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Dr. Sven Hicken joined Oerlikon a year ago, after working over 20 years first at Airbus and then in the automotive industry, at BMW, specializing in materials engineering. The move to Oerlikon, a materials and surface coatings giant, was a natural one as is his current focus on AM. During…
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One of the biggest challenges to overcome in order for AM to be accepted as a production capable manufacturing process is the development of a sufficient number of sufficiently accurate standards. Developing a standard for new, digital manufacturing technology is not something that can be done overnight and requires an…
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DyeMansion, a Germany-based leader in surface finishing solutions for 3D printed plastic parts, has revealed the first details about its upcoming Powerfuse S system. The new post-processing platform, which will be officially unveiled at Formnext 2019 in Frankfurt, is reportedly the first system that uses clean vapour technology to finish…
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3D printing company Stratasys has made a series of announcements today, including the release of new production-grade thermoplastics for its FDM platforms. The new materials, including Antero 840CN03, Diran 410MF07 and ABS-ESD7, are all suited for high-temperature applications and boast production-grade durability and chemical resistance. Stratasys has also introduced a…
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Anouk Wipprecht, one of the best-known tech-fashion designers making intensive use of 3D printing technologies, has worked with “bionic” singer Viktoria Modesta on the latest Rolls Royce Campaign. Anouk has collaborated with Viktoria on several projects in the past, transforming the singer’s prosthetic leg in a stylish augmentation. This time…
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GE Additive is a leading AM hardware and materials manufacturer, with the added benefit that GE is also a major AM adopter across its aviation, medical and power divisions. During MTC3 we caught up with GE Additive’s General Manager of Engineering, Chris Schuppe, to learn about the latest achievements and…
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This summer, bioprinting company nScrypt revealed an interesting partnership with the U.S. Military aimed at deploying a ruggedized version of its BioAssembly Tool (BAT) bioprinter to print samples in a forward-deployed desert environment. In July, the company also sent its bioprinter into space to be used aboard the ISS. Following…
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It’s a busy time of the year in the additive manufacturing industry. With events such as the Munich Technology Conference (MTC3) taking place this week and one of the industry’s biggest events, Formnext, taking place in a month, companies from across the AM industry are gearing up to introduce new…
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Every year at the Formnext expo in Frankfurt, the most cutting-edge additive manufacturing technologies, materials, software and applications from around the world are showcased. The event, perhaps more than any other in the additive world, functions as something of a microcosm of the industry and gives us an indication of…
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MTC3, the third edition of the Munich Technology Conference on Additive Manufacturing, begins next week, and its initiator and co-host, Swiss industry group Oerlikon, is asking big questions about AM. What is the state of additive manufacturing industrialization? Which industries are adopting AM at the fastest rates, and why have…
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