Business in Additive Manufacturing

This segment is about the latest activities in the additive manufacturing industry: mergers & acquisitions, careers, distribution, money & funding.

USA: Assets of a 3D metal printing company and a powder producer put up for auction

A Timed Online Auction is set to take place on Wednesday, February 07, with bidding commencing at 11:00 AM. Pre-Auction offers are being accepted on all major items, and for the facility in its...

GKN Aerospace invests £50 million to establish an Additive Manufacturing center in Sweden

This investment is meant to build a Centre of Excellence in Trollhättan, Sweden, and will create 250 jobs for highly skilled engineers and operators. Aerospace company GKN Aerospace has announced a £50 million (600 million...

Align Technology completes acquisition of Cubicure, a developer of direct polymer 3D printing solutions

With this acquisition, Align aims to directly print millions of custom appliances per day. When I look at the 24 acquisitions covered in 2023, the acquisition of Cubicure by global medical devices company Align is...

12 3D printing ventures that turned stealth mode off in 2023

Every year a range of new companies venture into the Additive Manufacturing industry. In the list of 2023’s newcomers, one notices that the growing trend around companies that focus on AM-dedicated applications continues. While...

Volkmann and EOS now provide automated metal powder solutions for 3D printing

A new partnership signed between 3D printer manufacturer EOS GmbH, and metal powder conveying equipment manufacturer Volkmann GmbH led to the compatibility of Volkmann’s closed-loop and automated metal powder management systems with the EOS...

Lease? Buy? Subscribe? The pros and cons of different acquisition models of industrial 3D printing equipment.

“I know we need an industrial 3D printer but I am not sure if we will be able to amortize the cost of such an investment in our company. Any idea where I should...

5 reasons why you should invest in trade media

This end of 2023 was quite special as I have had the opportunity to talk with a few entrepreneurs and industry insiders working in startups or SMEs about what they should prioritize in their...

2023: Additive Manufacturing, for better or worse (Part 1)

Before starting this “2023 year in review” article, I had a look at what I wrote last year: consolidation through acquisitions & funding dominated the market, materials & software called the tune in the...

Change of business model: 3devo to stop selling its extrusion 3D printing solutions

3devo, a Dutch company that provides polymer 3D printing solutions, announced it will gear towards a new business model in 2024. The company is acknowledged for its Filament Maker Fused Filament Fabrication 3D printer...

The Method series 3D printers are now compatible with UltiMaker Cura

Desktop 3D printing company UltiMaker has recently announced the compatibility of the Method series 3D printers with 3D printing software UltiMaker Cura. This integration is a logical step given the merger of Ultimaker and MakerBot. It provides...

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