3D printing

TIPE 3D Printing 2023 is a virtual conference ran by Women in 3D Printing and SME on January 24-26, 2023. At TIPE 2023, IDTechEx attended as a speaker on a panel and as an individual presenter. IDTechEx also attended several sessions and panels by other speakers on a variety of additive manufacturing (AM) topics. These sessions and panels are summarized in this premium article.

Wednesday 8 February 2023 - Technological Developments and Applications. Contents that will be covered in this webinar include: An overview of PIC technology; Drivers of increased data demands from data centres; PIC trends in the communications industry; and PIC adoption in other markets

DyeMansion are a German company producing high volume post-processing machines for polymer powder bed fusion. IDTechEx caught up with Applications Engineer Nils Raschke.

In July 2022, Nano Dimension acquired metal and ceramic 3D printer manufacturer Admatec. They also acquired 12% of shares in Stratasys, the market leader in polymer 3D printing.

As high-performance computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, and even consumers become increasingly data-hungry, hardware struggles to keep pace. In addition, the need for real-time assessments of moving data points - such as for the accurate velocity-mapping of other objects in autonomous systems and facial recognition for security systems - is crucial to an increasingly hands-free society.

In July 2022, Markforged acquired Digital Metal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Swedish multinational Höganäs AB developing metal binder jetting printers.

Is this the year of rapid graphene sales? Are we slipping deeper into a disillusionment phase? Who will emerge as the market leaders? Is consolidation inevitable? 2023 will be a telling year for the industry.

In August 2022, 3D Systems acquired dp polar, a German 3D printer start-up making high speed photopolymer jetting printers.

Prima Additive are a group company of Italian machinery company Prima Industrie which produce metal powder bed fusion and direct energy deposition printers. IDTechEx spoke with Applications Engineer Lorenzo Abrusci.

3D printed optics company Luxexcel has been acquired by Meta, almost certainly for its work in 3D printed ancillary lenses and encapsulation for AR optical waveguides.

ValCUN are a Belgian start-up developing Molten Metal Deposition (MMD) for aluminum 3D printing. IDTechEx spoke with CTO Jan De Pauw.

SphereCube are an Italian startup developing continuous fiber thermoset extrusion printing technology. IDTechEx spoke with co-founder Valerie Di Pompeo.

Photosynthetic are a Dutch start-up developing a novel polymer microscale 3D printing technique called Volumetric Micro-Lithography. IDTechEx spoke with CEO/Founder Dr Alexander Kostenko.

Bond3D are a Dutch company developing 3D melt extrusion for the printing of 100% dense high temperature thermoplastic parts. IDTechEx spoke with Marketing Manager Marc Kunst.

"Diverse and Developing" - the only way to describe the current breadth of the polymer materials portfolio for additive manufacturing. From materials that vary in form factor (i.e., powders, resins, filaments) to material properties (i.e., flexible, reinforced, tough, etc.) to application (i.e., medical, industrial, dental, etc.), it can be difficult to define suitable enough categories that adequately cover this diverse market.

Quantica is a German start-up developing multi-material jetting printers. IDTechEx spoke with Marketing Manager Julie Kuhrt.

Axtra3D is an Italy/US-based startup developing a new photopolymer resin printing technology called Hybrid Photosynthesis. IDTechEx spoke with CEO Gianni Zitelli.

On November 15-18, 2022, IDTechEx attended Formnext 2022 in Frankfurt, Germany — one of the largest 3D printing exhibitions held in the world, with hundreds of exhibitors and thousands of attendees. In this premium article, IDTechEx explores some of the releases from the event.

AlphaPowders are a Polish start-up developing spheroidization machines for thermoplastic powders for 3D printing. IDTechEx spoke with CEO Dominik Zdybat and CTO Aleksander Guzik.