By incorporating customer feedback into new upgrades and enhancements to its Additive Manufacturing ecosystem, Stratasys wants to help users better meet their AM needs. This includes updates to several Industrial and Healthcare Business Unit products and Stratasys Direct.

With Formnext Chicago, Mesago Messe Frankfurt is bringing the Formnext trade fair concept to the USA, the world’s largest AM market. From 8-10 April 2025, Formnext Chicago will showcase the entire industrial process chain for Additive Manufacturing.

3D printing company Massivit has announced the launch of the new Massivit 3000 large-format 3D printer. The printer will be unveiled at the Drupa trade show — the largest international printing industry exhibition that will take place in Dusseldorf, Germany on May 28th to June 7th, 2024.

3D printing company Ultimaker announces the release of the Factor 4 industrial-grade 3D printer. Factor 4 is an end-to-end 3D printing solution for light industrial applications.

Finer detail and even greater precision are coming to Stratasys’s SAF technology. The company announced its new SAF High-Def Printing capabilities and the launch of the H350 printer, Version 1.5 to expand SAF adoption with additional applications and use cases for a growing set of manufacturing end markets.

At the upcoming NPE 2024, Asahi Kasei Plastics North America (Apna) will showcase new technologies such as its 3D printing filament at booth S14012.The Asaclean Group — a product line of purging compounds from Apna — will be located in the West Hall at booth W2181. The group will be demonstrating its streamlined process for customers to meet their manufacturing needs without the need for multiple suppliers.

With the recent expansion of its portfolio, Formlabs is reinforcing its position at the forefront of the 3D printing industry. Its latest innovations include the Form 4 and Form 4B printers designed for increased speed and reliability.

3D printing company Replique announces the public launch of its comprehensive Material Hub for 3D printing. After a successful beta release that received overwhelmingly positive feedback, the company now introduces the database to the broader community.

With the introduction of its new 3D Print Pro technology, which is tailored for high temperature processes, Bofa is strengthening its market presence in portable fume and particulate filtration systems for additive manufacturing.

Aimed at testing their performance on the moon's surface, Stratasys is set to contribute 3D-printed materials to a lunar mission. The experiments will explore the effectiveness of a tungsten-filled Antero 800NA FDM filament for radiation shielding, the space performance of Antero 840CN03 FDM filament with ESD properties used in the Orion spacecraft, and a new ESD photopolymer designed for high-heat environments.