In this edition of Sliced, the3D Printing Industry news digest中,我们将介绍最新的商业发展,partnerships, and acquisitions in the additive manufacturing sector.
今天的版本具有一系列新材料，端到端软件创新，行业的可持续性进步，在线培训机会以及大胆的新需求制造价格承诺。
Read on for the most recent updates from Elementum 3D, GEFERTEC, Evolve Additive, Filamentive, Titan Robotics, the AMGTA and more.
6K, Fabrisonic gain top honors
Starting this week with 3D printing awards and accreditations, the sustainability of material specialist6K‘sUnimeltplasma production system has been recognized as part of theEnvironment + Energy Leader Awards。Specifically, the firm’s ability to manufacture powders in a more eco-friendly way than conventional technologies allow, has seen it win Top Product of the Year.
现在，年度竞赛在第九版中，旨在认识到提供能源和环境利益的产品和服务的卓越，其组织者说，有6K必须满足“严格的标准”和由一个“极高的标准”和一个由“极高的标准”设置为专家评审团，以抵御比赛并赢得冠军。
“UniMelt’s unique ability to leverage scrap material as a feedstock and turn it into high-value powder is just one example of our clean production approach,” said Bruce Bradshaw, CMO of 6K. “UniMelt’s environmentally-friendly process lowers greenhouse gases, uses significantly less energy and produces zero waste water creating a pathway to a circular or sustainable economy.”
“我们很荣幸获得Unimelt平台已被选为环境 +能源领导奖的顶级产品。”
在类似新闻中，固态金属3D印刷专家Fabrisonichas gained ISO 9001:2015 certification for the Quality Management System (QMS) behind its Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing (UAM) process. To reach the international standard, the firm has had to demonstrate that its QMS delivers a high level of client satisfaction, and uses risk-based thinking to snuff-out quality issues early-on.
In striving for ISO recognition, Fabrisonic has also managed to hone its ongoing research efforts, by including its R&D programs in the certification’s scope rather than production. The accreditation itself applies to the company’s UAM-related products, equipment, and R&D service, while the firm expects certified status to positively “impact future growth.”
Business news: Elementum 3D, Evolve Additive, 3DPRINTUK
在AM商业世界中，美国材料开发人员Elementum 3Dhas announced the adoption ofSPEE3D’spatented cold spray metal 3D printing technology. By installing one of the firm’sWarpSPEE3Dmachines, Elementum 3D now expects to be able to offer clients in the defense, mining, aerospace, automotive and oil & gas industries, a rapid and cost-effective new suite of production services.
Elementum 3D首席执行官Jacob Nuechterlein博士说：“我们的革命性RAM技术和AM专业知识正在帮助满足3D印刷行业对更多可打印材料的不断增长的需求。”“我们有信心对SPEE3D技术的收购将是我们当前功能的绝佳补充。”
Over at ex-Stratasys子公司Evolve Additive Solutions，该公司已发货可扩展的体积产生(SVP) system to a ‘global customer.’ Due to a confidentiality agreement, the client can’t be identified, but the technology is set to be deployed within large-scale, multi-material 3D printing applications.
“Shipment of our first system to a global customer is a significant accomplishment for our organization,” explained Steve Chillscyzn, CEO and Founder of Evolve Additive. “With the proprietary and proven technology that STEP brings, we are confident in our ability to continue to provide solutions to additional clients worldwide.”
Finally, in 3D printing commerce news, British service bureau3DPRINTUK推出了“价格触发的承诺”，其中承诺要击败其竞争对手提供的任何零件。实际上，那些寻求利用此优惠的人需要将其报价的证据上传到专门的online webtool，公司将审查它并进行反击（尽管排除运费）。
3Dprintuk董事总经理尼克·艾伦（Nick Allen）解释说：“即使采用我们的定价策略，我们也一直以客户为中心，以便我们可以真正提供高级和'低成本'制造解决方案。”“我们已经根据x/y/z，偏移和数量提供了价格下跌，因此在类似零件的零件上提供价格较高的承诺是一个明显的举动。”
“Above all else, we are known for the quality of parts produced, and this will not in any way be compromised as we beat competitor prices. Best price, best quality. It’s a win win.”
Partnerships with Siemens, GEFERTEC and more
German 3D printer developerGEFERTEChas revealed that it’s collaborating withSiemensto bring NX software to its machines. As part of the firms’ partnership, Siemens’ ‘Multi Axis Deposition’ NX CAM module has been updated to carry out WAAM operations, allowing GEFERTEC users to benefit from a continuous digital process chain.
