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People, Production & Costs: Highlights of Formnext 2021 (Part 1)

The 2021 edition of Formnext marks the seventh year of the International Gathering of the world of Additive Manufacturing in Frankfurt, Germany. Held every...

Eaton & University of Toledo to investigate AM Materials for Corps of Engineers Maintenance and Repair

Following the “Intelligent and Resilient Infrastructure” grant received from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Power management company Eaton and the...

TRUMPF to qualify Equispheres’ aluminum additive manufacturing powders for its Metal 3D Printers

Machine Manufacturers TRUMPF and Materials producer Equispheres Inc. will work together to qualify aluminum additive manufacturing powders from Equishperes for TRUMPF 3D printers. The materials...

From ballet shoes to heat exchangers: purmundus challenge winners honored at Formnext

With the innovative development "New Pointe Shoe Sole", Sophia Lindner from act'ble GmbH has won the first prize of the purmundus challenge. Winners of...

Formnext is coming to the USA, Chicago!

This is certainly the biggest announcement we heard on the show yesterday (Thursday 18th, November). Mesago Messe Frankfurt, the organizers of Formnext and Messe...

Digital Metal® launches Superalloy DM 718 for binder jetting 3D printing

3D printer manufacturer Digital Metal® continues to add new materials to its binder jetting system. Its latest superalloy, DM 718, is an alloy designed...

How do we ensure post-processing solutions meet the requirements of volume production in AM?

Companies across many industries have come to the conclusion that additive manufacturing will make them less dependent on traditional supply chains. However, an essential...

Wematter unveils several new features in Deep Space software, designed for AM

Swedish 3D printer manufacturer Wematter makes advanced industrial technology available in a user-friendly complete solution, with both hardware and software. As part of the...

Authentise-led consortium awarded multi-million Pound UKRI grant

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funded project will develop new digital tools to extend in-process control from material production to delivery.  A consortium, led by...

Formnext 2021: Day 1 at the “fAMily” reunion

Yesterday was the first day of the formnext show but it looks like the show had already started for everyone way before. People are...