#3DExpress: A New Oil & Gas Additive Manufacturing Center in Nigeria

Once again, we are back with #3DEXPRESS to show you all the highlights of the news from the additive manufacturing sector this week! First, a new oil & gas additive manufacturing center has been developed in Nigeria as a way to help revitalize the country’s aging infrastructure. Next, check out the new agreement between Sintx and Prodways for the supply of ceramic materials and the closing of 3Deus Dynamics’ €10 million fund-raising round as the company aims to become the world leader in silicone 3D printing. Then learn more about the five new printers from manufacturer Kings 3D Group before learning more about the validation of the Asiga printer for Desktop Health™’s Flexcera™ family of resins. Enjoy and have a great weekend!

3YOURMIND and RusselSmith Develop an Oil & Gas Additive Manufacturing Center for Oil and Gas in Nigeria

Nigeria is renowned for its vast oil and gas reserves, making it a major player in West Africa’s energy sector. However, many of the country’s infrastructures are aging and in need of maintenance due to a lack of spare parts. The RusselSmith company is working to remedy this situation by producing parts on site using additive manufacturing, thus simplifying maintenance, with a new additive manufacturing centered in Nigeria. As the first supplier of industrial additive manufacturing equipment in West Africa, RusselSmith has received approval from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to use non-metallic 3D printing in the country’s oil and gas industry. In collaboration with 3YOURMIND, a Berlin-based company specializing in part identification, RusselSmith aims to improve components for the upstream energy industry. Kayode Adeleke, CEO of RusselSmith, expresses his enthusiasm for the partnership and its potential impact on the regional economy: “We are pleased to partner with 3YOURMIND to improve our solutions, and we look forward to making a positive impact in the region together.”

Agreement Between Sintx and Prodways to Supply Ceramic Materials for 3D Printing

SINTX Technologies and Prodways have announced a technical partnership and a supply agreement for ceramic materials for 3D printing. SINTX, an expert in the development and marketing of technical ceramics, will supply its ceramic materials to Prodways, a manufacturer of industrial machinery. Prodways will use SINTX’s Silica and Alumina ceramics on its latest generation of MovingLight machines, specially designed for ceramic additive manufacturing. Vincent Icart, CTO and COO of Prodways, added: “We are delighted to enhance our MovingLight machines developed with SINTX materials, as our combined expertise will enable us to be an end-to-end solution provider for the most demanding ceramic 3D printing applications.”