In this edition of Sliced, the3D Printing Industry news digest，，，，we cover the latest business developments, partnerships, and acquisitions across our industry.
Today’s edition features business updates, additive manufacturing partnerships, certifications, 3D printing materials, and the world’s first 3D printed part flown to an offshore installation by a drone.
Read on for the most recent updates from 3DGBIRE, Enable Manufacturing, ASTM International, Rugged 3D, and more.
BCN3D，FRIPP Design，3dgbire，The YBI的业务更新，并启用
Starting with business news,产品设计，研究和业务咨询，Fripp Design Limited，，，，is looking to sell its Intellectual Property (IP) for 3D printing two-part curing silicones. The significance of the method discovered by Fripp Design, branded aspicsima这是通过与惠康基金会和University of Sheffield是,3 d打印材料的the shelf’ silicones which have been used for decades in applications ranging industrials seals and gaskets, medical implants, and silicone molds.
Now, Fripp Design owner Steve Roberts is urging those involved in Polymer-based 3D printing, or manufacturers of silicones wishing to expand the market opportunity for their materials, to buy or license the IP, which has patents granted in the U.S, Germany, and the U.K.
“I have reached a time in my life where I have other things I want to achieve which are personal ambitions rather than professional. It’s time to hand the baton for 3D printing two-part curing silicones to someone else,” he said. “The patent is important because it goes beyond silicone. It covers any method where two parts are brought together to cure and, as important, it covers the idea of using a bath of material which supports the curing, thus eliminating the need for support materials if you need to 3D print an overhand, for example.”
在池塘上，这Youngstown Business Incubator (YBI)has welcomedRugged 3D马宏谷,制造商的世界”s first portable and ruggedized 3D printing solution engineered to operate in austere environments. Rugged 3D engineers deployable 3D printers for the military, disaster relief, oil and gas, and heavy industries. The firm is the tenth company to take space in the YBI’s fifth and Additive Manufacturing-only building, TBB5, and now means all of the space from the 2017 renovation has been leased.
“We are excited to have Rugged 3D joining us here in Youngstown,” said Barb Ewing, CEO of the YBI. “When the Rugged 3D team toured the YBI campus, met with our staff, it was clear that they agreed with our assessment that Youngstown really is the heart of the additive manufacturing industry in North America, and this is where they need to be to grow their company.”
Meanwhile, additive casting specialistEnable Manufacturingwill join the Additive Manufacturing partner pool of Netherlands-based technology firmDiManExin September 2020. DiManEx provides an end-to-end cloud-based platform for end-users and suppliers, which matches the right additive manufacturing supplier to a specific part that can then be printed on demand. This supply chain digitization keeps inventory levels low and cash flow healthy while enabling manufacturing businesses to produce parts locally and therefore reduce delivery times and carbon emissions. Adding Enable to the fold will help DiManEx to increase the number of parts it can now offer via its online platform.
“Whilst the industry is working on overcoming barriers such as size, material, quality, and cost, additive casting offers the best of both worlds, enabling manufacturing businesses to change the way they make parts not tomorrow, but today,” said Tibor van Melsem Kocsis, CEO at DiManEx. “Therefore, it was key to DiManEx to have Enable on board to increase the amount of parts we could deliver through our platform.”
New 3D printing partnerships for BCN3D and 3DBGIRE
3dgbire，，，，a service and training provider for Additive Manufacturing For Industry within the U.K. and Ireland, has announced it will be exclusively distributingKimya 3D filamentsacross the U.K. and Irish markets, signaling a strategic turning point forARMOR，，，，the Nantes-based materials group behind the Kimya brand as it turns towards the design and production of on-demand high-performance 3D materials. Kimya ABS Carbon, ABS ESD, ABS Kevlar, PETG-S, and TPC-91A filaments are available to purchase from the beginning of September.
“Partnering with ARMOR to bring Kimya Filaments to the U.K. and Irish markets is another exciting addition to the 3DGBIRE product portfolio,” said Daniel Abram, 3DGBIRE general manager. “The Kimya brand has developed a reputation for producing high quality filaments that are expanding that application potential of FFF 3D printing. Introducing these materials and applications to 3DGBIRE customers will further enhance their adoption and integration of Additive Manufacturing into their workflow.”
Spanish 3D desktop printer manufacturerBCN3Dhas announced a distribution agreement with Italian distributorcrea3dto boost its growth in the Italian market. BCN3D’s 3D printers use anIndependent Dual Extrusion (IDEX) system与常规台式机3D打印机相比，为了同时或同时打印多种材料或同时打印其印刷生产能力。该协议的结果是，在意大利市场上经营的创新者，设计师和其他公司现在将能够访问BCN3D的3D打印机投资组合。
“We are pleased to cooperate with CREA3D, an alliance which will support us in increasing the sales in the Italian market, where there is a high potential for the IDEX system and the distinctive duplication, mirror, and multi-material printing modes,” said Xavier Martinez Faneca, CEO of BCN3D. “Their considerable experience in additive manufacturing, combined with top-quality technical know-how makes CREA3D the right fit to help us grow and serve Italian customers in the best possible way.”
