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First feedback on Day One and Onward to Day 2 at Formnext Connect

I think we will all agree with the fact that although we miss the annual trip to Frankfurt, the next week-end will not be one of recovery for our feet. Yesterday started with a mix...

FAMA: Additive Manufacturing from an African perspective

Last week, on October 28th & 29th, the non-profit organization FAMA (short for Future of Additive Manufacturing in Africa), held a virtual conference on additive manufacturing in Africa. The organization gathers a Pan-African community...

[DOSSIER] Design for additive manufacturing: how to increase the value of the part through intelligent optimisation

It is hard to recall that there was a time when we only talked about “Design for Manufacturing” (DfM). The concept of “Design for Additive Manufacturing” (DfAM) has emerged so fast that it seems...

Exactech changes the additive fabrication process of a shoulder prosthesis – from EBM to DMLS

Exactech has announced the transition of its Equinoxe® Stemless Shoulder to a 3D laser printing manufacturing process. The Medical Technology company firstly leveraged electron beam melting (EBM) to create the Stemless Shoulder, which is a bone-conserving anatomic total...

COVID-19: Medtronic releases all CAD files of its PB 560 ventilator to Increase Global Ventilator Production

Medtronic plc has shared design specifications for the Puritan Bennett™ 560 (PB 560) to enable participants across industries to evaluate options for rapid ventilator manufacturing.  This decision is consistent with the recent FDA Guidance and in accordance with the public health...

Freeform Injection Moulding is both “an additive manufacturing technology and an injection moulding technology”

Danish manufacturer AddiFab took up the challenge to deliver the freedom of additive manufacturing with the volumes of injection molding in a unique manufacturing process. Its technology? A novelty called Freeform Injection Moulding. In this...

« What did 2019 mean for AM companies and what are they looking forward to in 2020? »

At the beginning of 2019, we asked additive manufacturing experts what were their predictions for the year. The main forecast for participating companies was to focus on education, and how to move AM to...

Standards for Additive Manufacturing

Every major progress achieved in the Additive Manufacturing industry comes with an array of challenges that might slow the wider adoption of this technology in industrial environments. An accurate observation demonstrates that, at the...

Stratasys revealed promising developments in key market segments – Will keep trains moving with AM thanks to Rail Industry Solution

One often thinks that when it comes to industrial 3D printing, the FDM technology does not allow a wide range of opportunities as the other additive manufacturing technologies. One company that keeps proving precisely...

2018: key highlights, AM companies’ opinion on the market & expectations for 2019

What makes a year unique is the fact that key moments vary from one person to another. This is also the case for companies for which 2018 has been special thanks to the launch...