Japan
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After opening a new R&D center in Shanghai last month, Bright Laser Technologies (BLT) has signed a distributor agreement with ORIX Rentec Corporation, one of Japan’s largest providers of rental solutions…
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According to Kyodo News, a metal lamination factory that is operated by Nihon Michelin Tire Co. in Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, is boosting its product development in a new…
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3D Systems and SWANY Co., Ltd., a product design company, have entered a collaboration intended to promote the adoption of large-format pellet extrusion 3D printing in Japan. Through this collaboration,…
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Obayashi Corporation, one of Japan’s leading construction companies, has reported the completion of its 3D printed demonstration building, named ‘3dpod’ – a project that started in May 2022. 3dpod is…
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Edward WakefieldFebruary 15, 2023
Formnext Forum Tokyo 2023 opens exhibitor registration
Later this year, from 28 – 29 September, Tokyo will host Formnext Forum Tokyo 2023 – Japan’s most AM-focussed event, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center HAMAMATSUCHO-KAN. The 2022 edition…
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Sakuu, the developer of one of the world’s first 3D printed solid-state batteries, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Japan’s NGK Spark Plugs CO., LTD., a global…
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New, easily fabricated, high-performance carbon microlattice electrodes could soon be used to make cheaper batteries powered by readily available sodium ions. The approach was published by Tohoku University researchers and…
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Minkeshi is the toy design and creation project of a product designer father, and his two children, based in Kobe, Japan. While the was staying at home, he taught himself…
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Hitachi Metal has extended its service offering, under Hitachi ‘ADMUSTER’, to include the development of metal AM powders with a wide spectrum of properties – ranging from high-strength to high-melting…
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Anisoprint, a manufacturer of continuous fiber 3D printing systems, and Systemcreate, a Japan-based technology provider of equipment for 3D printing, CAD/CAM/CAE and CNC machine tools for the Japanese market, have…