The road to producing 100,000 medical 3D printed parts per year at Lincotek Medical
Despite the capabilities of Additive Manufacturing, the road to full-scale production has often been a hurdle that slows its broader adoption, especially in the...
Evove: Making “filtering the unfilterable” sustainable with additive manufacturing
When people talk about technologies that could enable a net-zero future, water filtration rarely makes the list. Yet filtration membranes can consume up to...
Formnext 2025: Fifty shades of the “cost conversation”
As I wrote in our weekly newsletter, Formnext is always a rush, but that’s also part of its charm. From the inevitable sprints between...
Is there an AM culture?
While "business" and "culture" are well-known concepts individually, their combination into "business culture" creates a complex and multifaceted field. In this industry, understanding it...
Joy Gockel on workforce development needs and opportunities in AM
Have you ever realized that most AM experts who have started their career in academia usually move to the industry side after some time?...
Going through Arkema’s ESG and sustainability journey in Additive Manufacturing
It’s been a few years already that we continuously monitor sustainability activities in the AM industry. Last year, in the sustainability edition of 3D...
Frank Rethmann on the AM journey of Airbus Helicopters: “Since 2017, we have produced more than 13500 shafts [using titanium 3D printing].”
I may have been blinded by the number of war films and thrillers that I have already watched, but I consider helicopters as one...
Pratt & Whitney on the evolutionary journey that leads to the development of military engines with Additive Manufacturing
Many military aircraft, especially fighters, require engines with significant differences from commercial aircraft. They fly different flight profiles and perform various jobs. These differences...
Automotive AM at Toyota: Challenges in (complex) applications with Additive Manufacturing
Have automotive parts been a difficult space for AM to grow? : The Toyota case
When I started covering the AM industry, one of the...
How multiphysics simulation optimizes additive manufacturing processes for the electronics industry
According to Additive Manufacturing Research (AMR), the electronic additive manufacturing market could reach $7.9 billion by 2033. However, the industrialization of additive manufacturing (AM)...