July 2020

Market and Technology News

July 2020

Market News

ToffeeAM

3D printing startup raises GBP 1 million in seed funding (July 15, 2020)

TOffeeAM, a startup founded by researchers in the Department of Aeronautics, has raised GPB 1 million in seed funding in a round led by IQ Capital. TOffeeAM is developing software solutions for design for Additive Manufacturing, to maximise the efficiency and performance of components.

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BCN3D

BCN3D raises further EUR 2.8 million (July 22, 2020)

BCN3D has raised EUR 2.8 million in funding as it looks to further develop its 3D printing hardware and materials offering. With this most recent backing, BCN3D is hoping to improve and expand its offering, with the integration of new hardware features and the development of industrial-grade materials in collaboration with BASF Forward AM and Mitsubishi Chemical giving the company a better play in more demanding markets.

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Headmade Materials

German startup Headmade Materials raises EUR 1.9 million to expand metal 3D printing technology (July 21, 2020)

Headmade Materials, German developer of a metal 3D printing process called ‘cold metal fusion’, has raised EUR 1.9 million from the Industrial Technologies Fund of btov Partners. The Würzburg-based startup and its technology make producing (in this case, printing) metal parts more affordable, using low-cost 3D printers and standard materials already available on the market.

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Hachtel and Cubicure

Hachtel and Cubicure receive EUR 2 million EU funding for low-volume 3D printing (July 27, 2020)

In the future, they want to realize certified small series with the 3D printer. Their customers will receive everything from a single procurement partner, from the feasibility check to the qualification of the component.

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Continuous Composites and Arkema

Arkema invests in U.S. 3D-printing startup Continuous Composites (July 27, 2020)

Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) is strengthening its partnership with Continuous Composites, creator of Continuous Fiber 3D Printing technology (CF3D®). Arkema has invested in the American start-up to rapidly advance the development of 3D composite manufacturing, a groundbreaking innovation for strong, lightweight structures.

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Technology News

AREVO

AREVO and Superstrata reveal custom 3D printed unibody carbon fiber e-Bikes (July 14, 2020)

AREVO, a Silicon Valley company dedicated to direct digital additive manufacturing of composite materials, has worked with new California-based start-up Superstrata to 3D print the fully-unified carbon composite frames for its upcoming e-bikes.

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Porsche

Porsche partners with MAHLE and TRUMPF to 3D print pistons for its 911 supercar (July 22, 2020)

Utilizing Laser Metal Fusion (LMF) 3D printing, the carmaker’s engineers have been able to optimize the structure of the automotive part for when it’s under load. AI-led additive manufacturing has also enabled Porsche to integrate a cooling duct into the component’s ‘crown.’ These features not only reduced the piston’s weight by ten percent compared to those forged by the company in series production, but they added 30 BHP to the engine’s horsepower.

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Additive Manufacturing start-ups

30. April 2020

Additive Manufacturing is a highly dynamic and innovative industry. This leads to start-ups that form the technology landscape. Emerging mostly from university background, start-ups are most active in area of system development. Other fields include software, materials and applications.

Additive Manufacturing market by material

6. November 2019

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

30. October 2019

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

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

29. October 2019

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.