作为NX整合的第一个受益者之一，Siemens Energyhas been able to optimize its production of WAAM 3D printed components, and begin offering related services to its clients. According to Ole Geisen, the company’s Head of Engineering Services for AM, adopting the software has made a “significant contribution” to “reducing throughput times” within its spare part production process.
“We’re very pleased to be able to offer our customers and the market GEFERTEC WAAM-manufacturing systems with Siemens’ software,” said Tobias Krümberg, CEO of GEFERTEC. “We’re convinced that this collaboration can not only make the potential of WAAM more easily accessible to industrial customers, but enable faster exploration of the technology’s technical and commercial potential.”
Elsewhere, the eco-focusedAMGTA3D printing association has announced the induction of eight new members, bringing its total number to twenty. WhileExOnehas now joined as a founding member,前进，，，，染色，，，，Fraunhofer Ilt，，，，HP，，，，Rusal America，，，，特朗普and 6K will each serve as participating members.
“I’m excited to officially welcome ExOne aboard as a new founding member company of the AMGTA, as well as each of our new participating member organizations,” said Sherry Handel, Executive Director of the AMGTA. “Their dedication to support our trade group’s mission well-positions the AMGTA for continued growth and helps to fund new sustainability research projects.”
“I’m looking forward to working with all of our members as we expand the AMGTA as a key industry resource in advancing sustainability in the AM industry this year and beyond.”
Lighting 3D printing course launched
The U.S-based伦斯勒理工学院已经开始提供一门新的在线课程，该课程旨在使照明和添加剂制造业更加紧密地结合在一起。该模块将在六周的时间内发生，将涵盖在设计，开发和制造照明组件和产品中使用3D打印的。
Specifically, the course is laid out to provide participants with a grounding in how different AM technologies can be applied in lighting, including their strengths, weaknesses and potential applications. While the program comes at a cost of $1,950, members ofASSIST 3D Printing for Lightingcan get a 50% discount.
Places are said to be limited, thus applicants will need to provide a 50% deposit up-front. Those interested in enrolling, can nowregister here。
Markforged, Nexa3D and more release new materials
We finish this week’s roundup with a spate of material launches, includingMarkforged的new ‘FR-A’ versions of its Carbon Fibre and Onyx composites. Currently being qualified by the国家高级材料性能中心(NCAMP),the firm’s materials are designed to meet the Flame, Smoke, and Toxicity (FST) standards required for creating flight-safe interior aircraft parts.
根据Markforged的说法，高强度重量比，其复合材料的表面效果和一致性使它们非常适合航空航天和防御应用。公司的客户之一Cabin Management Solutions已经使用的材料开发/ (100end-use parts, and rolled-out a new traceability process that could ease their path to FAA approval in future.
Eco-friendly filament developer细丝，，，，meanwhile, has launched a whole new range of materials that are being marketed towards industrial engineering applications. Known as the ‘Filamentive PRO’ line, the company’s high-performance polymers are said to offer a strength-to-weight ratio which surpasses that of most metals, lending them automotive, aerospace and medical potential.
Working withMitsubishi ChemicalandLEHVOSS，，，，细丝has put together an initial PRO suite of PEI, PPSU, PEEK, PAHT and PP materials, while manufacturing them in a more eco-friendly way. Each feedstock is set to be spooled on a 100%-recyclable cardboard reel, and it’s anticipated that their inherent hard-wearing qualities will allow any resulting products to last longer, reducing related waste.
Resin-based 3D printer manufacturerNexa3D还添加了其材料投资组合，与前进to release the new dental-focused ‘xMODEL 2505.’ Featuring a distinctive beige color, the company’s latest polymer is designed to yield highly-accurate orthodontic models and prosthetics, and when used with itsNXD 2003D printer, the resin is said to yield cost savings of up to 85%.
“对于牙科实验室和假肢制造商，基于服务水平而争夺更高份额的制造商BASF’snew generation of dental materials,” said Kevin McAlea, COO of Nexa3D. “Both companies are committed to democratizing access to additively manufactured dental, industrial and consumer products at scale.”
Lastly, vacuum-bagging and tooling material manufacturerAirtech Advanced Materials Grouphas partnered withTitan Roboticsto make itsDahltram与泰坦机器兼容的树脂线。作为合作的一部分，这些公司在Airtech的总部进行了广泛的工作，并在与材料一起验证和优化了材料的属性和性能Atlas 3D printers。
According to Airtech, its materials have proven to be “distinctly suitable for multiple print platforms,” thus the companies intend to continue working together moving forwards, to “develop new materials” and achieve “expanded functionality.”
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