In this edition of Sliced, the3D Printing Industry news digest, we cover the latest business developments, partnerships, and acquisitions across our industry.
Today’s edition features some of the biggest names in the industry, with updates on 3D printing events, a number of acquisition deals, a software beta invitation, and even a Swarovski 3D printed ice sculpture-inspired vase.
Read on for the most recent updates from GE Additive, Total Corbion, Additive Flow, the MTA and more.
商业updates from MakerBot, Xometry, and Vertex
Beginning with business news, Brooklyn-based desktop 3D printer manufacturerMakerbothas signed a distribution agreement with additive manufacturing service provider单位组。该交易将通过BELGIUM，荷兰和卢森堡（Benelux）的Unitum Resell Makerb雷电竞app下载ot的Method 3D打印机。Distrinovadivision. The company is already a specialized distributor of 3D printing solutions in the region, and now it will also offer the full METHOD range through its extensive network of channel partners.
“We are very proud to introduce MakerBot and the METHOD technology into our productportfolio,” said Guy Van der Celen, CEO of Unitum Group BV. “With the METHOD range we can provide our resellers network not only reliable, state-of-the-art 3D printers, but also the opportunity to offer their customers high value-added solutions for a broad range of new application areas.”
Xometrymeanwhile, the on-demand manufacturing marketplace, has announced the launch of its Advance Card. Aimed at the company’s 3,000 US-based manufacturing partners, the account provides cashback on 30% of the value of the jobs they accept. With up to $7,500 available on each project, the card provides affiliates with the opportunity to improve their cash flow and gives shops extra capital to spend on expenses.
The Advance Card can be used wherever Visa is accepted and has no hidden fees, interest, bills, or impact on the holder’s credit, and its spending limit is set automatically based on the work partners take. If money on the card is not used, it can simply be returned with the rest of their job payment. For a limited time, Xometry is those that sign up for the card $100 upon its activation.
“We want to do everything we can to help small and medium-sized American shops in our partner network succeed,” said Randy Altschuler, Co-founder and CEO of Xometry. “The Xometry Advance Card makes it easier for our partners to buy what they need to keep their shops growing without worrying about cash flow. Over time, we will also be adding opportunities for discounts and benefits on products relevant to manufacturing partners who are cardholders.”
Lastly in the 3D printing business world, Greg Morris, the founder of Morris Technologies (MTI), and former MTI employee Steve Rengers have started a new company. Located in Cincinnati,Vertex Manufacturing已经提供了一系列服务，包括多轴CNC加工，3D打印，快速铸造以及对制造零件的最终检查。虽然有意地创建了顶点，以迎合中等体积的生产工作，但如果有必要，该业务的结构是随着客户需求而增长的。
“莫里斯开车技术的创新精神ies, Inc. to become the premier global supplier of additive metal printing services and capabilities, is now fueling our new company,“ said Morris, CEO of Vertex Manufacturing. “Leveraging decades of experience with thousands of applications across a variety of industries, we deeply understand companies’ requirements, specifications, constraints, and pain points.”
Sintaviaacquires additional 3D printer from GE Additive
Metal 3D printing serviceSintaviahas announced that it has acquired another Q20+ electron beam printer from 3D printer OEMGE添加剂。Overall, the company now has three electron beam printers and nineteen industrial metal printers. The new system will be installed at the company’s Hollywood production facility in early August.
“在过去的几年中,我们有什么工作alify the Q20+ for aerospace manufacturing and now have several aerostructure product lines that depend on this technology,” said Brian R. Neff, CEO of Sintavia. “Electron beam printing is an excellent option for complex titanium aerospace components, and this business line will continue to grow for us.”
MACH exhibition rescheduled,Formnext + PM South China canceled
The UK government has issued new guidelines outlining the ‘All Secure Standard,’ to ensure that British-based shows and exhibitions can go ahead in the coming months. TheManufacturing Technologies Association(MTA), which owns and organizes the MACH exhibition on behalf of the industry, has been closely involved in drafting the guidelines. As a result, the MTA “strongly believes” that the event will be safe for visitors and exhibitors, and go ahead as planned from January 25th-28th 2021.
“Improving the productivity of our manufacturing base must be a key policy objective, and there are so many opportunities to do this,” said Marcus Burton, President of the MTA. “We are starting to see the early signs of recovery in a number of sectors, and the timing of MACH 2021 could not be better to support UK manufacturing to invest in productivity improvement and plan for recovery and growth.”
