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US Army Validates Foundry Lab’s Digital Metal Casting with Startup’s First Sale
Just one year after publicly debuting its technology, New Zealand-born Foundry Lab has sold its first Digital Metal Casting (DMC) system. The DMC-3 will go to the New Jersey Innovation…
US Defense Logistics Agency Awards First Competitive Contract for 3D Printed Parts
The US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the lead logistics support agency for the Department of Defense (DoD), has awarded its first competitive contract for a component made with additive manufacturing…
Formnext 2024: Worldwide Release of Meltio Engine Blue Robotic Arm Integration Kit
Formnext 2024 is currently taking place in Frankfurt, and as you would imagine, the announcements of new machines, materials, software, and more have been flying fast and furiously into our inboxes….
Formnext 2024 Day Two: Stand Up
The complaints about the film The Longest Day being set on a beach in France pale in comparison to experiencing Formnext. By the second day, it already feels like the…
UpNano Launches 2PP 3D Printing Service with New NanoPro VT Printer
UpNano, an Austrian company specializing in two-photon polymerization (2PP) additive manufacturing (AM), has launched a service bureau that will offer high-volume output of microscale parts. The new service, NanoPro, will…
Materialise Updates Magics and Partners with BLT at Formnext 2024
At this year’s Formnext, 3D printing software and services pioneer Materialise unveiled a series of software updates designed to enhance customization capabilities in 3D printing for its users. The announcement included…
HP’s New Materials, Tools, and Collaborations to Drive 3D Printing Forward at Formnext 2024
At Formnext 2024, HP unveiled several key developments aimed at advancing additive manufacturing (AM), with new materials, workflow optimization tools, and expanded metal printing capabilities. These announcements reinforce HP’s strategy…
Farsoon at Formnext: What’s New in 3D Printing for 2024
With Formnext 2024 underway in Frankfurt, Farsoon Technologies (SHA: 688433) is showcasing a series of developments unveiled in the lead-up to the event. From advancing food-safe 3D printing for the…
Formnext 2024 Roundup: Investments, Nickel-based Superalloys, & More
This week, more than 32,000 visitors will converge on Frankfurt to attend Formnext 2024, Europe’s leading additive manufacturing trade show. It started yesterday and goes until this Friday, November 22nd,…
Axtra3D Unveils New 3D Printing Materials and Partnerships at Formnext 2024
Axtra3D has a novel approach to vat polymerization by combining digital light processing with laser stereolithography, allowing it to produce exceptionally well-defined edges and details. This combination of high detail,…
Welcome to the Desktop 3D Printing Revolution: Astronomics
In 2014, I wrote that FDM desktop 3D printers would not be suited for production. By 2018, however, we were making parts for highly regulated industries using Ultimaker desktop machines….
Formnext 2024 Day One: Soul Chill
After closing out the Champ Bar in the Marriott last night, I was overcome with nostalgia. Nostalgia for the days when only CEOs stayed at the Marriott. Nostalgia for the…
AddUp FormUp 350 Demonstrates Strength in USAF Study and Gains Adoption by Italy’s WeAreAM
In conjunction with Formnext 2024, AddUp has announced that its FormUp 350 metal 3D printer has been highlighted in two significant developments: achieving top results in a United States Air…
voxeljet Breathes New Life into Used PA12 Powder for High Speed 3D Printing
Recycling nylon PA12 powder waste has become a major step toward making 3D printing more affordable and sustainable. Now, voxeljet has joined this growing movement toward sustainable practices in 3D…
EOS Launches New P3 NEXT SLS 3D Printer at Formnext 2004
EOS, the German-US leader in additive manufacturing (AM) solutions, has launched the P3 NEXT selective laser sintering (SLS) printer at Formnext 2024 in Frankfurt, Germany (November 19-22). EOS created the…
Evonik Releases New Carbon Black and Flame Retardant 3D Printing Powders
Evonik, a leader in powder bed fusion materials, is continuing its innovation streak with the release of new powders in time for Formnext. The German materials giant is introducing a…
Artec Studio 19: New Software Introduces AI Photogrammetry
Artec 3D, the Luxembourg-based leader in 3D scanning solutions, has released Artec Studio 19, the latest update to its Artec Studio software. As with all of the company’s updates to…
The Problem with Valuations in Additive Manufacturing
Valuing additive manufacturing firms has always been challenging, and it’s now more complex than ever. This complicates investment decisions for both investors and corporations. Founders and shareholders are often uncertain…
And Then There Were 15: The Remaining Pure-play 3D Printing Companies on Global Stock Exchanges
In the early 2020s and until 2022, the 3D printing industry saw a boom in initial public offerings (IPOs). Many investors took advantage of the excitement around additive manufacturing (AM),…
5 Stages to True Scale: Make Your Own Fleet of Metal 3D Printers
The additive manufacturing (AM) industry is now approaching true scale, where manufacturing is happening at volume. Critical parts, including millions of implants and thousands of rocket propulsion units, are being…