News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
3D Platform (3DP), a global leader in manufacturing large-format, industrial-strength 3D printers, continues to make stops and add new events to its much anticipated 3DP Roadshow Van Tour.
HP Inc. has expanded its reach further into the North American market with the commercial availability of its Jet Fusion 3D Printing Solutions in Mexico. As part of the expansion, the Palo Alto 3D printer company has announced that digital manufacturing service provider Bojä3D has officially become its first Mexican customer.
As additive manufacturing technologies continue to evolve here on Earth, they are also moving steadily ahead in outer space, due in large part to American company Made In Space. The company, which in 2016 sent the first 3D printer into space to be used aboard the International Space Station (ISS), has now won a contract from NASA to continue developing VULCAN, its next-generation metal space manufacturing system.
A team of students from the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany was racing to victory thanks in part to additive manufacturing company EnvisionTEC. Acting as a sponsor, EnvisionTEC provided support and 3D printing expertise to the German students in the development of an electric race car.
Norsk Titanium AS, a Norway-based company specializing in additively manufactured structural titanium parts for the aerospace industry, has announced the appointment of a new President and CEO: Michael J. Canario. Currently the President of Aerospace, Americas & Corporate Business Development for advanced composites company Hexcel, Canario will officially start his new role as President and CEO of Norsk Titanium in June 2018.
Stratasys, a global leader in additive technology solutions, sponsored and took part in a 72-hour “Makers for Heroes Make-a-Thon” event in Tel Aviv. The event sought to develop devices and find solutions for various challenges veterans face as a result of injuries received while in service.
Wohlers Associates is partnering with the Québec Industrial Research Centre (CRIQ) to offer, for the first time in Canada, three days of intensive training on design for additive manufacturing (DfAM). The course is targeted at designers, engineers, and managers wanting to learn how to design parts that fully benefit from additive manufacturing. The DFAM training will take place at the CRIQ’s Montreal research facility June 12-14, 2018.
Norsk Titanium AS, a Norway-based company specializing in additively manufactured structural titanium parts for the aerospace industry, has announced the appointment of a new President and CEO: Michael J. Canario. Currently the President of Aerospace, Americas & Corporate Business Development for advanced composites company Hexcel, Canario will officially start his new role as President and CEO of Norsk Titanium in June 2018.
Endurance, a Russian-American tech startup specializing in diode laser cutting and laser engraving systems, is launching a promotion on its 8.5 Watt+ and 10 Watt diode lasers. Until May 31st, makers can benefit from an exclusive 30% discount on the laser modules as well as free shipping.
Jet engine designers, automotive engineers, physicians and even a contingent of bona fide rocket scientists attended the first GE 3D Printing Summit organized by General Electric to explore the potential of AM. Attendees came to take stock of the latest developments in 3D printing and its exponential potential. “The expected future always arrives late and in unexpected ways,” said Singularity University futurist Paul Saffo, who opened the summit.