
Customized plastics for 3D printing
With the Luvosint and Luvocom 3F product lines, the Lehvoss Group is presenting customized plastics for 3D printing at Formnext.

With the Luvosint and Luvocom 3F product lines, the Lehvoss Group is presenting customized plastics for 3D printing at Formnext.
Stratasys is showcasing new additive manufacturing solutions at Formnext to drive transformation in design and manufacturing workflows, including new material and application developments.
Interview with Tom Krause, Igus
Plastics specialist Igus has built up a strong position in the field of additive manufacturing - in component production as well as in the development of 3D printing materials for special requirements. Andreas Mühlbauer spoke to Tom Krause, Head of the Igus Additive Manufacturing division, about the importance of 3D printing, from product development through to the production of large quantities.
As part of a partnership agreement between 3D Systems and the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 team, Sauber Motorsport AG has purchased five new SLA ProX 800 3D printers for its headquarters and technical center in Hinwil, Switzerland.

BASF has announced an investment of 25 million US dollars in the Belgian company Materialise.

Benjamin Tan is Vice President Ultimaker APAC
3D printer manufacturer Ultimaker has opened new offices in Singapore to meet the growing demand in the APAC region.

Blackcam, a manufacturer of camera motion systems, uses Igus' 3D printing service to produce spare parts within a few hours.
Protolabs has won the 2018 Creative 3D Printing Award for the most creative use of 3D printing at the 3D Printing Industry Awards, an event that shines a spotlight on successes, achievements and excellence in the rapidly evolving 3D printing industry.
The trade fair duo Rapid.Tech + FabCon 3.D attracted almost 5,000 visitors to Erfurt and showed everything that is possible in industrial and creative 3D printing.

At the Rapid.Tech and FabCon 3.D trade fair duo, the Fraunhofer Generative Manufacturing Alliance will be presenting a newly developed printer driver that makes it possible to start printing complex and large 3D models within seconds.
Tools and small series in 3D printing
The US EMS company Jabil is pushing ahead with its digital transformation. The company recently started using 3D printing for the manufacture of tools and small series production.
Advanced technologies are constantly opening up new possibilities in 3D printing. This applies to the quantities produced, but also to the properties of the products. Five-digit quantities can now be produced economically.
Protolabs now also offers PolyJet and silicone 3D printing. This technology enables the production of prototypes with elastomeric properties and is therefore an ideal addition to the development of 2K injection molded parts.

3D printing materials for use in space
Stratasys and Phoenix Analysis & Design Technologies are working with Lockheed Martin Space to design 3D printed objects for NASA's Orion deep space probe.

Congress and exhibition on 3D printing
The Rapid.Tech + FabCon 3.D trade fair and congress event will take place in Erfurt from June 5 to 7. Among other things, a user conference will present new material, product and process solutions as well as an increasingly broad range of applications for additive manufacturing in practice.

Suitable materials and appropriate design measures are required to prevent fires in vehicle interiors. Igus has introduced the 3D printing material Iglidur I3 for optimum fire protection.
To dampen movements in industrial machines and systems, Norelem has functional and universally applicable structural dampers in its product portfolio. These are maintenance-free, suitable for emergency stop and continuous applications and have a long service life.
Materialise will support industrial companies in Ulsan in introducing additive manufacturing as a complementary manufacturing technology.
During the development of a new car, a double feed-through for ventilation and cables from the engine compartment into the passenger compartment was to be designed. This should be stable, impermeable to water and suitable for a wide temperature range.

3Yourmind has entered into a cooperation with Identify3D. Identify3D's technology suite will be an integral part of 3Yourmind's enterprise platforms in the future. The Berlin-based software company thus offers maximum security at all stages of additive manufacturing.