Automotive and Mobility

3D printing technology is moving beyond its decades-long role as a prototyping tool. The technology’s value as a production process has been the Holy Grail for additive manufacturing. 2021 may be the year it booms.

Deposition rates of 4000 inches per minute make the technology suitable for the manufacture of large aerospace structures.

The developer of product-costing software for manufacturers will operate as an independent business unit within Fog’s portfolio of smart manufacturing software companies.

To meet cost challenges, manufacturers have started to incorporate PBT.

Formteknik’s operations in Denmark, Sweden, and Germany will allow MGS to deliver integrated manufacturing solutions in Europe with a single point of contact, mirroring its North American model.

Leonhard Kurz also will present metallization options with indium and haptic effects using digital printing.

The acquisition of the French company expands Ascend’s portfolio of flame-retardant materials and its European footprint.