Certifications and MoUs for Ricoh 3D and ASTM International
Representatives from global standards organization国际ASTMand标准新西兰（新西兰）已经签署了一份理解备忘录（MOU），这将导致两个机构之间建立更紧密的工作关系。谅解备忘录促进有关共同利益主题的信息交流，并将支持NZ标准的审查和考虑ASTM标准作为新西兰行业和法规问题的解决方案。
这MoU signing happened during an hour-long virtual session, during which representatives discussed common ground between the two organizations, including ASTM’s technical programs for aviation, cannabis, and additive manufacturing, alongside electric vehicle chargers, energy efficiency, biomass boilers, and New Zealand’s hydrogen program.
Telford-based 3D printing specialistRicoh 3D已经获得了医疗行业的国际生产质量管理标准认证，ISO 13485。为了获得认可，该公司证明了所需的控制水平，以确保产品安全，风险管理和设计控制活动在产品开发，检查，可重复性期间，粉末的可追溯性以及有效的矫正和预防措施。
“Here at Ricoh we are used to working to industry standards, as we’ve held ISO 27001, 9001 and 14001 for some time. Attaining ISO 13485 was the natural next step for us as we expand into the medical sector,” said Mark Dickin, additive manufacturing and molding engineering lead at Ricoh 3D. “We are already supplying 3D printed parts to the medical industry and this certification ensures we are now in a position to produce more critical applications and meet the needs of a wider range of customers in the industry.”
LiqCreate的新3D打印材料
全球3D打印材料制造商Liqcreate已经发布了针对MSLA/LCD 3D打印的两个新树脂：高级弹性和高级硬质。Premium Tough是一种透明的树脂，在聚合过程中变成了乳白色聚合物，具有高冲击强度和抗刮擦性特性，可用作功能性原型和备件。同时，Premium Flex是一种半透明的蓝色光聚合物，具有较高的处理速度和打印速度。该材料的3D打印零件非常灵活，低表面硬度为63岸A，使其非常适合各种柔软的触摸和弹性原型。
Available from September 7, the two materials are compatible with the Anycubic Photon, Elegoo Mars, and all open source 385-420nm DLP, LCD/MSLA 3D printers, with the firm’s engineers working with industrial partners to increase the number of compatible 3D printers.
JCRMRG在Covid回应中向学校捐赠了盾牌
这泽西城快速制造商响应小组(JCRMRG)has donated 21,000 face shields to school districts in New Jersey, including Newark, Jersey City, Hoboken and New York. Each school will now have enough face shields to cover every member of staff, and through the donation, JCRMRG has enabled the schools to extend their budgets to support other safe opening measures and educational resources. JCRMRG’s campaign was supported by the likes ofUber Freight，，，，Google，，，，Goldman Sachs，，，，Mastercard，，，，好360，，，，andALAN Aid。
“The Shield Our Schools initiative represents a very important mission for JCRMRG,” said founder Justin Handsman. “Schools are the new front line, and it is important to protect our teachers and communities against the spread of COVID. According to the CDC one in four teachers have health conditions that put them in the high-risk category. Nationally, 29% are over the age of 50. By providing teachers, school nurses, administrators, food service workers, custodians, bus drivers, administrators, and all other school staff with PPE, we can help protect families, neighborhoods, and communities.”
3D printed part delivered by drone to an offshore installation in world-first
Norwegian energy companyEquinor已经完成了世界上第一个物流操作，涉及通过无人机运输3D打印零件到海上安装。无人机飞行了该零件，这是为安装救生艇系统制造的柴油喷嘴架，从蒙斯塔德基地到巨魔有效地在北海的巨魔平台，并根据计划。该零件不再制造且难以获得，因此在先进的金属3D打印机之前对其进行了重新设计和建模，并在坚固的工业合金Inconel 718中产生了复制品。
“Development is rapid, and we see a huge potential within drone technology that could transform the way we operate, both under and above the sea surface. Equinor aims to lead the way in utilising new technology on the Norwegian continental shelf” said Arne Sigve Nylund, Equinor’s executive vice president for Development and Production Norway. “Drones could reinforce safety, boost production efficiency, and contribute to lower CO2 emissions from Norwegian oil and gas. Drones will also play a role as we shape new energy solutions on the Norwegian shelf.”
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Featured image shows the Sliced logo on top of the Camcopter s-100 drone, manufactured by Schiebel, and used in Equinor’s logistics operation. Image via Equinor.
