Germany — Featuring two 500-watt lasers, a revised inert gas flow concept and melt pool monitoring, Trumpf has further developed its Tru Print 3000 laser melting system.

Germany — Hans Weber Maschinenfabrik and Reichenbacher Hamuel have concluded a comprehensive partnership in the field of additive manufacturing. In a first step, the two Franconian technology companies are merging 3D printing and milling in one system.

Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF), a pioneer in microscale 3D printing systems, announced a software partnership with Materialise, a global provider of 3D printing solutions.

Germany — Scientists from Hanover and Aachen developed an app for automatic monitoring of print quality in Additive Manufacturing. To this end, the researchers want to equip an industrial 3D printer with sensor technology to seamlessly monitor the printing process.

Germany — Tebis, a specialist in CAD/CAM and MES process solutions in model, die and mold manufacturing, is participating as a digital exhibitor in this year's Metav. The trade show will be conducted as a 3D event from 23 to 26 March.

Sweden — VBN, known for its innovations in 3D printed metal, has now completed its latest funding round. The company offers the hardest and most wear-resistant alloys on the world market, also known as “the world's hardest steel” and “the world's only 3D printed cemented carbide”.

USA — Chromalloy, a manufacturing and repair solutions provider for gas turbine engine manufacturers and operators worldwide, recently selected the Velo3D Sapphire system as their additive manufacturing (AM) solution. The customer hopes to significantly impact the economics of future Maintenance, Repair & Operations (MRO) projects in their aviation and energy markets.

Provider of laser scanning solutions, Scanlab, launches a new scan system. The Scancube IV, as the primary representative of this product range, features optional read-back functions, thereby providing an essential process monitoring component.

Nexa 3D, the maker of ultrafast stereolithography production 3D printers, and Henkel announced an expansion of their partnership with Henkel to immediately deliver three new performance photopolymer materials through Nexa 3D channels globally.

UK — Machine tool solution provider, Engineering Technology Group (ETG), has become a technical partner of the Winbro Technologies Group. With this partnership, the UK company can now offer laser machining as well.