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The latest 3D printing and additive manufacturing news and developments from Japan.
Subaru Corporation
Subaru adopts HP 3D printing for BOOSTGEAR concept car
The car is designed ‘with an eye to future’ and address traditional automotive manufacturing challenges associated with mould-making, logistics and inventory management, and limitations around customisation. Read more
WAAM3D/ISC
Innovative Space Carrier to use WAAM3D 3D printing for propellant tanks
Innovative Space Carrier Inc has established a strategic collaboration with the UK 3D printing company along with Japanese metal AM specialist Aichi Sangyo in a bid to explore the use of AM for the production of propellant tanks. Read more
3DEO
3DEO partners with IHI AEROSPACE to enhance 3D printing adoption
The collaboration between the Los Angeles-based additive manufacturing (AM) company and Japanese aerospace engineering firm is said to to ‘enhance the adoption and implementation of AM technologies.’ Read more
TCT Japan 2024: 'Beyond the additive manufacturing hype'
Laura Griffiths reflects on the keynotes, applications and additive manufacturing trends spotted at TCT Japan 2024. Read more
Industry Insights + Latest AM and 3D Printing Industry insights
Lithoz
Lithoz partners with three contract manufacturers to advance ceramic 3D printing in Japan
Ceramics additive manufacturing company Lithoz has launched its Japanese Technology Network for the 3D printing of high-performance ceramics. Read more
LANDR
The promised land: LANDR CEO talks UK-made low-cost industrial FDM 3D printer
Sam Davies meets with LANDR, a spin-out from UK contract manufacturing business RYSE3D, which launched its new polymer 3D printing system at TCT 3Sixty. Read more
Tri-Tech 3D
How additive manufacturing can help manufacturers minimise their carbon footprint
Adrian Painter, Managing Director at Tri-Tech 3D, UK provider of Stratasys 3D printing solutions, explores how AM could help manufacturers meet their environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. Read more
Industry Insights + Latest AM and 3D Printing Industry insights
Interspectral
AM Quality & Inspection: 'There was no standardised way of handling the data in an efficient way.'
Isabelle Hachette, CEO at Interspectral, a Swedish technology company specialising in 3D visualisation and data fusion says ‘there is no lack of data’ from AM – just a lack of tools to fully utilise it. Read more
COBRA Golf
Shifting weight: Inside the development of COBRA Golf's 3D printed golf club head
Sam Davies speaks to the collaborators behind the delivery of the LIMIT3D 7-iron, a 3D printed golf club head brought to market by COBRA Golf. Read more
Additive Assurance
AM Quality & Inspection: 'Quality is a paramount concern for all manufacturers regardless of the process.'
For our series on manufacturing quality technologies for additive manufacturing, TCT spoke to David Menzies at Additive Assurance about the need for unique quality control solutions for AM processes. Read more
The Beacon Museum
Golden opportunity: How 3D printing brought a Bronze Age gold bangle into the present
How a global collaboration and 3D technologies brought a rare artefact to life at a small UK museum. Read more
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Massivit
Synergy in Motion – Sika's Premium Materials Meet Massivit's Large Scale Printing
Massivit’s Avi Cohen, VP Sales and Marketing, discusses the implications of the company’s recent strategic partnership with leading materials manufacturer Sika Deutschland GmbH. Read more
TCT
The economics of additive manufacturing are broken — here's how to fix it
Leap 71 co-founder Lin Kayser has his say on the economics of the additive manufacturing industry, with suggestions on how the industry can get itself out of a 'death spiral.' Read more
Industry Insights + Latest AM and 3D Printing Industry insights
Protolabs
Protolabs launches instant manufacturability analysis for 3D printing
Protolabs has launched instant design for additive manufacturability (DfAM) analysis on 3D printed parts through its online quoting platform. The automated feedback enables product developers and engineers to optimise additive designs. Read more
America Makes
Additive manufacturing's potential to reinvigorate the U.S. supply chain
John Wilczynski, Executive Director of America Makes on how advanced manufacturing is reinventing possibilities in supply chain. Read more
Shutterstock
Digital transformation of operations and supply chains through the use of additive manufacturing
Dr. Siavash H. Khajavi and Prof. Jan Holmström explore the impact of additive manufacturing on supply chains in relation to digital inventories and spare parts and bridge manufacturing (also known as stopgap manufacturing). Read more
University of Exeter CALM
Can powder testing accelerate the development of new feedstocks for AM?
The University of Exeter's Professor Oana Ghita offers thoughts on how an optimised testing strategy can make a big difference when it comes to developing new additive manufacturing powders. Read more
What to expect from the 2021 AMUG Conference
AMUG’s AM Industry Advisor Todd Grimm details what we can expect from this year’s Additive Manufacturing User Group Conference in Orlando, Florida. Read more
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Arkema
Revolutionizing 3D Printing with Arkema's Easy3D Platform
3YOURMIND and Arkema have partnered to create a customer platform providing material suggestions and a supplier network for on-demand manufacturing. Read more
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Massivit
Synergy in Motion – Sika's Premium Materials Meet Massivit's Large Scale Printing
Massivit’s Avi Cohen, VP Sales and Marketing, discusses the implications of the company’s recent strategic partnership with leading materials manufacturer Sika Deutschland GmbH. Read more
Sponsored News
Arkema
Revolutionizing 3D Printing with Arkema's Easy3D Platform
3YOURMIND and Arkema have partnered to create a customer platform providing material suggestions and a supplier network for on-demand manufacturing. Read more
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SPEE3D
Think big: SPEE3D’s giant step for big metal 3D printed parts – and a new maritime material
SPEE3D CTO Steven Camilleri shares how the Australian additive manufacturing company is bringing enhanced speed and size to AM applications in heavy industries, like maritime, energy and defence. Read more
Shanghai Hanbang United 3D Tech Co., Ltd.
Provide customers with high-quality, comprehensive metal addtive manufacturing technology solutions. HBD, located in Shanghai & Zhongshan, focus on commercialising the metal additive manufacturing (LPBF) machines and solutions. Read more
