On December 7, 3D systems announced that Dr. Joe Zuiker will join the company as Executive Vice President, Engineering and Operations, effective December 12. Dr. Brent Stucker, who joined the company in 2021, has been promoted to a CTO position.
Coventry University announced on December 8 that an ‘innovative’ digital laboratory will be created at the institution to further help students learn in-demand skills within the healthcare and engineering sectors.
Lockheed Martin Corporation and Sintavia announced on December 7 a collaboration to expand research of metal additive manufacturing opportunities as an alternative to castings and forgings.
The University of Maine Advanced Structrures and Compisites Center (ASCC) unveiled a creation on November 21 called ‘BioHome 3D’, which features floors, walls and a roof printed with wood fibres and bio-resins.
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT) have developed a novel system, for producing high-resolution microcomponents by photo-crosslinking. The project is called HoPro-3D.
Fortius Metals announced on December 6 that it has closed a priced seed financing round with AM Ventures. The 2 million USD round will be used to scale manufacturing capacity, grow the company and accelerate its go-to-market strategy.
Nano Dimension announced on December 2 the appointment of Dr. Yoav Nissan-Cohen to the Board of Directors at the company. Cohen replaces Yaron Eitan, who has served on the board since March 2020.
In limited dates throughout November and also on December 4, the LEGO House, the ‘home of the brick’ in Billund, Denmark, offered visitors the opportunity to buy a 3D printed LEGO minifigure-sized duck.
Desktop Metal has announced that the number of installations of its additive manufacturing systems for metal parts has surpassed 1,100 units worldwide.
Hexagon and Stratasys have applied Hexagon’s simulation technology to capture the behaviour of Stratasys’ high-performance, ultra-lightweight Antero reinforced polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) materials and its additive manufacturing processes.
After raising 355 million USD in funding earlier this year, VulcanForms is close to completing the creation of its first two digital manufacturing facilities in Devens and Newburyport, Massachusetts.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a heat treatment that can ‘transform’ the microscopic structure of 3D printed metals, making the materials stronger and more resilient in extreme thermal environments.
