3YOURMIND Raises .4M in Continued Series A+ Round

3YOURMIND Raises $12.4M in Continued Series A+ Round

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3YOURMIND, a US-German software company in additive manufacturing, closed a new Series A+ financing round with two prominent European investors. LBBW VC, the venture capital arm of Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, is strategically focused on supporting highly innovative companies with scalable B2B business models in emerging markets. Verve Ventures, located in Switzerland, is one of the leading European investors with extensive reach to new market opportunities enabled by its digital venture capital platform.

SIMBA Chain Awarded a SBIR Phase 1 Contract to Bring Blockchain-enabled Digital AM to Battlefields

SIMBA Chain Awarded a SBIR Phase 1 Contract to Bring Blockchain-enabled Digital AM to Battlefields

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The U.S. Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office (AFRSO) has awarded blockchain innovator SIMBA Chain a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 1 grant to develop a solution that will ultimately allow the Air Force to manufacture, test, and deploy critical replacement parts for aircraft and other weaponry on forward operating locations and bases around the world using advanced 3D printing supported and secured by blockchain.

Autodesk Adds Netfabb Tools to Fusion 360 Software

Autodesk Adds Netfabb Tools to Fusion 360 Software

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Autodesk added its suite of Netfabb tools to the Autodesk Fusion 360 software, which incorporates additive CAD, cost-projection and milling tools. Netfabb, a web-based subscription service, builds upon the Fusion 360 software by adding a parts library, additive system and material parameters and simulation software to the Fusion 360 package. Existing Netfabb subscribers will receive access to the Fusion 360 package included with their subscriptions.

L’Oréal Partners with AMFG to Streamline AM Workflows

L’Oréal Partners with AMFG to Streamline AM Workflows

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AMFG, a supplier of MES and Workflow automation software for additive manufacturing, and L’Oréal have partnered to optimize rapid prototyping workflows in its 3D printing lab. As 3D printing volumes increased, L’Oréal decided to invest in a solution that could support this growth and chose AMFG’s software as its workflow management platform.