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The Frankenservice Part 1: Print the Rainbow
So far, most service bureaus and manufacturing companies stick to what they know. Not only for OCD reasons, but gleaming lines of identical LPBF machines are also arrayed on impossibly…
Mastrex 3D Printers: Made in the USA?
Mastrex has launched a line of six metal LPBF printers starting at $39,000. Recently, the firm partnered with Continuum Powders to validate its metal powders on Mastrex machines. But the…
Additive Economics 101, Part 1: Betwixt Rolex and Ryanair
Let’s look at what matters when we make things that matter. What considerations are there, what is important, what affects cost? Look at the levers in laser powder bed fusion,…
3DPOD 310: Metal LPBF Under $10k with Tom Bakker, Metal-Base
Tom Bakker is a talented engineer who has worked in LPBF, custom machine building, and on semiconductor equipment. Now he wants to make LPBF metal printing cheap. With Metal Base,…
Sinterit and DyeMansion Join Forces as Polymer LPBF Enters Its Next Competitive Phase
The entry-level laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) polymer space is heating up. Whereas in metals it’s Chinese vendors offering breakthrough low-cost products, in polymer it’s HP and Formlabs enabling easier,…
Additive Manufacturing at a Crossroads
Additive manufacturing is at a crossroads. Simultaneously, we find ourselves between certain very different modalities, applications, and industries. Rather than being able to explore them all, companies will now have…
The SLS Market, Game of Trucks: Part 2
With the release of the new HP 1200 and the Formlabs X1, we can see real competition from very different segments. From several million dollars to just $20,000, the laser…
3DPOD 305: Automating AM with Grenzebach’s Oliver Elbert
Oliver Elbert‘s over ten years in additive manufacturing have been spent automating LPBF. For large, high-volume, or critical parts, Grenzebach has provided custom automation solutions. Depowdering, powder handling, sieving, heat…
The SLS Market: Game of Trucks
This is truly an exciting moment in the SLS market. With HP‘s release of the 1200 and Formlabs‘ release of the X1, we can see the SLS market heating up….
AM Asia Watch: Chinese Company Claims Advances in Titanium Powder Beyond 700C
They’re a familiar sight at trade shows: Chinese powder companies with barren stands lacking parts. There’s maybe some glass vessel with powder in it and a semi-complete data sheet, but…
Austal, Curtin University and AMCRC Work on R&D Together
Australia’s Additive Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (AMCRC) works with 70 industry partners to deliver collaborative R&D projects. They also work on workforce development and technology transfer. It’s kind of analogous…
Solukon Releases SPR-Pathfinder PRO—and a Smart Software Strategy
Large-format LPBF darling Solukon Maschinenbau launches SPR-Pathfinder PRO, an upgrade to its depowdering software. This is a smart play because it enables the company to keep ahead of potential competition…
Pogačar & Fairlight Cycles Show Us Low Cost 3D Printed Components for Bikes
There has been a lot going on in 3D printing for bicycles over the years. The most successful implementation so far is in bicycle seats. Carbon 3D printed seats are…
Divergent Declares that German 3D Printers are Superior, And Plans Massive LPBF Expansion
Divergent has announced a new version of its Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) printer and a new site. The company aims to do nothing short of “further accelerating its mission…
Formlabs Launches the X1: Let’s Pack It In?
I’d like to share my disappointment. When Formlabs teased that something big was coming, I really hoped the firm would finally get around to making CNC machines, as it always…
AMPulse Asia: Creality IPO Headlines APAC 3D Printing Market Roundup
Asia’s additive manufacturing sector spent the back half of May moving capital and capacity, not just demos. Chinese desktop and consumer printer makers pushed onto public markets, metal powder producers…
The Additive Chicken Coop, Part II: Rescoping
When we previously looked at the Additive Chicken Coop, we saw how selling devices to labs shaped a lot of our industry. Here, we explore other key factors that have…
Amnovis Expands to the US
Belgian firm Amnovis is a scalable partner for orthopedic innovations. From design to production and regulatory, you can rely on them to take your innovation to market. Coupled with deep…
HP’s MJF 1200 Targets Entry-Level AM — And Could Shift the Competitive Landscape
HP has launched an entry-level MJF solution, the HP Multi Jet Fusion 1200 3D Printer Solution, which will be available in 2027. What is the 1200 exactly? What does it…
Metal Base & Scrap Labs Usher in an Ultra-Low-Cost Sub-$10,000 Metal LPBF Evolution
Above, an image of a part coming off the ScrapLabs Scrap 1. Dutch firm Metal Base started a low-cost metal LPBF revolution last month. An ultra-low-cost metal laser powder bed…
Most 3D Printing Metals Are Adapted. This One Was Designed with AI
A research team from the University of South China and Purdue University developed a new type of steel designed specifically for 3D printing, using machine learning to guide the process….
Nikon AM Synergy Gets Defense Innovation Unit FORGE Contract
Nikon AM Synergy has received an Other Transition Agreement (OTA) contract from the U.S. Department of War (DoW) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). The Foundry for Operational Readiness and Global Effects…
MetalBase: An Engineer’s €10,000 LPBF Machine
Slowly, we’re coming to grips with low-cost LPBF. Companies like Xact Metal and One Click are making machines available for under $100,000. Easy to use, these are expanding the market….
CASF: A Green Surface Finishing Technology for AM Hard Metal Alloys and Fatigue Improvement
Sugino Machine Ltd has recently completed development of a highly specialized surface-finishing technology capable of removing partially melted particles, debris, and alpha case left behind by additive-manufactured (AM) laser powder…
