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Additive Manufacturing: Enabling Faster Industrial Growth in Africa

Additive manufacturing, often referred to as 3D printing, is an advanced manufacturing technology that is slowly but surely changing industrial production globally. While its adoption has gained significant traction in regions like Europe, America and Asia, Africa has only recently begun to recognize additive manufacturing’s value as a catalyst for economic development. The rise of additive manufacturing in Africa presents both opportunities and challenges that need to be addressed to unlock its full potential.

Additive manufacturing in Africa remains in its nascent stages, with limited adoption and infrastructure compared to more developed regions. According to a report in Manufacturing Review, between 2010 and 2018, 37% of industrial additive manufacturing systems were installed in…

Mintek adds a laser powder bed fusion 3D printer to array of cutting-edge technology

The acquisition of the AMAZEMET rePowder ultrasonic atomisation and alloy development machine by Mintek, South Africa’s national mineral research council, marked a technological breakthrough for the mineral processing and manufacturing industry. Mintek is proud to announce the purchase of a GE Additive Concept Laser Mlab Cusing R laser powder bed fusion 3D printer. Multitrade 3D Systems supplied and installed the machine.

Thales deploys AddUp 350 in Morocco metal 3D printing facility

AddUp has installed a FormUp 350 quad laser machine at Thales 3D Morocco’s Casablanca-based facility.

The machine has been qualified under the European space protocol ECSS-Q-ST-70-80 C and is said to have met the technical requirements for some of the most challenging applications in the Thales ecosystem.

AddUp’s FormUp 350, launched in 2021, has been designed to be modular and scalable with four lasers each covering 100% of the build volume, and the machine equipped with advanced traceability and production control options to ensure it meets the ‘highest expectations in terms of productivity.’

As part of the dynamic between the two companies, AddUp will provide production assistance to Thales, with twin machines located at an AddUp facility. These twin machines are currently undergoing the same validation process, helping to ensure business continuity when demand increases above Thales’ capacity.

Thales opened its metal additive manufacturing facility in Casablanca in 2017, strategically basing its Thales 3D Morocco business in the heart of the local aerospace ecosystem. Since then, it has used metal 3D printing to deliver parts for heat sinks, radio frequency components and antenna supports in industries such as space, aviation and security.

With the addition of the FormUp 350 capacity, Thales 3D Morocco expects to expand its application opportunities, while also achieving an increase in productivity and reduction in costs.

Mintek’s AMAZEMET acquisition to support SA’s additive manufacturing ambitions

Mintek’s latest technological acquisition, the AMAZEMET rePowder ultrasonic atomisation and alloy development machine, is an extremely advanced piece of equipment that is expected to strengthen and bolster the country’s minerals-based and three-dimensional (3D) printing industries.

The machine also aligns with the national mineral processing and metallurgical research council’s goal of providing critical infrastructure for South Africa’s industrial development.

14Trees launches Iroko 3D printer for construction made in Africa

14 Trees, a joint venture (JV) between construction materials company Holcim and UK governmental development finance institution British International Investment (BII), has launched its new construction-ready three-dimensional (3D) printer, Iroko, to improve construction speed, cost and flexibility, while scaling up digital automation to build resilient and affordable housing, education infrastructure and commercial real estate worldwide.

The Iroko 3D construction printers were co-designed and manufactured with construction equipment company PMSA. The printers’ mobility and optimised assembly are key tenets of the design by 14Trees, it…

Orascom Construction and Cobod Create JV to Bring the Latest 3D Printing Construction Technology to Egypt

Orascom Construction PLC (NASDAQ Dubai: OC; EGX: ORAS) announces that it has formed an exclusive partnership with Denmark-based COBOD International to bring the latest 3D Printing Construction (“3DPC”) technology for the first time to Egypt.

The partnership, owned 76% by Orascom Construction and 24% by COBOD, will play a leading role in the technological advancement of the construction sector in Egypt. Not only is this new technology more cost and time efficient compared to traditional methods of construction, but it…

3D Printing in Africa: A Look into Egypt’s 3D Printing Landscape

Egypt has enjoyed a fairly good share of experiencing 3D printing technology and is making pretty good use of it. Recreating Egyptian mummy faces and bringing Ancient Egypt back to life through the recreation of tombs and artifacts are new developments that connect the past to the present. But this is just a part of its application in Egypt as the country is relatively advanced from an African technology perspective and so the application of 3D printing in Egypt is vast.

In principle, Egypt has an innovative community and country. This is evident with the numerous start-ups over the past years in regards to opening up businesses providing services in 3D printing. The Egyptian landscape has also…

Israel and Cameroon inaugurate 3D printing facility in Yaoundé

Cameron inaugurated a 3D printing facility which utilizes Israeli technology and equipment, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Wednesday.

The Israeli company SELA Educational Initiatives Limited helped to build the facility which is located in the high-tech center of the Polytechnic National Advanced School of Engineering in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé.

About 40% of 3D printers worldwide are manufactured by Israeli companies. The new facility is the first of its kind in Africa—it relies on the…

Cameroon has his first 3D Printing Centre

The Embassy of Israel in Cameroon was proud to inaugurate the first most advanced 3D printing Centre at the High-Tech Centre of the Yaounde National Polytechnic.

The High-Tech Centre itself was officially launched in 2012 and offers training courses in robotics, mechatronics, electronics, computer science, and industrial automation. It is equipped with 12 laboratories, more than 100 robots and 160 computers, and is considered one of the most advanced of its type in Africa…

Second 3D Printing Centre In Mauritius Will Support Wide Range Of Industries

The government of Mauritius has announced the recent opening of a 3D printing centre. Equipped with several 3D filaments, printers and 3D scanners, it will act as a one-stop shop for 3D printing and 3D scanning, advice, counselling and initiation to 3D designs and modelling.

