April 2020

Market and Technology News

April 2020

Market News

ZMorph

ZMorph raises USD 1.2 milion in funding ahead of new 3D printer launch (April 6, 2020)

Polish manufacturer Zmorph has announced it has raised USD 1.2 million in funding as part of a recent financing round. The funding round was led by private investment firm Warsaw Equity Group alongside a number of smaller shareholders.

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Velo3D

Velo3D raises USD 28 Million in D Round (April 28, 2020)

Velo3D has raised a total amount of USD 138 million. Velo3D plans to use the new capital to expand its product portfolio to include more machine options, compatible alloys, and enhanced software and hardware capabilities.

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Equispheres

Material science company Equispheres secures CDN 30 million investment round (April 22, 2020)

Equispheres, a materials science innovator based in Ottawa, Canada, today announced they have raised Series B investment and a new round of funding totaling CDN 30 Million, at an undisclosed valuation.

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SLM Solutions & Canwell Medical

SLM Solutions and Canwell Medical partner to accelerate certification and serial production (April 8, 2020)

SLM Solutions has formally entered into a strategic partnership with Canwell Medical, a leading medical device manufacturer in China. Canwell Medical has chosen to use SLM machines for product development of 3D printed surgical implants.

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Arris Composites

Arris Composites Secures USD 48.5 million Series B to Accelerate Mass Production of High-Performance Carbon Fiber Products (April 20, 2020)

Arris Composites, the pioneer of next-generation composites, today announces USD 48.5 miilion in series B funding. Arris will be expanding its proprietary composite manufacturing capabilities and opening facilities in the U.S. and Taiwan

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Technology News

BeamIT & Barcella

Bercella and Beamit announce Technological and Commercial partnership (April 14, 2020)

BeamIT and Bercella announce a strategic partnership to ramp-up business and research within the Aviation, Space, and Defense markets. Together, they are exploring the potential synergies between these two technologies, and the disruptive structural optimization, with a particular focus on innovative joining methods between AM and CFRP parts.

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Wayland Additive

Wayland Additive unveils new electron beam powder bed fusion technology – NeuBeam (April 27, 2020)

UK-based engineering firm Wayland Additive has announced the development of its new electron beam powder bed fusion technology – NeuBeam. After licensing the process from parent company Reliance Precision, Wayland hopes to commercialize it and fulfil six deliveries of the system by the end of the year.

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Additive Manufacturing market by industry

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Additive Manufacturing industrialization

29. October 2019

Over 18 different metal AM technologies are currently known, which are in highly different stages of maturity. Processes like Powder Bed Fusion or Powder Laser Deposition are well-established in multiple industries and used in qualified productions of serial parts. Other AM technologies have just been introduced into the market or are still in a phase of development.

Additive Manufacturing Market By Technology

29. October 2019

The metal Additive Manufacturing technology market will face large shifts in distribution and usage of AM principles due to new and upcoming technologies entering the market. Today, the large majority of machines sold and used are Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion systems. However, technologies such as Binder Jetting or Wire Arc Deposition will significantly increase their market share over the next 5 years.

Additive Manufacturing Market by Region

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At the early days of metal Additive Manufacturing, Germany was the leading market region with its first movers in LB-PBF technology CONCEPT LASER (now GE), EOS, REALIZER (now DMG MORI) and SLM SOLUTIONS. Hence, many pioneering users were located in Germany and Europe. By now, however, the market share is more evenly distributed with suppliers and buyers from all over the major industrial regions.