metal 3d printing
Norsk 3D Prints Titanium Parts for Semiconductor Market
Norsk Titanium, a metal additive manufacturing (AM) company based in Norway, announced that the company has made its first commercial delivery of parts for the semiconductor market. Using its patented…
3D Printing Webinar & Event Roundup: February 19, 2023
We’ve got many offerings for you this week, including a few online events, like Mimaki Europe’s Global Innovation Days, and in-person events, such as LMT Lab Day. Markforged will discuss…
Parts, Not Prints – AMS Speaker Spotlight
At the Additive Manufacturing Strategies (AMS) event in New York City I have the double pleasure of being involved in two panels: Moderating the Future of DED and WAAM and…
XJet Builds Momentum Moving Into 2023 – AMS Speaker Spotlight
Moving into 2023, XJet continues to build momentum in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry, delivering state-of-the-art 3D printing solutions for metal and ceramic AM. NPJ Technology Underlying XJet’s cutting-edge line…
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…
Quality Control at Scale with In Situ Quality Assurance – AMS Speaker Spotlight
The future of laser-based metal additive manufacturing is looking brighter than ever. The last few years have seen a substantial increase in production rates due to the increase in laser…
IperionX Wins US Air Force Challenge to Turn Titanium Scrap into 3D Printing Metal
IperionX, a Charlotte-based mining company that manufacturers titanium powders for additive manufacturing (AM), announced that it has won the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Grand Challenge #4 contract for titanium…
Will Nikon’s SLM Solutions Deal Go through?
When Japanese multinational Nikon (TYO: 7731) announced its intention to acquire SLM Solutions (ETR: AM3D) in September 2022, it seemed like a reasonable part of its digital manufacturing strategy, and there is…
China’s SpaceX 3D Prints over 30 Parts for Rocket Engine
In an effort to become China’s SpaceX, Galactic Energy has raised over $188 million in its Series B round and has now commissioned service bureau Falcontech to 3D print over…
Is Markforged Preparing for a Buyout?
With a new year comes a new severance package for executives at Markforged (NYSE: MKFG). The metal and carbon fiber 3D printing company filed a form 8-K published on January…
L3Harris to Acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne in $4.7B Deal
Florida-based security technology provider L3Harris (NYSE: LHX) has agreed to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD), a manufacturer of rocket engines and motors for the aerospace and defense industries. Expected to…
Meet GE Additive’s New CEO, Alexander Schmitz
GE (NYSE: GE) has announced that it has selected a new CEO for GE Additive, Alexander Schmitz, who will initiate the position on January 16, 2023. Schmitz will report to…
Additive Assurance Closes AU$4.1M for 3D Printing Quality Control
Additive Assurance, a metal 3D printing quality assurance startup, has now raised AU$4.1 million ($2.7 million) in early-stage venture capital funding to establish an additive manufacturing quality assurance center of…
Engineers Ask: Where Do I Source Complex Metal Parts in 2022?
It’s 2022, yet some seemingly basic questions remain unanswered at our doorstep. For engineers, one of those concerns is sourcing custom, intricately-featured metal parts. With an ever-widening array of new…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: December 11, 2022
We have another busy week of webinars and events for you, starting with ASTM International’s AM Safety Certificate Course. Velo3D continues its roadshow, and HP is holding a virtual tour,…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 10, 2022: Top Workplaces & Nitinol & More
We’re starting with business in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs—Elementum 3D hired a new COO, and the Boston Globe named Seurat Technologies a Top Five Place to Work. Moving on,…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: Waseda and NTU Develop New Plastic Metal 3D Printing Process
Researchers from Waseda University and the Nanyang Technological University have worked together on a combined vat polymerization and electroless plating method that could make metal and polymer combined structures. This…
Desktop Metal Receives $9M 3D Printer Order from German Car Maker
Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM) announced that the company has received a $9 million order from a “large German car manufacturer.” Although it is not clear which…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: November 27, 2022
Coming off of Thanksgiving in the U.S., we’re still at low mass when it comes to 3D printing webinars and events, but there are still a few offerings this week,…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: Formnext Friday
Today I’m going to be talking about the democratization of metal 3D printing. This is a short overview of some of the various companies and technologies that are making metal…
Formnext 2022: 3D Printing News Roundup
While additive construction is being deployed at this very moment to aid in a military conflict between India and China, the additive manufacturing (AM) industry is focused on Germany. We’ll see how…
HP Unveils New 3D Printer for Dyeable White Parts, New Metal 3D Printed Parts for John Deere
HP (NYSE: HPQ) unveiled its first broadly available metal 3D printer, the Metal Jet S100, at IMTS earlier this year. At Formnext 2022, the company is building on that development…
3D Printed Rocket Test Fire Heralds Space Future for Australia’s SPEE3D
Australian 3D printing firm SPEE3D has an inexpensive and very productive 3D printing technology that is hereto been known mainly for its potential in austere environments. The cold spray firm has…
British Army Invites SPEE3D to Demonstrate Rapid Metal 3D Printing for U.S. Military
The U.S. is intent on further developing a relationship with its closest allies, working together with the U.K. and Australia to 3D print hypersonics and more. Now ,Australian firm SPEE3D…