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Titomic |
Titomic signs AUD 25 million sales contract with global defence manufacturer (February 26, 2020) |
Australian Industrial Scale Additive Manufacturing Company, Titomic Limited has entered into a binding agreement with Composite Technology, an Australian R&D and commercialisation division of a global defence product manufacturer. |
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Additive Flow |
UK Start-Up Additive Flow launches AM Optimization Softwaren FormFlow (February 26, 2020) |
Additive Flow, a UK-based software company that develops a modular FormFlow software that aims to address the additive manufacturing challenges faced by engineers – experts or beginners |
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WAAM3D |
WAAM3D cmpletes Series A funding round with investment from Accuron Technologies (February 4, 2020) |
WAAM3D Ltd, a spin-out company from Cranfield University, UK, has received funding from Accuron Technologies Ltd, an international engineering and technology group headquartered in Singapore. The investment completes a Series A round for WAAM3D. |
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Aurora Labs |
Aurora Labs raises USD 1.82 million following private investment (February 13, 2020) |
Aurora Labs has successfully raised USD 1.82 million following investment from Dutch entrepreneur Tjeerd Barthen. Aurora intends to use the funds to accelerate commercialisation of its rapid manufacturing technology machines as well as for working capital |
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Technology News |
Solukon |
Solukon introduces system for automated powder removal from large components (February 10, 2020) |
Solukon has introduced the SFM-AT1000, an automated powder removal system for de-powdering large additively manufactured parts. The de-powdering process is carried out by programmable pivoting of the components, including the building platform, around two spatial axes |
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BigRep |
Launching BigRep 3D PARTLAB: Expanding Printing Services for Large-Format Industrial Additive Manufacturing in North America (February 7, 2020) |
BigRep, the global leader in large-format additive manufacturing technology and solutions, is expanding its product offering to include 3D printing services for new and existing customers in North America. The new BigRep 3D PARTLAB will be located in BigRep’s new American headquarters in Boston |
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Markforged |
Markforged introduces pure copper to the Metal X 3D printer (February 14, 2020) |
US-based composite and metal 3D printer provider Markforged, has released a pure copper material option for use with the Metal X 3D printer. |
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Metallic 3D |
Metallic3D introduces new bound metal paste Additive Manufacturing machine (February 11, 2020) |
Metallic3D has added a new metal Additive Manufacturing machine, the M3D300. Utilising the company’s bound metal paste deposition technology, the M3D300 is reported to offer a safe, easy to use system capable of manufacturing components in a wide range of metals |
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Related topics
Additive Manufacturing market by material
The metal Additive Manufacturing material market is expected to almost tripple in feedstock use in the next five years. Regardless the high growth, the feedstock accounts for only a very small fraction of the worldwide metal material market. Most of the alloy consumption in AM is driven by high end applications in aviation and medical. Thus, high strength and high temperature alloys are taking large shares.
Additive Manufacturing market by industry
Many different industries have successfully adopted metal Additive Manufacturing. Medical and dental can be regarded as pioneering industry with serial productions starting in the early 2000s. Other industries, especially aerospace continue to play a strong part in metal Additive Manufacturing.
Additive Manufacturing industrialization
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
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
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.
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