Supply Chain
How 3D Printing Answers Supply Chain Disruptions
Essentium CEO: Production-speed additive manufacturing is “a time machine and an insurance policy.” It addresses lead time demands while providing buffer against volatility. Look for 3D printing to support injection molding in this way.
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Materialise Acquires Option to Buy Link3D
Both companies offer MES-solutions that help companies streamline additive manufacturing (AM) workflows as they scale up their AM capability into volume production.
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Shapeways Merges with Galileo Acquisition Corp.
Desktop Metal joins as a strategic investor, partnering with Shapeways to accelerate the addition of metals to its growing materials list.
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Rusal America joins Neighborhood 91 AM Campus at Pittsburgh Airport
Neighborhood 91 is the first development in the world to both condense and connect all components of the additive manufacturing and 3D printing supply chain into one powerful production ecosystem.
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Profitable AM Is Not an Oxymoron
How a kangaroo, a chest implant, and the cost of argon prompted a question that led to the title for this month’s column. AM's full economic return is found in the overall product bottom line.
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Navy Awards $1.5M Contract for Meld Technology for Metal Printing, Repair
Program will further the Navy’s ability to support critical operations by delivering instructions and training for repair and printing of naval metal parts on site at the shipyard.
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Researchers Developing Scalable Manufacturing for Novel Vaccine Delivery
Hybrid-MNA technology may significantly help reduce vaccine shortages.
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Armor’s Additive Manufacturing Supports Railway Maintenance
AM proved to be the right choice for replacing a railway replacement part based on economic, technical and lead time constraints.
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ExOne Developing Portable 3D Printing Factory for Defense Department
Company awarded contract to create a special military-edition 3D printer capable of binder jet 3D printing more than 20 metal, ceramic and other powder materials into direct final products or tooling.
Read MoreBurloak Becomes First Additive Manufacturer Approved to Supply Boeing
Burloak Technologies Inc. developed a well-defined specification that demonstrated robust, repeatable processes to produce flight components using additive manufacturing.
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