News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
Safran, an international high-tech company operating in the aviation, defense and space markets, has acquired SLM Solutions‘ NXG XII 600 metal 3D printer. The 12-laser production system will be used to produce large, qualified aluminum parts for current and next-generation programs.
ADDMAN, an additive-focused contract manufacturer and engineering firm, has purchased two Sapphire XC printers from Velo3D. The printers will be installed in ADDMAN’s Castheon facility – expanding the company’s existing fleet of Sapphire printers and helping it meet the demands of its customers in space, aviation, energy, and defense. The printers will also enable ADDMAN to expand its addressable use cases by lowering production costs of 3D printed parts and providing the capabilities to 3D print parts that are 500% larger in volume compared to the original Sapphire printer.
The original Bits from Bytes (BfB) 3D printers used by architect and shoe designer, Bryan Oknyansky, to launch the world’s first premium and customizable 3D printed high-heel shoes brand are being listed for sale by the award-winning designer. Using the legendary BfB 3D Touch 3D printer, Bryan worked his way up from prototyping his globally-admired shoe designs in his bedroom, to showcasing his ground-breaking footwear ranges on fashion runways.
Italian 3D printing company Kentstrapper launched ZeroHS, a professional 3D printer that boasts unprecedented printing speed. The ZeroHS can handle prints at up to 400mm/s, making it one of the fastest 3D printers on the market, and offers an efficient solution for the needs of companies in a variety of sectors, from prototyping to production.
Rapidia, the manufacturer of a water-based metal paste bound metal 3D printer, has applied a considerable reduction to the price of their Conflux 1 metal 3D printing hardware as part of their mission to make advanced manufacturing more accessible.
3D Systems has further expanded its digital dentistry portfolio with the release of new materials (NextDent Base and NextDent Cast) and a new printing platform (the NextDent LCD1) – helping customers accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing as part of their workflows, increase speed, productivity, efficiency, and precision, and improve the patient experience.
Over the past few weeks, we have been printing with, and reviewing, Creality’s latest desktop printer – the Ender-5 S1. With advertised features such as ‘an upgraded motion system for 2000mm/s² acceleration and up to 250mm/s printing speed’, and a price tag of $559, we were curious to see if the printer was actually worth it.
Snowbird Technologies will launch its patented Snowbird Additive Mobile Manufacturing Technology system (SAMMTech) at The Navy League’s 2023 Sea-Air-Space Show, this April.
B-jetting, a specialized 3D binder-jet company, released two new entry-level printers: The Educator and The Researcher. Both printers provide a customer-friendly, turnkey, binder-jet system.
“Neva SGR continues investing in Italy and does so in a sector that has always been cent ...