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Essentium, a provider of 3D printing solutions for industrial additive manufacturing, has closed $22.2 million in Series A funding.
The round was led by BASF Venture Capital with participation from Materialise, Genesis Park, and previous seed round investors.
BASF Venture Capital Investment Manager, Sven Thate, will join the Essentium board. [Read more…] about Essentium closes $22.2 million in Series A funding
DMG Mori and Intech sealed a cooperation deal in the field of additive manufacturing at the “formnext” in Frankfurt am Main, the leading international trade fair for additive manufacturing.
The 30% stake in the Indian software developer gives DMG Mori access to key software and technology know-how for generative production.
Intech is considered as a pioneer in metal 3D printing in India. Intech is committed to additive manufacturing and related software solutions, including machine learning and artificial intelligence for the Metal additive manufacturing industry.
[Read more…] about DMG Mori buys stake in Intech for additive manufacturing
Siemens has announced a new additive manufacturing (AM) process simulation solution for predicting distortion during 3D printing.
The product is fully integrated into Siemens’ end-to-end AM solution, which assists manufacturers in designing and printing parts at scale.
Building on Siemens’ comprehensive digital innovation platform and the Simcenter portfolio, the AM Process Simulation solution uses a digital twin to simulate the build process prior to printing, anticipating distortion within the printing process and automatically generating the corrected geometry to compensate for these distortions.
[Read more…] about Siemens launches additive manufacturing process simulation solution
By Charlie Wood, manager of computational engineering at Fast Radius
Most readers are likely well-acquainted with additive manufacturing – as a rapid prototyping tool, at least. And while many companies believe and perpetuate the myth that AM is only a prototyping tool, innovators in a range of markets (for example, aerospace, healthcare, consumer goods and more) are already using AM for production-grade manufacturing when design, performance and cost factors align.
Exploring AM as a means of production opens up design and performance possibilities simply not possible with CNC machining, urethane casting or injection molding. This article will cover how organizations can:
[Read more…] about Beyond prototyping: Scaling up to additive manufacturing for production
EOS, a leading supplier of industrial 3D printing of metals and polymers, has launched the new EOS M 300-4 system.
The company says the new system is part of the broader, modular metal 3D printing platform EOS M 300 for digital industrial additive manufacturing production.
Tobias Abeln, chief technical officer, says: “With its modular set-up and its scalable and flexible concept, the new system line focuses on the high customer demands for AM production. [Read more…] about EOS launches new digital industrial additive manufacturing production system
3D Systems and Georg Fischer AG GF Machining Solutions today announced a partnership that will enhance metal parts production and redefine how manufacturers think about their manufacturing environments.
GF Machining Solutions is one of the world’s leading providers of complete solutions to the precision machining industry and to manufacturers of precision components.
By combining the strength of 3D Systems’ innovation and expertise in additive manufacturing with GF Machining Solutions’ renowned leadership in precision machining, this partnership will enable manufacturers to more efficiently produce complex metal parts within tight tolerances, and reduce total cost of operation.
[Read more…] about 3D Systems and GF Machining Solutions partner on metal part production
Okuma America Corporation is introducing the new MU-8000V Laser EX multitasking CNC machine, combining the latest laser additive technology with subtractive manufacturing capabilities. The machine is said to enable complete part production on one machine.
The MU-8000V Laser EX revolutionizes production by using laser metal deposition (LMD) technology with the ability to cut unique parts of many different sizes and shapes. LMD supplies powder from nozzles and performs laser melting and bonding to parent material.
This allows for various types of materials to be combined and layered in addition to the possibility of three-dimensional fabrication and cladding.
[Read more…] about Okuma launches new CNC machine with additive manufacturing functions
SAP, Apworks and Heraeus have joined forces. The companies recently announced their support of the innovative application known as SAP Distributed Manufacturing, a collaborative platform that uses new customer tools to accelerate the introduction of additive manufacturing into production and supply chains.
Apworks, a subsidiary of Premium AEROTEC, introduced the integration of this unique platform, titled AMXpert, into the SAP software landscape at the last Hannover Messe trade fair.
The Apworks tool mainly helps users in solving one of the central issues of additive manufacturing, namely, how to identify components with potential for metallic 3D printing.
[Read more…] about Apworks and Heraeus partner on SAP additive manufacturing
Advisory firm ABI Research has listed what it regards as the most transformative technologies in manufacturing.
The company outlines how the technologies fit together with each other in its report Smart Manufacturing.
The eight transformative technologies the report highlights are:
The manufacturing sector has already seen increased adoption of IIoT platforms and edge intelligence, says ABI. [Read more…] about Industry analysis: 8 technologies that will transform manufacturing
Audi is planning to use what is claimed to the “world’s only full-color, multi-material 3D printer” to prototype tail light covers.
Additive manufacturing systems supplier Stratasys says Audi Pre-Series Center with its Plastics 3D Printing Center in Ingolstadt, Germany, will leverage “the world’s only full-color, multi-material 3D printer” – the Stratasys J750 – to innovate its design process and accelerate design verification.
For the production of tail light covers, Audi expects to reduce prototyping lead times by up to 50 percent. [Read more…] about Audi uses Stratasys 3D printer to prototype tail light covers
