GE’s (NYSE:GE) planned takeover of Arcam AB (ETR:MAC1) and SLM Solutions Group AG (ETR:AM3D) moved a step closer yesterday. SLM Solutions board members, on the management and supervisory boards, voted…
D-Orbit Protecting the Planet with 3D Printing
3D printing is making space more accessible, but can it help “protect our planet from both outer space threats and from those who seek to disturb the peace on Earth?” Igor Ashurbeyli, writing in ROOM …
Groupe Gorgé Loss Widens: Too Small to Succeed?
Earlier this month Groupe Gorgé SA (EPA:GOE) published their updated financial statements for first six months of 2016. The share price of the company has fallen from €22 prior to publication to below…
4 enterprises (who are not SpaceX) Using 3D Printing to reach space
Elon Musk and his SpaceX project may have attracted the most attention at the recent 67th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), but as World Space Week begins today we present four enterprises u…
Lockheed Martin use 3D Printing in Search for Signs of Life on Mars
“Are we alone?” asked Lockheed Martin’s Tony Antonelli at a special event during the 67th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) yesterday. This was not a reference to the packed event hall at Gua…
Elon Musk Shows How 3D Printing Powers Mission to Colonize Mars
3D printing is at the core of Elon Musk’s ambitious plan to transport more than a million people to Mars during the next forty to one hundred years. Buzz Aldrin, Bill Nye and other luminaries of the s…
Predicting the Future: Interview with HP Labs CTO Shane Wall
HP Labs was founded 50 years ago this week, I sat down with the CTO of the ‘original Silicon Valley start-up’ to find out about plans for the next half century. Throughout this year, analysts have cit…
3D Printing at IMTS 2016 Show Roundup Interviews and more Photos
Chicago’s International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) is over until 2018. During the course of 6 days 115,612 visitors traversed over 1.3 million sq. ft. of exhibition space, taking in demonstr…
Renishaw launch new 3D metal printer at IMTS, plan to industrialize 3D printing
I caught up with UK company Renishaw (LON:RSW) at Chicago’s IMTS to talk about their new 3D printer and the strategy to help manufacturers make better products. Marc Saunders is Renishaw’s director of…
Inside the Infinite Build with Stratasys experts at IMTS
Stratasys recently announced two new demonstrator models the Robotic Composite and Infinite Build. These proof of concept machines can be seen as a strong statement that the company are serious about …