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,...
A conversation between Dr. Joel Brie and 3DCeram’s CEO on 3D printed cranial implants, already implanted in more than 10 patients
As explained before, one vertical industry where ceramic 3D printing is making great strides is the healthcare industry. Surprisingly, while implants constitute one of the largest use cases for technical ceramics, all of them...
A look at the strategy that enables General Atomics Aeronautical Systems to reach beyond 75% of 3D printed parts in an aircraft.
With millions of dollars already saved in tooling, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) shares the lessons-learned of their journey with industrial Additive Manufacturing. A meaningful example of their story relates to the completion...
Understanding the wave of lay-offs in the AM industry and where the current demand for talent lies
With the development of smart devices, 3D printing, robotics, AI, 5G, quantum computing and the Internet of Things, day-to-day work in manufacturing is continually evolving. That means the demand for physical labor is decreasing,...
Olaf Diegel and John Barnes on the little wins of the 2022 AM market, and questions AM users are asking themselves
“Any destination in the AM maturity model is the perfect place where to be.”
Taking one’s first steps into AM or evolving in this industry calls for a range of methods or processes that all...