What are the biggest trends affecting the additive manufacturing materials market? There are numerous influential factors changing the 3D printing materials industry, which ID Tech Ex forecasts to increase at a CAGR of 18.6 percent over the next decade to reach 29.5 billion dollars in 2032.

At Fakuma 2023, Feller Engineering will be presenting in Hall A2 at Stand A2-2111 their new MCS-servo, a space-saving and cost-efficient combination of hot runner controller and servo controller, as well as the equally newly developed MCS-vgc system, a future-oriented controller for valve gate systems.

The European commission is proposing to make single-serve coffee units mandatorily compostable and calls on the EU Parliament and Council to uphold this specific proposal. One possibility is to use bioplastics as an alternative material.

Allied Machine and Engineering announces the addition of Allied Europe, located in the UK, and Wohlhaupter, located in Germany, to their online digital platform, Allied’s Interactive Experience. Users can now virtually visit those facilities, meet various members of the team and discover the company’s solutions.

A collaborative team from Promation, Module Works, and Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing (MSAM) Laboratory of the University of Waterloo have developed and successfully tested a new method for manufacturing overhang geometries without the need of support structures.

The provider of metal-based additive manufacturing technology SLM Solutions announced its strategic channel partnership with Swiss manufacturing technology provider, Walter Meier.

From September 18th to 23rd, 2023, the world of production technology will converge at the leading trade fair EMO in Hannover. Embracing the theme “Innovative Manufacturing”, the organisers call for new innovations and driving transformation. Joining this initiative, Gindumac will participate as an exhibitor at the thematic booth “The Future of Sustainability in Production” in Hall 16, Stand F11.

The Plastics Industry Association (Plastics) has opened registration for NPE 2024: The Plastics Show, to be held through May 2024. The event is expected to attract more than 55,000 attendees from various sectors within the plastics industry, both in the U.S. and internationally.

German high-tech company Trumpf has released its preliminary figures for fiscal 2021/22. With a sales revenue of 4.2 billion euros, the company registered a significant increase over the previous year.

3D printing company Inkbit announced that the first of its kind Vista production additive manufacturing system is now operational at the Saint-Gobain Research Cross-Business R&D Center, a multidisciplinary research site developing processes and products for global businesses across numerous industries.