USA — Additive manufacturing expert 3D Systems has signed an agreement to sell its On Demand Manufacturing business to private equity firm Trilantic North America. The purchase price is $ 82 million, subject to certain closing conditions and adjustments.

Global manufacturing leaders move beyond prototyping to fully embrace 3D printing for series production. Printers are getting faster, can produce bigger parts and create reproducible qualities. What are the latest developments?

Germany — The Formnext Start-up Challenge provides a stage for young and innovative companies from the world of additive manufacturing. In addition to new, creative, and viable business ideas, the subject of sustainability also plays an important role in the selection of the winners.

France — French digital and additive manufacturing engineering company, Multistation is going to play a key role in the distribution and support of the Meltio metal 3D printing solutions in the French market, as the prime official reseller.

Germany — The 27th edition of Fakuma — the international trade fair for plastics processing — will take place in Friedrichshafen from 12 to 16 October 2021. In addition to ongoing developments in the digital transformation of the plastics processing industry, this event will also focus on the transition from linear to circular economy.

Software manufacturer CoreTechnologie presented version 1.3 of its 4D_Additive software in May 2021. The 3D printing tool, which is equipped with new functions, is specifically dedicated to the current processes and higher requirements of small batch production of 3D printed parts.

Additive Manufacturing replaces numerous traditional manufacturing processes, facilitates the development of new products and business models and helps establish new value-added and supply chains. Are these claims about the possibilities of Additive Manufacturing real, and in which industries have they already been successfully implemented?

Supplier of polymer 3D printing solutions, Stratasys, introduced three new 3D printers that together address a large portion of the multibillion-euro market opportunity in additive manufacturing of end-use parts. The systems collectively are aimed at accelerating the shift from traditional to additive manufacturing for low-to-mid-volume production applications underserved by traditional manufacturing methods.

Germany — Under the brand names Infinam TI 3100 L and Infinam ST 6100 L, Evonik has launched two photopolymers for industrial 3D applications.

UK — Materials informatics (MI) is one of the most exciting areas in materials science. 3D printing has presented an obvious target for the use of materials informatics and is already producing some very promising results.