Sam Davies

Group Content Manager, began writing for TCT Magazine in 2016 and has since become one of additive manufacturing’s go-to journalists. From breaking news to in-depth analysis, Sam’s insight and expertise are highly sought after.

Dalhousie University invests in Lithoz CeraMax V900 & CeraFab Multi 2M30 3D printing systems

Dalhousie University has installed the CeraMax V900 to further develop its silicon nitride, titanium carbide and silicon carbide formulations, and the CeraFab Multi 2M30 to incorporate electrical circuitry into ceramic parts.

By Sam Davies

/ 1 Nov 2023

Ceramaret installs XJet Carmel 1400C additive manufacturing system

The company's investment in XJet's ceramic NanoParticle Jetting technology follows an intensive benchmarking process in which it was determined that the process could produce parts that had previously been considered impossible.

By Sam Davies

/ 31 Oct 2023

Q&A: Vitro3D CEO Camila Uzcategui discusses Volumetric Additive Manufacturing technology

TCT speaks to Vitro3D CEO Camila Uzcategui, PhD, as part of an as yet unreleased Additive Insight podcast episode to learn more about the company's Volumetric Additive Manufacturing technology.

By Sam Davies

/ 31 Oct 2023

Q&A: Vitro3D CEO Camila Uzcategui discusses Volumetric Additive Manufacturing technology

Q&A: Endless Industries on its proprietary printhead technology for 3D printing composites

As Formnext approached, we caught up with Endless Industries to learn more about the technology underpinning its hardware products, the proprietary software developed to support it, and what impact the company hopes to have on the AM market.

By Sam Davies

/ 31 Oct 2023

Researchers develop method for producing 3D printed metals with contrasting properties

The technique ‘uses 3D printing steps’ to make customised metal parts with different properties, such as having some regions of the metal stronger than others, or having differing levels of corrosion resistance in the same metal.

By Sam Davies

/ 31 Oct 2023

Dr Gao Shubo (left) and Dr Li Zhi (right) operating a laser powder bed fusion to print components for their research. - NTU Singapore

Axtra3D opens new headquarters in North Carolina

The new facility means Axtra3D now has two fully operable sites, with the global headquarters in Charlotte supplementing its subsidiary in Vicenza, Italy.

By Sam Davies

/ 31 Oct 2023

Materion Corp to develop deposition 3D printing technology for beryllium alloys with US Air Force Research Lab

Materion Corporation has been awarded a 5 million USD contract from the United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to expand ongoing research and development of additive manufacturing for beryllium and aluminium-beryllium alloys.

By Sam Davies

/ 30 Oct 2023

Seurat Technologies closes $99m Series C funding round

Metal additive manufacturing firm Seurat Technologies has announced a 99 million USD Series C round led by NVentures, NVIDIA’s venture capital arm, and Capricorn’s Technology Impact Fund.

By Sam Davies

/ 30 Oct 2023

Inside Seurat's Alpha system. - Seurat Technologies

Roboze launches Hypermelt technology with Argo 13D printer ahead of Formnext

Hypermelt technology has been described as ‘revolutionary’ by Roboze, who suggests the ARGO 1000, when equipped with Hypermelt, is the largest pellet-based 3D printer in the world.

By Sam Davies

/ 30 Oct 2023

EOS launches M 300-4 metal 3D printer with four 1kW lasers

The EOS M 300-4 1kW has been developed to meet the production requirements of aluminium and copper applications, such as brackets, holders, antennas, and e-mobility components.

By Sam Davies

/ 30 Oct 2023

AMT launches PostPro SFX desktop chemical vapour smoothing system for LPBF 3D printing

AMT has launched a desktop chemical vapour smoothing machine to support users of smaller-format powder bed 3D printing systems.

By Sam Davies

/ 30 Oct 2023

"There is an untapped green space when it comes to lattice structures in 3D printing" - Elissa Ross

Metafold 3D CEO Elissa Ross has been discussing the availability of lattice structures in 3D printing on the latest Additive Insight podcast.

By Sam Davies

/ 25 Oct 2023