AM Industry
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Epic Games acquires Sketchfab
Sketchfab has been acquired by Epic Games, one of the largest and most important videogame developers in the world (and creators of Unreal Engine, the most widely used 3D graphics engine). As a videogame journalist industry for many years before additive manufacturing, I had been waiting for this moment to…
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Essentium acquires Collider to advance DLP AM technology
Essentium has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire Collider, a pioneer of Programmable Tooling, which combines the speed of Digital Light Processing (DLP) 3D printing and the material strength of injection molding. The addition of Collider to the Essentium portfolio will drive new growth paths while enabling manufacturers to…
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Fast Radius to list on NASDAQ via SPAC merger with ECP
Fast Radius, Inc., a cloud manufacturing and digital supply chain company, and ECP Environmental Growth Opportunities Corp. (NASDAQ: ENNV) have entered into a definitive agreement that will result in Fast Radius becoming a publicly-listed company on the NASDAQ index. The combined company will have an estimated post-transaction enterprise value of…
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9T LABS hires new CTO, sales managers for Italy and Dach
As 9T Labs scales up and prepares for the commercial launch of its hybrid 3D printing technology (for producing structural carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite parts), the company has expanded its executive team with Fabian Pusch as chief technology officer (CTO). The commercial team also grows with Arne Büttner, sales manager for…
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Prototek gets serious about AM with Midwest Prototyping acquisition
Prototek Holdings LLC—not to be confused with Italy-based Prototek (now owned by Dedem Group), also a leading provider of AM services—completed the acquisition of Midwest Prototyping LLC, one of the US’ largest independent additive manufacturing services businesses and a leader in digital manufacturing. The transaction closed on July 15, 2021.…
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Fathom to go public through SPAC merger with Altimar Acquisition Corp
Fathom Digital Manufacturing Corporation an expert in on-demand digital manufacturing services, and Altimar Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of HPS Investment Partners, LLC, have entered into a definitive business combination agreement pursuant to which Fathom and Altimar will combine, and after which Fathom will…
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David Caponio joins Launcher leadership team
David Caponio has joined the Launcher team as the Head of Product and Business Development. David brings two decades of both customer and provider experience in the commercial space launch sector, including at SpaceX, Virgin Orbit, and Tyvak and in the U.S. Government, as a military officer supporting launch and…
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Burloak Technologies scales capacity with California AM facility
Burloak Technologies, a division of Samuel, Son & Co. established its second additive manufacturing center in Camarillo, California. With the addition of this facility, Burloak Technologies becomes North America’s first multi-site additive manufacturing services provider, offering full Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM) expertise at scale. The new 25,000-square-foot (2,300-square-meter) facility…
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GoProto ANZ completes ISO 9001 certification
GoProto ANZ, an Australian 3D scanning, 3D printing, and contract manufacturer, received ISO 9001:2015 certification. The stringent process analyzes the business’s operations from top to bottom, seeking a commitment to quality at every level. “ISO is one of the most rigorous and well-regarded standards in the world. We sought to…
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Lithoz further expands production with a second base in Austria
Lithoz has opened its newest location in the form of a secondary site in Vienna, Austria. After only recently launching their new Lithoz China headquarters in Shanghai, this fourth location will allow the company to greatly expand its production capabilities. Lithoz, which is this year celebrating the 10 year anniversary…
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