Concept Laser, Lichtenfels, Germany, has reported record figures for the first half of 2016, with an increase in sales of 88% for the period compared to first half 2015 figures. The increase in sales has exceeded the company’s target ... Read more »

rp+m, a service provider of rapid prototyping and manufacturing services based in Avon Lake, Ohio, USA, has selected Concept Laser’s M2 cusing metal additive machine to strengthen its research and development competencies ... Read more »

Improvements in measuring systems will be featured in the Quality Assurance Pavilion at IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show taking place in Chicago, Illinois, USA, September 12-17, 2016 ... Read more »

Croft Additive Manufacturing, Warrington, UK, has announced an exclusive partnership with Smarttech 3D to distribute its range of industrial optical 3D scanners in UK and Ireland. As part of the agreement ... Read more »

The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has successfully demonstrated additively manufactured flight critical components during a test flight of its MV-22B Osprey aircraft ... Read more »

Materialise NV, Leuven, Belgium, (NASDAQ: MTLS), has published financial results for the second quarter 2016, reporting an 11.4% increase in total revenue from the second quarter 2015 to €27.6 million ... Read more »

Industry 4.0 Summit, stated as being Europe’s only multinational event dedicated to the future of manufacturing industries, will take place in Manchester, UK, April 4 – 5, 2017, at the Manchester Convention Centre ... Read more »

Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE:PRLB), has reported that revenue for the second quarter of 2016 (ending June 30 2016) was $75.0 million, some 17% above 2015 figures for the same period ... Read more »

The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2016, scheduled to be held at McCormick Place, Chicago, USA, from September 12-17, will feature a new Additive Manufacturing Pavilion where visitors to the show ... Read more »

Siemens has acquired a majority stake in Materials Solutions Ltd., a specialist metal Additive Manufacturing parts maker based in Worcester, UK. Siemens now holds 85% of the shares, with the remaining 15% ... Read more »

The annual Hagen PM Symposium and Exhibition scheduled to be held in Hagen, Germany, November 24-25, 2016, will focus on recent advances in Powder Metallurgy materials such as hardmetals (cemented carbides) and PM high speed steels ... Read more »

Sentrol Co., Ltd, Korea, has announced that it has agreed an exclusive distribution and supply contract for its industrial Additive Manufacturing equipment with System Create of Japan. System Create is a manufacturer and general distributor ... Read more »

GeonX, headquartered in Gosselies, Belgium, has announced the first official release of its Virfac® Additive Manufacturing (Virfac® AM) software, adding new functionalities to GeonX’s Virtual Factory ... Read more »

On the show floor both Stratasys and TRUMPF: will be using the TCT Show as a vehicle to introduce new machines to the UK. Stratasys will showcase the J750 3D Printer, the worlds’ only full-colour, multi-material 3D printer ... Read more »

GKN Hoeganaes has agreed to enter into a joint venture agreement with TLS Technik to manufacture titanium powders in North America for Additive Manufacturing applications ... Read more »

EMS, a USA based service provider of commercial Additive Manufacturing and 3D scanning systems to customers across a wide range of industries, has published a new informative video explaining various AM technologies and materials. ... Read more »

Fabrisonic LLC, a manufacturer of Additive Manufacturing machines based in Columbus, Ohio, USA, has announced the addition of a new engineer to its technical staff, Dr Adam Hehr ... Read more »

The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) in partnership with Fraunhofer IFAM, Bremen, Germany, has announced a new version of a Club Project proposal titled Quality Test for Selective Laser Melting Powder (SLM-POWD) ... Read more »

Proto Labs, Inc. has announced that in anticipation of the expansion of its metal Additive Manufacturing services and the opening of a new facility, it will install multiple Mlab cusing and M2 cusing machines ... Read more »

Sciaky, Inc., a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries, Inc. based in Chicago, Illinois, USA, has announced that EWI has purchased one of the company’s Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (EBAM™) systems. ... Read more »