because of the new contract that the DoD just awarded to SpaceX help get its Space Force satellites into orbit (and that will bring Elon Musk’s company $2 billion dollars). Maybe it’s just because SpaceX was among the first to understand the benefits of AM for end-use space parts. Either way, the company is now expanding AM activities and looking for new Additive Manufacturing Engineers, and for Process and Applications Development.

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Retraction Footwear 3D printed flip flop product review 3D Printer Hardware

by Technologies

Whether you call them flip flops, plakkies or thongs, these shoes are a summer staple across the world. Recently, the market for flip flops has become somewhat more interesting, with a small number of companies leveraging 3D printing and mass customization concepts to produce customer-tailored footwear. One of these companies, Retraction Footwear, comes from Australia, where flip flops are a footwear essential.

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3D Systems reduces workforce by 20%, refocuses on healthcare and industrial Money & Funding

by Business

In parallel to announcing its less than stellar second quarter 2020 financial results, AM giant 3D Systems has revealed it will be initiating a new strategic focus aimed at accelerating the adoption of additive manufacturing technologies. The company is also laying off 20% of its staff as part of a restructuring effort that will enable it to reduce annualized costs by approximately $100 million by the end of next year.