News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
The Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq: SSYS) Board of Directors has unanimously rejected the proposal it received from Nano Dimension Ltd. (Nasdaq: NNDM) to acquire Stratasys for $18.00 per share in cash. The offer was described as unsolicited and undervaluing Stratasys.
Dyndrite, providers of the GPU-accelerated computation engine used to create next-generation digital manufacturing hardware and software, has entered a new partnership with MIMO Technik and ASTRO Mechanical Testing Laboratory.
Optomec CEO, Dave Ramahi, has sadly and unexpectedly passed away. Yesterday, the company issued the following statement: “It is with intense sadness that we announce Dave Ramahi, President and Chief Executive Officer of Optomec, died unexpectedly of natural causes at his home in Boston, Massachusetts. Optomec’s Board of Directors, its management team, and its employees extend their deepest sympathies to Dave’s family. He will be remembered for the personal compassion and boundless energy he brought to the company and its customers. He will be deeply missed by many across the industry.”
Materialise, a global leader in 3D printing software and service solutions, has collaborated with both Phase3D, a Chicago-based startup creating real-time inspection technology for powder-based AM, and Sigma Additive Solutions, a software company providing in-process AM quality assurance software. The companies’ collaboration is focused on providing process monitoring for metal 3D printing, through Materialise Process Control – a newly released software solution that enables manufacturers to introduce quality control using data gathered during the 3D printing process. Materialise has also introduced its Build Processor Software Development Kit (BP SDK) – a platform connecting 3D printers with software for data preparation, such as Materialise Magics.
Endeavor 3D, a leading additive contract manufacturer, has been promoted to HP Digital Manufacturing Partner. The company is committed to providing innovative solutions that improve efficiency, reduce costs, and open up new possibilities for engineers, designers, and researchers of additive manufacturing in North America.
Metal 3D printer manufacturer One Click Metal entered a partnership with Impac Systems Engineering (ISE) for distribution of the BOLDseries 3D printer in 9 US states. One Click Metal will thus benefit from its new partner‘s extensive expertise in the additive manufacturing field, characterized by a highly qualified service network.
Nexa3D has acquired XYZprinting‘s laser sintering technology, channel and worldwide customer base, rounding out its own high-end industrial polymer laser powder bed solutions (represented by the quad laser QLS 820 system) with XYZ’s more affordable MfgPro230xS and MfgPro236xS systems and expanding its material library.
Jabil Inc. has teamed with KAV Sports to create made-to-order, personalized bicycle helmets that deliver superior comfort and protection using custom-engineered materials and additive manufacturing. Recognized by Time Magazine as one of the ‘best inventions of 2022’, the KAV Portola helmet is made from custom nylon carbon-fiber material – engineered by Jabil – to meet exacting standards for performance and aesthetics.
Desktop Metal, a leader in additive manufacturing technologies for mass production, in collaboration with Sandvik Additive Manufacturing, a leading producer of gas-atomized metal powders, and a top five global automotive manufacturer, has qualified copper alloy C18150 (also known as chromium zirconium copper) for binder jet 3D printing on Desktop Metal’s Production System.
Oqton, a software provider helping manufacturers increase innovation and efficiency by intelligently automating production, has entered a partnership with Farsoon Technologies, a global manufacturer and supplier of industrial-level polymer and metal LPBF systems. The combination of the technology leadership and expertise of these two organizations is intended to enable a complete manufacturing workflow – from design through to production – within a single software solution.