With a focus now on building out its hardware and material capability, Meltio is confident it will be able to further establish itself as a key solutions provider to industries such as aerospace and defence.
Materialise has launched the Aerospace Competence Center to connect startups, students, academics, government and industry professionals in a city considered to be a European powerhouse.
Sintavia is the first organisation to receive capital from the investment and will use the cash to refinance existing equipment loans and provide general working capital for the business.
Additive Manufacturing Solutions (AMS) is working with Rolls Royce and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to recycle retired Tornado aircraft parts into new parts for the next-generation Tempest fighter jets.
The AM equipment provider, which already supplies hardware from Caracol and 3ntr, is said to be working with the Chinese 3D printer manufacturer to offer customised metal powder bed fusion systems to the UK market.
Leveraging Roboze’s additive manufacturing technology, Yamaha is said to have achieved improvements in development and production times for critical components.
PAMA has announced that Vince Anewenter, Director of the Rapid Prototyping Consortium at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, has assumed the position of Chair of the PAMA Executive Advisory Board.
Through this initiative, ASTM says it aims to deepen industry understanding of AM sustainability by assessing the environmental impact of various materials and processes.
