News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
Behind every great advancement in manufacturing is research: research into new processes, research into new materials and research into new applications. It goes without saying that in an industry as young as additive manufacturing, research is still playing a huge role in the advancement, adoption and industrialization of the technology.
Fast Radius, Inc., a leading manufacturing technology company, today announced a partnership with Desktop Metal to help companies accelerate the discovery and launch of applications on the Desktop Metal Production System, the world’s fastest metal printer.
Techmer PM has launched a new high‐speed, high-capacity twin-screw production line specifically designed to produce high‐quality, modified, carbon fiber‐reinforced polymers to support growing demand for 3D printed products.
John Hartner, former COO at EnvisionTEC and founder of the Digital Industrialist consultancy firm, is the new CEO at ExOne, one of the first manufacturers of industrial binder jetting systems for both sand and metals. Hartner had joined ExOne as COO in November 2018 and boasts a three-decades-long experience in leading industrial technology companies around the world.
Spanish manufacturing company Dynamical Tools has rebranded itself as Dynamical 3D and launched three independent branches all geared towards the additive manufacturing market. The three branches include Dynamical Tools, Dynamical Materials and Dynamical Printing. Together, the three divisions will offer a complete 3D printing solution to Dynamical Tools’ global clients.
To kick off our women in AM focus series this month, we spoke to Lee-Bath Nelson, co-founder of LEO Lane, a well-known provider of security and intellectual property (IP) protection solutions for the AM industry. The Israel-based company, founded in 2014, enables manufacturers to not only protect their IP for additively manufactured (AM) parts but to control the use of digital assets, helping to make AM a viable manufacturing solution for industrial applications.
Global science company Royal DSM has announced a new partnership with CEAD, a Dutch company specializing in 3D printing large-scale fiber-reinforced thermoplastic structures. Through the collaboration, DSM and CEAD will advance Fused Granulate Fabrication (FGF) technology and materials with the aim of creating new applications for the platform in the production of tooling and end-use parts.
Voxeljet, a leading manufacturer of sand and polymer binder jetting industrial 3D printers, is officially opening its new 78,000 square foot voxeljet Asia facility in Suzhou, nearby Shanghai (China) on Thursday, May 16th, exactly two years after the first stone was set. The cutting edge additive manufacturing hub will have more than 400 tons of annual 3D printing capacity.
Saudi Aramco acquires SABIC, as the Saudi OEC company confirmed the signing of a share purchase agreement to acquire a 70% majority stake in SABIC from the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia. SABIC, a large petrochemical company, is known in the 3D printing industry as the provider of ULTEM and other thermoplastic filament materials as well as a wide range of composite pellets.
Global science company Royal DSM has announced a partnership with Origin, a San Francisco-based startup specializing in Open Additive Manufacturing. Through the collaboration, the companies will develop new materials and applications for 3D printing. The first material created through the partnership will be presented at the upcoming RAPID conference in Detroit.