In this week’s 3D printing news, we have more than one story about metal 3D printing, which is growing ever more popular. Materialise is sponsoring a 3D printed metal workshop tour, and Siemens opened up a multi-million dollar metal additive manufacturing facility. There’s also Sculpteo’s thickening tool that’s now here to stay, CAD Technology has received Platinum status from Autodesk, and e-NABLE has received support from Ultimaker to further their 3D printing of prosthetics. Finally, in an effort to encourage new users, XYZprinting is offering discounts on 3D printers and now has a STEAM 3D printing curriculum available.
Thickening Tool from Sculpteo is Here to Stay
Sculpteo
CAD Technology Center Receives Autodesk Platinum Designation
CTC gears its services to the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) markets, and Autodesk’s Steve Blum, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Services, has this to say about the honor bestowed upon CTC:
“We are proud to announce CTC as our newest Platinum partner. They deliver solutions for their clients that provide tangible, real world value. Being named a Platinum Partner acknowledges the pivotal role the CTC team plays in delivering world-class design solutions, products and services across the AEC landscape.”
CTC’s portfolio of international and Fortune 500 companies is not likely to shrink anytime soon now that the company has received Platinum Tier Partner designation from Autodesk. CTC Express Tools already serves 40,000 customers worldwide and will likely expand its reach with this more concentrated backing from Autodesk.
Metal Additive Manufacturing Gets Multi-Million Euro Investment from Siemens
As Siemens’ website explains:
“Siemens is a global powerhouse focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization. One of the world’s largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a leading supplier of systems for power generation and transmission as well as medical diagnosis.”
With the addition of metal components to its huge body of technologies, Siemens is positioned to be a leader in metal additive manufacturing as it chooses timely investments in an emerging technology.
Ultimaker Contributes to e-NABLE
“Today, I am proud to announce that Ultimaker has chosen to expand their support of this amazing e-NABLE Community and become the first official sponsor for this website! Their sponsorship will help cover the cost of upkeep and time devoted to collecting and documenting the open-source information and stories being shared here for those who are seeking help in obtaining or creating an upper limb 3D printed assistive device.”
This kind of support from Ultimaker will help the organization expand services further, helping an organization that aims to help so many others. If you are interested in helping out a great organization, please email: jen.owen@enablingthefuture.org.
Materialise Sponsors 3D Printed Metal Tour
You can check out more information about this series of workshops here and watch a video about them here.
XYZprinting Offers Deep Discount on 3D Printers
Simon Shen, CEO of XYZprinting, summarizes the promotion:
“We’re excited to announce this promotion so consumers, who are new to XYZprinting, can purchase our 3D printers at an even lower price point. As 3D printing continues to drive demand in the marketplace, especially in the education sector, we believe this promotion will further our mission of increasing consumer accessibility to 3D printing.”
The company has also announced its STEAM curriculum program, which is in beta version now, and XYZprinting is releasing XYZmaker, a new modeling application, so young designers can edit projects in the classroom.
That’s all the news this week! Discuss in the 3D Printing News This Week forum over at 3DPB.com.