The organisers of formnext powered by tct have revealed a programme featuring a number of leading industry speakers, to take place across the event’s four-day conference programme. Now in its third year ... Read more »

Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM), Dresden, Germany, has introduced a process which uses Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) to additively manufacture metal parts ... Read more »

It is anticipated that the January 2017 proposal for the EU Harmonised Classification of cobalt metal as a carcinogen, mutagen and reproductive toxicant will have significant ramifications for the metal powder ... Read more »

Germany’s Industry Federation of Mechanical Engineers (VDMA) will participate in a lecture programme from the am4u stage at formnext powered by tct 2017, Frankfurt, Germany, November 14-17 ... Read more »

GKN plc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GE Additive, Concept Laser and Arcam AB to collaborate on Additive Manufacturing. Under the agreement, GKN becomes a GE Additive ... Read more »

The European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA) has launched the Second Edition of its Introduction to Additive Manufacturing Technology booklet. The new edition ... Read more »

The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that Metalysis, a metal powder manufacturer based in Rotheram, South Yorkshire, UK, has become the first to join its ESA Grand Challenge programme ... Read more »

Following HP’s move into Additive Manufacturing with its high-speed polymer Jet Fusion 3D Printing systems, the company has announced plans to launch a new metal 3D printing platform in 2018 ... Read more »

GKN plc, the global aerospace and automotive engineering group, has announced the formation of GKN Additive, a new division within the company to bring its Additive Manufacturing activity together into one new brand. ... Read more »

Additive Manufacturing systems supplier Farsoon Technologies, headquartered in Hunan, China, has established a new subsidiary in North America. Located in Round Rock, a suburb of Austin, Texas ... Read more »

BeamIT SpA, Fornovo Taro, Italy, has opened a new Additive Manufacturing Competence Centre (AMCC). The specialised technology centre will aim to support its customers as they explore the field of metal Additive ... Read more »

Titomic Limited, Melbourne, Australia, has been granted a US patent for the metal Additive Manufacturing process it uses, known as Titomic Kinetic Fusion (TKF). The process involves the cold-gas dynamic spraying of titanium ... Read more »