News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
Matsuura UK has expanded its 3D printer portfolio offer with the most precise 3D printing solutions in the world from Roboze, dedicated to metal replacement parts manufacturing. Roboze 3D printing solutions are the most accurate machines currently available on the market and are used by some of the manufacturing world’s most innovative companies in over 25 countries.
BCN3D Technologies, Barcelona, a leading manufacturer of 3D printing solutions, and 3Dwiser, Prague, have partnered to provide the best possible local additive manufacturing experience in the Czech Republic – contributing to BCN3D’s global expansion. 3Dwiser will deliver BCN3D’s comprehensive portfolio of professional 3D printing solutions, including the flagship BCN3D Epsilon W50 SC printers, to Czech customers.
Acrotec, one of the largest European medical contract manufacturers, and AddUp, a global metal additive manufacturing OEM, are partnering and combining their expertise – providing an industrial solution for the Medtech industry. Developing metal 3D printing technology for implants and instruments for surgeons and health professionals.
Altair, a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI) that provides software and cloud solutions in simulation, high-performance computing (HPC), data analytics, and AI, has acquired Gen3D, a technology startup providing design software for additive manufacturing, founded in 2018, by academics at the University of Bath, UK. Gen3D is a pioneer in implementing the implicit geometry method for describing highly complex geometries, such as lattice structures, in additive manufacturing.
Humabiologics, an industry leader in providing human-derived biomaterials for regenerative medicine, and REGEMAT 3D, a company at the forefront of personalized biofabrication solutions, have entered into a non-exclusive distribution agreement, in a response to the growing demand, and to serve a broader life sciences customer base of industry partners and academic institutions in the European bioprinting and drug testing market.
Sintratec, the first and only Swiss manufacturer of industrial SLS systems, has expanded its distribution network to Oceania, Australia, through a partnership with Project 3D.
Meltio, an additive manufacturing company that creates affordable, easy-to-use metal 3D printing solutions, using wire LMD technology, has partnered with two new official sales partners – 3D Printing Corporation (3DPC) in Japan, and One Off Robotics in the US. Both companies are expected to play a key role in the distribution and support of the Meltio metal 3D printing solutions in their respective markets.
SU-PAD, a supplier of machines and equipment for the plastics industry, 3D printers, robotics, ultrasonic soldering, and lasers, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Tritone Technologies, a global provider of metal and ceramic additive manufacturing technology for industrial production – completing SU-PAD’s range of metal 3D printers and services offered in Israel.
Conflux and GKN are set to cooperate on the development, design, and production of 3D printed heat exchanger solutions in Europe. 3D printed heat exchangers have been shown to improve the cooling of critical components in the electronics, automotive, aerospace, and packaged goods industries by utilizing the design freedom made possible by 3D printing.
Oqton, a software provider, acquired by 3D Systems last year, that helps manufacturers increase innovation and efficiency by intelligently automating production, and Eplus3D, a leading global supplier of metal 3D printing solutions, have entered a strategic dental 3D printing partnership. Through this collaboration, both companies intend to enable dental laboratory professionals to increase productivity and provide a better service to their customers. This will be made possible by making Oqton’s AI-powered Manufacturing OS platform available to users of Eplus3D’s metal 3D printers. The combination of Oqton’s Manufacturing OS, and Eplus3D’s printing technology, as well as both organizations’ deep dental expertise, is intended to result in dental solutions that include full traceability and automation.