Hardware, Collaborations, and QMS: AM News Roundup for October 31-November 11

ICYMI: BMF, Sintratec, Desktop Metal, Quantica, SLM, and Axtra3D all announced new 3D printers. Looking to the next generation of hardware, Vitro3D announced seed financing to develop a volumetric additive manufacturing platform. Several collaborations were announced including Stratasys and Axial3D, Align Technology and Desktop Metal, Henkel and Quad Industries, as well as Sigma Additive Solutions and SLM Solutions. Looking to quality management systems, Stratasys announced validation of several materials and Sigma Additive announced a software module for machine health data logs.

Here’s a quick look at these stories and more.

High-Speed Production 3D Printer for Upcycled Wood Parts: Desktop Metal Announces Broad Availability of the Shop System™ Forust Edition: Desktop Metal announced broad availability of the Shop System™ Forust Edition, a binder jet 3D printing system for the high-speed production of functional, end-use wood parts using upcycled sawdust from the wood milling industry. READ MORE

Selective Laser Sintering: Sintratec to Present the Sintratec S3: Sintratec unveils a brand new selective laser sintering system at this year’s Formnext exhibition: the Sintratec S3. The Swiss made high-tech module features a laser three times more powerful than the previous generation. READ MORE

IperionX Appoints Toby Symonds as Company President: IperionX Limited announced the appointment of Toby Symonds as President of IperionX. READ MORE

Volumetric 3D Printing: Vitro3D has Raised $1.3M in an Oversubscribed Seed Financing: Vitro3D, a volumetric 3D printing company, has raised $1.3M in an oversubscribed seed round led by Buff Gold Ventures, with participation from several angel investors, Rockies Venture Club, Caruso Ventures, and The Deming Center Venture Fund. Vitro3D is a spin out from University of Colorado Boulder and a client company of Innosphere Ventures through The Colorado Life Science Incubation Program. READ MORE

Patient-specific 3D Printing: Stratasys Makes Strategic Investment in Axial3D: Med-tech startup Axial3D has announced the closing of a $15 million investment round led by a strategic investment of $10 million from Stratasys Ltd. This is Stratasys’ first investment in Axial3D. The two companies also will be providing a joint offering to make patient-specific 3D printing solutions for hospitals and medical device manufacturers more accessible so it becomes a mainstream healthcare solution. READ MORE

3D Bioprinter Launching to Space Station: Redwire Corporation is launching its upgraded 3D bioprinter, the BioFabrication Facility (BFF), along with three other payloads on Northrop Grumman’s 18^th cargo resupply services mission (NG-18) for NASA to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission is scheduled to lift off no earlier than Sunday, November 6 at 5:50 a.m. EST from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A on Wallops Island, Virginia. READ MORE

Quality Assurance: Sigma Additive Solutions Launches Software Module for Standardizing Machine Health Data Logs: Sigma Additive Solutions, Inc. announced release of a beta version of the PrintRite3D® Machine Health module. This new solution marks the beginning of the company’s software-only approach to quality assurance by allowing users to take disparate machine log files and standardize them. Built upon Sigma’s PrintRite3D monitoring and analytics technology, the company is creating a framework for connecting and standardizing distinct sensors and images into a cohesive product suite. READ MORE

Integrated Digital Technology: Desktop Labs Unveils Strategic Vision to Connect Dental Offices to its Network of Premium Dental Labs: Desktop Metal, Inc. unveiled Desktop Labs, a growing network of full-service dental laboratories that will connect directly to dental practices through integrated digital technology. READ MORE

Intraoral Scanners: Align Technology and Desktop Metal Announce Strategic Collaboration to Make iTero Element™ Flex the Preferred Restorative Intraoral Scanner for Desktop Labs’ Customers Serving General Dentists: Align Technology, Inc. and Desktop Metal, Inc. announced a strategic collaboration to supply iTero Element™ Flex intraoral scanners to Desktop Labs so it can connect general dentist locations with its growing network of premium full-service labs. READ MORE

In-Process Quality: Sigma Additive Solutions Announces Agreement with SLM Solutions: Sigma Additive Solutions Inc. announced that its PrintRite3D® in-process quality assurance solution will be certified as PrintRite3D Ready to work with SLM’s industrial metal additive manufacturing, or AM, machines. The objective of the integration is for the companies to utilize SLM’s open architecture and SLM. Quality APIs to enable the integration of PrintRite3D, Sigma’s third-party agnostic quality assurance software and analytics solution. READ MORE

Validated Materials and Open Material Options: 13 New Now Available From Stratasys: Stratasys Ltd. announced availability of 13 new Validated materials for the Fortus^® 450mc 3D printer, as well as SAF™ PA12 powder from new materials partner ALM for the H350^® 3D printer powered by SAF technology. The OpenAM™ software, including an open material license, is also now available for the Fortus 450mc printer, enabling printing with exploratory open materials. READ MORE

