The shift to Hypermill Release 2023 makes the CAD/CAM suite from Open Mind Technologies more powerful and introduces innovative functions. Not only does the software load faster, but the calculation time of tool paths was able to be accelerated as well. In addition, the “General Transformation Pattern” function assures that users save time when machining recurring geometries.

A Doncaster business has used its innovative 3D metal printing solution to create mould tools reducing energy consumption and water requirements for a product that will be used worldwide. Precision engineering experts, Agemaspark, invested in 3D metal printing technology which, when combined with its unique conformal cooling technology in the manufacture of plastic caps and closures, is reducing cycle times by 20 percent.

Walter Reckmeyer Werkzeug und Maschinenbau from the German town of Augustdorf in the Lippe district is a toolmaker for injection moulded parts for the automotive industry. Industrial 3D printing offers the company new flexibility and ensures competitiveness against competition from the Far East.

The manufacturer of large-scale 3D printing systems Massivit 3D Printing Technologies unveiled the new Massivit 10000-G and its flagship Massivit 10000 to the global additive manufacturing market at the recent Formnext exhibition.

3D printing company Stratasys announced that Team Penske, one of the most recognisable and successful teams in motorsports, has purchased a new Stratasys Neo 800 3D printer. The system is Team Penske’s first stereolithography-based 3D printer from Stratasys and will be used to rapidly print scale model components for aerodynamic testing.

The core element of additive manufacturing has always been the 3D printer. However, with so much focus being put on 3D printers, it can be easy to lose sight of the many other important sectors that make 3D printing, especially industrial additive manufacturing, possible.

The developer of quality assurance software to the commercial 3D printing industry, Sigma Additive Solutions, announced that it has joined the EOS Developer Network (EDN). This enables Sigma to provide software and analytics applications from EOS application programming interfaces (APIs).

For four days, Formnext 2022 turned host city Frankfurt into the global capital of industrial 3D printing. And this year’s exhibition was very much in tune with the times.

Large copper components can now be processed on 3D printers from Trumpf as easily as common 3D printing materials such as stainless steel. The high-tech company has equipped its largest 3D printer, the Tru-Print 5000, with the green laser for the first time for this purpose.

Demand for polymer materials by mass far exceeds that of metal materials for 3D printing. ID Tech Ex's new report, “Polymer Additive Manufacturing 2023-2033: Technology and Market Outlook”, finds that polymer 3D printing is moving beyond prototyping to high-value adoption by end-users, which will propel its growth to 21.1 billion dollars in 2033.