We’re all business today in 3D Printing News Briefs, as we see companies introducing new products and starting new partnerships. Sharebot and Tractus3D both have new 3D printers, and Omegasonics is bringing its ultrasonic cleaning units to IMTS 2018. Perstorp and 3D4Makers have signed a joint venture agreement, while BIOLIFE4D announced that it’s now a resident Johnson & Johnson Innovation company in Texas.
Sharebot Presenting New Resin 3D Printer
Sharebot Rover weighs 33 lbs, with a print area of 2.45″ x 4.52″ x 3.93″ and an XY resolution of 47 µm. It can easily be implemented into the workplace, and counts high print speed and precision, enhanced by its Pyramis slicing software and Sharebox3D web interface, as two of its top features. Sharebot Rover can work with multiple high quality, photosensitive resins, which have a variety of technical properties developed by the company’s R&D department. However, Sharebot says we should “stay tuned,” as more important news regarding its materials will be coming soon.
Tractus3D’s Largest Delta-Style 3D Printer
“We are proud to offer the largest commercially available delta 3D printer. The T3500 makes true large scale prototyping and manufacturing possible. Whether it concerns big batch sizes or a life-size object, the T3500 will do the job,” said Tractus3D CEO Ben Schilperoort. “Thanks to the way our 3D printers are built, we can even produce larger 3D printers on-demand. So, if the build volume of the T3500 does not meet customer requirements, we can still make it happen.”
To see the T3500 in action, check out this video of an old building in Rotterdam being restored with 3D printing:
Omegasonics Bringing Ultrasonic Cleaning Units to IMTS
Omegasonics also offers the Viking Series of multi-stage ultrasonic cleaning stations, which gives customers that need precision parts and components the same kind of effective, efficient ultrasonic cleaning technology they’ve come to expect from the company, but with high efficiency parts drying and multiple washes and rinses added on. The company offers the Viking X2, DX3 and DX4, all of which are portable and do not include automation. You can visit Omegasonics at IMTS in September at booth #121150, East building, Level 2.
3D4Makers Signs Joint Venture Agreement with Perstorp
“I am incredibly proud to announce that Perstorp and 3D4Makers join forces to take this next step in unlocking potentials for unmet needs in high quality filaments for additive manufacturing / 3D printing,” said Marie Grönborg, Executive Vice President Innovation, Perstorp. “Following the successful cooperation Perstorp and 3D4Makers have developed, and the introduction of the Facilan range of high quality 3D printing filaments, I see the formation of this JV, ElogioAM as the next natural step to further accelerate this potential.”
The incorporation of ElogioAM, which will be based in the Netherlands, is currently pending approval from authorities.
BIOLIFE4D Setting Up Operations at JLABS in Houston
Steven Morris, the CEO of BIOLIFE4D, said, “This is a significant step forward for BIOLIFE4D in our quest to commercialize our 3D bioprinting technology and produce alternative viable treatment options for heart disease, such as patches, valves, and eventually, a human heart for transplant. Combined with our presence in Chicago and the agreements we signed with Northwestern University earlier this year, we have successfully penetrated two of the leading medical hubs in the world, and further positioned ourselves for success.”
Materialise Supporting Ulsan’s Adoption of 3D Printing
South Korea has been working hard over the last several decades to set itself up as a top manufacturing economy. The country’s seventh largest metropolis, Ulsan Metropolitan City, is at the center of its manufacturing industry, and is now working to adopt 3D printing as a complementary manufacturing technology. Ulsan just announced that it’s collaborating with 3D printing leader Materialise to drive business growth through the technology. As part of this new agreement, Materialise will help manufacturing companies in Ulsan set up applications that will enable manufacturing process optimizations, thus generating business growth. This will take place through co-creation campaigns that Materialise will engage in with local manufacturing companies, the results of which will be presented in September at the Ulsan 3D Printing Tech Festa.
“Additive Manufacturing is a transformational technology that has the potential to create fundamental changes in the manufacturing process. With major improvements in speed, quality and materials, Additive Manufacturing is quickly positioning itself as a complementary or alternative manufacturing technology when solving specific manufacturing challenges,” said Johan Pauwels, the Executive Vice President at Materialise. “By delivering weight, performance and cost advantages it allows for fundamental design optimizations and functional improvements, such as lighter designs, that are impossible to create with standard manufacturing technologies.”
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