Full profile interview
13 Oct 2022

Citrine Informatics
Citrine Informatics provides a materials/chemicals informatics platform which is deployed to customers as a cloud service. The company believes it leads on training on small datasets. IDTechEx spoke to Citrine Informatics' CEO and Co-founder Greg Mulholland and Director of Marketing Joshua Tappan.
Update
6 Oct 2022

Stratasys
In August 2022, Stratasys announced its acquisition of Covestro's Additive Manufacturing materials business, which also included DSM's former AM business unit.
24 Aug 2022

5 Key Routes to Better Li-Ion Batteries
The current iteration of Li-ion batteries, which are based on graphite anodes, liquid electrolytes, and cathode materials such as NMC and LFP, are generally considered to be reaching their performance limits. However, from cell materials to battery designs, there are still several routes that can lead to further improvements in performance and cost.
Full profile interview: SWOT
4 Aug 2022

Photocentric
2 Aug 2022

The Dichotomy Influencing the 3D Printing Materials Market
Open vs closed materials systems: In this article, IDTechEx Technology Analyst Sona Dadhania discusses how the dichotomy between "open" materials systems and "closed" materials systems (also known as platforms or architectures) affects the growth and utilization of materials for additive manufacturing.
Full profile interview
2 Aug 2022

Nexa3D
Nexa3D are an American 3D printer manufacturer commercializing two proprietary polymer printing technologies: a resin-based technology called Lubricant Sublayer Photocuring (LSPc) and a powder-based technology called Quantum Laser Sintering (QLS). IDTechEx spoke with Sarah Goehrke, Senior Director of Strategic Communications and Ecosystems at Nexa3D.
Full profile interview: SWOT
8 Jul 2022

BCN3D Technologies
5 Jul 2022

Bosch Develops First 3D Printed Ceramic Microreactor
A 3D-printing premiere: together with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and the chemicals company BASF, Bosch has successfully produced the first-ever 3D printed microreactor made of technical ceramics. Microreactors are devices for housing chemical reactions. In terms of heat, stability, and corrosion, few materials can withstand the extreme conditions caused by high-temperature chemical reactions.
Update
27 Jun 2022

Ultimaker
Ultimaker are a Dutch manufacturer of desktop FFF printers. This update covers two major changes for the company.
External press release
16 Jun 2022

Ultimaker Complete Metal Expansion Kit for Professional 3D Printing
Ultimaker announced the extension of its Ultimaker Platform with a Metal Expansion Kit, making metal 3D printing more accessible and affordable. Engineers using the new Kit will be empowered to produce applications capable of high mechanical stress and thermal resistance, an impossible task even with high-performance thermoplastics.
Background
10 Jun 2022

Stratasys
Stratasys are an American-Israeli manufacturer of 3D printers and materials, and are one of the oldest and most well-known 3D printing companies in the world.
External press release
18 May 2022

DyeMansion Paves the Way for New Materials in Powder Bed 3D Printing
Flexible plastics such as Thermoplastic Polyurethane and Polypropylene are gaining relevance and offer a variety of new applications.
External press release
29 Apr 2022

Germany Launches World-First Battery Pass Project
Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action formally announced its "Battery Pass" project and its eleven consortium members, including Circulor, the leading supply chain traceability provider, as the project's technology implementor. The announcement marks the beginning of a three-year, German-funded R&D project to develop core data specifications and technical standards for a "passport", as well as a standardized dataspace to manage batteries that are manufactured or placed into service in the European Union.
External press release
29 Apr 2022

Replique Creates Network of Material Partners to Advance 3D Parts
Replique has announced the creation of a partner network of authorized materials vendors. The move represents an important step in the company's objective to make its 3D printing platform accessible to more OEMs and provide best-in-class and tailored materials to industrial customers.
Full profile interview
1 Mar 2022

Itero
Itero is a start-up developing pyrolysis technology for plastic waste. IDTechEx spoke with Geoff Smith (COO/CTO) and Dr Abi Mountain (Head of Product and Partnerships).
Update interview
28 Feb 2022

Aerogel-It
Aerogel-It specialise in polymer aerogels with work previously developed at BASF. IDTechEx spoke with Dr Marc Fricke (CEO).
Update
8 Feb 2022

Prodways
Prodways launched their entry-level SLS printer, the P1000 S, at the end of 2021.
16 Dec 2021

3D Printing Hardware: On Its Way to an $9.9 Billion Peak
In the thirty years since the founding of the 3D printing industry, countless printing technologies have been invented, patented, and commercialized - from fused filament fabrication to digital light processing, selective laser melting to binder jetting, material jetting to sheet lamination, and every unique printing technology in between. With every new technology, the additive manufacturing market has grown its ability to expand into new applications, end-users, and industries. From this perspective, 3D printers can be considered the core foundation underlying the additive manufacturing industry's growth in recent years.