It is the second 3D printing centre to have been launched on the premises of SME Mauritius in Coromandel, and forms part of a joint initiative of the National Computer Board (NCB) and SME Mauritius, aiming to support a wide range of industries, professions and academia, including SMEs, start-ups, designers and…

Ethiopia: 3D printing and how it can revolutionize manufacturing

The global community is a witness to some of the most dramatic and disruptive technological shifts. 3D printing has come to change the world, and many of these changes are likely to be irreversible. In the past few years, the 3D printing industry has dramatically expanded, presenting a role model for growth that other industries may want to follow. Despite relatively high costs of investments required to launch 3D technology, many companies have quickly learned the benefit of their investments. This is particularly the case of manufacturing, as 3D printing has changed the very nature of manufacturing, making it more accessible, relevant, and effective.

3D printing has become a buzzword of…

Gartner Reports Early Mainstream Adoption for 3D Printing Services in Africa

According to Gartner’s report, the two technologies that have made it to the final step of the Hype Cycle are mobile money (technology that allows accesses to online banking via cell phones) and 3D printing service bureaus.

“Africa is entering an important stage in growing maturity, with nine technologies entering the Slope of Enlightenment and climbing toward the Plateau of Productivity,” said William Hahn, principal research analyst at Gartner.

In terms of the use of 3D printing service…

Meet the Digital Blacksmiths : Forging Futures on a 3D Anvil

In a world awash with waste plastic, William Hoyle may feel a little like he is trying to plug a dam with a crumpled plastic bottle, but as good fights go, it’s hard to find fault with his charity’s Digital Blacksmiths initiative – which recycles plastic waste for use in 3D printers.

Tech for Trade, the UK-based charity that he founded in 2011, works at the interface of technology, trade and entrepreneurship. They recently developed the world’s first open source system for recycling plastic bottles into the filament used in 3D printing.

For the modest sum of £9,452, they plan – from headquarters in the University of Nairobi’s Makerspace/Fablab – to trial this technology by producing 100 scientific microscopes, designed by…

Thales metal additive manufacturing facility in Morocco

Thales opens metal 3D printing facility in Morocco

Thales has inaugurated a new facility in Casablanca, Morocco, specialising in metal additive manufacturing, also known as metal 3D printing.

The new industrial Competence Centre forms part of the Industrial Acceleration Plan 2014 to 2020, supported by the Kingdom of Morocco, which supports the development of an innovative ecosystem involving Thales and its local suppliers, including the creation of a high-tech industrial competence centre, Thales said earlier this month.

Metal 3D printing will lead to a reduction in the development and manufacturing times for parts with high added value made from complex metal alloys in all mechanical domains, in particular the aerospace and space domains.
“With an existing aerospace ecosystem of subcontractors, Morocco has everything needed to become Thales’ global centre of expertise in 3D printing,” said Pierre Prigent, Thales Country Director in Morocco.

Spread across an area of 1000 m², in the Midparc zone in Casablanca, this

Titan Robotics and Nigerian Foundries Bring Industrial 3D Printing to West Africa

Titan Robotics, a US-based manufacturer of large-scale 3D printers has teamed up with Nigerian Foundries, one of the largest foundries in Africa, to install a machine to assist their industrial metalworking. The foundry will now use this this machine to quickly produce components such as sand-casters, valves, pumps, machine housing and impellers for the country’s booming oil industry.

Clay Guillory, founder and CEO of Titan foundries travelled to the Nigerian Foundries in Lagos last year to personally oversee the installation of the Atlas printer. He was contacted by the foundries’ owner Vassily Barberopoulos, who wished to bring additive manufacturing into the business for…

Why 3D Printing Matters in Africa

We might think of 3D printing as a first world privilege that belongs in the Ivory Towers like Silicon Valley, Amsterdam and Munich. Nothing could be further from the truth and African nations should embrace this technology that really could change people’s lives.

Africa is a vast continent and the…

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Additive Manufacturing: Enabling Faster Industrial Growth in Africa

Mintek adds a laser powder bed fusion 3D printer to array of cutting-edge technology

Thales deploys AddUp 350 in Morocco metal 3D printing facility

Mintek’s AMAZEMET acquisition to support SA’s additive manufacturing ambitions

14Trees launches Iroko 3D printer for construction made in Africa

Orascom Construction and Cobod Create JV to Bring the Latest 3D Printing Construction Technology to Egypt

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3D Printing in Africa: A Look into Egypt’s 3D Printing Landscape

Israel and Cameroon inaugurate 3D printing facility in Yaoundé

Cameroon has his first 3D Printing Centre

Second 3D Printing Centre In Mauritius Will Support Wide Range Of Industries

Ethiopia: 3D printing and how it can revolutionize manufacturing

Gartner Reports Early Mainstream Adoption for 3D Printing Services in Africa

Meet the Digital Blacksmiths : Forging Futures on a 3D Anvil

Thales opens metal 3D printing facility in Morocco

Titan Robotics and Nigerian Foundries Bring Industrial 3D Printing to West Africa

Why 3D Printing Matters in Africa

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Additive Manufacturing: Enabling Faster Industrial Growth in Africa

Mintek adds a laser powder bed fusion 3D printer to array of cutting-edge technology

Thales deploys AddUp 350 in Morocco metal 3D printing facility

Mintek’s AMAZEMET acquisition to support SA’s additive manufacturing ambitions