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Metal 3D printing company Markforged announces plans to go public via SPAC

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The metal 3D printing company intends to merge with ONE, a special purpose acquisition company created by Kevin Hartz, who will join its board. Markforged raises $82 million for its industrial 3D printers. Big morning for Massachusetts tech companies planning to go public via SPAC. billion, would bring in around $400 million in cash.

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Metal 3D printing company Fabric8Labs raises $19M

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The San Diego-based startup specializes in metal 3D printing. Desktop Metal going public in SPAC-led deal that could value 3D printer company at $2.5B. Herman says 3D printing for manufacturing is firmly in Fabric8Labs’ sights. Metal 3D printing company Markforged announces plans to go public via SPAC.

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

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3D printing has garnered a lot of hype, much of it for good reason: The technology has unlocked new kinds of object shapes and geometries, and it uses materials that tend to be much lighter weight than their traditionally manufactured counterparts. The company manufactures industrial 3D printers for thermoplastics. million in funding.

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Mooji is 3D printing plant-based meat

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million seed planned to accelerate its 3D printing technology. On the one hand, there’s 3D printing. We hired seven engineers, a combination of food scientists and engineers, including 3D printing engineers. Earlier last month, we featured Mooji Meats , noting the food tech startup’s plans to raise a $2.5

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Pantheon Design alleviates supply chain uncertainty with factory-grade 3D printing

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In the midst of the pandemic, Pantheon Design , a maker of industrial 3D printers from Vancouver, BC, suddenly found itself getting orders from factories in the Midwest, the center of heavy industries. Parts created by Pantheon’s 3d printer. The reason? “So their machines break down all the time.”

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Markforged acquires Digital Metal for $40M as 3D printing space continues to evolve

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The industrial 3D printing space has seen a number of interesting evolutions recently, as companies are starting a consolidation phase. Among other things, Protolabs acquired 3D Hubs , Desktop Metal snagged EnvisionTEC and Lumentum spent $5.7 With today’s Markforged share price of around $1.9, billion acquiring Coherent.

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Firehawk’s rocket engines and 3D-printed fuel hit testing milestones ahead of first launch

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The breakthrough made by CEO Will Edwards and chief scientist Ron Jones was to give that fuel a structure and 3D print it in a specially engineered matrix. Firehawk CEO Will Edwards (left) and chief scientist Ron Jones hold 3D-printed fuel tubes Image Credits: Firehawk Aerospace.

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