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Update: Velo3D Enters Forbearance Agreement as Debt Challenges Intensify
See the addendum to this article for an update from 12/12/24. Velo3D is set to lay off an additional 46 employees by the end of 2024 as part of its latest…
Freeform Secures $14M from NVIDIA and Others for AI-Powered 3D Printing
With expertise forged in space exploration, Freeform’s team of former SpaceX engineers is taking metal 3D printing into the AI era. By combining supercomputing with real-time process control, the founders…
Honey, I Shrunk the Laser Wars: From Pricey to Practical, the Coming Age of Affordable SLS Tech
The last five years have seen relentless one-upmanship by metal powder-bed fusion OEMs; A trend often referred to as the “Laser Wars.” Is it now time to brace for the…
EOS Metal 3D Printers to Feature nLight Lasers
nLIGHT, the U.S.-based maker of semiconductor fiber lasers, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) system manufacturer EOS to collaborate on beam shaping lasers…
Laser Wars: Farsoon Launches Eight-Laser Continuous Metal 3D Printer
In the ongoing Laser Wars between powder bed fusion (PBF) manufacturers, we’ve discussed various configurations of multiple lasers and high build speeds via systems from companies ranging from Bright Laser…
Velo3D CEO Benny Buller Steps Down as Company Explores Sale or Merger
Metal 3D printing firm Velo3D (NYSE: VLD) has announced that Benny Buller has resigned as CEO at the request of the company’s Board of Directors. The news comes at a…
Nikon SLM’s 900th Metal 3D Printer Goes to Safran
Can you believe Nikon SLM Solutions has already delivered its 900th metal 3D printer? It seems like just yesterday that the laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) system manufacturer was disrupting…
Laser Wars: British Steel Parent Now Owns Six “Super-Meter” Metal 3D Printers
In a significant development for the metal additive manufacturing (AM) industry, a division of the Jingye Group, the parent company of British Steel, recently integrated two new “super-meter-level” metal 3D…
Laser Wars: Eplus3D Releases 16-Laser Metal 3D Printer
Chinese metal laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) manufacturer Eplus3D has unveiled its latest innovation: the EP-M1550. The new system is the company’s first 16-laser metal 3D printer, announced at TCT…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: 16 & 20 lasers & Mighty Buildings Gets $52m
Farsoon Technologies and Bright Laser Technologies (BLT) both unveiled large powder bed fusion machines. Farsoon´s FS1521M has 16 fiber lasers and a 1.5 meters by 850mm Z-axis build volume. BLT´s BLT-S800…
Laser Wars: Farsoon and BLT Unveil 16- and 20-Laser Metal 3D Printers
A leading additive manufacturing (AM) event in China, TCT Asia serves as the annual platform for groundbreaking innovations in this high-tech field. At this year’s show, running from September 12-14,…
BLT Breaks Ground on 163,200-Sq-Meter Metal 3D Printing Plant
Xi’an Bright Laser Technologies Co., Ltd (BLT) is among an established crop of Chinese manufacturers of metal laser powder bed fusion (PBF) machines that are expanding both domestically and internationally….
18 Lasers Power SpaceX Alums’ New Metal 3D Printing Tech
What 3DPrint.com has referred to as the Laser Wars is continuing apace. However, while we are now used to the same laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) manufacturers simply upping the…
Elementum 3D to Develop Alloys for SLM Solutions 12-Laser Metal 3D Printer
A powerful combination between innovation and the emergence of additive manufacturing has increased the demand for high-quality material alloys. 3D printing has become a powerful tool for making geometrically complex…
Laser Wars: SLM Solutions Announces Order for Massive NXG XII 600E Metal 3D Printer
SLM Solutions (AM3D.DE) previously announced that it would collaborate with military research organization Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) to build a large metal printer for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The resulting…
Laser Wars: Xi’an Bright Laser Announces 12-Laser Metal 3D Printer
Last month, Xi’an Bright Laser Tech (BLT), a metal additive manufacturing (AM) original equipment manufacturer (OEM) based in northwest China, announced the launch of its first 12-laser machine, the BLT-S1000….
Nikon Shakes up Metal 3D Printing with Bid to Buy SLM Solutions
Japanese lithography, scanning and camera firm Nikon (TYO: 7731) is set to acquire metal 3D printer manufacturer SLM Solutions (ETR: AM3D). The Japanese firm has bid a premium of 83.7%…
First 8-Laser Metal 3D Printer from Velo3D Arrives at Knust-Goldwin
Knust-Godwin (K-G), a contract manufacturer with ties to the aerospace, defense, semi-conductor, and oil and gas industries, is set to receive Velo3D’s most advanced metal powder bed fusion (PBF) 3D…
“California-based Rocket Company” Orders Two of SLM’s 12-Laser Metal 3D Printers
When the equipment you make costs millions of dollars, every sale is newsworthy. When that equipment is meant to revolutionize metal 3D printing and, therefore, manufacturing as a whole, it…
Morf3D Invests in 12-Laser Metal 3D Printer from SLM Solutions
Nikon subsidiary Morf3D, a service company with a focus on aerospace parts, will purchase two SLM 500 systems and one NXG XII 600 from SLM Solutions. This is a serious…
Laser Wars: Farsoon’s New 8-Laser 3D Printer Attracts Attention from TCT Asia Attendees
TCT Asia 2021 kicked off in Shanghai’s New International Expo Center on May 26, 2021, and in just two days, Chinese pioneering additive manufacturing supplier Farsoon introduced two new machines…
Metal 3D Printing: Who Will Win the Laser Wars?
There’s a war raging in the metal additive manufacturing. It’s particularly interesting timing too, given the current state of uncertainty in manufacturing and key end markets like aerospace and automotive…
Laser Wars: Additive Industries Announces 10 Laser 600 X 600mm X 1000mm Metal 3D Printer
SLM Solutions announced that it’s working on a 12-laser powder bed fusion system. Velo3D announced that it is working on a eight-laser system with a 600mm x 550 mm build…
