April 2021

Market and Technology News

April 2021

Market News

NIKON

Nikon to acquire majority ownership of Morf3D (April 6, 2021)

Nikon has acquired majority ownership of Morf3D for an undisclosed amount. According to Nikon, the leadership of Morf3D in metal AM along with its highly spezialied aersopace applications aligns with Nikon’s intent to industrialize AM through innovation.

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BEAMIT

BEAMIT Group to acquire 3T Additive Manufacturing (April 12, 2021)

The BEAMIT Group has acquired 3T Additive Manufacturing to continue integration and industrialization of AM for mass production of high-end components in highly regulated industries. The acquisition contributes towards the envisaged global expansion of the BEAMIT Group.

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MX3D

MX3D secures EUR 2.5 million for launch and development of AM solutions (April 15, 2021)

Netherlands-based robotic AM company MX3D develops software and control systems to turn welding robots into high end 3D-printers with little effort. The investment will be used for further system development and wider commercial rollout.

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3YOURMIND

3YOURMIND raises USD 12.4 million in Series A+ funding round (April 22, 2021)

Berlin-based 3YOURMIND, a leading software developer for AM, has closed a Series A+ funding round led by LBBW VC and Verve Ventures. The current financing round expands the total Series A+ investment volume to EUR 10.4 million and provides access to a broad network of potential partnerships.

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Nano Dimension

Nano Dimension acquires machine and deep learning leader DeepCube (April 23, 2021)

Nano Dimension, a leading provider of additively manufactured electronics (AME), has closed the acquisition of DeepCube Ltd. The acquisition includes USD 40 million in cash and USD 30 million in American Depositary Shares of Nano Dimension. Nano Dimension intends to develop a machine learning-based network to digitally control the entire supply chain of AMEs and high-performance electronic devices printed on its systems.

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Technology News

JEOL

JEOL releases new EBM system JAM-5200EBM (April 9, 2021)

JEOL, a Tokyo-based company specialized on scientific metrology systems, has moved into additive by developing a new EBM system. The JAM-5200EBM promises high quality and cost reduction through operation without helium. According to JEOL, the cathode used has an operation period of at least 1500 hours. The JAM-5200EBM is characterized with higher power, density and speed than previous systems by JEOL.

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DM3D

DM3D releases DMD machine for large-scale metal parts (April 17, 2021)

The new DMD machine includes multiple process heads and can print metal parts of 10ft in diameter and height. Originally designed for processing steel and Inconel alloys, it facilitates the fabrication of multi-material, functional components leading to a reduction of process time and cost.

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