News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
Holo, a Silicon Valley-based metal additive manufacturing company, has appointed David Benhaim, a successful entrepreneur with high-profile leadership experience in the AM industry, to its Board of Directors.
AON3D, a high-temperature additive manufacturing solutions company, has just released AON3D Readyprint filaments – the company’s new line of high-performance materials.
Allison Beese, associate professor of materials science and engineering, has been appointed as the co-director of the Center for Innovative Materials Processing through Direct Digital Deposition (CIMP-3D). The center is operated by Penn State University – in partnership with 3D Systems.
Quickparts, a global leader in on-demand industrial production services, has partnered with Materialise, a global leader in 3D printing solutions, to leverage its CO-AM platform to manage its distributed manufacturing flows. The platform will support Quickparts’ traditional and additive manufacturing (AM) capacities and connect to existing production systems.
3D Systems and Stewart-Haas Racing, the championship-winning NASCAR team that has relied on 3D Systems’ ProX 800 stereolithography and Figure 4 Standalone 3D printers to improve speed and performance in its racecars, have recently entered a technical partnership. With the help of 3D Systems and this three-year partnership, Stewart-Haas Racing is able to rapidly design, prototype, and create durable parts.
After launching the largest robotic LFAM system in Dubai last week, Dutch company CEAD is looking to strengthen its presence in the Middle East by signing Immensa as its distributor for the region. Immensa and CEAD will partner on several fronts.
Mycorena, in Sweden, and Revo Foods, in Austria, are venturing into a collaborative project to reinvent 3D printed food using customized mycoprotein for the first time. The pair first announced their collaboration in early October 2022, and have now received noteworthy funding from the EU to further develop the project. The grant is allocated to the development of new technologies and processes to produce mycoprotein optimized for 3D printing. The project’s purpose is to drive the commercialization of the first-of-its-kind whole-cut seafood option in the alternative protein space.
Lithoz GmbH, a global market and technology leader in ceramic 3D printers and materials, signed a sales partnership agreement with Wendt (India) Ltd., strategically extending operations to the subcontinent’s fast-growing 3D printing market. The cooperation with WIL, an internationally reputed operator in the field of super abrasive grinding wheels and machines, will enable both companies to further expand and develop their business in India.
Robb Hudson has been appointed as the CEO and President of MELD PrintWorks Corporation – MELD Manufacturing Corporation’s new spin-out company.
While conventional manufacturing technology has delivered in-country products on a global basis for decades – it has often involved dedicated, high-cost production assets and personnel that lack flexibility. Supply chain issues with procurement, as well as production lag times inherent to technologies like casting, can further add to costs and delayed delivery of conventionally manufactured products.