AON3D closes $11.5 M Series A, partners with Astrobotic to send 3D-printed parts to the moon

3D printing has garnered a great deal of buzz, much of it for great reason: The innovation has actually opened new kinds of object shapes and geometries, and it uses materials that tend to be much lighter weight than their traditionally manufactured counterparts. But there stay high barriers to entry for numerous business that either do not have [ …] “The real huge innovation beyond simply the hardware cost is on the material side,” co-founder Randeep Singh described to TechCrunch in a current interview. By doing so, AON3D says it also opens up additive production to many more business that may want to pursue 3D printing but are not able to fundamentally alter their products to get there. The company was founded by Han, Singh and Andrew Walker, who fulfilled while studying materials engineering at Montreal’s McGill University. Looking to the future, the business will be utilizing the capital from this financing round to build a devoted full-scale products laboratory and to grow its team.

Fortify raises a $20M Series B for its composite production 3D printer

There’s been quite a bit of motion in the additive manufacturing area in recent months. If I had to pinpoint a factor, I would say that — — much like robotics (another area I follow fairly carefully) — — the category has gotten a boost in interest from the pandemic. Medical applications are naturally of interest recently, […] Desktop Metal, Markforged and new-comer Mantel have actually all made quite big announcements in current weeks, and now Fortify is making the round with a significant raise. Like Mantel, the company looks to be targeting manufacturing production, including injection molding. Recent months have actually also discovered the business employing other 3D printing veterinarians.

Metal 3D printing company Markforged reveals strategies to go public by means of SPAC

Metal 3D printing company Markforged reveals strategies to go public by means of SPAC

Big early morning for Massachusetts tech business preparing to go public via SPAC. Soon after Berkshire Grey revealed its intentions, Watertown-based Markforged has actually revealed its own plans. The metal 3D printing company intends to combine with ONE, a special function acquisition company developed by Kevin Hartz, who will join its board. The deal, which could value […] The business says its technology has actually been used to print north of 10 million parts because its 2013 starting, with its machines released in some 10,000 areas throughout 70 countries. SPACs are, of course, ending up being an increasingly popular path for taking companies public. …