2023-11-12 08:13:48 Wow, what an edition of Formnext. As one of the few international industry fairs, Formnext has narrowly exceeded the peak of 2019 – the last pre-Corona edition. What were the striking things on the exhibition floor? In this part mainly in the field of 3D metal printing. Anyone who looked closely around the … Read more
2023-11-10 13:49:35 Global uncertainties lead to postponement of investments in additive manufacturing. Markus Heering, director of the VDMA AM working group, announced this on Formnext. What is striking in the figures he presented is the importance of the Chinese market for German AM companies. That has been halved in just a few years. Meanwhile, manufacturers … Read more
2023-11-03 14:20:32 Will Crtl P become a reality when it comes to WAAM? In the future, will manufacturing companies start the 3D printing process at the push of a button after they have loaded the correct recipe for a spare part? Philipp Roithinger, AM expert at Fronius, sees this as a future scenario. The Austrian … Read more
2023-11-03 11:14:32 Stratasys is launching a new generation of FDM printers, starting with the F3300. The inventor of FDM technology says that the new 3D printer provides 25 to 45% cost savings and delivers higher (repeat) accuracy. The Stratasys F3300 will be officially unveiled on the first day of Formnext. In addition to the aviation … Read more
2023-10-27 15:21:38 AMT PostPro has developed a desktop system for smoothing 3D prints from SLS printers and industrial systems such as Nexa3D and Stratasys Origin. This is done with Chemical Vapor Smoothing. Leering Hengelo, AMT’s Dutch partner, presents the system at Formnext. AMT PostPro has been using Chemical Vapor Smoothing technology in larger systems for … Read more
2023-10-27 10:13:24 Trumpf is launching the TruPrint 2000 at Formnext, a new model 3D metal printer intended for series production. Because customers are asking for it, the machine builder is abandoning the typical round construction plate for this model and switching to a square model. This offers 30% more space for parts. Richard Bannmüller, CEO … Read more
2023-10-23 15:20:38 Renishaw is introducing an upgrade for the RenAM 500 metal printer at Formnext, which halves the printing time with the same quality. This contributes to lower production costs per part. This should make 3D metal printers a suitable production technology for a wider range of products. “To help AM become mainstream, Renishaw is … Read more