Summary of this issue:
1, GE announced the acquisition of 3Dammer Arcam shares, holding will reach 95%
2, MINI will launch a new car custom service
3, scientists use customized inkjet printer 3D printing explosion materials
4, 3D printing bus station settled in Shanghai, China
GE acquires Arcam shares
Recently, GE announced that it will acquire Arcam, maker of 3D printers, and increase its stake from 77% to 95% after GE and hedge funds Elliott Management and Polygon Investment Group Deal, will be 345 SEK per share (about 41.44 US dollars) to buy the hands of the Arcam shares.
GE said it plans to acquire all remaining shares of Arcam through a mandatory acquisition process and GE will require Arcam to withdraw its stake from the Nasdaq Stockholm.
Arcam AB, based in Sweden, invented electron beam melting machines for metal additive manufacturing, along with advanced metal powders for 3D printing, including titanium, titanium and cobalt chromium. Arcam currently employs 285 people at Canada operates the AP & C metal powder business and DiSanto Technology, a Connecticut-based medical additive manufacturing company, also has sales and application sites worldwide serving customers in the aerospace and medical industries.
MINI will launch a new custom car service
British car company MINI announced that it will launch a new customized service function MINI Yours to its customers in 2018, such as custom side portholes, interior parts, lighting thresholds, LED door projectors, etc. The customization plan will be Consumers offer 3D printing and laser-etching technology to personalize mini-vehicles, according to MINI, which customers can use to select and personalize their cars with a simple online tool.
The company said in a statement: From 2018 onwards, customers will be able to further enhance vehicle performance by choosing different colors, patterns, finishes and icons when designing MINI Yours custom products. Own text and personal signature into different designs.This unparalleled design freedom will allow mini drivers to convert their cars into unique, defined by the customer's personal style and creativity.Moreover, custom makeover is easy installation.
MINI, in partnership with its parent company BMW Group, has created suitable production processes and distribution systems for manufacturing customized accessories, all of which are equipped with 3D printing technology from BMW partners HP, Carbon and EOS GmbH. Said that all customized MINI products meet the same high specifications, features and safety standards as the original parts of the original MINI Fittings series.
Scientists use customized inkjet printers to print explosives in 3D
Researchers at Purdue University have developed a method of printing high-energy materials using ink-jet printing technology that enables energetic materials to be deposited with unprecedented precision and safety.
Allison Murray, Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, designed a custom inkjet 3D printer for the project and said the project's uniqueness is the intersection of the two areas of additive manufacturing and energetic materials, The energetic material is safely deposited with this accuracy.
The newly developed 3D printer works by combining a fuel and an oxidizer (two essentially inert nano-alumina and oxidized copper (II) oxide in dimethylformamide, polyvinylpyrrolidone) in an overlapping mode , They are bound to the substrate to form nanoscale, forming a metastable molecular complex with small particle size.
Murray said configuring the volume and shape of the droplets is a 'challenge' and actually developing a machine that can deposit these droplets, but the piezo inkjet 3D printer works exactly like its design, The nozzle can be fixed while moving its print bed or platform (which can be moved with an accuracy of 0.1 micron) to form the desired shape.
Purdue scientists say their work proves the viability of reactive inkjet printing as a way to deposit energetic material from two inert suspensions and to handle safer materials and develop various previously thought Opportunities exist for energetic materials that are incompatible with inkjet printing.
3D printing bus station settled in Shanghai, China
China opened the world's first 3D printing bus station, consolidating its reputation as one of the world's leading 3D printing innovators .Bus station 3D printing technology by Zhangjiang National Innovation Demonstration Zone Jinshan source additive manufacturing pioneer Innovative Building Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Groundbreaking Structure The perfect combination of technology and nature has been put into operation at the Fengjing No.4 bus line in Fengjing Town, Jinshan District, Shanghai.
The 3D printed bus stop is first printed in a factory in the campus with 3D printing equipment and ink and then transported to the Fengjing country road for use. It is a unique closed-loop design that resembles a rectangular frame. On the surface of this structure , Still retain the traces of the original ink marks, so that attentive observers can see how the bus station is printed layer by layer by the 3D printer inkjet nozzle Gray used to print the bus stop extracted from environmental protection Materials, these materials come from the demolition of natural buildings.
In fact, 3D printing technology is now under construction, and a bus stop like this one can appear overnight at MapleStory or anywhere in the world.This particular 3D printed bus station will be used as a pilot scheme for bus routes to Prove the potential utility of this app for future 3D printing bus stops. In the coming years, we can see more features being incorporated into the bus shelters.
The local government of Fengjing has recently been actively promoting business innovation and technology applications for infrastructure in the region, so this bus shelter may be just the tip of the iceberg, and after its successful launch they can use similar technology and design resources to build 3D printed roads. In addition, there are plans to build a 3D printing and building technology experience park and use 3D printing to create a special 'technology city' and many other projects.
