Bringing you up to speed with the week that went by in the world of Additive Manufacturing.
Additive Manufacturing Industry News review by AM Chronicle from last week includes launch of “National Strategy on Additive Manufacturing (NSAM)” by the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, additive manufacturing standards for automobile launched by ISO, acquisition of Kumovis by 3D Systems, Mahendran Reddy and Stefan Ritt appointed as vice president of Fehrmann alloys, research on self-healing 3D printed material and more.
Indian government aims to add USD 3Bn to GDP through 3D printing
The Indian government intends to gain 5% of the worldwide market share in additive manufacturing or 3D printing, with the goal of adding about USD 2-3 billion to the GDP over the next 2-3 years.
ISO launches Additive manufacturing standards for automobile industry
ISO have launched ISO/ASTM AWI 52945 standard for 3D printed parts of Automotive industry. The standard covers all the critical parts of quality such as machine quality, orientation and key performance indicators.
Mitsubishi Electrical launched new laser based DED 3D printer
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that on March 1 it will release two models of the “AZ600” wire-laser metal 3D printer, which melts welding wire with a laser beam to create high-quality 3D structures.
Fehrmann Alloys appoints Mahendran Reddy and Stefan Ritt to management team
Fehrmann alloys has expanded its leadership with the appointment of two vice presidents: Mahendran Reddy and Stefan Ritt
3D Systems to Expand Healthcare Applications Portfolio with Acquisition of Kumovis
3D Systems today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Kumovis, a Munich, Germany-based additive manufacturing solutions provider for personalized healthcare applications. Kumovis’ solutions are built upon their unique extrusion technology specifically developed for precision printing of medical-grade, high-performance polymers such as PEEK.
The Technical University of Munich (TUM), Oerlikon, GE Additive and Linde are collaborating to create an additive manufacturing cluster. This cluster is a grouping of companies and organizations that will conduct research on and develop additive manufacturing technology from a single hub location. The news was released by the company media.
Novel self healing 3D printed materials made from jelly and salt
Researchers have developed biodegradable and novel self-healing 3D-printed materials that could be used in the development of realistic artificial hands and other soft robotics applications.
The collaboration of Phillips Machine Tools with EOS Additive Minds Academy will enable modern manufacturers with high-quality training and ensure they use the full potential of industrial 3D printing for innovation and development.
India to launch National Strategy on Additive Manufacturing
Hon’ble Minister for Electronics and Information Technology launched “National Strategy on Additive Manufacturing (NSAM)” on 24 Feb 2022. A NSAM has been evolved to mitigate immediate disabilities of the local industries to embrace digital technologies and to cater nation’s aspiration of Manufacturing Value addition to US$ 1 Trillion per annum.
9T Labs raises USD 17 million to accelerate advanced carbon composite manufacturing
Composite equipment and software OEM 9T Labs closed its Series A funding round and raised USD 17 million. The news was released by the company media.
DeGen Medical Launched Impulse AM™ for use of additive manufacturing in spinal implant
DeGen Medical, Inc., a spinal implant manufacturer focused on Augmented Reality and Patient Specific Solutions, announced today the commercial launch of Impulse AM™.
Babcock and Plymouth Science Park launch innovative AM lab
Aerospace, defense and security giant Babcock International has joined forces with Plymouth Science Park to launch a state of-the-art additive manufacturing (AM) center that will enable the company to address obsolescence and supply chain issues by directly printing metal parts.
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