News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
EnvisionTEC expanded its reach in the UK market with the addition of Ripon-based GoPrint3D as a new distributor of its 3D printing solutions for industrial customers. GoPrint3D is a trusted seller of a variety of 3D printing products and already serves major trusted brands such as Nestle, Unilever, 3M and the Ministry of Defence (with a “c” because it’s the UK’s).
Metal 3D printer manufacturer Additive Industries, Technology Partner of the Sauber F1 Team, had a special branding on the side of the Sauber C36-Ferrari monocoque for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. The company’s branding will continue to be present in the lower part of the car (albeit smaller) for upcoming Monza Grand Prix and future races as per the three year Technology Partnership signed with the Sauber F1 Team.
Type A Machines, a leading provider of manufacturing-ready Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) 3D printers, today announced the appointment of Kenneth Hap Klopp, founder The North Face, to Type A Machines board of directors. Mr. Klopp joins Andrew Rutter, the company’s founder, and Mitch Huitema, previously of Apple and Handspring.
For the second year, Alexander Daniels Global is conducting what is possibly the most comprehensive remuneration study in the additive manufacturing industry. With offices in Birmingham, Detroit, and Barcelona, the company is a unique recruitment agency in the 3D printing / Additive Manufacturing industry, having specialized in talent to enable the fourth industrial revolution.
HP Inc. and Deloitte formed a first-of-its-kind alliance that will accelerate the digital transformation of the global manufacturing industry. The two companies will collaborate on the implementation of HP’s multi jet fusion 3D printing systems in large-scale manufacturing environments, applying their unrivaled digital operations experience to help enterprises accelerate product design and production, create more flexible manufacturing and supply chains, and optimize efficiency across the manufacturing lifecycle. This will help increase innovation, accelerate time-to-market, reduce costs and waste, and help large enterprises compete more effectively in today’s dynamic global economy.
A detailed article that just appeared online on China Daily, the leading English language newspaper in China, with over 45 million readers worldwide, is analyzing 3D printing on the Chinese market, finding that its adoption is literally booming in just about every segment of manufacturing, from biomedical, to aerospace to education.
Some might have missed it but voxeljet is moving fast on its 3D printing capabilities as binder jetting technology as a whole is experiencing a kind of a renaissance. This does not yet reflect on the sale of voxeljet systems for the latest fiscal quarter, where the company reported revenues down 18.2% mostly due to decreasing system revenues (-33.4%) to €2.6 million. It does, however, make the company optimistic for the near future. As voxeljet CEO Dr. Ingo Ederer clearly stated:
On 10th August, Shanghai Graphic Digital Information Co., Ltd. (GDI) and EnvisionTEC GmbH co-organized the first EnvisionTEC 3D Bioplotter resellers’ meeting holding at GDI Headquarters.
Shapeways Co-Founder and CEO Peter Weijmarshausen will step away from his CEO role while remaining on the Shapeways board. COO Tom Finn has been appointed interim CEO while the Shapeways board conducts a search for a permanent replacement.
Bibus Menos, the longest-running distributor of professional 3D Printers in Poland, does not need to be introduced to industry representatives. The company is operating, among others, in the fields of pneumatics, mechatronics, industrial automation, power hydraulics and 3D Printing, consistently offering products of over 50 recognized world manufacturers. The Bibus Memos portfolio has just been enriched with VSHAPER industrial 3D Printing solutions.