injection molding
3D Printing Targets Tooling at IMTS 2024
The Western hemisphere’s largest manufacturing trade show, the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), returned to Chicago for another year, graciously including a 3D printing section once again in its West…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: August 11, 2024
We’ve got several in-person offerings, and a few virtual ones, to tell you about in this week’s roundup, including multiple lunch and learn events and a happy hour! Stratasys continues…
The Deadliest of all Dead Ends in the 3D Printing Industry
The end of June saw the execution of North America’s biggest additive manufacturing (AM) trade show of the year, RAPID + TCT, in Los Angeles, California. I wasn’t there. I…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: June 2, 2024
Things are heating up in the AM industry, with lots of webinars and events coming this week! Stratasys continues its training courses and road trip, and some major industry events…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: May 12, 2024
Webinars and events are picking up in the AM industry this week! ASTM International continues its Professional Certificate Course and Stratasys continues its advanced in-person trainings, while 3D Systems is…
3D Printing Financials: Protolabs’ Q1 3D Printing Revenue is Flat, Company Advances in Technology Push
Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB) has kicked off 2024 with a mild boost in revenue, revealing how the Minnesota-based company manages to adapt and thrive even in uncertain market conditions. While the…
AddUp Announces Deputy CEO & Innovations in Medical & Injection Molding AM
Global metal 3D printer OEM AddUp, a joint venture between French tire giant Michelin and Paris-based industrial engineering corporation Fives, appointed Julien Marcilly as its new CEO at the end…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: November 26, 2023
Things are getting busy again in terms of 3D printing webinars and events! This week is the RSNA annual meeting, the World Manufacturing Forum, and more. HP is holding an…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: August 20, 2023
In this week’s roundup of 3D printing webinars and events, Stratasys continues its North American tour, and 3D Systems starts its Additive Insights Roadshow. There’s an Automation Expo in Mumbai,…
Indian Metal AM & Injection Molding Supplier Indo-MIM Acquires UK Firm CMG Technologies
Indo-MIM, an Indian metal parts supplier specializing in metal injection molding (MIM) and additive manufacturing (AM), has acquired UK MIM firm CMG Technologies. Based in Woodbridge in southeastern England, CMG…
3D Printing News Briefs, July 15, 2023: 3D Printer Milestone, Ceramics Research, & More
Starting with business in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Zeda welcomed Kaiser Permanente’s Chief Innovation Officer to its Board of Directors, Shapeways announced two Tier 1 supplier manufacturing contracts, and…
3D Printing Webinar & Event Roundup: June 18, 2023
It’s a busy week of webinars and events in the 3D printing industry! The Paris Air Show is back, and Stratasys continues its U.S. tour, and starts Stratafest as well….
3D Printing Webinar & Event Roundup: April 16, 2023
We’ve got a busy week of in-person events around the globe, with COExperience in Florida, Hannover Messe in Germany, the UK Manufacturing & Supply Chain Expo, and several more. Xometry…
Nexa3D Acquires AddiFab for Freeform Injection Molding Technology
In a move that would seem to have been in the works for some time, California-based Nexa3D has purchased Addifab, the developer of Freeform Injection Molding (FIM). The process makes…
Medical, Automotive, and Food: 3D Printing Applications at TIPE 2023
In a previous post on the topic, I discussed the third annual Technology, Industry, People, and Economics (TIPE) virtual summit from the nonprofit Women in 3D Printing (Wi3DP). With over…
Over 100 Hours Shaved off Toolmaking with Mantle’s Metal 3D Printing
Bay Area startup Mantle has developed a genius method for immediately impacting the manufacturing industry. Rather than 3D print millions of parts, the company’s technology 3D prints the tooling that…
Protolabs Delivers Profit, 3D Printing Revenue Grows
On Friday, November 4, 2022, digital manufacturer Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB) reported net income during the third quarter of 2022 and revenue that came in near the bottom end of the…
Addman Continues Acquisition Spree with Harbec
As Addman Engineering gears up to meet the additive manufacturing demands of aerospace, energy, and space, the company is on a spending spree, buying startups to build up its offering…
3D Printing News Briefs, October 22, 2022: Sustainability, Batteries, & More
We start with a metal AM sustainability report in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then a new 3D printing process that offers novel energy storage design options. The Navy…
ChemChina’s KraussMaffei Launches Two Industrial Polymer 3D Printers
Now that chemical giants like BASF have firmly established themselves in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry, injection molding original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are finally getting the message. While Germany’s Arburg…
On-Demand Manufacturing Platform Fictiv Launches 3D Visualization Tool for Injection Molding
As the Biden administration’s recently released National Strategy for Advanced Manufacturing signals, the scale-up of 3D printing will be critical not just for the sector itself, but for the entire…
M. Holland Leads Legacy Injection Molding Users to 3D Printing Technology
Founded in 1950 in the Chicago, Illinois area, M. Holland has grown to become a large North American distributor of thermoplastic resin selling billions of pounds of materials in its…
Formlabs & Hasbro Commercially Launch Selfie Series of 3D Printed Action Figures
Earlier this summer, Formlabs announced that it was teaming up with global play and entertainment company Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) to launch a new series of action figures featuring the faces of…
Mantle Targets $45B Tooling Market with Unique Metal 3D Printing Technology
After six years of development, Mantle has finally released its commercial metal 3D printing system, which combines bound metal extrusion with CNC milling to achieve results so far unreached by…
