Tag: additive manufacturing
Nikon SLM Solutions enhances AM productivity across multiple areas of the manufacturing chain
If LEAP 71’s most ambitious rocket engine proves anything, it’s that Nikon SLM Solutions’ technology can breathe life into geometries once thought impossible. But...
DNV introduces new edition of 3D printing standard to cut costs and CO2
The independent assurance and risk management provider DNV has upgraded its flagship standard for additive manufacturing (AM), DNV-ST-B203.
This new edition, a key outcome of...
Formnext Awards 2025: Who are the winners?
Launched last year as a replacement for the Start-up Challenge, the Formnext Awards recognize innovations, sustainable concepts, and special achievements that have had a...
Evove: Making “filtering the unfilterable” sustainable with additive manufacturing
When people talk about technologies that could enable a net-zero future, water filtration rarely makes the list. Yet filtration membranes can consume up to...
Apple’s big bet on metal AM: What scaling looks like and what we still don’t know
By openly emphasizing its deployment of metal additive manufacturing, Apple is adding real weight to the argument that AM is maturing into a mass-production...
ULT AG introduces a gas-tight gas purification system in metal 3D printing
At Formnext 2025, ULT AG introduced the AMF 100, a new compact and gas-tight gas purification system. This mobile and flexible solution is suitable...
Post-processing | Why do you need a robot for depowdering? – Solukon explains.
“Due to the wide range of possible tasks, the robot-integrated depowdering system is a custom solution, not a series machine,” Andreas Hartmann, Cofounder &...
Formnext 2025: Fifty shades of the “cost conversation”
As I wrote in our weekly newsletter, Formnext is always a rush, but that’s also part of its charm. From the inevitable sprints between...
The Exploration Company acquires Thrustworks Additive Manufacturing GmbH
Thrustworks Additive Manufacturing GmbH, an additive manufacturing service provider that focuses on aerospace and energy, is now part of The Exploration Company (TEC).
The acquisition...
Equispheres introduces a portfolio of oxygen-free copper powders for additive manufacturing
Material producer Equispheres is showcasing at Formnext a portfolio of oxygen-free copper powders designed for additive manufacturing.
By optimizing powder characteristics, the company’s technology can ensure...