News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
HP Inc. has announced a collaboration with the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF) to launch the HP-NTU Digital Manufacturing Corporate Lab. The new lab, which cost $84 million, will support various areas geared towards accelerating the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Many major companies, including Nike, Adidas, Reebok, Carbon and others, believe that the footwear industry could be the first major adopter of 3D printing technologies for mass production of consumer products. This is true in particular for mass customization applications. Until now, all of these companies have focused primarily on 3D printing the outsole and midsole. Voxel8, a startup with a fascinating history originating from Harvard University, is ready to bet on the rest of the shoe, the “upper” or top section, by introducing its unique ActiveMix® process for extrusion and coloring of advanced polyurethane materials.
Askja Audio, a French developer of audio systems, has revealed how its path to offering high quality sound was heavily reliant on additive manufacturing technologies, and specifically Stratasys’ Fortus 900mc Production 3D printer. The company says 3D printing played a critical role in realizing its flagship product, the Askja Origin.
During the Additive Industries partnership event at the Formula 1 race in Austin, Texas, 3rd Dimension Industrial 3D Printing, one of the leading metal additive manufacturing companies from North America, confirmed the first order of a MetalFAB1 system to produce large and high-quality parts at the highest productivity.
Fira de Barcelona is one of the premier show organizers in Europe and in the World. Now in its third year, the In3Dustry show represents its bet on AM as the future of manufacturing and a window for companies to address local markets and the larger Southern European industrial area. In3Dustry 2019 offered quite a few interesting AM scenarios, products and ideas, originating from both the local Catalunya area and other European regions. These are ten reasons that made it definitely worth it to attend.
Nano Dimension, a leading additive electronics provider, today announced an agreement establishing GoEngineer as a new U.S.-based channel partner to sell Nano Dimension’s DragonFly Pro additive manufacturing platform for printed electronics. This relationship will allow Nano Dimension to expand its geographic footprint and reach GoEngineer’s customer base of tens of thousands of engineers in medical, machine design, energy and other highly technical industries.
With the Formula 1 race event in Austin, Texas in full swing and drivers preparing for the actual races to begin this weekend, we were hoping for some exciting 3D printing-related news. This morning, it was the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team that delivered by announcing it was extending its partnership with Dutch 3D printing company Additive Industries.
Europe has generally embraced the development and adoption of additive manufacturing technologies. The continent is not only home to some of the biggest AM manufacturers and providers, but businesses across many industries have adopted AM or at the very least acknowledged its potentials. The effort to drive additive manufacturing within Europe, though reliant on individual adopters to a degree, has also been influenced by organized groups such as CECIMO (the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries) and AM-Motion.
ICON, a Texas-based construction tech company that made headlines earlier this year for its low-cost 3D printed home, has announced that it has raised a whopping $9 million in funding. The money, raised through a seed round led by Oakhouse Partners, will enable ICON to continue its mission of transforming construction using new technologies with the ultimakte goal of making housing more affordable, durable and sustainable.
London-based luxury watchmaker Uniform Wares recently introduced its latest collection of wristwatches, PreciDrive M-Line. What we’ve just learnt is that the sleek watch collection was actually made possible thanks to additive manufacturing. Working in collaboration with London-based manufacturer Betatype, Uniform Wares was able to design and develop a unique strap for its watch collection 3D printed from a T5 titanium alloy.