Global AM Hubs
In 1600, William Shakespeare focused on Denmark when writing Hamlet, widely considered among the most powerful and influential works of world literature. Today, additive manufacturing tech providers and manufacturers focus on Denmark while rewriting the future of manufacturing. Danish AM Hub aims to lead the way in using AM technology…
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Carlos Prieto, a Spanish government sub-delegate in Barcelona, visited the IUL Instruments facilities at the inauguration of the expansion of the company’s 3D printing area. The investment, which totaled €600,000 will enable IUL to increase production by up to 60%. The facility is equipped with two state-of-the-art HP Jet Fusion…
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JUNO is an Italian design firm specializing in 3D printing technologies. In fact, the company was one of the first in Italy to adopt Stratasys’ 3D printing back in the day. Today, it has expanded its services significantly, with the integration of EOS, HP and, most recently, Carbon 3D printing…
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A recently published study by the European Patent Office (EPO) showed that the Austrian AM market had the largest AM patent applications increase between 2014 and 2017 globally. While the AM patent applications increased by an average of 270% in this period, Austria secured the top international position with a…
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As the AM wave continues to grow in Japan, Tokyo-based JEOL released its new JAM-5200EBM electron beam melting metal AM system. The company, which specializes in scientific metrology systems (including electron microscopes) leveraged its know-how of electron microscopes and electron beam lithography systems for semiconductor manufacturing, to develop a new…
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Additive Technologies—RusAT, an enterprise of TVEL Fuel Company and ROSATOM’s integrator for additive manufacturing business—opened its first RusAT Additive Technologies Center (ATC) at the site of the Moscow Polymetal Plant. ROSATOM’ ATC in Moscow has been created as the first model of a facility combining development, engineering, and manufacturing. It…
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For some reason—maybe due in part to a distorted perception caused by the language barrier—Japanese companies have never seemed to truly embrace additive manufacturing as a production option. That may now be changing for good. The Japanese industry has some of the largest automotive manufacturers in the world, as well…
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Barcelona-based 3D printing company BCN3D Technologies has signed a distribution agreement with Italian company Crea3D, which will enable it to grow its presence in the southern European region. Crea3D will now distribute BCN3D’s 3D printing systems, based on its IDEX technology, to the Italian market through its established B2B and…
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Just over one year ago, 3D printing company HP inaugurated its 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing Center of Excellence just outside of Barcelona. The new building, which spans over 150,000 square feet, is one of the world’s largest and most advanced AM facilities. As it turns out, it is also…
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Lincotek Additive, the AM division of Italian global contract manufacturer Lincotek, is opening a new state-of-the-art Additive Production Center at its site in Trento. The facility, which houses a high-vacuum furnace and validated heat treatment process for titanium 3D printed parts, will be dedicated to the development and production of…
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