3D printer manufacturers MakerBot and Ultimaker merge
Ultimaker and MakerBot are merging. Both companies manufacture 3D printers; the former operates in the Netherlands, the latter in the United States. Investor NPM Capital will hold just over half of the shares in the newly formed company. The rest is in the hands of Stratasys, MakerBot's owner.
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Desktop Metal to acquire ExOne for $575 million
Desktop Metal said it is ready to acquire one of its key rivals in the 3D printing market for $575 million shortly after it posted its Q2 results. The company, founded in 2015 to create more affordable metal 3D printers, said that acquiring ExOne will allow it to scale up and gain more revenue in t... Read more
HP allies with AMT to automate additive manufacturing
Collaborative partnerships and APIs drive the company's new innovations.
HP has unveiled a series of innovations in manufacturing-level industrial 3D printing. The announcement came in advance of the Formnext Connect virtual conference and exhibition.
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Researchers make 3D printed heart with biological materials
Tel Aviv University researchers printed the first bloodstained 3D heart using the patient's own cells and biological materials. According to the study, this is the first time that a heart has been printed using "fully personalized, non-completed materials", reports ZDNet.
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Does the rise of 3D printing affect the demand for traditional printing?
3D printing is very popular nowadays. Not everyone has a 3D printer yet, but this is not expected to take long. The development of 3D printing is very fast. There are many companies that already own a 3D printer. Does this change anything for traditional printing or not? At the moment, 3D printing h... Read more
Ultimaker Cloud needs to support professional 3D print workflow from the cloud
Ultimaker has announced the launch of Ultimaker Cloud. That's a cloud platform designed to support the professional 3D print workflow. This makes it possible to remotely print 3D and backup user settings for remote access.
In addition, it should make the workflow easier for the user and compatible w... Read more