Tuesday, June 30, 2026

3D Printing — so what?

Anyone remotely interested in marketing will have often heard about the so-called “so what” test. However grand the claim made about a new product or service, however hyperbolic the statements around it are if it doesn’t pass the customer “so what” test it will most likely fall flat, or at best not achieve hoped-for attention.

Orica expands its fragmentation monitoring to real-time oversize detection with FRAGTrack Gantry

Orica (ASX: ORI), today announced the release of its most innovative fragmentation monitoring solution yet, FRAGTrack Gantry.

Titomic enters US renewable market with D523 cold spray sale

ASX-listed Titomic has sold its D523 low-pressure cold spray system in a purchase order that allowed it to enter the North American renewable market. 

Innovation Showcase highlights the future for red meat processing in Australia

The Australian Meat Processor Corporation’s (AMPC) first-ever Innovation Showcase has unveiled the technology that will transform the meat processing industry - from robot dogs to virtual reality glasses that can take you inside a processing plant from anywhere, and much more.

Konica Minolta Australia announces the availability of the Markforged large format FX20 3D printer

Konica Minolta Australia has announced the availability of the large format FX20 3D printer through its partner, Markforged, creator of the integrated metal and carbon fibre additive manufacturing platform, the Digital Forge. 

CH4 taps into Siemens’ tech to reduce livestock methane emissions

Climate technology company CH4 Global has ventured into a partnership with Siemens to support the use of Asparagopsis seaweed as cattle feed supplements to reduce enteric methane emissions. 

Titomic awarded CoBRAIN grant for automated cold spray applications

Metal additive manufacturing company Titomic has received a $400,000 CoBRAIN grant as part of the European Union’s Horizon Europe initiative. 

Leveraging food and beverage manufacturing with Industry 4.0

With global enterprises looking for ways to improve their business performance and enhance capabilities across various sectors, it is no secret that Industry 4.0 has become one of the most discussed topics amongst industry professionals.

SmarTech issues new market report on post-processing for additive manufacturing: Sees a $1.8 billion...

SmarTech Analysis' new report, "Additive Manufacturing Post Processing: State of the Market and Looking Ahead," provides the necessary raw data and analysis for management, investors, users, product planners, and marketers to further their understanding of this critical path in the AM workflow.

Siemens and Desktop Metal join forces to accelerate sustainable Additive Manufacturing at scale

Siemens and Desktop Metal, Inc., global leaders in digitalization and additive manufacturing technologies, announced today a multi-faceted partnership aimed at accelerating the adoption of additive manufacturing for production applications with a focus on the world’s largest manufacturers.
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