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Push Button Metal: Players in Low-Cost PBF Metal 3D Printing
As you may have learned from part one of this series, there is a 3D printing metal evolution that has been going on for the past two years. Aside from…
Push Button Metal: The Low-Cost Metal 3D Printing Evolution We’re Not Talking About
Metal 3D printing used to exclusively mean powder bed fusion (PBF), which is good at making accurate, high-value parts. Nowadays, a heady brew of hype and optimism has centered on…
Studio System 2: Desktop Metal is excited to announce the second generation of the Studio System.
With a simplified, two-step process, the Studio System 2 is the easiest way to print complex, high-quality metal parts in your office.1 Origins of the Studio System When it was…
AMS 2021: The Gaps in Automating 3D Printing for Production
As exciting as all of the verticals discussed at the online Additive Manufacturing Strategies summit were, automation is a personal favorite as it addresses the gaps between 3D printing and…
ExOne (XONE) Releases Office-Friendly Bound Metal 3D Printer
The competition in Binder Jet is heating up. Just a week ago, Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM) announced the two-step bound metal Studio 2 System. By eliminating one step of the…
Desktop Metal (DM) to Release Studio System 2 Metal 3D Printer in Q1
Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM) has had its stock price double in recent months amid a very frothy time for Wall Street. With signs that the bears are wrestling the bulls…
Are We Finally at the Long-Awaited 3D Printing Inflection Point?
In my near-decade long tenure as a professional analyst to the 3D printing and additive manufacturing space, there has been near continuous talk about market inflection points—a time when the…
Desktop Metal (DM) Buys EnvisionTEC to Quickly Boost Revenues?
Wow. Publicly traded Desktop Metal (NYSE:DM) has just purchased EnvisionTEC for $300 million in stock and cash. For my part, I would have paid all my money to be a…
Desktop Metal Co-founder to Speak at AMS 2021
With Additive Manufacturing Strategies 2021 just around the corner, co-hosts SmarTech Analysis and 3DPrint.com are able to begin sharing details about exhibitors and keynote speakers. We are pleased to announce that the Co-founder…
2020’s Top 10 3D Printing Business Deals: From Pioneers to Startups
Looking back on 2020, it seems this unprecedented and tumultuous year has dealt a severe blow to businesses in every corner of the world. Even entire industries had to adapt…
Top 10 3D Printing Software Stories of 2020
This summer, SmarTech Analysis published a new report, titled “Opportunities in Additive Manufacturing Software Markets 2020,” which was its first study of the AM software segment since the inaugural report…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 26, 2020: BCN3D & Distrinova, Desktop Metal, Dassault Systèmes, CALLUM & XJet
We’ve got a little business news to share with you in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to a webinar and some Christmas cheer. BCN3D has a…
Ford to Use Desktop Metal’s P1 Production 3D Printer
Massachusetts-based Desktop Metal, who recently went public in a SPAC merger, announced today that their P-1 metal additive manufacturing machine has already begun shipping. Ric Fullop, CEO of Desktop Metal,…
Desktop Metal Goes Public: Metal 3D Printing Unicorn Trades as DM on NYSE
Desktop Metal completed its merger with Trine Acquisition Corp today, and the new company is publicly trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the stock ticker “DM” as…
Desktop Metal Announces Pure Copper 3D Printing for Studio System
Desktop Metal has announced the latest material for its Studio System metal 3D printer: pure copper. This is a significant development for the product line, as it enables the production…
Desktop Metal Announces Volume Production and Global Installations of its Shop Metal 3D Printer
Following a bleak 2020, impacted by challenging slowdown conditions due to the coronavirus pandemic, 3D printer shipments are starting to bounce back after supply-and-demand constraints made this one of the…
Additive Manufacturing 2.0: The future of metal manufacturing starts now
It’s increasingly clear: The way we make things is changing. As more companies realize the advantages that come with additive manufacturing – like tooling-free manufacturing, ability to create highly complex…
3D Printing Webinar and Virtual Event Roundup: November 15, 2020
The week after Formnext Connect is no less busy, as we’ve got webinars and virtual events pretty much every day, Monday through Friday. Read on to learn more about what’s…
Formnext 2020 Roundup: New 3D Printing Hardware, Materials and Partnerships
In a typical year, the Formnext event sees people travel from all over the world to Frankfurt for a four-day showcase, loaded with breakout sessions and networking events, highlighting the…
Desktop Metal Announces Metal 3D Printing Simulation Software
Unicorn startup Desktop Metal is the latest in the metal 3D printing space to announce a simulation product. Dubbed Live Sinter, the software is meant to replace the trial and…
Desktop Metal Receives $2.4M to Develop New 3D Printing Process for US Army
Desktop Metal will be developing a sophisticated additive manufacturing (AM) process capable of mass-producing Cobalt(Co)-free hard metal parts for the U.S. Army. The Boston-based company received a multimillion-dollar grant from…
3D Printing Webinar and Virtual Event Roundup, September 6, 2020
The first virtual offering we’re telling you about is Anisoprint’s new Composites Talks, taking place on September 7th. On September 9th, DyeMansion will host a webinar about VaporFuse Surfacing for…
Critical Analysis: Desktop Metal’s SPAC Deal
By now you’ve probably heard about the latest surprise in additive manufacturing startup companies going public. During what is clearly not the best of times for the metal additive industry,…
3D Printing Unicorn Desktop Metal to Go Public After Reverse Merger Deal
After becoming one of the fastest-growing 3D printing startups, Desktop Metal announced plans to go public following a reverse merger deal with blank check company Trine Acquisitions. The Boston-based metal…