Optomec, headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, has announced the development of a pure copper Additive Manufacturing process using its LENS Directed Energy Deposition (DED) systems ... Read more »

The Virtual Foundry, LLC, Stoughton, Wisconsin, USA, a manufacturer of metal and ceramic filaments for Additive Manufacturing systems, has won a patent for its proprietary process for extruding metal ... Read more »

Cooksongold (Cookson Precious Metals Ltd.), headquartered in Birmingham, UK, and part of the Heimerle + Meule Group, has reported that it will be collaborating with 3D Lab sp. z.o.o., based in Warsaw, Poland, to drive ... Read more »

Engineering software company nTopology Inc., headquartered in New York City, USA, has launched the latest version of its computational-modelling software, nTop Platform 2.0, which the company states, is the only engineering ... Read more »

Formnext 2019, which took place in Frankfurt, Germany, from November 19–22, 2019, reported a 28% increase in visitor numbers throughout the four-day event compared to the previous year’s figures ... Read more »

AddUp, Clermont-Ferrand, France, and Decayeux STI, a metal processing company located in Nibas, France, demonstrated the potential of metal Additive Manufacturing for the luxury industries ... Read more »

The winners of the Purmundus Challenge were announced at Formnext 2019, Frankfurt, Germany, with Dr Alejandro Ojeda from UrbanAlps AG taking first prize with his project ‘Stealth Key’. ... Read more »

Oerlikon AM, the Additive Manufacturing unit of global technology group Oerlikon, and Hirtenberger Engineered Services announced at Formnext a strategic alliance to further industrialise series production and prototype parts using the Hirtisation Process. ... Read more »

GKN Additive and Kueppers Solutions, a specialist for industrial combustion technology, announced at Formnext 2019 a strategic partnership that will see the mass-production of high energy-efficient mixing units for industrial burners, and tap into a new market to create a reduction of nitrogen oxide emissions in the industry. ... Read more »

During a live demonstration at Formnext 2019, SPEE3D printed a 1.012kg copper sledgehammer in just 10 minutes and 2 seconds, using the company’s patented metal Additive Manufacturing technology. ... Read more »

Oerlikon AM, the Additive Manufacturing unit of Oerlikon, announces it will provide metal additively manufactured qualification and flight components for United Launch Alliance (ULA)’s next-generation ... Read more »

Metal AM covers the latest news live from the show floor at Formnext 2019, the world’s biggest Additive Manufacturing trade show. Check back regularly for updates from Day 3, November 21, direct from Frankfurt ... Read more »

Digital Metal, part of the Höganäs Group and a producer of metal binder jet Additive Manufacturing machines, has formed a collaborative agreement with debinding and sintering experts ... Read more »