AM in car racing – McLaren Racing is expanding its use of Stratasys 3D-printing to produce components for its 2017 Formula 1 MCL32 race car with the goal of accelerating design modifications and reducing weight to increase performance, Stratasys says.

United States - Stylish and unique garments and accessories designed by students of the Savannah College of Art and Design will be made of recycled and reused Plastics.

United States/ Europe – Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies' innovation combines CNC and additive technologies. The hybrid kit can be integrated into any CNC machine for metal deposition (via laser cladding), finishing and inspection of parts on a single machine.

Belgium – The combination of a laser scanner and co-ordinate measuring machine has proved to be the answer to the challenge a UK-based diecasting company was facing in bringing its products to market faster and reducing development costs.

The purchase increases the company’s additive manufacturing expertise.

The development follows two recent introductions of machine tools with capabilities for both additive manufacturing and milling operations.

The medium-sized Knarr Group, located in Helmbrechts, Germany, is a tool and mould-maker that manufactures and supplies all standard parts through to complete mould bases according to customer requirements. In addition to the company’s highly motivated employees, its modern machine tools and its CAM system provide the basis for the company’s steadily growing business success.

To play in the professional league, an injection moulding company has to be inventive. German-based Eifler-Kunststoff-Technik has proven several times that it can be trusted with the most complex customer requests. More than once, the company has shown that they have the knowledge and expertise not only in their own production processes, but also in understanding the processes of their customers.

They know it’s corny, but Terry Smith and his partner Steve Browning, owners of Hightown Engineering, like their company motto: “If spindles aren’t turning, we’re not earning." Smith says it keeps them focused every day on what’s most important. That is what they have done for 12 years now: kept spindles turning.

Czech Republic – Dormer Pramet has just opened a new facility in the Czech Republic. Called the XP Center, the Experience Center is aimed to develop new materials and technologies, the company said.