Monthly Archives: October 2018
Uniti to exploit 3D Printing for the manufacturing of an electric vehicle
After the Italian XEV, Volkswagen is the manufacturer that recently produced an electric vehicle using 3D Printing. Until now, such type of manufacturing has proven to be worthy alternative for production cost and time....
Flexa Soft, a TPU powder for small SLS 3D Printers
Additive manufacturing applications often demonstrate the facility of the technology to produce hard objects. On the other hand, soft objects that are 3D printed are often manufactured using FDM technology.
Today, the manufacturer of Lisa...
New Digital Hub EverZinc would exploit 3D Printing in the development of zinc-based products and applications?
A few days ago in Belgium, a new digital and transformation unit opened in EverZinc’s offices. The specialist of zinc materials aims to develop other sustainable and zinc-based products & applications.
The company will collaborate...
Siddharth Tiwari provides further insights on Fusion Factory, an all-in-one metal 3D Printing system
In addition to production cost and time, another issue companies face is the possibility to manufacture without resorting to several machines. Xerion, a Berlin-based manufacturer of Additive manufacturing systems offers a solution that might...
Twikit 3D Printing software enables BMW Group to customize its cars
Last year, Martijn Joris, founder of Twikit, Belgian company that specializes in customization of 3D Printed products and digital products, explained that automotive was the most demanding sector while looking at the company’s turnover...
3YOURMIND update can automatically detect the ideal part for 3D Printing
Identifying parts and appropriate components remains an issue that needs to be addressed in an additive manufacturing (AM) process. To address this issue, companies rely on various types of software. 3YOURMIND serves as an...
Carpenter strengthens its additive manufacturing portfolio by acquiring LPW Technology
As a producer of specific alloys (titanium alloys, nickel and cobalt based superalloys, stainless steels, alloy steels and tool steels), it was essential for Carpenter to enhance its capabilities with metal powders. The company...
AMEF 2018: Current barriers & new entrants on the AM market
The 3rd edition of AMEF (Additive Manufacturing European Forum) took place on October 23rd and 24th in Brussels. This series of conferences is born from the H2020 Coordinated Support Action: “AM-Motion: “A strategic approach...
Exploiting 3D scanning to optimize sleeping in any position
Last month, IKEA made readers smile by exploiting 3D technologies in order to enable gamers to have a very comfortable seat. Companies are currently exploiting 3D technologies to improve various and even unexpected parts...
Titomic signed a $2.6 million agreement to develop its Kinetic FusionTM 3D printing process
It’s been less than a year that Titomic has released its large format metal 3D printer. The 3D printer has proven itself in applications such as aerospace and defense, and for this particular reason,...