Micro-precision 3D Printers: BMF Unveils microArch™ S350: Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) unveiled the microArch™ S350, the latest addition to its roster of industrial-grade micro-precision 3D printers. This next-generation version of BMF’s 25µm resolution system offers the highest throughput in the company’s portfolio, combining high part quality with the print speed required for end-part production. READ MORE

Automation and Interoperability: Spatial Releases 2023 1.0: Spatial Corp announced the production release of 2023 1.0. This release delivers: the introduction to ACIS Polyhedra, the ability to read and write a range of new file formats and their associated product-manufacturing information, the ability to create supports for parts in additive manufacturing workflows, support for the Mac ARM platform, and a myriad of other improvements to Spatial’s components. READ MORE

Tissue Regeneration: Osteopore’s Breakthrough Technology Leaps into Global Spotlight: Osteopore International, a Singapore- and Australia-based med-tech company, focusing on facilitating natural tissue regeneration, is primed for the global limelight after quietly developing and commercializing its novel 3D-printed bioresorbable scaffold implants that have the potential to revolutionize the way surgeons help patients to naturally regrow bones and other tissues. READ MORE

Fortify Appoints Lawrence Ganti as CEO: Fortify announced Lawrence Ganti will succeed Josh Martin as CEO. Josh Martin, Co-Founder and CEO will take on a new role as Chief Product Officer. READ MORE

SLM Solutions Announces New NXG XII 600E with Extended 1.5M Z-Axis: SLM Solutions Group AG announced a new product, NXG XII 600E, based on the highly acclaimed NXG XII 600 with an extended 1.5M build envelope in the Z-axis. SLM accepted its first order from Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC), the prime contractor for a U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) project. AFRL funded this work to leverage additive manufacturing for advanced DoD applications. READ MORE

Industrial Series Production: TRUMPF Brings the 3D Printer: TRUMPF is opening up new areas of application with its 3D printers. “Falling component costs are increasingly bringing additive manufacturing (AM) on a par economically with conventional manufacturing. Our systems are ready for industrial series production,” says Richard Bannmüller, President and CEO of TRUMPF Laser Technology Germany. READ MORE

Printed Electronics: Henkel and Quad Industries Offer Unique Solution for Faster Development of Health Patches: Henkel and Quad Industries have developed a new concept to enable innovations for smart health patches with accelerated speed to market at lower cost. The demo package is designed to allow engineers to quickly test the functionalities of their concepts, significantly reducing the development time by up to three months and lowering the overall design costs. READ MORE

Spinal Fusion Registry: OssDsign Reaches Milestone of 100 Patients in its PROPEL Registry Ahead of Time: OssDsign AB announced the company has reached the milestone of 100 patients in the multi-center, prospective spinal fusion registry, PROPEL. The registry was initiated in March 2022, to gather real-world data from patients who have been treated with OssDsign Catalyst. READ MORE

Printing Resin on 3D Objects: Chromatic Launches ChromaScan Software: Chromatic 3D Materials has launched ChromaScan, an additive manufacturing software for printing resin on non-planar surfaces. This new technology allows manufacturers to 3D print durable, flexible materials directly onto substrates of any shape including metal, plastic and textiles. The result is industrial-strength adhesion between the printed material and the substrate without post processing or assembly. READ MORE

Multi-Material 3D Application Development: Quantica Introduces Desktop System: Quantica is pushing the boundaries of multi-material and high-performance material jetting, through the introduction of the NovoJet™ C-7, a printer suitable for research, feasibility studies, and small scale production of custom applications. It will be made available to research institutes and industry partners, looking to develop high-performance, multi-material 3D printing and other additive manufacturing applications. READ MORE

TRUMPF Additively Manufactures Core Copper Component for Particle Accelerator for CERN-coordinated I.FAST Project: TRUMPF has additively manufactured a core component of future particle accelerators for the first time as part of the EU-funded I.FAST project coordinated by CERN. The special thing about it: for the first time, it has been possible to print this critical copper component in one piece. READ MORE

Axtra3D Launches X1 Series 3D Printers Powered by Next-Generation Vat Photopolymerization Technologies: Axtra3D launches Lumia X1 and Revox X1 3D printers that are set to propel additive manufacturing to its next levels of productivity and performance. Proprietary technologies supercharge the possibilities for vat photopolymerization with unrivaled quality at speed. The first systems from Axtra3D are now available for preorder with a show special. READ MORE

Life Cycle Assessment for Additive Manufacturing: Fraunhofer ILT and 6K Additive Announce Partnership: 6K Additive and Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT announced a collaboration to create a complete life cycle assessment (LCA) for additive manufacturing. The study will use sustainably manufactured Ni718 powder produced by 6K Additive, for an industrial component manufactured on a laser powder bed fusion machine to better understand the carbon footprint from material through additive manufacturing process and post-processing. READ MORE

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