After years of buildup, we’re finally starting to see what the US metal additive manufacturing (AM) market could look like at scale. To be sure, it’s still not quite there, outside certain pockets of robust growth. But the groundwork has been laid, and features of a mature market are gradually starting to emerge. One takeaway
Zetamix’s metal 3D printing solution is to be used aboard the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. The $3 billion carrier, built in 2002, has a complement of 1350 and an additional 600 troops working on the aircraft. Capable of carrying up to 30 aircraft, the carrier is special because precious few countries can operate
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting with defense news, first from Massivit and then from AML3D. Then we’ll move on to U.S. manufacturing of a new large-format LPBF system by Fives AddUp, and end with an AI platform for design custom 3D printable PCB enclosures. Massivit Announces Expansion of RapidWings Platform in North
I recently wrote about how the South Korean additive manufacturing (AM) firm Lincsolution is building an aerospace and defense hub, part of the company’s construction of “the largest AM facility in South Korea”, a 200,000+ square foot facility that Lincsolution plans to open in December. I discussed that development in the context of signs of rising
Gridfinity, of course, is a 3D printed configurable base plate system. Print the right-sized base plate, then print boxes or scissor holders that click onto it to organize your kitchen, tool shed, or office. Lately we’ve been seeing a lot of things like the Gridfinity Layout tool, Gridfinity Generator, and a Wiki for the open-source
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From making millions of value-engineered Prusa clones, Creality really has aggressively pivoted to more complex machines. The company has made strides forward in software, and the Ender’s of yore is shipping versions of its speedier K1, K2, and K3 systems. Now the company is launching scanners too. Creality seems intent on offering the full gamut
For years, simply proving that a rail part could be 3D printed was a big step. Now, that is becoming the easy part. Rail companies want to know whether those parts can be made reliably, meet strict safety standards, and ultimately be approved for use on actual trains. Trains can stay in service for decades,
The nature of the AI boom seems no clearer despite its persistence, yet it persists. For one thing, as I’ve discussed before, people really seem to dislike data centers. American tech companies (and the US president) blame this state of affairs on Chinese propaganda, but it seems more closely related to the fact that the
Carbon has successfully defended a key European patent covering its dual-cure 3D printing technology after a multi-year challenge from a competitor. The California-based additive manufacturing company announced on September 28 that the European Patent Office (EPO) Board of Appeal had upheld European Patent No. 3158400, which covers methods for producing 3D printed objects using materials
In case you haven’t heard, at Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research) we’re tackling a new research project to model the AM services market, because service providers are really what’s moving the AM market in the current age of supply chain shakeups and critical, fast-moving manufacturing initiatives in defense, energy, and aerospace. You can read all
