metal powder bed fusion
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…
Small Arms Silencer Market Represents a Significant 3D Printing Opportunity
Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research) has released a comprehensive market study titled “Additive Manufacturing of Small Arms Silencers: An AM Market Opportunity.” The report provides a detailed analysis of how…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: August 31, 2024
For the last webinar and event roundup of the summer, we have a variety of in-person and virtual options for you this week! There will be a Markforged FX20 demonstration…
MMX 2024: RMAG, CORE, IMPACT Updates & More
At the recent Annual Members Meeting and Exchange (MMX), Ohio-based America Makes, the nation’s first Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII), provided updates on the organization and its operation, as well as its three…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: August 25, 2024
3D printing webinars and events are picking up this week! In today’s roundup, Stratasys continues its advanced training and U.S. tour, and HP will hold the next session of its…
3D Printing Markets Grows 8% Year over Year
Despite a market slowdown in 2023, the additive manufacturing (AM) sector continues to grow at a robust rate, according to AM Research. The market analysis firm published its Q1 2024…
3D Systems Taps Fine Blanking Market for Metal 3D Printing
Additive manufacturing (AM) stalwart 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) has announced that it will be partnering with Precision Resource, a company specializing in fine blanking, a manufacturing process combining extrusion and…
Will Stratasys Merge with HP? – Dream Mergers and Acquisitions
In the first quarter 2024 earnings call for Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS), Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Troy Jensen hinted at a potentially game-changing future for the company, saying: “I personally believe you…
3D Printing News Briefs, May 4, 2024: Inkjet Materials, 3D Printed Mac Clone, & More
May the 4th be with you, fellow Star Wars fans! In this edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, Quantica and ALTANA Cubic Ink are working together to expand future inkjet…
Kings 3D Introduces Five New 3D Printers Ahead of TCT Asia
In the weeks leading up to TCT Asia, the 3D printing scene in China is already bustling with activity and product promotion. Among the companies taking part is stereolithography (SLA)…
Stoke Space Deploys Solukon’s Automated Depowdering for 3D Printing Reusable Rockets
The space industry continues to thrive with the help of additive manufacturing (AM), which, as AM Research says in its “3D Printing in Commercial Space” report, offers many advantages over…
New EOS M 290 1kW Enables Copper 3D Printing for New Space, Automotive, and More
EOS has released a new EOS M 290 1kW metal powder bed fusion (PBF) system, designed specifically with copper in mind. Initially developed by its custom machine building subsidiary, AMCM,…
BMW 3D Prints Custom Spike Plates for German Bobsleigh Team
Global auto giant BMW Group has developed custom spike plates for the German Bobsleigh team, manufacturing the metal athletic gear using powder bed fusion (PBF) 3D printing. Bobsledders wear cleats…
3D Printing News Briefs, February 24, 2024: Large-Format Metal AM, Personalized Medicine, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs today, we’re talking about metal and medical 3D printing. 3D Phoenix is Meltio’s sales partner in Poland, while Farsoon partnered with Deep Blue Aerospace to…
3DPOD Episode 178: Low Cost Metal 3D Printing with Juan Mario Gomez, Xact Metal CEO
After a lengthy tenure at GE, Juan Mario Gomez took an unexpected turn, launching a metal 3D printing venture, Xact Metal. In this episode of the 3DPOD, he shares his…
Xact Metal to Bring Its Metal 3D Printers to Japan via New Partnership
Xact Metal, the metal additive manufacturing (AM) original equipment manufacturer (OEM) specializing in affordable powder bed fusion (PBF) platforms, has entered an exclusive partnership with System Create Co. to sell…
Michelin to Ramp up Metal 3D Printing in Japan with AddUp Solutions
In 2016, French tire giant Michelin and Paris-based industrial engineering corporation Fives Group partnered to establish AddUp Solutions, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of metal powder bed fusion (PBF) 3D…
3D Printing News Briefs, May 11, 2023: RAPID + TCT Edition
Today’s 3D Printing News Briefs is focused on announcements from last week’s RAPID + TCT! First up, AON3D previewed its new machine learning software at the show, and AMFG is…
New DMG PBF Metal 3D Printer to Be Made in USA
At the 2023 RAPD + TCT show in Chicago, machine-builder DMG Mori announced the development of a new metal powder bed fusion (PBF) 3D printer, LASERTEC 30 SLM US. Not only does…
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….
3D Printing News Briefs, April 22, 2023: Sustainability, Coastal Erosion, & More
RadTech has launched a new UV+EB sustainability website…this story kicks off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, followed by metal 3D printing news, as Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing acquired a Sapphire XC…
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…
Behind 6K’s White Paper on Metal Powders for Additive Manufacturing
Massachusetts-based plasma technology company 6K released a white paper last October detailing the future of the metal powder market for additive manufacturing (AM). The study evaluates how metal powder suppliers…
6K and SmarTech Explore How Metal Powders Can Thrive in Scaling 3D Printing Markets
Trailblazing materials developer 6K rolled out its latest white paper to demonstrate the vast potential of metal powders for additive manufacturing (AM). The new document, titled “Metal Additive Goes Full…
