Automotive AM Kicking into Gear as Desktop Metal Ships First P-1 Systems to Ford and Cetim

Automotive AM Kicking into Gear as Desktop Metal Ships First P-1 Systems to Ford and Cetim

Desktop Metal​ has begun shipping a new, intermediate version of its P-50 Production System, the new P-1 printer, globally to its early customer base. Key clients who have already received the machine include Ford Motors, an early investor in Desktop Metal, and Cetim, the Centre Technique des Industries Mécaniques, in France, which is the first European institution to receive it. The P-50 remains on schedule to begin volume commercial shipments in 2021: achieving this milestone will be a key passage in DM’s strategy for growth, especially now that the company is publicly listed.

Stratasys Releases GrabCAD Software Development Kit

Stratasys Releases GrabCAD Software Development Kit

Stratasys created a new program to integrate its 3D printers in production environments with the factory floor via the GrabCAD software development kit (SDK). Each SDK package includes a complete set of application programming interfaces, documentation, and code samples that enable development partners and manufacturing customers to establish two-way connectivity between Stratasys FDM 3D printers and enterprise software applications. The program gives customers the power to integrate, manage, and support additive manufacturing for production of end-use parts.

Coherent and Exocad Collaborate to Streamline Digital Workflows for Dentists

Coherent and Exocad Collaborate to Streamline Digital Workflows for Dentists

Coherent, a powder bed fusion system manufacturer, and exocad, a dental CAD/CAM software developer, have announced a partnership that they believe will simplify and improve the digital workflow of dental professionals. The collaboration will see the development of a simple data interface between exocad’s DentalDB software and Coherent’s DENTAL COCKPIT slicer, making the production of metal dental restorations more efficient.

Argonne Scientists Scale Up Medical Isotope Recycling Using 3D Printing

Argonne Scientists Scale Up Medical Isotope Recycling Using 3D Printing

A research team from the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory has successfully scaled up the recycling of an important medical isotope using 3D printed parts. The new additively manufactured parts make the laboratory’s original recycling process – invented in 2015 – faster, more reliable and less costly, enabling the method to potentially be used on an industrial scale.