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Visitech acquires Keynote Photonics and forms ‘Visitech Americas’ AM Industry

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Visitech AS, a company with headquarters in Drammen, Norway, and a provider of high-end UV exposure subsystems enabling state-of-the-art imaging solutions for additive manufacturing, bioprinting, and direct imaging maskless lithography, has formed ‘Visitech Americas’, based in Texas – a new subsidiary for sales, marketing, engineering, and product services in support of the rapidly growing additive manufacturing market in the United States, and the Americas. This formation is the result of long-lasting cooperation with its distributor, Keynote Photonics – a Dallas-based DLP design house and manufacturer of industrial projectors, which has now been acquired by Visitech. Keynote Photonics assets and staff will transition to new roles in the coming months.

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Sam Francis appointed as Launcher’s new CFO AM Industry

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Launcher, a high-performance rocket and transfer vehicle company, has appointed Sam Francis as its new CFO – where he will oversee all aspects of the company’s financial operations. In April this year, Launcher’s 3D printed E-2 liquid rocket engine successfully demonstrated nominal thrust, pressure, and oxidizer/fuel mixture ratio for the first time in a test fire at NASA’s Stennis Space Center.

Stratasys ships 35,000th industrial FDM 3D printer (to Blue Origin) 3D Printer Hardware

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Leading 3D printer manufacturer Stratasys revealed it has shipped its 35,000th industrial FDM 3D printer to date. The significance of this figure depends on what we mean by “industrial”. For Stratasys, this term probably means that the count does not include Makerbot branded machines, which leaves room for the F123 line systems, which we usually consider “professional-grade”.

3DZ and Sinterit partner to distribute SLS 3D printing in Spain AM Industry

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3DZ is a well-established and authorized dealer of some of the biggest brands in additive manufacturing. With over 2000 printer installations in a wide range of industries – from jewelry to mechanical engineering, automotive, medical and dental, education, and consumer goods – 3DZ is known for providing solutions fitting to customers’ needs. By adding Sinterit’s SLS 3D printers to its portfolio, the company is answering its Spanish client’s demands.

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Graphmatech and Wematter to develop graphene powders for SLS AM Industry

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Swedish graphene-solutions provider Graphmatech is partnering with SLS 3D printer manufacturer Wematter (also Swedish), a developer of an easy-to-use SLS 3D printing platform for additive manufacturing. Graphmatech enhances polymer powders with graphene, which makes them electrically- and thermally conductive improving processibility, and more. The companies will be working on graphene powders for SLS technology.

Nano Dimension acquires Admatec and Formatec AM Industry

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The history and evolution of Nano Dimension Ltd. (Nasdaq: NNDM), has been incredible. The company built an empire based on the promise of its unique technology for directly 3D printing electronic components. After investing significant capital in R&D, the company’s senior management and strategy changed almost completely with the arrival of new CEO Yoav Stern in 2019, who led Nano Dimension to an exploit on the Nasdaq and the ability to raise huge capital. This capital was used to grow the Group through targeted acquisitions, including micro SLA 3D printing company Nano Fabrica. Now the latest chapter of Nano Dimension’s growth sees the acquisition of Admatec/Formatec, a so-far somewhat mysterious and quiet Dutch company that emerged as a manufacturer and service provider of DLP stereolithographic systems for ceramics.

Nexa3D has started shipping its XiP 3D desktop printer 3D Printer Hardware

Nexa3D Has Started Shipping its XiP 3D Desktop Printer

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Nexa3D is now shipping its market-ready XiP 3D desktop printers to customers in the US and Canada. Since introducing its first Lubricant Sublayer Photo-curing (LSPc) system for the desktop at Formnext in November 2021 – the product’s waitlist has extended to hundreds of product designers and creators looking to increase the throughput and efficiency of their desktop 3D printing.

Joe Allison appointed as Evolve CEO AM Industry

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Evolve Additive Solutions (EAS), the company developing STEP additive manufacturing technology for production, and the relative capital equipment, has appointed Joe Allison as the new CEO, along with other organizational changes designed to accelerate technology developments within its production 3D printer for manufacturing customers. Steve Chillscyzn, Founder of Evolve Additive Solutions, will take up the CTO role.

First 20 VLM printers to be shipped by BCN3D in Spring 2023 3D Printing Processes

First 20 VLM Printers to be Shipped by BCN3D in Spring 2023

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Earlier this year, BCN3D Technologies announced that its strive for innovation had led its 3D printing experts to never-before-seen 3D printing technology, using high viscosity resins. Developed over the last three years, the patented Viscous Lithography Manufacturing (VLM) provoked mass interest worldwide, with more than 500 companies registering to become early adopters of the development of this ecosystem. BCN3D, in a response to the demand, has partnered with Arkema, and Henkel, to obtain material properties and applications otherwise unreachable with other resin-based technologies, and has committed to delivering 20 VLM printers to 20 of the companies currently enlisted in its Technology Adoption Program, during Spring 2023.