In-Q-Tel’s investment in Markforged aims to advance 3D Printing for the U.S. Intelligence Community
Markforged has signed a strategic investment agreement with In-Q-Tel, Inc. (IQT), the not-for-profit strategic investor whose goal is to support the mission of the U.S. government agencies through cutting-edge technologies.
With a strong experience in the government and defense sectors, as branches of the U.S. military have hundreds of machines in operation today, Markforged has somehow fostered the deployment of U.S. military support operations to three continents. The manufacturer’s metal and carbon fiber 3D printers are leveraged for a wide variety of use cases, such as machinery repair, tool creation, and field operations. With the recent announcements regarding materials and ISO certification, the U.S. Intelligence community is assured to be well-equipped to move forward with its operations.
GKN Aerospace to open new Bristol Process & Application Development Centre
Two years ago, GKN Aerospace announced the opening of a Global Technology Centre in Bristol. The opening was set for 2020. Furthermore, the company announced over 300 engineers will be working in the Bristol facility alongside with the UK’s CATAPULT network and GKN Aerospace’s UK supply chain.
As a reminder, to make it happen, a number of companies partnered with GKN Aerospace, including Additive Industries, Dutch manufacturer of metal AM Systems. For Additive Industries, the Bristol centre is an additional centre of competences in addition to those based in Los Angeles and Singapore.
GKN Aerospace will finally honour its promise. On March 12th, the company CTO Russ Dunn will officially open the Application centre. We can expect a full agenda of announcements and presentations as well as a memorial opening of the centre.
Teenage Engineering enables makers to 3D print design hacks from IKEA.
“To all of you that bought a 3D-printer but don’t know what to print– we give you IKEA frekvens hacks”.
Swedish product design company Teenage Engineering has made available 3D CAD files for a number of add-ons to the frekvens collection, designed for IKEA.
The frekvens collection is already available in certain IKEA stores and includes modular LED spotlights and portable speakers. Today, customers can download them for free and print them at home. The 3D printable hacks include cup holders, stands, mobile phone attachments, carry handles, and wheels to customise your setup even further. Lastly, the company gives a few tips to achieve atypic customization.
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