Executive Interviews
Executive Interviews are one-to-one conversations that 3D Printing Media Network journalists regularly have with AM industry leaders, decision makers, innovators and pioneers. You can find insights, opinions and analyses relative to the biggest challenges that the AM industry is facing, innovative technologies, new applications and much more. This is where you can learn about some of the biggest opportunities that AM presents, straight from those who are making them happen.
While reporting on everything that happens in the world of additive manufacturing, the 3dpbm and 3D Printing Media Network teams have had the privilege to speak with some of the professionals that are contributing to define the future of manufacturing.
If you are an AM industry executive, researcher, engineer or inventor and you would like to share your own views, announce new research and progresses, discuss challenges and opportunities, please contact our team anytime at info@3dpbm.com.
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What winning the Formnext Start-Up Challenge means to five innovative startups
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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Oerlikon’s Dr. Christian Haecker talks AM adoption, materials & why it’s time to get into ‘reality mode’
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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Paxis: a look at the game-changing potential of WAV technology
It’s not often the additive manufacturing industry hears about a wholly new 3D printing technology, but that’s exactly what founder of Paxis Mike Littrell says he has in the works. The technology, called WAV (pronounced wave), has been talked about for some time now—its inventors did, after all, showcase a…
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Interview: nTopology eyes expansion with $20 million investment
Following the launch of its nTop Platform in July 2019, New York-based computational modeling software developer nTopology has gained significant momentum in the advanced manufacturing industry. Most recently, the company raised $20 million in funding, which will enable it to scale its business and offering. In the midst of the…
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VELO3D: breaking barriers in metal AM with support-free 3D printing
After many years in stealth mode, California-based VELO3D emerged in August 2018 with the release of its end-to-end Sapphire metal 3D printer. The industry took notice. The system, based on the company’s Intelligent Fusion technology, gained significant attention for its promise of support-free 3D printing and production capabilities. Since then, VELO3D…
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SLM Solutions’ new CEO Meddah Hadjar talks metal AM and aerospace
Since its founding in 2006, Lübeck-based SLM Solutions Group AG has firmly cemented its position in the additive manufacturing industry and, specifically, the industrial metal 3D printing sector. As the company’s name reveals, SLM Solutions specializes in selective laser melting technologies and it offers a broad portfolio of metal AM…
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How i-AMdigital is striving to grow the talent pool in additive manufacturing
Though any emerging industry faces its fair share of hurdles, perhaps the biggest challenge across the additive manufacturing industry today is overcoming the skills gap. As a complex and multifaceted technology, additive manufacturing requires extensive know-how to not only operate but to sell, implement and grow in various industrial areas.…
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Siemens Oil and Gas CTO Dr. Vladimir Navrotsky shares upcoming projects in exclusive interview
Siemens is one of a select group of companies involved directly in the AM industry (through a number of activities that include both software and AM production services) and large industrial segments such as the oil and gas industry, specifically in the power generation segment with its Siemens Oil and…
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The time is now for introducing AM in the oil and gas industry, says Aidro CEO
Northern Italy-based Aidro Hydraulics & 3D Printing is part of a Joint Innovation Programs (JIPs) focused on 3D printing of functional production parts for the Oil, Gas and Maritime industries. Participating companies in the project include giants such as Equinor, BP, Total, Rolls Royce Marine, TechnipFMC, Vallourec. Members include companies…
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A conversation with Zortrax Co-Founder Karolina Bołądź
Polish 3D printing company Zortrax has evolved since its founding in 2013, moving beyond 3D printer hardware production into materials and software to offer a comprehensive 3D printing ecosystem to its customers. Its products—which include the Zortrax M200 Plus, M300 Dual, M300 Plus, Inventure and Inkspire 3D printers; a broad…
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