TCT 3sixty 2021: A Round-Up of the News from the Event

Slowly but surely, additive manufacturing events are starting to start back up after more than a year of inactivity due to the health crisis. Last week yet another popular event took place in person, on the heels of its sibling event TCT + Rapid, TCT 3Sixty 2021. The event was one of the first major AM events to take place in the United Kingdom since the start of COVID, providing an opportunity for many who had perhaps not been able to travel to the United States for some of the conferences earlier in the year. It took place from Tuesday September 28th through Thursday, September 30th, in Birmingham, England. Though the event had strict restrictions due to COVID, attendees were still able to attend a number of presentations and panel discussions as well as visit exhibitor booths. Additionally, a number of the said exhibitors took the opportunity to roll out new products or announcements. We broke down some of the major announcements from the event.

DyeMansion

DyeMansion has used recent conferences as an effective way to unveil new partnerships and products and TCT 3Sixty is no exception. At the conference, the German company announced two new British partners, with Laser Lines becoming the newest authorized reseller for DyeMansion in the United Kingdom and existing production partner DMC expanding its post-processing offerings with DyeMansion’s latest solutions. These partnerships come at a time when DyeMansion’s own strategic partnership with Stratasys is flourishing and as they have released a number of new solutions.

E3D Online

Another new solution unveiled at TCT was E3D Online’s latest FDM 3D printer range, RapidChange Revo. As the name suggests, one of the key features of E3D Online’s latest solution is the ability to rapidly change nozzles. This is interesting as often, it is actually quite difficult to change nozzles, making it difficult to switch rapidly between nozzle sizes or types. The new solution is practical to say the least, or as E3D put it themselves, “If your nozzle becomes blocked or jammed, simply swap out for a new one. Each nozzle change refreshes the area that’s been in contact with molten plastic, so you can get back to 3D printing with minimal machine downtime. Because the nozzle and HeatBreak are integrated into a single unit, there’s zero chance of plastic leaking.” Attendees at TCT were able to see the new solution themselves.