News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
GKN Powder Metallurgy today announced the opening of its new North American Powder Metallurgy Headquarters and Additive Manufacturing Customer Center. The new facility, located in Auburn Hills, Michigan, spans 38,260 square feet and brings together over 80 employees from GKN Powder Metallurgy’s three businesses: Hoeganaes, GKN Sinter Metals and GKN Additive.
Rob Gorham, the Executive Director at America Makes, the U.S.’ National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, has announced he will be stepping down from his position as of May 31, 2019. John Wilczynski, the current Technology Director at America Makes, will assume the position of Executive Director effective June 1, 2019.
Digital manufacturing company 3Diligent has announced a milestone in its global network expansion. As of today, the company has qualified and networked nearly 250 contract partners across six continents and over a dozen countries. The manufacturing network comprises 1,200 machines.
Australian metals and materials manufacturing company Titomic Limited recently announced a Memorandum of Understanding with Japanese companies Osaka Titanium technologies Co. Ltd. (OTC) and Marubeni Corporation, to distribute Titomic Kinetic Fusion (TKF) systems in Japan and South Korea and supply aerospace-grade gas-atomized titanium metal powders globally.
PyroGenesis Canada Inc., a company specializing in the production of plasma atomized metal powder, plasma waste-to-energy systems and plasma torch products, has announced the establishment of a new spin-off focused on additive manufacturing powders. The spin-off, dubbed PyroGenesis Additive, was recently approved by the Montreal-based company’s Board of Directors.
AP&C Advanced Powders & Coatings, a GE Additive-owned manufacturer of metal powders for additive manufacturing, has announced it will be expanding its operations in the Greater Montreal area. As part of the expansion, the Canadian company will increase its production capacity and support the integration of Industry 4.0 technologies.
French manufacturer of high-resolution 3D microprinting technologies Microlight3D has acquired Smart Force Technologies (SFT), a France-based producer of maskless lithography systems for micro-scale 2D printing. The acquisition will enable Microlight3D to add 2D printing capabilities to its microprinting portfolio.
3D printing solutions company EOS is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The company, which was founded in 1989 by Dr. Hans J. Langer, has becoming an important leading player in the industrial 3D printing market. In recent years especially, the innovative company has aptly transitioned the use of its AM technologies from predominantly prototyping applications to end-use, serial production.
Ultimaker, a leader in desktop 3D printing, announced that the Ultimaker Material Alliance Program has now influenced over 80 companies worldwide to develop material print profiles for FFF/FDM 3D printing. Ultimaker first formed the program in April 2018 to meet the growing demand for industrial-grade engineering 3D printing materials.
The Innovation for Manufacturing SMEs (I4MS) program has announced the availability of €300,000 in EU funding to accelerate the competitiveness of small and medium-sized businesses in the 3D printing sector. The funding will be allocated based on an AMable call which invites SMEs from across Europe to submit “proposals that bring forward an innovative idea of functional products that needs Additive Manufacturing.”