2024-01-03 12:06:22
The shift in the way of thinking regarding 3D printing is also gradually becoming visible in the information that readers search for on 3D Print magazine. The top 10 of the most read articles in 2023 shows this. What were you most interested in?
Looking ahead to 2024, some managers noted Materialise all that shifts the why question to the how question. A clear break from the past. People are becoming more interested in how you can use additive manufacturing and integrate it into existing production processes.
Readers are mainly looking for information regarding the application of 3D printing by manufacturing companies
The most read article on 3D Print magazine in 2023 fits in seamlessly with this. AMPower released a new report last year in which the cost price per 3D printed part compares different materials, techniques and for in-house printing versus outsourcing. The fact that this is the most read article is all the more remarkable because it was only published in the last quarter.
- AMPPower puts the cost price per 3D printed part under the magnifying glass
The second most read article also fits well into this trend break. This concerns the application in a consumer product where you would not immediately expect it: a cycling shorts for cyclists. 3D printing also appears to create added value here, which the developer Elastic Interface makes good use of.
Metal printing continues to do well in terms of publicity. The review of recent developments in this area that we saw at Formnext ends in third place. This article does require some nuance. One of the readers has pointed out that the 510,000 production hours that Farsoon mentions are a lot in combination with an occupancy rate of some printers of more than 80%. A wrong calculation? Inquiries to Farsoon have not yet yielded an answer.
The Dutch Tier 1 suppliers to the high-tech industry have made additive manufacturing a spearhead. Anvil Industries acquired a strong position in the AM market with the acquisition of Machinefabriek De Valk. The interview with Jack Vromans and Jack Adams from the supplier group ends on the 4e place.
The new Stratasys F3300 is an FDM printer that has been developed from the ground up for the serial production of end parts.
A surprise in place 6, the farewell interview with Kris Binon just before his departure as director of Flam3D. We expected more. On LinkedIn, the post announcing his departure as director of Flam3D scores highly best performing posts.
Another message regarding a very concrete application: 3D printing the electrically powered ferry which will be used in Paris this year during the Olympic Games. During a visit to Holland Shipyards Group, outgoing Minister Mickey Adriaansens (Economic Affairs & Climate) was extensively informed regarding this project by, among others, 10XL and Reboat.
The interview with Karl Wallecan (Seido Systems), Andy Langfeld and Christian Alvarez (both Stratasys) only appeared in the second half of November, but it is in the top 10 of the most read articles in 2023. The message of the article: AM technology is ready to be used as a production technology. Now it’s regarding the right mindset.
Of information evening by Flam3D and Industrial Fairs at Seido Systems at the beginning of the year it delivered 9e most read article on. Here too, the focus was mainly on the practical applications of the various techniques.
Exactly like at the beginning of this list: it is no longer regarding the why, but regarding the how. How can you with a SLS printer metal parts 3D printing? Is Cold Metal Fusion really the stepping stone to 3D metal printing?
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