Additive manufacturing company Velo 3D has qualified the nickel-based superalloy powder Amperprint 0233 Haynes 282 for use in its Sapphire family of printers.

Italy — With the acquisition of the joint venture Trumpf Sisma, Trumpf is expanding its dental and medical business in 3D printing.

A vehicle with its weight reduced by more than 200kg, a 3D printed standard metal component and other exciting lightweight concepts: Altair and the Center for Automotive Research announced the winners of the Enlighten Award.

Sigma Labs has expanded its Print Rite 3D in-process quality assurance solution to support selective laser sintering polymer manufacturing and received a purchase order for two Print Rite 3D systems which have been shipped to the customer.

For Local Motors' autonomous electric vehicle Olli 2.0, Italy-based CRP Technology manufactured two applications using Windform composite materials. As additions to the original Olli 2.0 model, the 3D printed parts have supported the individual approval for a project in Europe.

Computer-aided-manufacturing (CAM) software introduced by Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division provides the digital tools needed to prepare 3D-printed components for manufacturing using powder bed fusion (PBF) technologies.

USA — Additive Manufacturing company Desktop Metal has qualified D2 tool steel for the Studio System 2, an accessible metal 3D printing platform that offers customers an easy way to print high-performance metal parts in low volumes for pre-production and end-use applications.

A novel 3D metal printing technique from a Doncaster-based precision engineering business reduces the company's environmental impact and that of its customers. Agemaspark spent several years developing and trialling the new technology, which reduces cycle times for multi-impression mould tools.

3D printing company Stratasys announced that Danish shoe manufacturer Ecco is using their Origin One 3D printing technology to accelerate product development, allowing conceptual footwear samples to be reviewed early in the development cycle using 3D printed moulds and lasts (mechanical forms shaped like a foot) with resin materials from Henkel Loctite.

Hexagon has partnered with DED 3D printer OEM Sciaky, enabling its customers to optimise how they use its high-speed innovative Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (Ebam) printing process for high-value parts in G-code before deposition with accurate high-speed simulation and analysis.