At Formnext in Frankfurt, Bofa International will be presenting its latest range of additive manufacturing filtration and atmosphere management systems.

Kennametal has released the FIX8 heavy-duty turning system, delivering maximum metal removal rates in steel, stainless steel and cast iron. With eight cutting edges per insert, the FIX8 turning system increases productivity of any heavy-duty turning operation, providing the lowest cost per edge while reducing cutting forces up to 15 percent.

CAES, provider of mission critical electronic solutions for aerospace and defense, has announced the construction of its new additive manufacturing (AM) operations in Exeter, New Hampshire. The dedicated 3D printing laboratory supports CAES’ partnership with SWISSto12, provider of 3D printed technology for RF applications in the aerospace and defense industry, to bring additive manufacturing solutions and services to US-based customers.

France — 3D-printing company Multistation signed a collaboration agreement in France for the Gravity SLS 3D-printing ecosystem of Wematter.

CAD/CAM innovator Cambrio announced the new release of Gibbs CAM 2022. The latest developments see further emphasis on end-user productivity in all areas of the product.

Japan — As its first new product launch since becoming a subsidiary of Nidec Corporation in August 2021, Nidec Machine Tool Corporation releases the MVR-Cx series of double-column machining centers.

AM company XJet will present its portfolio of equipment for ceramic and metal end-to-end additive manufacturing at Formnext 2021, featuring the European debut of the Smart station.

USA — For its upcoming space projects, Lockheed Martin plans to extend its use of Makerbot 3D printers to produce parts and designs of a lunar rover. The AM solution is to enable the engineers to design, develop, and test autonomous systems and processes.

Design and engineering business CALLUM can swiftly produce low volume, bespoke production parts in-house for its limited-edition Aston Martin CALLUM Vanquish 25, thanks to the capabilities of the MakerBot METHOD X.

USA/Italy — 3D printing company Desktop Metal has acquired Aidro, a Italian pioneer in the volume production of next-generation hydraulic and fluid power systems through metal additive manufacturing (AM) across a wide range of industries, including oil & gas, agricultural equipment, aerospace, and mobile and industrial machinery, among others.