On this month’s Additive Insight editorial roundtable, TCT Head of Content Laura Griffiths and Senior Content Producer Sam Davies discuss February’s biggest 3D printing and additive manufacturing news stories. Continuing the trend for consolidation, we discuss Stratasys‘s acquisition of RPS as it ramps up its ambition to be “the first choice for polymer 3D printing”, the launch of ExOne‘s new office-friendly metal 3D printer based on Rapidia‘s water-based technology, Desktop Metal eliminating the debinding step with its upgraded Studio 2 system, and the Digital Manufacturi ..read more

On this episode of Additive Insight, TCT Head of Content Laura Griffiths is joined by Tali Rosman, Xerox Vice President and General Manager for 3D Printing. The well-known 2D print giant made its play for the additive manufacturing market back in 2019 with the acquisition of start-up Vader Systems and its Liquid Metal 3D printing technology. Since then, Xerox has gone on to introduce its first metal system, the Xerox ElemX, and recently announced the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) as its first installation. We spoke to Rosman about Xerox’s history with 3D printing, which began long befo ..read more

On this week’s episode of Additive Insight, our Executive Interview series continues with a conversation with Carlos Zwikker, Chief Commercial Officer at AM-Flow.  The Netherlands-based start-up is a developer of automation technologies which tackle the post-printing parts of the AM production workflow. Combining 3D-shape identification and a mix of hardware and software intelligence, AM Flow addresses those important end-to-end process steps which need to be considered in order to position additive manufacturing as a scalable production technology. Read more: Automat ..read more

We’re continuing our executive interview series into 2021 with insights from Andreas Langfeld, President EMEA at Stratasys, who joins us on the Additive Insight podcast to discuss the last 12 months, future plans and that $100 million Origin acquisition. Speaking to Andy towards the end of a last year, we discussed resilience, and how despite the challenges of 2020, Stratasys successfully launched and shipped a brand new PolyJet system, continued to make strides in healthcare and aerospace markets, and how the additive manufacturing industry has come even further than ..read more

For 2020’s last episode of Additive Insight (and our 50th episode to date), TCT editors Laura Griffiths and Sam Davies gather around the virtual mic for a round up of the year’s biggest 3D printing stories.  We reflect on exclusive interviews with industry leaders, significant launches and the impact of COVID-19 on the perception of additive manufacturing. For a month by month rundown of the year’s must-read stories, visit Sam’s roundup of 2020’s biggest 3D printing launches, applications and industry developments.  Then, head over to our 2021 preview feature for conversations ..read more

On this week’s episode of Additive Insight, TCT Head of Content Laura Griffiths speaks to Byron Kennedy, CEO of Australian additive manufacturing company SPEE3D. Launched in 2017, SPEE3D is known for its supersonic 3D deposition process, an ultra-fast additive technique adapted from metal cold spray technology. With two machines now available on the market, both capable of producing fast, low-cost, near net shape parts, the company has gained a number of customers in a range of industrial sectors, most notably defence. On this episode, we hear how the company’s technology is enabling manufact ..read more

On this week’s episode of Additive Insight, we speak to Dr Lee-Bath Nelson, co—founder and VP of Business at additive manufacturing software as a service company LEO Lane. Since its founding in 2014, LEO Lane has been developing cloud based solutions which control, protect, and track 3D printed products and files. On this episode we discuss increasing IP challenges as additive moves more into production, how the pandemic has forced companies to think more urgently about how they’re protecting their 3D printable part data, a how heightened attention on the benefits of distributed manufacturing ..read more

On this weeks episode of Additive Insight, the TCT content team reflect on a busy week at Formnext Connect including the biggest launches from the virtual floor, interviews with exhibitors and highlights from the TCT Conference @ Formnext Connect. Expect details on new additive manufacturing hardware from the likes of SLM Solutions, Additive Industries and Wematter, plus insight from conversations with Nexa3D, Solukon and more. For more Formnext Connect content, check out: Q&A: VELO3D CEO discusses the capability, quality & productivity of company’s metal 3D printing systems Q&A ..read more

On this week’s episode of Additive Insight, The TCT Group’s outgoing Head of Content Daniel O’Connor gets his turn in the hot seat as the editorial team bid a fond farewell and gather his thoughts on eight years in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry including the biggest trends, changes and technology developments. From starting out with “Thingi Thursdays” and Buzzfeed-style listicles on TCT Magazine’s Personalize brand amid peak “3D printer in every home” hype to travelling the world covering some of the most prolific adopters of additive for series production, we talk through Dan ..read more

On this week’s episode of Additive Insight, we’re joined by Randy Altschuler, CEO of on-demand manufacturing marketplace, Xometry. Earlier this year TCT spoke with Randy about importance of localised manufacturing amid the COVID-19 pandemic and in this conversation, we elaborate on that idea by discussing the benefits of distributed manufacturing can provide going forward, how Xometry is enabling that with a network of over 5,000 manufacturing partners, and how it’s looking to one of the next big challenges facing the industry – climate change. This episode is brought to you in associati ..read more