FIT AG, a German additive manufacturing specialist, has made a substantial investment in bringing 3D printing to production. With facilities in Germany located in Lupburg, Postbauer-Heng, Feldkirchen …
UK Additive Manufacturing National Strategy 2018-25 published
AM UK, an independent, government-backed collaboration, has published a new Additive Manufacturing National Strategy. Over 44 pages a vision to bring together industry, academia, government and financ…
Further details on €1.6 billion BASF Solvay deal, new 3D printing division to benefit
BASF, the largest chemical producer in the world, will acquire Solvay’s global polyamide business. The deal is valued at €1.6 billion with the transaction scheduled to complete in the third quarter of…
Sciaky EBAM metal 3D printing system wins award from U.S. President
Sciaky, Inc., based in Chicago, has won the President’s “E” Award. A U.S. subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries, Inc. (PSI), Sciaky is the manufacturer of the EBAM metal 3D printing system. …
Materialise continues to expand with acquisition of German metal specialist ACTech
Materialise (NASDAQ:MTLS), a leading 3D design software and additive manufacturing company headquartered in Leuven, Belgium has acquired ACTech. Based in Germany, ACTech are specialists in the product…
Oak Ridge scientist gives insight into 3D printing research with Fabrisonic, Cummins and DM3D
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is frequently covered by 3D Printing Industry. We’ve reported on projects such as the first 3D printed submarine hull, record-breaking BAAM machines and even a dru…
Air Liquide’s 3D printed clean energy reactor awarded EFCE prize in Barcelona
3D Printing Industry are in Barcelona this week where the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE) has announced a 3D printed reactor is the winner of their innovation prize. Taking place un…
Cobots and 3D printing to advance healthcare at new advanced GE lab
With plans to expand the use of 3D printing, GE Healthcare has opened its first specialist 3D printing lab in Europe. The Innovative Design and Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center for Europe, is …
Apple takes on AR and 3D printing with newly granted patent
Further news about augmented reality and 3D printing today, as Apple is granted a patent for a method for instructing a 3D printing system. First filed in 2013, the 20 page patent names Lejing Wang as…
Luxexcel developing custom 3D printed lenses for AR/VR with additional $4.7M VC cash
3D printing ophthalmic lenses that are optically clear and customized for prescription eyewear may sound futuristic. Combining such lenses with VR/AR sounds even more so, however with a fresh influx o…