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 »