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Print your Buzz: Volkswagen challenge invites designers to 3D print parts for electric minivan Additive Manufacturing

by Automotive

Volkswagen, one of the largest car manufacturers in the world, is inviting designers and innovators to come up with 3D printable designs to take its I.D. Buzz vehicle to the next level. The crowdsourcing initiative, called Print your Buzz, is hosted via the open innovation platform jovoto and aims to generate original and innovative ideas for “customizable and/or functional” elements for the VW van.

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Emanuele D’Addario named EMEA sales & business develpment manager at Roboze AM Industry

by Business

Roboze, the Italian leading manufacturer of industrial-grade thermal extrusion 3D printers for advanced polymers named Emanuele D’Addario new EMEA sales & business development manager. D’Addario is one of the leading experts in the additive manufacturing market. His career in this segment spans 10 years and has been dedicated to problem-solving, in pursuit of the best solutions to meet the needs of manufacturing enterprises, in Italy and Europe.

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Advanced BioMatrix offering 3D printed scaffolds based on Dimension Inx biomaterials Materials

by Business

Dimension Inx, a developer of 3D printing and especially bioprinting materials, has announced a new distribution partnership with Advanced BioMatrix, a manufacturer and distributor of bioink and cell culture products. Through the agreement, Advanced BioMatrix will become the first company to distribute ready-to-use 3D printed scaffolds made using Dimension Inx’s 3D-Paint materials.

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NextGenAM facility begins AM production at new plant in Varel, Germany Industrial Additive Manufacturing

by Business

Regardless of the enormous challenges it still needs to overcome, and the investments it will still require, the next generation of additive manufacturing technologies for automated, optimized, high scale production is coming. Within this scenario, the first NextGenAM facility in this collaborative project has been put into operation at Premium AEROTEC’s technology center in Varel. Aerostructures supplier Premium AEROTEC, automotive manufacturer Daimler, and 3D printing system manufacturer EOS have joined forces to fundamentally develop the next generation of additive manufacturing. The goal of the project is to develop a complete production cell capable of manufacturing aluminum components for the automotive and aerospace industries.

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Nano Dimension APAC expansion continues with key cooperation agreement AM Industry

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As part of the company’s continuing growth and worldwide expansion, Nano Dimension is expanding its Asia Pacific market coverage. Nano Dimension (HK) Limited, the company fully owned, newly established subsidiary, is entering into a strategic cooperation agreement with Shandong Guohui Investment Co., Ltd. (“Shandong Guohui”). The deal is of one of significant importance for the Israeli startup, as the provincial platform company owned by the Shandong Province State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission has a registered capital of more than $4 billion.