Formnext 2018 3D printing premieres to see in Frankfurt next month

Formnext has rapidly established itself as a must-attend event in the crowded calendar of 3D printing shows. Taking place from 3 to 16 November 2018, 550 exhibitors from across the additive manufacturing ecosystem will present the latest technology at the Frankfurt exhibition grounds. In 2017, more than 21,000 visitors attended the third edition of the […]

TCT 2018: A ground for growing 3D printer manufacturers and innovators

3D Printing Industry has returned to the 2018 edition of the TCT Show in Birmingham where approximately 230 exhibitors (239 – 2017) are displaying 3D printing software, materials and hardware. Final visitor numbers for 2018 expected to exceed 10,000, a similar level to 2017. On the first day of the event, upcoming 3D printer manufacturers were […]

Winning 3D printing startups awarded for formnext 2018

Europe’s largest 3D printing exhibition formnext has decided the winners of its 2018 Start-Up Challenge. This year, 3D Printing Industry sponsored the competition and our Editor in Chief Michael Petch was on the jury to select the top five inventive and viable 3D printing startups of 2018. This year’s prizewinners are: Fortify, Aerosint, AMendate, Kumovis and […]

IMTS Highlights: traditional manufacturers integrating additive manufacturing

The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2018, in Chicago, Illinois, where 3D Printing Industry has been reporting live comes to a close this weekend. With a variety of announcements from industry leaders such as HP, EOS,3D Systems and GF Machining Solutions, companies adopting additive manufacturing within its conventional machining systems should also be recognized. Thus, […]

Day Two of 3D printing at IMTS, smart factories and preparing for serial production

Self-driving 3D printed vehicles, beer-pouring robots, robots 3D printing, whirlyball playing robots – ok I made that last one up but automation – together with additive manufacturing – is clearly a dominant theme at IMTS 2018. 3D printing and automation Automation is self-evidently a technology that does not stand in isolation – there must be […]