Michael Petch
Editor-in-Chief at 3D Printing Industry
Technology journalist. Editor-in-chief @3dprintindustry. #3DPrinting #3DPIAwards
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1 week ago |
3dprintingindustry.com | Michael Petch
In additive manufacturing, talk of “platforms,” “ecosystems,” and “open innovation” is easy to find. But when it comes to actual interoperability, materials freedom, software modularity, and hardware-agnostic toolchains, progress is unevenly distributed at best and marginal in many cases. Inspired by a recent conversation with notable industry insiders, I hope this article prompts a broader discussion as to whether the 3D printing industry is trapped in a systemic coordination failure.
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3 weeks ago |
3dprintingindustry.com | Michael Petch
At 3DPI, our mission is to deliver high-quality journalism, technical insight, and industry intelligence to professionals across the additive manufacturing (AM) ecosystem. Whether you’re designing aerospace parts, building dental workflows, investing in next-generation materials, or shaping national AM strategy, you’re part of the reason we do this. But we want to go further. And that means hearing from you.
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1 month ago |
3dprintingindustry.com | Michael Petch
The tyre mold industry is undergoing a period of significant transformation. As tyre designs become more intricate and performance standards continue to rise, manufacturers are facing increasing pressure to deliver molds that meet exacting specifications with greater speed and efficiency.
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1 month ago |
3dprintingindustry.com | Michael Petch
For decades, additive manufacturing firms have been dependent on a narrow pipeline of polymer powders. Alpha Powders, a Warsaw-based startup, aims to disrupt this dependence through spherodization, a processing technology that converts irregular, pulverized plastic particles into optimized spherical powders suitable for powder bed fusion printing. “Plastic was never meant to be pulverized,” said Dominik Zdybał, CEO of Alpha Powders. “It was meant to deform, be tough, not to break apart.
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1 month ago |
3dprintingindustry.com | Michael Petch
As metal additive manufacturing scales from prototyping to serial production, powder quality demands are intensifying. At m4p Material Solutions, that means going far beyond standard compliance. From tightening tolerances on sphericity and alloy composition to developing in-house methods for detecting microscopic contamination, the company is positioning itself at the frontier of reliable, production-grade materials supply.
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