decarbonization
Metal 3D Printing Supplier Continuum Powders Opens North America’s “Largest” Site for Sustainable Metal Powder Production
Continuum Powders, a supplier of metal powders made from recycled materials and used for additive manufacturing (AM), has announced the opening of its new global headquarters, in Houston, Texas. The…
Sperra to 3D Print Energy Infrastructure in California
Sperra, a concrete 3D printing company, focuses on constructing critical energy infrastructure rather than building houses or selling printers. The company has secured two significant contracts that will expand its…
Hyundai Motor Group and Singapore Sign 3D Printing Joint Research Agreement
Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) and Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have signed an agreement to collaborate on research into hydrogen energy systems, as well as an agreement to jointly develop…
ORNL Combines 3D Printing and HIP to Create Large Metal Parts
As the demand for large-scale metal parts continues to rise across sectors such as clean energy, aerospace, and defense, the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is spearheading…
ADNOC Gas and Immensa Develop Digital Library for Thousands of 3D Printed Spares
A division of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), ADNOC Gas, announced it has been cultivating a digital file catalog to support its additive manufacturing (AM) efforts. In partnership…
Sun Metalon Secures $21M to Accelerate Circular Economy in Metal Manufacturing
In a significant development for the metal manufacturing and 3D printing industries, Japanese-American startup Sun Metalon has successfully closed a $21 million Series A funding round. This latest investment marks…
3D Printing Is Key to the New Energy Space
While it’s difficult to observe from the standpoint of a subjective individual, human society is currently undergoing a fundamental transformation. Driven primarily by resource depletion and lack of deeper economic…
Seurat Qualifies Low-carbon Stainless Steel from 6K for Metal 3D Printing
Just a few days ago, I wrote that Velo3D’s qualification of Continuum’s recycled powder could “spark a trend toward qualifying every single powder in recycled form for use in machines…
Ricoh & Siemens Collaborate on Aluminum Binder Jetting for 3D Printing Mass Production
Two powerhouses in additive manufacturing (AM) and global industry at-large, Ricoh and Siemens, have started collaborating to leverage Siemens Digital Industries Software and the Siemens’ Additive Manufacturing Network for Ricoh’s…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: October 1, 2023
Things are slowing down a little this week, but there are still plenty of events and webinars to attend in the additive manufacturing industry! Stratasys, and 3D Systems continue their…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: July 30, 2023
Webinar topics covered in this week’s roundup include metal AM material development, 3D printing for wax investment casting patterns, post-processing for military applications, and more. Plus, Stratasys continues its tour,…
The Race to Automate Aerospace: A Talk with JPB Système CEO Damien Marc
I hadn’t heard of aerospace/defense manufacturer JPB Système, based in France with additional offices in the US and Poland, until about a month ago. This isn’t a reflection on JPB…
3D Printing Activity in Saudi Arabia Poised to Grow with $15M Immensa Facility
At the end of June, Immensa, a Saudi Arabian additive manufacturing (AM) service bureau, opened a new $15 million facility in Dammam, the fourth-largest city in the Kingdom of Saudi…
Two French Government Grants Support JPB’s Aerospace Automation & Metal 3D Printing Activity
JPB Système, a French aerospace/defense contractor that specializes in deploying automated production lines, announced that the company has been awarded two separate contracts for undisclosed amounts from the French government’s…
Koch Engineered Solutions Opens First Factory in China: a Smart Manufacturing Operation for Decarbonization Hardware
Koch Engineered Solutions (KES), a subsidiary of Koch Industries, one of the world’s largest privately held companies, recently opened its first wholly owned manufacturing facility in China. Located in the…
Siemens Energy and DNV Automate Metal 3D Printing Quality Control and Certification
Global risk management company DNV GL has partnered with Siemens Energy to advance metal AM beyond the existing piecemeal solutions for quality control and certification. Siemens Energy’s experts in Finspång, Sweden,…
Engine Giant Cummins to Invest $1.5 Billion in New Technologies
Indiana-based Cummins, one of the world’s largest engine manufacturers, announced that the company will be investing $1.5 billion in new technologies for clean energy generation and storage by 2027. As…
