3D printing company Ultimaker announces the addition of PET Carbon Fiber (CF), an easy-to-use and versatile composite material, to its portfolio of high-performance materials for S series 3D printers. PET CF offers superior strength, high heat resistance and high chemical resistance for strong high-performance thermoplastic applications.

Renowned British supercar manufacturer Briggs Automotive Company uses Ultimaker 3D printers to design and produce bespoke parts for its high-end sports cars. 3D printing has given the team more design freedom to produce complex geometries that would be difficult or impossible to manufacture using traditional manufacturing methods.

The French technology company JPB Système has announced that it has acquired a stake in France-based 3D printer manufacturer start-up, Addimetal, in a move that will offer the companies complete and secure sharing of their respective industrial-grade metal binder jetting (MBJ) 3D printing technology knowledge for the short-run production of small, complex, lightweight and repeatable parts.

The digital manufacturing startup Replique spins off from Chemovator, the business incubator of BASF, and successfully closes a late seed round to further build its business. Replique provides the first fully encrypted 3D printing platform that makes spare part management and the production of small series more sustainable.

Taking a cue from the structural complexity of trees and bones, Washington State University engineers have created a way to 3D-print two types of steel in the same circular layer using two welding machines. The resulting bimetallic material proved 33 to 42 percent stronger than either metal alone, thanks in part to pressure caused between the metals as they cool together.

The plastics processing industry is looking forward to the 28th Fakuma from the 17th through the 21st of October, 2023. The trade fair for injection moulding promises to set new performance benchmarks in the fields of extrusion technology, thermoforming and 3D printing, as well as for circular economy.

The 3D printing configurator software and production offering from Marketiger enables mass customisation opportunities for digital and analogue gaming communities. The configurator simplifies the use of 3D printing to manufacture robust, high-quality items.

Installation of a Roeders 5-axis machining centre at Circle in Weilmünster, Germany, has transformed the engineering service provider's ability to deliver machined prototypes and small batches of components in short lead times.

A Sheffield design and additive manufacturing business has invested 100,000 pounds in new technology to keep it at the cutting edge of industrial 3D printing. The Stratasys product was launched to market in 2022 to make work-holding fixtures, soft jaws and component parts with composite 3D printing in a fraction of the time and cost it takes to machine a metal equivalent.

The high-tech company Trumpf is supporting the aviation industry in its efforts to reduce greenhouse gases. With 3D printers and lasers, aviation companies can save a lot of weight in aircraft manufacturing and produce more efficient engines.