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After large format 3D printing, Etihad Airways is interested in industrial 3D printing

Last April, Etihad Airways & BigRep defined a strategy for the aerospace industry. In addition to focusing on aircraft cabin interiors, this collaboration was intended to address issues of the retrofit market. It was made...

A conversation with Alain Dupont, CEO from AP&C: AM materials that are gaining momentum & industry issues to tackle

Alain DUPONT is President & CEO of AP&C, a GE Additive company that focuses on materials used in the additive manufacturing industry. During a conversation with 3D Adept Media at Formnext, he pointed out...

First approach to the mass production of 3D Printed houses in Saudi Arabia

It’s still too early to provide an in-depth analysis of the 3D printing market in Saudi Arabia. However, first observations show that the construction sector seems to hold a largest market share in the...

Avi Reichental: ‘‘There’s never been a better time to be in Additive Manufacturing.”

Avi Reichental is certainly one of the most iconic figures in the additive manufacturing industry. At Formnext, we met a man who is both simple and inspiring, an encounter that raised questions about the...

Stratasys and Materialise give life to 3D Printed Medical Models

Stratasys & Materialise have been operating for a long time now in various fields of the additive manufacturing industry including healthcare. Applications of Stratasys technology in this latter field include the manufacturing of prostheses,...

Genuine Mercedes-Benz to be restored with 3D printed replacement parts

Mercedez-Benz is part of those brands that it will be hard to forget. It’s been two years that the brand has been offering replacements parts using additive technology. However, other certifications such as quality...

Christine Furstoss discusses the current limitations of software in an additive manufacturing process

Christine Furstoss is the CTO of GE Additive. In that role, she is responsible for their products; her role is to make sure they fully meet their customers’ needs both from a quality viewpoint...

NERA illustrates the benefits of 3D printing for sizes between lot size one to small series

NERA is a recently unveiled 3D printed prototype for automation and e-mobility application. Showcased at Formnext, it is an electric motorcycle designed by NOWlab, the innovation department of BigRep. 4 months ago, the department...

Christophe Schramm discusses a few manufacturing requirements in the use of 3D printing materials for the healthcare sector

After a 2018 marked by partnerships and release of new products, Solvay is “ending” the year with the release of 3 new materials dedicated to the healthcare sector. The release arouses interest in the manufacturing...

Exploit Metal AM for mass market applications: the MAESTRO contest

In order to bring metal additive manufacturing to a larger scale, current issues such as productivity, cost and speed still need to be tackled. In order to address them, the IPC group (Innovation –...