Industry analysts identify source of 3D printing’s $11bn SPAC investment boom

Over the last year, the number of firms going public via mergers with Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) rather than conventional IPOs, has risen exponentially.  A record 248 SPAC IPOs took place in the U.S. alone during 2020 (2019: 59).…

Renishaw reports £43.4m pre-tax profit despite 2% revenue decline in H1 2021 financials

Global engineering firm Renishaw has reported a pre-tax profit of £43.4 million in its H1 2021 financial results despite seeing its annual revenue decline by 2%.  Renishaw, which reports its H1 2021 financials from June 30th 2020 to December 31st…

Uniformity Labs raises $38 million to expand production capabilities and material development

Californian software and material producer Uniformity Labs has closed a $38.35 million Series B financing round, the proceeds of which it will use to drive the expansion of its production capabilities and increase the development of additional specialized materials. The…

3D Printing Industry review of the year: December 2020

Rounding-off 2020, December saw the launch of various dental 3D printing products, as well as novel production processes, and the completion of significant business moves by Desktop Metal and Stratasys among others.  December’s additive dental releases The first of the…

New 3D printing jobs at Dartmouth College, appointments at Autodesk, Made in Space, Nanofabrica and more 

Welcome to the latest edition of our 3D printing jobs and career moves update for the additive manufacturing sector.  If you are looking for a new role in the industry, we keep our 3D Printing job board updated with the…

Made in Space to send first ceramic manufacturing facility to the ISS

Space manufacturing technologies leader Made In Space (MIS) will send the first ceramic manufacturing facility to the International Space Station (ISS) on September 29. Part of Northrop Grumman’s 14th commercial resupply mission (NG-14), the Turbine Ceramic Manufacturing Module (CMM) will…

NASA and KULR Technology Group partner to build space-optimized battery pack systems in-orbit

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) has awarded KULR Technology Group a dual-use technology agreement which could see future space missions 3D print spare battery packs on-demand and en-route. As part of the collaboration, KULR will build 3D printed battery…