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Circular Economy Concept in Additive Manufacturing

Prima Additive shares an overview of the Circular Economy Approach in Additive Manufacturing. Prima Industrie Group specializes in the development, fabrication and commercialization of laser systems for industrial applications, sheet metal processing machinery, laser sources...

At the heart of ZiggZagg

3D Printing Service bureaus play a pivotal role in the additive manufacturing industry’s development. They are a tangible way to confirm the capabilities of 3D Printing technologies (software & 3D printers). This sector is...

The executive perspective: SLM Solutions CEO Meddah Hadjar on the AM market

There is a significant number of manufacturers of Selective Laser Melting Machines on the additive manufacturing market, but SLM Solutions is undoubtedly one of the companies that embodies the best the principles that are...

Connected devices used in digital fabrication and AM: 3DNextech’s journey

3DNextech, a young Italy-based startup that specializes in the development of products & technologies related to the world of digital manufacturing, additive manufacturing & 3D printing has recently raised attention from visitors at MECPSE...

“We are bridging the gap between micro/nano technology, 3D Printing and injection moulding”

Physicist by training, Ruth Houbertz has dedicated her life to building equipment. She is part of the EPIC (European Photonics Industry Consortium) and is certainly one of the 4 female CEOs that everybody who...

Joke Technology, another approach to post-processing for 3D Printing

“3D Printing? – Fine, what’s next?”. A question that outlines the fact that additive manufacturing/3D Printing does not constitute the final step of a manufacturing process. Luckily, in the market, there is more and...

Ricoh launches “Rapid Fab” at 3D Print Congress & Exhibition

  In a recent conversation with project holders that have a keen interest in taking advantage of additive manufacturing (AM), we realized that for these professionals, one of the main concerns was to change their...

From desktop 3D printers to industrial AM system: the 3D printing journey of industrials

In our experience, passion for technology and entrepreneurship DNA can result in companies that can have a disruptive impact on several markets. Add to that fascination for creating real things at a push of...

3D Printing in the fashion industry: Current challenges

It’s hard to say who was really the first designer to use 3D printing in the fashion industry. Some people give this credit to Iris Van Herpen who presented her first 3D Printed dress...

“Blockchain & Additive Manufacturing”, an unknown future

Last Month, we talked to Willem-Jan van Loon, founder of Beamler, an Amsterdam-based start-up that provides the industry with 3D printing software service. The aim of that talk was to get Willem-Jan van Loon’s...

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