AM Ventures, one of the global leaders in venture capital for additive manufacturing, has announced the final closing of its oversubscribed venture capital fund focused on industrial 3D printing, closing at 100 million EUR hard cap.
MakerBot announced today a major upgrade to its print preparation and management solution, MakerBot CloudPrint. The solution now includes an enhanced interface for a smoother user experience and several new upgraded features.
In a total reversal of trends seen during the lockdowns of 2020, shipments of the highest-end 3D printers were on the rise and accelerating in the first quarter of 2022, while shipments of consumer-centric systems were down and decelerating.
Toolcraft AG has deployed its entire process chain to serve the defence sector, producing additively manufactured components for the German armed forces. The company has been working with the defence and security sector for a number of years.
Ultimaker will donate more than 20 of its 3D printers through its newly created partnership with America Makes, one of the leading organisations in the US for additive manufacturing and 3D printing technology research.
Ursa Major, the only privately funded company in the USA that focuses solely on rocket propulsion, delivered its first copper-based 3D printed rocket engine combustion chambers out of its AM lab in Youngstown, Ohio.
Renishaw has collaborated with medical device manufacturer Marle Group to help improve its powder flexibility for bespoke jobs and overall manufacturing accuracy.
Pratt and Whitney has acquired an end-to-end solution from Velo3D, to evaluate the Sapphire printer for manufacturing production jet engine components. This printer is the first of its type to be installed at the company.
Leading polymer technology group OECHSLER is extending its partnership with US additive manufacturing company Carbon as the partners plan to enter into new markets.
Desktop Metal has expanded its global partnership with SolidCAM to four new countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia. SolidCAM are a global leader in innovative CAM software for CNC machining.
KOKONI has announced the launch of an AI 3D modelling 3D printer, the KOKONI EC-1, which they are claiming to be the world’s first to have instant AI 3D modelling.
The USS Essex (LHD 2), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship in the U.S. Navy, has been equipped with a 3D printer as part of Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) research. Essex is the first ship to participate in the initial testing and evaluation.
