Materialise Announces Collaborations and Software Updates

Materialise is announcing software enhancements for users to customize 3D printing operations. The updates allow users to create custom workflows in Magics software, protect the intellectual property behind component designs, and print high-performant geometries. Materialise also announces several collaborative efforts, including an initiative with HP to reduce its CO2 missions with carbon-reduced PA 12.

“3D printing is evolving from a focus on technology innovation to becoming an essential tool in industrial applications,” says Udo Eberlein, vice president of Materialise Software. “The next phase is about empowering users to adapt this technology to their specific manufacturing needs. With our latest updates, we’re providing the tools and flexibility to help them meet these unique requirements.”

Magics Opens its SDK 

Materialise has opened the Software Development Kit (SDK) for Magics software for data and build preparation. Users can now create custom workflows using Python and C++ scripts. 

“We've seen tremendous potential for businesses to optimize their workflows with the Magics SDK, enabling enhanced manufacturing processes and substantial improvements in ROI,” says Egwin Bovyn, product line manager, Magics 3D Print Suite. “At Materialise, we’ve customized our SDK to optimize data and build preparation in our own manufacturing operations. By sharing our algorithms via Python code, we enable the automation of data and build preparation at scale.”

Comparison Tool for Component Orientation 

Materialise is introducing its Orientation Comparison capability within e-Stage for Metal+. This new feature will compare any set of given orientations and report on cost- and quality-related parameters such as build height, max XY cross section and mean and max deviation of the different simulation results. 

nTop Partnership 

Earlier this year, Materialise announced a partnership with nTop to integrate nTop Core into Magics, enabling users to design high-performant geometries that can be processed by the Materialise Next-Gen Build Processor. Materialise has now extended this capability to several 3D printer OEMs, including Additive Industries, Renishaw, and Stratasys, which will collaborate with Materialise to invest in the development of Next-Gen Build Processors, a configurable software that translates large and complex 3D design files into 3D printable instructions.

Additionally, Materialise and nTop have partnered to ensure that all new Next-Gen Build Processors will have the option to include the nTop implicit modeling kernel out-of-the-box. This will enable users to transfer complex, high-performance geometries directly to Magics without the need for time-consuming translations in build preparation and production.

“In partnering with Materialise to now be able to 3D print directly from nTop models, our customers have access to the fastest and most reliable design-to-manufacture process, removing the need for a slow and painful conversion from lightweight nTop models to heavy and fragile meshes or boundary representations,” says Bradley Rothenberg, CEO and founder, nTop.

Materialise and BLT Sign Agreement 

At Formnext, Materialise entered into a long-term agreement with BLT, an industrial metal 3D printing turnkey solution provider. This partnership will integrate Materialise’s software solutions with BLT’s advanced metal 3D printing systems. The collaboration between Materialise and BLT extends beyond software and hardware integration, with plans for joint research into new printing technologies, development of industry-specific solutions, and promotion of additive manufacturing across key sectors, including personalized healthcare, aerospace, and automotive design. 

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.

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