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Editor’s Pick: Pure Copper for Additive Manufacturing

January 12, 2022 · Desktop Metal Commercially Pure Copper is said to achieve < 99.95% purity.

Desktop Metal Introduces DM HH Stainless Steel

January 12, 2022 · Material enables mass production of wear- and corrosion-resistant components for oil & gas, automotive, consumer products and medical devices.

Velo3D Qualifies New Superalloy for Use in Its Sapphire Family of Printers

January 7, 2022 · Nickel-based Höganäs Amperprint 0233 Haynes 282 powder enhances capabilities of Velo3D’s solution for customers in oil and gas, aviation, energy, space and other applications.

3M and Ansys Train Engineers to Improve Adhesive Joint Design

January 6, 2022 · Ansys Learning Hub courses taught by 3M research scientists help engineers develop designs using tapes and adhesives while eliminating material waste.

Desktop Metal Qualifies Commercially Pure Copper for Additive Manufacturing

December 27, 2021 · Production System binder jetting technology enables the mass production of high-performance copper parts for automotive, aerospace and electronics.

Markforged Announces New Global Corporate Headquarters

December 27, 2021 · Materials manufacturing facility expected to nearly double footprint in 2022.

3D Printing Mingles With Micro

December 15, 2021 · Propelled by materials advances, innovative techniques and performance im­prove­ments, additive manufacturing (AM) has come a long way since the days of experi­mentation for prototyping. As products gain complexity and shrink in size, AM is advancing to accommodate production of micron-level parts.

AP&C Inks Agreement With Airbus to Provide Titanium Powders

December 7, 2021 · The new multiyear agreement to provide Ti-6AI-4V powders deepens AP&C’s working relationship with Airbus.

EOS Has Acquired Stake in Metalpine

November 19, 2021 · Companies to jointly develop sustainable metal powders.

6K Additive and Freemelt Establish Strategic Partnership

November 16, 2021 · Aim of collaboration is to develop and commercialize refractory metal powder for the Freemelt 3D printer platform.

Covestro and voxeljet Set Up Partnership

November 15, 2021 · Goal of collaboration is to advance additive manufacturing in series production.

XYZprinting Finalizes Collaboration; Launches Multimaterial 3D Printing Solution

November 11, 2021 · XYZprinting is launching the new MfgPro236 xS, available in Q1 2022.

BEAMIT Group Develops Printing Process for Nickel-based superalloy René 80 RAM1

October 29, 2021 · The 3D-printed alloy has characteristics for applications in energy and aerospace.

Desktop Metal Qualifies 420 Stainless Steel

October 22, 2021 · Desktop Metal single-pass jetting technology enables mass production of end-use parts in 420 stainless steel for applications across medical, defense, aerospace, and consumer products.

MakerBot Unveils Solution to Simplify the ABS 3D Printing Workflow

October 20, 2021 · New MakerBot RapidRinse fast-dissolving support and ABS-R materials aim to make 3D printing industrial applications with ABS easier, company says.

Forward AM Launches Ultrafuse Flexible Filament Portfolio

October 19, 2021 · New filaments specially developed for applications requiring flexible materials across multiple industries, according to the company.

Altair Launches Consortium to Advance Altair Material Data Center

October 1, 2021 · The Center furnishes users with the material properties they need for tasks such as virtual prototyping and simulation.

EnvisionTEC and Covestro Collaborate on 3D Printing Applications

September 24, 2021 · New Resin e-PerFORM, based on SLA Resin Somos PerFORM, has been optimized for EnvisionTEC 3D printers.

Covestro and ParaMatters Co-Develop Anisotropic Optimization Software

September 23, 2021 · By combining ParaMatters' and Covestro's expertise, the two companies are delivering a complete anisotropic design and workflow that explores use of filament extrusion 3D printing with fiber-reinforced materials.

Azul 3D Launches LAKE Printer 

September 23, 2021 · With throughput and an array of materials, the Lake printer will enable manufacturers to consider 3D printing for a wide range of manufacturing applications.


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