North American Lighting (NAL), a Koito Group Company, is using MakerBot 3D printing technology to produce end of arm tools and assembly line jigs and fixtures.
Editors Laura Griffiths and Sam Davies discuss some major acquisitions including news that Nano Dimension has taken a 12% in Stratasys, and Markforged's recent addition of binder jet to its portfolio with the acquisition of Digital Metal.
The Luxembourg based hardware start-up Anisoprint and Jacobs University Bremen have teamed up through a signed agreement to foster research, education and technology transfer on continuous fibre 3D printing on the university’s campus in Bremen.
Markforged is to expand into metal binder jetting after reaching a definitive agreement with Höganäs AB to acquire metal binder jetting firm Digital Metal.
Anisoprint has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nanoracks Space Outpost Europe which will see the 3D printing vendor adjust its Continuous Fiber technology for microgravity conditions.
Stratasys has announced the expansion of its F123 Series of FDM 3D printers with the launch of the F190 CR and F370 CR machines, while also making updates to its Origin One offering.
Manufacturing equipment company Phillips Corporation has installed a Markforged FX20 composite 3D printing system, becoming one of the first to take delivery of the large-format machine.
The deal will see Markforged integrate Teton’s technology as an add-on to its own Eiger software solution to provide customers with a streamlined cloud-based workflow
