DMC and MTC launch new collaboration focusing on AM AM Industry
The Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC) has significantly expanded its collaboration with the Coventry-based Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC).

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The Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC) has significantly expanded its collaboration with the Coventry-based Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC).
IperionX has appointed Harold Sears as the company’s Additive Manufacturing Senior Advisor. IperionX’s circular titanium metal powder is a critical input to manufacturing a wide range of specialized titanium components. Harold Sears’ appointment as Senior Advisor will increase IperionX’s technical capability to rapidly additively manufacture high-quality, low-cost prototype and production titanium components for advanced industries.
To accelerate its mission to expand humanity across the solar system by developing long-term human habitation in space, Vast has acquired space startup Launcher.
Hepburn and Sons LLC, advisors to the American maritime industry, officially joined forces with MELD Manufacturing Corporation, developer of the patented, solid-state metal additive manufacturing process and provider of MELD 3D printing machines. The companies have been working together since 2021 to introduce the Navy and other military services and DoD agencies to MELD, also known as additive friction stir deposition.
3D Systems has appointed Dr. Rebekah Gee to the 3D Systems Medical Advisory Board, effective 1 March 2023. Dr. Gee is a recognized expert on public health policy and was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2017.
VulcanForms, an MIT-born company that builds and operates advanced digital manufacturing infrastructure, has appointed Dr. Philip Garton, a seasoned finance executive with more than three decades of experience at global organizations, as its Chief Financial Officer.
IperionX has partnered with Carver Pump to use IperionX’s patented and award-winning titanium technologies to additively manufacture titanium pump components for the US Navy. Carver will design the titanium pump components, guide IperionX’s prototyping, and lead the qualification of these titanium pump components for the US Navy.
Desktop Metal is planning an additional $50 million cost reduction for 2023 that will prioritize investments and operations in line with near-term revenue generation – positioning the company to achieve its long-term financial goals.
Stefan Thundal, a well-known figure in the additive manufacturing industry and in the company, has been appointed as the new CEO of metal AM service provider AIM Sweden, effective February 1, 2023. Göran Elovsson leaves the CEO position but continues to work strategically for the company.
nano3Dprint, an additive manufacturing solutions provider, has entered into a collaboration with the Billi Research Lab, whose objective is to improve patient quality of life by developing breakthrough technologies and solutions to address unmet clinical needs. The Billi Research Lab is supported by the Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children (LuskinOIC).