29 April, 2021. Link3D has announced the launch of an IoT platform designed to enable direct interaction with additive manufacturing machines to automate quality management systems and derive insights from sensor data. The AMWatch is connected to Link3D’s MES platform and provides real-time machine updates to allow users to make better production decisions. Operators will be able to monitor the progress of builds remotely, while the data retrieved from the machinery will help them to identify manufacturing anomalies and trends that may impact the quality of output.

April 13, 2021. Materialise, a global leader in 3Dprinting solutions, has acquired an option to buy Link3D Inc., an additive workflow and manufacturing execution systems (MES) company. The acquisition will extend Materialise’s ability to help companies gain control of their manufacturing floor as they scale up their additive manufacturing (AM) capability into volume production. In addition, the acquisition will allow Materialise to accelerate its roadmap to offer cloud-based access to its integrated software platform. It also is expected to broaden Materialise’s industrial customer base across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, and offer Link3D customers a seamless connection to Materialise’s Magics 3D print suite.

We are starting to see a shift in Manufacturing to mitigate our reliance on global supply chains that can be disrupted in times like these. Some of the lessons learned as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic will reinforce the growing drive across the manufacturing community for digital distributed manufacturing models enabling R&D and ultimately production to be done close to the customer and on-demand.

Additive manufacturing proved its effectiveness during the crisis, it is interesting to ask what will happen afterwards, during the gradual return to normal life. Will it be able to maintain such an important place in our manufacturing systems? Has the global crisis changed mindsets? What challenges remain to be solved and what lessons can we learn?

Link3D, RAPID + TCT, AeroDef & 3Dnatives have announced the industry's first 26.2-hour Digital Additive Manufacturing Marathon (DAMM) online conference. The online event, accessible regardless of global time zone, will take place on April 27-28.

AI Capital, a new venture-capital firm targeting artificial intelligence-based enterprise software startups, is raising a $100 million second fund which it expects to close next year, Managing Partner Neville Teagarden said.

Shane Fox, CEO & Co-founder of Link3D, explained, “As COVID-19 continues to disrupt our daily lives, Link3D wants to step up and make sure the Additive Manufacturing community continues to move forward and inspire!”

Earlier this month, the partnership was expanded with the integration of Link3D’s Production Scheduling software and EOSCONNECT for real-time and in-process monitoring of the build environment for production management purposes.

Link3D, the leader in Additive MES workflow software, announces the closing of a $7 million round of venture capital funding to ignite growth in North America, Europe, and Japan

The goal of this module is to help organisations create better traceability of printed parts in relation to materials used during the run

With shape-based nesting, Link3D will help additive manufacturing facility operations maximize machine utilization, understand a number of the machine runs needed to fulfill the order and reduce the manual effort with build preparation. It will help our customers reduce cost and drive production efficiency.

Link3D, New York City, USA, has announced its partnership with Additive Rocket Corporation (ARC), San Diego, California.

This feature enables Multi Jet Fusion and Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) technologies to find an optimal nesting strategy based on the shape of the 3D model. As such, manufacturers can utilize any orientation for parts, including the Z-axis.

Link3D's QMS software is designed to boost 3D printing part performance, compliance and safety on the factory floor. It allows users to improve the quality of their 3D printed parts through end-to-end quality data traceability, which provides increased transparency for the additive manufacturing workflow. This also enables companies to detect process failures [...]

"We are proud to have Link3D as one of our software partners for streamlining our facilities with AM MES & workflow software to connect the Digital Thread,” stated Patrick Schrade, Head of Application Engineering at EOS GmbH.

Together, the three companies are aiming to enable users of EOS’ additive manufacturing hardware platforms, whether they be in the aerospace, automotive or healthcare sectors, to scale. Link3D has already aligned with EOS to allow customers to leverage its additive manufacturing execution system (MES) and PTC will now add its AR-powered Vuforia software to the mix.

Link3D has designed the Material Tracking System module to enable additive manufacturing traceability throughout the entire production workflow, in order to establish repeatable processes.