Markus Tacke on the enterprise strategy at the heart of Oerlikon’s path to AM and the ‘try everything, fail fast’ ethos
December 2016. Switzerland’s Oerlikon Corporation AG acquired citim GmbH - leading producer of metal 3D printing parts - giving this way the first clues to the group’s Additive Manufacturing ambitions. That period saw a...
Boom Supersonic to rely on Additive Manufacturing for the fabrication of its new propulsion system Symphony™
Boom Supersonic, the aerospace company building what it describes as the world’s fastest airliner, has announced the development of Symphony™, a new propulsion system designed and optimised for its Overture supersonic airliner.
The company will...
Amnovis: an IP license agreement with KU Leuven and the launch of copper 3D printing services
AM service bureau and engineering company Amnovis, has entered into an IP license agreement with Belgium-based research university KU Leuven. This agreement enables Amnovis to leverage a copper 3D printing technology, developed after six years of...
Cast members of Emmerdale soap opera recreated as full colour 3D printed models to celebrate the show’s 50th birthday
When ITV’s Emmerdale soap opera reached its milestone 50th birthday, the show’s producers marked the occasion with a series of stories that came to a head in a gripping special episode that aired on 16th October....
Fertilis and UpNano enhance success of in vitro fertilization (IVF) thanks to a novel material for 2PP 3D printing
The team announces a 30 – 40% reduction of implantation cycles as commonly required to get pregnant, thus saving patients’ emotional and financial pain.
For the media and in the perception of the public, most...
Conflux Technology ends 2022 on a good note: the development of a new heat exchanger and a collaboration for 3D printed thermal solutions
If you’re a regular reader of 3D ADEPT Media, you may already be familiar with Conflux Technology, an AM company that specializes in the development of thermal and fluid applications.
The company that is reinventing...
When Wood 3D printing is leveraged for 3D printed sawdust decorative lights
As Christmas is around the corner (this time of year finally), we are thinking of all things “cocooning” and I just stumbled upon a product whose name gives me this feeling: COCOON.
The latter is...
New 3D printed device can treat patients that suffer from sleep apnea and snoring
Dental laboratory company, New West Dental Lab has added a new device to its portfolio of mandibular advancement devices (MADs). Named the EndSnorZ™ Sleep Appliance, the new appliance is a patient-specific device that is adjustable...
Coffee supplier Bentax explores the use of metal 3D printed spare parts to give new life to worn-out milk pumps
During their service of coffee machines, coffee supplier Bentax has experienced a challenge with the milk pump, where some parts wear out quickly. It is a big expense, as you cannot get spare parts...
Hermeus achieves new hypersonic testing milestone with partially 3D printed Mach-5 chimera engine
Hermeus, a startup developing hypersonic aircraft, has demonstrated turbojet to ramjet transition within its engine, Chimera. This is one of the major advancements to making operational hypersonic flight a reality.
Chimera is a turbine-based combined...
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