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How do nanotechnology & Additive Manufacturing intertwine and what opportunities lie ahead?

Among the wide range of technologies that can bolster an Additive Manufacturing (AM) application, nanotechnology is often the least mentioned. Yet the synergy between both technologies can lead to versatile and multifunctional applications that...

ADDVANCE on the convergence of lean management and AM in a disrupted supply chain

A general understanding of Additive Manufacturing (AM) and Lean Management (LM) will make most industrials agree on what seems an undisputable fact: AM can easily converge with LM as the former promotes resource efficiency...

Eckart GmbH on the use of high-strength alloys in Additive Manufacturing

By definition, an alloy is a mixture of two or more metals or of a base metal with non-metallic additions. By integrating various elements into a pure metal’s lattice structure, materials properties can be...

Key considerations to take into account for the production of 3D Printable stainless steel powders

There are a number of reasons why one can select stainless steel for additive manufacturing (AM) processes, including its superior corrosion, mechanical properties compared with other steel types (meaning that the component will last...

Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing is an ideal production candidate for large-scale parts, yet still lags far behind in adoption. Here is why.

On the metal 3D printing market, DED and LPBF are often the first technology processes that come to one’s mind when looking to produce large-scale parts. Yet, behind the large-scale 3D printed parts built...

Additive Manufacturing: the value chain polymerization process

In this opinion article, Kris Binon, former director of Benelux AM-association Flam3D and now Business Unit Development Manager at Hybrid Software discusses the concept of value chain polymerization process and the role of companies...

This is not DFAM: It is a form of automated, AI-driven optimization that produces simulation-verified design solutions for AM

In the digital-design-engineering world, there’s an urgent opportunity, right now, to fully exploit the tools of computer-aided engineering (CFD, FEA, electromagnetic simulation and more) using the capabilities of AI. Yes, we’re talking about design...

Danish AM Hub on the Danish AM market, their key area of interest and the upcoming AM Summit

With the “back-to-school” season around the corner, we start reflecting on the AM trade shows that could be interesting to visit. AM Summit, the largest AM conference in Scandinavia is in our list. To...

Understanding SPID®, Laxxon’s Screen Printed Innovative Drug Technology and its business model

On March 8th, 2022, Laxxon (short for Laxxon Medical), a pharma-technology company appeared on our radar when Evonik Venture Capital, the venture capital business of specialty chemicals company Evonik, announced an investment that expanded...

Q&A with Matthew Shomper on (Computational) DfAM & 3D Printed Medical Devices.

Matthew Shomper is an innovative engineering leader with extensive expertise in the computational design of biologically advantageous medical implants. With many cleared medical devices released into the field now residing in several patients across the world,...