Industry Analysis
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Proto Labs, Inc. (Protolabs, NYSE: PRLB), one of the world’s leading providers of digital manufacturing services, reported that it generated revenues of $124.2 million in Q1 2022, representing a 6.9 percent increase compared to revenue of $116.1 million in the first quarter of 2021. The Hubs online platform generated $10.3…
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With more than 1900 respondents, Sculpteo’s State of 3D Printing has been a great success in 2021. The study has been noticed by several actors in the AM industry over the years. And for The State of 3D Printing 2022, its 8th edition coming out this year, the French company,…
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GE Renewable Energy has made a minority investment in COBOD International, the company providing the 3D printer used at the Bergen research facility. Officials from both companies said the investment will build on an existing relationship with COBOD International, a leading player in 3D construction printing solutions, first undertaken in…
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CECIMO just published its new report on the European additive manufacturing business (you can access and download the full report here). As the European association dedicated to additive manufacturing, CECIMO monitors the European AM sector and regularly conducts a survey to collect data directly from 3D printing companies that operate…
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Global standards organization ASTM International completed the acquisition of Wohlers Associates, a pioneering firm in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry and creators of the Wohlers Report. The announcement coincided with the Standards Forum at Formnext 2021, the leading trade show for AM and next-generation intelligent manufacturing solutions. As part of…
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Dozens of companies are investing in metals for additive manufacturing. 3dpbm’s AM company index, the largest and most complete listing of verified AM companies in the world, currently features 83 metal powder metallurgy companies that produce metal materials for additive manufacturing. For several powder metallurgy firms, venturing into AM is…
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Davide SherSeptember 22, 2021
China accounts for 70% of the global desktop 3D printer market
Chinese-made desktop 3D printers from manufacturers such as Anycubic, Creality and Flashforged have been constantly improving in terms of quality while maintaining very affordable prices. This is enabled by these companies’ ability to rapidly scale and sell more and more machines all over the world. Now, this dominance in the…
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Industrial laser powder bed fusion system manufacturer Farsoon Technologies revealed that by end of June 2021, the total Farsoon installed base of polymer and metal PBF 3D printers has passed 500 units at customer sites. “Although our metal 3D printer product line only [started to be] commercialized in 2015, with…
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With 3D printing making an impact on the digitalization of manufacturing and the disruption of industries, a new study by HP in partnership with 3dbpm Research found that additive manufacturing (AM) is playing a significant role in enabling this transition. According to the AM Trends in EMEA study, which analyzed…
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Immensa Technology Labs was approved for additive manufacturing by KSA’s Ministry of Investments. This license represents the first of its kind to be issued in Saudi Arabia and is in line with ‘Vision2030’ and the National Industrial Development and Logistics Program (NIDLP) which is giving importance to industry 4.0 with…
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