Continuing the momentum of its recently launched Manufacturing Partner Network (MPN), award winning OEM GE Additive has announced three new 3D printing agreements at Farnborough International Airshow 2018. The first of these agreements is with the aerospace branch of Honda R&D Co. Ltd. in Japan. The second is with international aerospace service, structure, system and support […]
GE Additive launches Manufacturing Partner Network with Protolabs, Carpenter and Burloak
More 3D printing news from this week’s Farnborough International Airshow as GE Additive launches a Manufacturing Partner Network (MPN). The MPN is described by GE Additive as an “Ecosystem approach” that will create “an open, competitive market”. The goal of the MPN is to tackle several issues the 3D printing industry must resolve before the […]
Farnborough airshow begins with GE Additive announcements
Farnborough International Airshow in the UK gets underway today and GE Additive has chosen the occasion to make two announcements. Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) is the second largest airshow in the world, and as such will feature many of the leading applications of industrial 3D printing for the sector. 3D Printing Industry will be at […]
New GE patent for additive manufacturing blockchain points towards industrialisation of 3D printing
Our series looking at trends in additive manufacturing for end-use production highlighted the increasing industrial of AM, but identified several areas where hurdles are yet to be fully overcome. Of these, verification and validation of additive manufactured components is seen many in the 3D printing industry as a significant barrier to the widespread adoption of […]
Ricoh planning for acquisitions with $1.8 billion war chest
Comments made by Ricoh Americas’ president & CEO, Joji Tokunaga have reconfirmed the Japanese multinational’s commitment to industrial 3D printing. In an article published by ZDnet Tokunaga, together with senior VP of marketing, Glenn Laverty, and CEO of Ricoh Canada, discusses plans for a multi-year strategy that will see the 2D printing specialist move closer […]
American and European universities benefit from GE Additive’s $1.25M in metal 3D printers
The latest cycle of GE Additive’s $10 million Additive Education Program (AEP) has concluded with the gifting of five direct metal laser melting (DMLM) 3D printers. The Mlab cusing 200R machines from GE Additive owned Concept Laser will be delivered to universities in the Republic of Ireland, Germany and the U.S. in Q1 2019. The […]