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AM industry leaders sign MoU for founding of Bavarian AM Cluster AM Industry

At the start of the AMTC conference in Munich, representatives of seven leading companies and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of establishing/founding the “Bavarian AM Cluster” (BAMC). The representatives from AUDI AG, EOS, GE Additive, Linde, MTU Aero Engines, Oerlikon and Siemens, along with TUM, have agreed to establish the Bavarian AM Cluster (BAMC) as a non-profit association in spring 2023.

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Cycling hour speed world record set on a 3D printed Pinarello bike Consumer Products

Filippo Ganna, the 26-year-old cycling champion from Team Ineos, set a new hour speed world record, after covering 56.792 Km of track in 60 minutes at the Grenchen velodrome. The world record holder, Dan Bigham, set the previous record just last August 19th at 55.548 Km. How did Ganna do it? For sure his amazing talent and a lot of work but also thanks to a largely 3D printed Pinarello bike: the BOLIDE F HR 3D.

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Tetra Pak and Aectual 3D print recycled furniture Consumer Products

According to Tetra Pak, almost 200 billion beverage cartons were produced in 2021, and there are an estimated 5 billion buildings in the world. Therefore, it only makes sense to explore turning these cartons into high-value architectural materials, and decreasing humanity’s reliance on virgin materials used for building and furnishing our daily living and working spaces. This is exactly what Dutch interior design brand, Aectual, is doing – using PolyAl (polymers and aluminum from recycled cartons).

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Desktop Health receives FDA clearance for SmileGuard resin Medical

Desktop Health, a healthcare business within Desktop Metal Inc, committed to developing 3D printing solutions for personalized medicine, has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the company’s SmileGuard resin – a breakthrough light-curable, biocompatible material for the fabrication of strong and flexible bite splints and other orthodontic and dental appliances.