News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
Swiss 3D printing manufacturer, Sintratec, and Spanish machine tools and high-tech equipment distributor, Maquinser S.A., have entered a new partnership that sees Maquinser become the first supplier of Sintratec’s modular selective laser sintering (SLS) solutions in the Iberian Peninsula – expanding the company’s distribution and service network in the Mediterranean region.
Materialise, a leading provider of additive manufacturing software and 3D printing services, has appointed Koen Berges as the company’s new chief financial officer – effective May 15, 2023. Berges will succeed the company’s long-time CFO, Johan Albrecht, who has decided to leave Materialise at the end of May ‘to pursue new opportunities’.
Dedem (more specifically – Selltek – Dedem’s recently-acquired 3D solutions company), an Italian vending machine company, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Tritone Technologies, a provider of metal and ceramic additive manufacturing technology for industrial production. Currently, Tritone is present in Europe, Japan, and North America.
Cognitive Design Systems (CDS), a French additive manufacturing software start-up, has partnered with Stratasys (SYSS) – becoming a Platinum Partner of the GrabCAD Software Partner Program. As part of this collaboration, Stratasys users will gain access to CDS’s cutting-edge software for additive manufacturing feasibility and cost analysis – known as Cognitive Additive.
Solukon, an additive manufacturing depowdering company, is now cooperating with the Swiss company – URMA AG – with a focus on the Swiss AM market. By cooperating with URMA, Solukon is further expanding its already expansive global sales network through an industrial heavyweight in Switzerland.
Handddle, a French industrial startup developing intelligent production cells for additive manufacturing, and the French Air and Space Force have renewed their collaboration to support the rise of AM in the defense sector. Only one year after installing a micro-factory at the heart of the French Air and Space Force’s National 3D Printing Pole (PNI3D), Handddle is taking a step forward and renewing its collaboration with a new installation.
SprintRay, an industry leader in digital dentistry, has entered a partnership with Braces On Demand, an online platform for in-office printing of orthodontic fixed appliances, to provide automated, end-to-end 3D printing solutions to improve patient treatment times and productivity for orthodontic practices.
Lithoz, a global market and innovation leader in ceramic 3D printing, and SiNAPTIC, a Colorado-based additive manufacturing and medical device startup focused on 3D printed technical ceramics, are set to sign a strategic partnership agreement that includes sales and marketing activities. The deal also includes the purchase of seven Lithoz CeraFab S65 Medical printers for SiNAPTIC’s new research center in Lafayette, Colorado.
AML3D has signed a value-added reseller agreement (VAR) with Phillips Corporation – specifically targeting the US Federal Government sector. Phillips is a leading service provider and manufacturing reseller partner to the United States Federal Government and is now a reseller of AML3D’s ARCEMY systems. The agreement focuses exclusively on selling ARCEMY systems to the United States Federal Government, including the US Navy, Airforce, and Army.
Gurvinder Kahlon has joined Stratasys as Vice President and General Manager of Stratasys Direct, Inc. – the company’s on-demand parts business, where he will report to Chief Industrial Business Officer, Rich Garrity. Kahlon will play a key role in growing Stratasys Direct’s AM production business. He brings over 20 years of digital manufacturing experience in software, factory automation, R&D, and product management roles.