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Forward AM partners with Shapeways to enable additive production at scale AM Industry

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Forward AM, BASF’s brand for high-performance materials and services for 3D printing, has partnered with Shapeways, the world’s leading technology platform for product creation through 3D printing, to offer customers the ability to order 3D printed items online made with Forward AM material. The co-branded website uses Shapeways’ proprietary technology and allows consumers to learn more about Forward AM materials, upload 3D models, get instant pricing for the manufacture of finished products, and quickly and easily place an order. Interestingly, BASF also previously acquired 3D printing service provider Sculpteo as the company seems to be focused on combining its extensive polymer material experience with powerful 3D printing service capabilities.

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DyeMansion launches global partner platform for AM post-processing Additive Manufacturing

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Germany-based DyeMansion, a developer of 3D printing finishing solutions, has launched an industrial post-processing platform comprising 46 partners around the globe. The aim of the new platform is to increase global access to 3D printing finishing and coloring by bringing together production and sales partners that offer the company’s industrial post-processing solutions for polymer parts.

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Jabil and Fictiv offering joint digital thread for streamlined AM 3D Printing Service Providers

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San Francisco-based digital manufacturing company Fictiv has signed an agreement with global manufacturing company Jabil Inc. through which Jabil will join its worldwide manufacturing network. The collaboration will aim to streamline prototyping and mass-scale production using 3D printing through a state-of-the-art digital thread specifically designed to de-risk the supply chain through quality, speed, transparency and agility.

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SmithVent pneumatic ventilator wins CoVent-19 Challenge 3D Printing Events

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Three months after the launch of the CoVent-19 Challenge, a winner has been named: the SmithVent. The device, designed by an engineering team from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, is a rapidly manufacturable pneumatic ventilator designed for COVID-19 patients and ease of use. The next step in the design challenge will see the low-cost ventilator being assessed and validated for use in Nigeria.