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RAPID TCT 2025: Spring in the Paris of the Midwest
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that whomever coined the phrase Detroit: Paris of the Midwest, had not spent a lot of time in Paris…
3D Printing News Briefs, February 8, 2025: Partnership, Post-Processing, & More
We’re starting off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with business news: Xact Metal shipped its 150th 3D printer and achieved its second highest quarterly order revenue, while Fastech announced a…
Solukon’s New Two-Ton Cleaner Lands First Customer in AMCM
A new system is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in depowdering for metal 3D printing, tackling components that weigh over two tons and have intricate designs. Unveiled at Formnext…
Solukon’s New Massive System Depowders Two Tonne 3D Printed Parts
Solukon is releasing a large depowdering system, the SFM-AT1500-S, of which it has already sold two units. This machine can handle parts measuring up to 600 x 600 x 1,500…
3D Printing News Briefs, June 22, 2024: Depowdering, Helicopter Cockpit, & More
We’ll take care of business first in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as one of CORE Industrial Partners’ portfolio companies has made an acquisition. Aectual won an innovation award for…
3D Printing News Briefs, April 6, 2024: Depowdering, Cybertruck Door Handles, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, ioTech’s digital manufacturing CLAD technology is opening up opportunities for microelectronics and additive manufacturing. Hexagon and Raytheon Technologies commercially released the Simufact Additive Process…
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…
3D Printing News Briefs, November 18, 2023: Depowdering, Jewelry Patterns, & More
We’re kicking off 3D Printing News Briefs with a little business today, as Horizon Microtechnologies invested in a micro AM platform from Boston Micro Fabrication, and Rivelin Robotics announced a…
Solukon Automates Powder Collection for Metal 3D Printing
Almost a decade ago, manufacturers of laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) machines were showcasing dreams of a completely automated metal 3D printing factory. Visions like Concept Laser’s AM Factory of…
Reichenbacher Adds Metal 3D Printer Unpacking to Solukon’s Automated Depowdering Tech
Key to enabling the adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) in mass manufacturing is automation, as detailed in the “Automation and Additive Manufacturing: Opportunities and Markets” report from SmarTech Analysis. Yet,…
3D Printing News Briefs, June 1, 2023: 3D Printed Medication, Medical Center, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting off with business, as Solukon announces new U.S. distribution partners. On to healthcare, Texas A&M University received a five-year NIH grant to…
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…
Siemens Energy Metal 3D Printing Databases Commercialized by Senvol
After working significantly on its own metal 3D printing processes, Siemens has begun allowing third parties to commercialize its work. Previously, we saw this with Solukon, which has released a…
Post-processing to Automate 3D Printing at Formnext 2022
According to the new “Post-Processing for Additive Manufacturing: Market Analysis and Forecast” report from SmarTech Analysis, this niche segment of the 3D printing sector is expected to reach $1.8 billion…
Rocket Manufacturer Orbex Secures £40.4M to Help Power its Micro-Launcher
Orbex, a UK-based startup developing small satellite launch technologies, has raised £40.4 million ($45.7 million) in Series C funding, building on its £48 million ($54.4 million) raised since 2017, plus…
US Space Force Awards Launcher $1.7M Contract for 3D Printed Rocket Engines
It’s a whirlwind ride for up-and-coming startups in the booming private space industry. According to a Space Capital report, there have been $252.9 billion in cumulative global equity investments into…
Metal 3D Printing at AMS 2022: Series Production of Metal Parts
Last week we held our annual Additive Manufacturing Strategies (AMS) summit, co-hosted with SmarTech Analysis, and after going virtual last year due to the pandemic, it was great to be…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: March 6, 2022
In this week’s round up of webinars and events, topics will range from closed-loop additive manufacturing quality control and World for 3D printing to microfabrication for medical applications and more….
2022 Predictions: 3D Printing Post-Processing
As we begin 2022, one of the most obvious trends we can see developing is in finishing components. As I’ve said before, we make the shape in the machine, but…
Authentise Partnerships Signal Maturation of 3D Printing
In two separate announcements, Authentise has told us that it has partnered with Riven and Solukon. Authentise develops manufacturing execution system (MES) software aimed at managing and optimizing your 3D…
Formnext 2021: Essentium, BEAMIT, AIM3D & Solukon Prepare for Big Announcements
Over 450 3D printing companies will return to Frankfurt, Germany, for one of the most awaited additive manufacturing events of the year: Formnext 2021. Following almost two years of digital…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 25, 2021: Partnerships, Software, & More
The first order of business in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs is 3D Systems, which has welcomed a Chief Scientist. In the rest of the business, Solukon is announcing a…
Festo and Solukon Partner for Automated Depowdering of Metal 3D Printed Parts
Robotics firm Festo has partnered with Solukon to develop a solution for the automated depowdering of metal 3D printed parts. The solution will build upon Solukon’s existing Smart Powder Recuperation…
