Business

The additive manufacturing sector has attracted many investors for a few years now, with several notable fundraisers sometimes followed by major acquisitions. Manufacturers, software publishers, startups, and other players around the world are taking advantage of the benefits of 3D…

Held in Frankfurt every year, Formnext is undoubtedly the largest professional additive manufacturing event in the world. During the fifth edition of Formnext in 2019, the 3Dnatives team had the opportunity to see first-hand the most important trends in the…

Israeli startup SavorEat, which specializes in developing alternatives to meat via 3D printing, has announced a partnership with Sodexo to offer gluten-free, kosher and vegan products to American universities. To be more precise, the American subsidiary of the multinational, Sodexo…

Texas-based startup ICON took the 3D printing industry by storm in March 2018 at SXSW in Austin, presenting the first permitted 3D-printed home in the United States, which took about 48 hours to print—a fraction of the traditional construction time.…

Never has it been clearer that the field of additive manufacturing never sleeps. Though many countries have still been struggling with lockdowns and resurgences of COVID-19, AM manufacturers have stayed busy. This is evident especially in the numerous acquisitions and…

Texas-based aviation company Cabin Management Solutions (CMS) has enlisted The Digital Forge—an industrial platform of 3D printers, software, and materials from Markforged that enables manufacturers to print parts at the point-of-need. Founded in 2019, CMS works with aircraft maintenance, repair,…

ExOne, an industrial leader in binder jetting systems with a portfolio of both metal and sand 3D printers, has expanded its application and adoption center (EAC) in Europe. Now the 2,070-square-meter center will offer direct metal binder jet 3D printing…

A few months ago, after a year of collaboration, Vallourec and Total announced that they had successfully installed the first ever 3D printed waterbushing in the North Sea. For those who might not know, waterbushings are safety-critical components in the…

Sustainability is one of the most pressing issues for many businesses across industries. So it’s no wonder a leading additive manufacturing company like Stratasys has decided to put forward its action plan for creating a sustainable future. The Israel-based 3D…

Interest in additive manufacturing, specifically in the Asia-Pacific region, continues! Forward AM is joining companies like EOS and Arburg, and has opened a new Additive Manufacturing Technical Center (AMTC) in Shanghai, China. The new center is a collaboration between Forward…

Desktop Metal (DM) and ExOne announced yesterday that they have entered a definitive agreement for Desktop Metal to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of ExOne common stock. The expected value of the transaction will be $575 million, consisting of…

In a further attempt to move to focus only on 3D printing, 3D Systems has announced that they have sold their medical simulation business, Simbionix. The $305 million USD sale of the simulation business was to Surgical Science Sweden AB,…