Organizers of the newformnext + PM南中国博览会, have also issued an update about their event. The first edition of the exhibition, which was due to take place in Shenzhen this September, will now take place in 2021. Citing various complications caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, co-backers梅斯法兰克福said the event had to be canceled because it couldn’t “fulfill the concept” that had been presented to its stakeholders. While an announcement on the exact dates for the 2021 edition will be made in due course, the revised fair will be taking place at the brand-new Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center.
“In our debut edition, we wanted to have this full picture presented, however after consulting with our exhibitors, supporting associations and other partners, due to various complications arising from the coronavirus pandemic we came to the conclusion that this concept couldn’t be realised adequately in 2020,” said Hubert Duh, Chairman of Guangzhou Guangya Messe Frankfurt Co Ltd.
“It is unfortunate that we cannot hold the debut edition of Formnext + PM South China this year, but in the end the decision was unavoidable,” added Zhu Xiao Feng, General Manager of co-organiserUniris Exhibition Shanghai Co Ltd。“As the fair focuses on both the AM and PM industries, its location in Shenzhen given the rapid development of the city’s hi-tech industries, and the participation of the leading Chinese and international brands due to the cooperation between Uniris and Messe Frankfurt, we are highly confident the fair will be a great success in 2021.”
Medical updates from Total-Corbion and Medtronic
In medical news, 3D materials manufacturerTotal-Corbion已经有了多吨的PLA Luminy印刷材料，由可再生甘蔗制成的艺术家Ioan Florea制成。使用聚合物，已经创建了成千上万的3D印刷面罩，并捐赠给了芝加哥，伊利诺伊州和纽约的医院，以帮助与正在进行的Covid-19-19的流行病作斗争。十二个大型3D打印机被用来打印全画幅，雷电竞app下载封闭的顶部盾牌，整个过程都在艺术家的工作室中进行。
“We are energized by the efforts taken by many around the globe to fight the coronavirus,” said François de Bie, Senior Marketing Director at Total Corbion PLA. “With our small donation of Luminy PLA, we are proud to be part of this bigger initiative to help save lives.”
全球医学技术公司在其他地方的其他地方Medtronichas announced that it intends to acquire French spinal surgery technology companyMedicreavia an all-cash tender offer. Reportedly, the company believes the addition of Medicrea’s AI-driven surgical planning tools and 3D-printed personalized spinal implants, will bolster its position in the spinal surgery sector.
Although Medtronic is facing a drop in sales due to deferred elective procedures in recent months, CEO Geoff Martha has indicated the company won’t abandon its intent to do more deals. For instance, Medtronic has already agreed to acquire surgical tools companyDigital Surgery, as well as forming a licensing and development agreement with robotics developer泰坦医学。Seeking to be opportunistic while asset prices are down, the company is expecting to close its latest deal by the end of the year, with a strong return on investment predicted by 2023.
Studio Eric Klarenbeek and Swarovski 3D print ‘ice sculptures’
The Dutch self-styled “designers of the unusual”Studio Klarenbeek，与全球珠宝品牌建立了令人惊讶的合作伙伴关系施华洛世奇。Together, the companies have used 3D printing to create a series of home objects that they refer to as ‘The Reorient: Arctic collection.’ Created by design duo Maartje Dros and Eric Klarenbeek, the vases are inspired by the reduction of the polar ice caps in the Arctic. Nonetheless, the products may well give a sinking feeling to potential buyers when they find out that the pieces start at an eye-watering €1,295.
Additive Flow issues beta invite for 3D printing software
总部位于英国的优化软件开发人员本周使用3D打印软件完成Additive Flowis inviting applications for inclusion in a beta test for its FormFlow multi-functional optimization program. The company has developed a flexible set of digital tools that considers a material’s properties and geometry simultaneously, and places materials, according to the specific hardware system or production constraints.
遵循与添加剂流或3dgbire, participants will be selected based on how many of the program’s features they will utilize during the beta. Successful applicants will receive free access to a live streaming version of FormFlow for an agreed period of time.
“Put simply, FormFlow puts the right material, with the right properties, in the right place, and optimizes part geometry and material properties simultaneously with multi-physics algorithms,” explained Alexander Pluke, CEO of Additive Flow. “Subsequently FormFlow allows users to simultaneously view productivity, cost, and performance outcomes of different design/production recommendations.”
“We are excited to extend this invitation to designers and engineers from across the supply chain to trial our FormFlow software,” he added. “While the software is ideally suited to AM applications, we would welcome applications from AM and non-AM designs alike.”
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特色图像展示了深圳世界展览和会议中心，该展览将于2021年举办Formnext+。图片通过Huawei，帮助建造了该设施。
