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Janne Kyttanen: why going beyond the razor and blades business model will benefit 3D printing companies Editorials

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Imagine you are a large 2D printer manufacturer and you wish to get into the 3D printing game. You will probably think that if you create a great machine, 20% of your revenue will come from the machine sales and the rest will come from the materials. When we are talking about ink for 2D printers, whether you print a Mona Lisa or your shopping list on a piece of paper, the value and cost of the application is the same. In that case, it doesn’t really seem to matter what your customers print.

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Fortify and DSM developing high performance composite resins for 3D printing Materials

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Boston-based AM company Fortify is teaming up with multinational science company DSM to develop high performance composite resin materials for 3D printing structural parts. The partnership will combine Fortify’s innovative Digital Composite Manufacturing (DCM) technology and DSM’s expertise in resin development to bring new, higher performing 3D printing composites to market.

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XponentialWorks to supply free 3D printing to XPRIZE competitors 3D Printing Events

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XponentialWorks, a corporate advisory company specializing in 3D printing, AI, robotics and other next-gen technologies, has been selected as the official partner of XPRIZE for all matters relating to generative design and additive manufacturing. XPRIZE is a non-profit organization that plans and manages incentive competitions for solving “humanity’s grand challenges,” including the Lunar XPRIZE.

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EOS acquires former Stratasys spinoff Vulcan Labs AM Industry

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EOS has acquired Vulcan Labs to further expand its bench of additive manufacturing experts in powder bed fusion technology. The new Vulcan Labs team members bring decades of industry experience into both EOS’ technical center in Pflugerville, Texas, and its ALM materials research and production facility in Temple, Texas, further strengthening its ability to ensure customer success in industrial 3D printing.