Global AM Hubs
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Footwear 3D printing is set to grow into a 6.3 billion overall revenue opportunity over the next 10 years (according to the latest report from SmarTech Publishing). If this consumer product segment will deliver what many are now quite convinced it will, most of the credit will likely go to…
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Oerlikon, GE Additive, engineering company Linde and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have announced that they will be creating an open additive manufacturing cluster that will focus on the research and development of additive manufacturing technologies. The cluster, announced in the context of the Munich Technology Conference (MTC3), will be…
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On the occasion of 3dpbm‘s newest AM Focus, this time zooming in on Barcelona 3D printing companies, we are back with a new appointment for our series on global 3D printing hubs. This time we are highlighting some of the companies that make up one of the first and most important…
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Barcelona-based 3D printing company BCN3D Technologies has signed a distribution partnership with Global 3D, a Polish reseller of 3D printing filaments and printers. The partnership establishes Global 3D as a distributor of BCN3D’s Sigma and Sigmax 3D printers as well as filaments and accessories across the Polish market. “We are…
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WASP, the first and leading Italian manufacturer of advanced Delta 3D printers, has been pushing the additive manufacturing industry in new directions since it was founded by Massimo Moretti in 2012. The company’s latest evolutions are now heading towards leveraging the consolidated and highly reliable kinematics of its delta systems…
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KW Special Projects, a UK-based engineering consultancy firm, this week secured £3.4 million in funding to open a new Digital Manufacturing Centre at Silverstone Park, near the Silverstone motor racing circuit. The new facility, which spans 1,657 square meters, is expected to bring economic growth to the area, up to…
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Students from the Politecnico di Milano have redesigned a spacecraft component using 3D printing. The part will ultimately be installed aboard the new D-Orbit ION MK2 spacecraft and launched into space next August. The component was designed as part of the Italian university’s Additive Manufacturing for Space and Aerospace Applications…
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Aidro Hydraulics, an Italian supplier of hydraulic equipment, has announced a new partnership with additive manufacturing company EOS. The companies will work together to accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing technologies in the oil and gas industry, leveraging their respective expertise to this end. Founded nearly 40 years ago, Aidro’s…
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Despite the many advances in Laser Powder Bed Fusion technology in recent years—including multi-laser capabilities and even support-free builds—powder bed fusion has remained limited by certain factors, namely, consistency. In fact, speaking to many people across the industry, consistency and reliability are two critical points that keep coming up as…
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Italian additive manufacturing service bureau Beam-IT is deepening its existing partnership with metal AM specialist SLM Solutions through a new agreement that will see it acquire two new SLM 3D printers. In addition to expanding its production portfolio, Beam-IT will also work closely with SLM Solutions to develop new material…
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