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With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for medical supplies, including testing kits has outpaced supply. The primary protocol involves conducting a nasopharyngeal (NP) swab test, which collects viral material from inside a person’s nasal cavity. Globally, there are very few companies that manufacture the swabs commercially, and all are overwhelmed with demand. In collaboration with Origin, Henkel is leveraging its ability to carry out biocompatibility and robust mechanical testing at its facility in Concord, California, and has provided a range of 3D printable medical photopolymers designed for use on Origin’s material development systems.

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Market leaders supply the first polypropylene (PP) for industrial additive manufacturing; joint development of new applications for major customers; joint go-to-market initiatives to expand the market and exploit opportunities for sustainable market impact
- BASF, the world's leading chemical company, is working with technology leader HP to advance manufacturing through innovative new materials, the joint development of advanced applications with market-leading customers and go-to-market initiatives
- First industrial-grade sustainable polypropylene (PP) developed for the HP Jet Fusion 5200 3D Printing System to accelerate manufacturing by providing the best performance/cost ratio
- By jointly developing new PP applications, these material innovations enable first-time partners such as Extol, Forecast 3D, Henkel, Oechsler, Prototal and others to achieve unprecedented levels of profitability, speed up their design process and produce high-quality 3D printed parts faster
- Cooperation enables joint commitment to sustainable production and the development towards a low-carbon recycling economy

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Industry leaders work together to accelerate the development and mass production of 3D printed parts in the automotive, appliance, medical and other industries
- New industrial alliance to support market-leading customers in the automotive, household and commercial appliance, and medical sectors in expanding digital manufacturing and developing new applications;
- OECHSLER's fleet of HP Jet Fusion 5200 3D printers offers advanced features, unprecedented economics and high quality parts manufacturing;
- Joint development of high-performance mesh structures and innovative new applications with both BASF's new polypropylene (PP) and HP's comprehensive range of materials

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HP expands 3D presence with new PP material for components and expanded cooperation with BASF and Oechsler as well as new Metal Jet customers
- New HP 3D High Reusability Polypropylene (PP) material was developed together with BASF and strengthens the existing partnership
- Further cooperations with Extol, GKN Powder Metallurgy/Forecast 3D, Henkel, Oechsler and Prototal open up new market potential
- New industrial partnership with Oechsler drives personalization in the automotive industry and other sectors and reduces complexity

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The Xaar 1003 printhead is proving instrumental for industrial 3D printing manufacturer dp polar GmbH, enabling its revolutionary AMpolar i2 to print Additive Manufacturing parts on a truly industrial scale.
Based in Germany, dp polar designs, develops and delivers industrial 3D printing systems for the automotive, aerospace, mechanical engineering, and consumer industries.

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Bayern Kapital is participating in Scoobe3D from Augsburg with its ERDF innovation fund as part of a seed financing round in the high six-figure range. Co-investors are two experienced business angels. The high-tech start-up has developed a high-precision 3D scanner in the handy and easy-to-use format of a smartphone. The Scoobe3D scanner creates professional 3D scans of objects, even if their surfaces reflect. The financing round was arranged through the BayStartUP investor network.

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DOMO Chemicals-ZARE partnership strengthens 3D-printed parts proposition

Sinterline® Technyl® PA6 powders combined with ZARE parts production capabilities will be a reference for OEMs and Tier parts suppliers
Partnership will also take advantage of the HUB by Sinterline platform

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Program with Air Force’s Rapid Sustainment Office aims to accelerate adoption of metal additive technologies to improve readiness, sustainment and de-risk spare parts supply chain

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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI) marks an important technology milestone as its first metal additively manufactured part takes to the skies on a SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) test flight.

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Neste and Covestro start a strategic cooperation in Europe to promote the use of sustainable raw materials in the production of plastics. Covestro is to be supplied with material from renewable sources, which will replace an important part of the fossil raw materials previously used for the production of polycarbonates. The high-performance plastic is used, for example, in car headlamps, LED lights, electronic and medical equipment and automotive glazing.

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