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Nikon SLM’s 900th 12-laser Metal 3D Printer Goes to Safran
Can you believe Nikon SLM Solutions has already delivered its 900th NXG XII 600 3D printer? It seems like just yesterday that the laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) system manufacturer…
3D Printing Financials: Xometry & SLM’s Q2 Earnings Reveal
In the rapidly evolving manufacturing world, digital transformation and specialized innovation drive success. Two recent earnings reports from US-based online marketplace Xometry (NASDAQ: XMTR) and German metal additive manufacturing (AM)…
Printing Money Episode 8: Lake Street’s Troy Jensen Reports on the Quarter of Managed Expectations
A summer slow down in financings means that Troy, Danny, and Alex get to spend more time on acquisitions and the public markets this episode. Two acquisitions are up for…
SLM Solutions Acquires AddCreative Tech to Enhance Large-scale Metal 3D Printing
In its first major move since its acquisition by Nikon, SLM Solutions is set to enhance its existing product lineup by incorporating ADIRA’s AddCreative additive manufacturing (AM) technology. This new…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: July 9, 2023
Webinars and events in the 3D printing industry are ramping back up again this week! Stratasys continues its cross-country tour of the U.S. and will also host one of its…
3D Printing News Briefs, June 29, 2023: Secure Remote Printing, 3D Printed Temple, & More
Elegoo has released a new lineup of upgraded 3D printers, while SLM Solutions and Assembrix are collaborating to ensure secure remote 3D printing. These stories kick off our 3D Printing…
3D Printing Financials: Profits Elude, Revenues Rally in MKFG, XMTR, AM3D, and DM Earnings Reports
In the first quarter of the year, Markforged (NYSE: MKFG), Xometry (NASDAQ: XMTR), and SLM Solutions (AM3D: Xetra) all reported increasing revenues, which is a positive sign of growing market…
3D Printing News Briefs, April 29, 2023: Rocket Engine, Post-Processing for NXG XII 600, & More
We’re starting 3D Printing News Briefs today with an announcement that a 3D printed rocket motor by Skyroot Aerospace had a successful test-fire. Continuing with aerospace news, Burloak Technologies received…
Large Metal 3D Printing Grows with Safran and ADDMAN Purchases
According to its latest estimates, SmarTech Analysis values the additive manufacturing (AM) industry at $13.5 billion, with a projected growth to $25 billion by 2025. Based on reports from the…
3D Printing News Briefs, March 30, 2023: Rubber 3D Printing Service, Titanium Powder, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Authentise released its RFQ Responder, and Chromatic launched a rapid custom rubber 3D printing service. Sticking with materials, IperionX and SLM Solutions signed an…
Snarr3D Introduces the First 3D Printed Golf Club Shaft
What started out as a class project could soon help golfers save a few strokes per round. Brothers and business partners, Patrick and Scott Snarr, have created Snarr3D, a golf…
Nikon Closes Deal to Acquire SLM Solutions, Becomes a Metal 3D Printer Manufacturer
Japanese optics and imaging multinational Nikon (TYO: 7731) announced that the company has closed on its acquisition of SLM Solutions (AM3D.DE), a German manufacturer of hardware for metal additive manufacturing…
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…
Additive Drives Wants to Be the Amazon of Electric Mobility – AMS Focus
Many venture capitalists have supported the 3D printing industry in the last decade. Notably, Munich-based VC investor AM Ventures has been behind some of the hottest additive manufacturing (AM) companies,…
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…
Formnext 2022: 3D Printing Software 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…
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…
Seven New Partners Join Materialise CO-AM 3D Printing Suite
Additive manufacturing (AM) pioneer, Materialise NV (Nasdaq: MTLS) announced that the company has expanded its cloud-based, CO-AM platform, which was released earlier this year. In addition to heightened integration between…
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…
With SLM Acquisition, Will Nikon Become the Next GE in 3D Printing?
Maturation of the additive manufacturing (AM) market in the post-pandemic era continued last month with Nikon announcing its intent to make a third acquisition in the space—this time a premiere,…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: SLM Solutions 1 Meter Build Volume System & LEGO
The Air Force Research Lab is giving $5.2 to SLM Solutions and CTC to make a 1.5 meter tall build volume Powder Bed Fusion system, LEGO 3D printing a limited…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 24, 2022: Software, Metal 3D Printing, & More
We’re starting with software first in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to ceramic and metal 3D printing and business. We’ll end with 3D printing being used…
US Air Force Funds SLM Solutions via CTC to Build “World’s Largest” PBF Metal 3D Printer
After already boasting one of the world’s most advanced, largest, and productive powder bed metal 3D printers, SLM Solutions has been enlisted to make something even bigger. Thanks to a…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: Nikon Bidding for SLM Solutions
Today’s Episode is all about Nikon’s offer to buy SLM Solutions. What are the current market dynamics in 3D printing? What is the powder bed fusion market like today? What…
