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Metal

Fluent Metal Startup Launches With Focus on Liquid Metal 3D Printing

The company says its drop-on-demand technology can enable sustainable, production-grade additive manufacturing using high-value metal components.

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LFAM

Avio Utilizes Velo3D Metal Printers for Developing Propulsion Systems

The Italian space propulsion innovator is installing the printers in its Colleferro, Italy, headquarters to produce mission-critical parts for its family of rocket engines.

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Inventors

6 Considerations When Launching an Additive Startup

Recent additive manufacturing (AM) startup owner, JP Kinerk, shares his experience by offering helpful advice for others just starting out in the additive realm.

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The Robot Craftsman: Force Sensing and Vision Help Realize Automated AM Postprocessing (Includes Video)

Automated production via additive manufacturing will need automated postprocessing. This UK startup is equipping robots with the capabilities needed for critical, fine-detail finishing of metal 3D printed parts.

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Robots

Large-Format “Cold” 3D Printing With Polypropylene and Polyethylene

Israeli startup Largix has developed a production solution that can 3D print PP and PE without melting them. Its first test? Custom tanks for chemical storage.

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3D Printing Startup to Deliver Thousands of Custom Hearing Aids Over Next Five Years

Starting with a pilot program in Jordan, nonprofit 3DP4ME is developing workflows to 3D print hearing aid earmolds and prosthetics near the people who need them.

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Mold Tooling

Rekkie AR Ski Goggles Made Possible With 3D Printing: The Cool Parts Show #53

When the electronics enclosure key to these AR goggles proved difficult to mold, 3D printing allowed the inventors to keep the complexity — while also making improvements for assembly and user experience. 

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Formnext Chicago Secures Premier Exhibitors for 2025 Event

Companies include some of the premier providers of additive manufacturing technologies as well as startup companies launching new materials solutions, capturing the entire spectrum of AM-related technologies.

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Automotive

GE Sells Generator Technology for Stake in EV Startup

The company says the Karno generator is expected to be 20%+ more efficient than today’s leading generators — achieved by 3D printing of thermal components and innovative fuel-to-electricity conversion.

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Startups

Anisoprint Enters North American Market with Distributor Top 3D Group 

The continuous fiber 3D printer startup will introduce desktop and industrial anisoprinting solutions — Composer and PROM IS 500 — to a new market, beginning at RAPID + TCT 2022 in May. 

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