On a roll: Shift from 2D to 3D printing sector pays off for industry veteran Nicholds
Kevin Nicholds’ Equispheres transitioned from traditional 2D printing to producing advanced aluminum powders for 3D printing. Their unique powder offers superior strength and efficiency, attracting significant interest and investment from the aerospace and automotive industries. Nicholds expects the market for these powders to reach $1 billion within the decade.
2024 Canadians to Watch Kevin Nicholds
After selling his commercial printing company in 2011, Ottawa-born Kevin Nicholds applied his Queen’s University MBA and business experience to his next venture. It should, he reasoned, have strong business fundamentals, be well situated in a product’s value chain and have a source of recurring revenue. There must be potential for growth and, importantly, it must attract great people to the team.
Aluminium powder producer Equispheres joins Additive Manufacturing materials consortium
Through membership of the consortium, Equispheres will release parameter sets for its materials, including the NExP-1 line of aluminium powders. NExP-1 is a non-explosible aluminium alloy feedstock developed for Additive Manufacturing
Printing Money Episode 17: Recent 3D Printing Deals, with Alex Kingsbury
Episode 17 of Printing Money is here! Danny Piper from NewCap Partners teams up with Alex Kingsbury for a lively discussion on reseller market consolidation, venture capital outcomes, and strategic divestments. Tune in for sharp insights and witty banter as they cover the latest in VC and investment deals.
Enhancing metal AM production speed using laser beam shaping and NExP-1 material
Material producer Equispheres Inc. and 3D printer manufacturer Aconity3D pushed the limits of their 3D printing machines and materials, building on their previous announcement of improving the metal 3D printing production speed by 3x. They used Aconity3D printing equipment with laser beam shaping and Equispheres’ NExP-1 AM powder to achieve an enhanced production speed, exceeding the 430 cm3/hr for a single laser.
Equispheres and Xact Metal unlock Additive Manufacturing for researchers and SMEs
A team from the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) is using technologies from Equispheres, Inc, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and Xact Metal, State College, Pennsylvania, USA, to bring aluminium Additive Manufacturing to its facility. The ideal combination of powder and machine supplier is said to demonstrate that metal AM can be accessible to SMEs, academia and research facilities.
Army announces winners of xTech’s third international competition
The U.S. Army xTech Program announced the top-five winners of the third annual international prize competition. Scouring the globe for the newest innovations from companies outside the U.S., the Army xTech Program helps equip the American Soldier with game-changing technologies capable of overcoming Army challenges.
Expanding the boundaries of 3D printing parts for space
Crews and supplies regularly travel to the International Space Station, Space X’s Falcon 9 rocket has launched more than 100 times, and the US shuttle program ran 135 missions. Nonetheless, there’s nothing routine about the controlled explosions that blast people and cargo into space. Nor is there anything routine about the extreme conditions faced by humans and equipment once outside the protective bubble of the earth’s atmosphere.
Equispheres Recognized as HackerNoon’s Startup of the Year in Ottawa
HackerNoon Reporter: What are some of the goals you’re looking forward to accomplishing in 2022?
In 2021, we demonstrated that our material is capable of faster printing, which reduces part costs for our customers. In 2022, Equispheres will continue working with our partners in the automotive, aerospace and defense sectors to qualify our materials for more industrial applications…
3D Printing Camaraderie Returns in Full Force at AMUG 2022
Within the 3D printing industry, the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) Conference is like no other. As the group’s motto goes, it is “for users, by users.” That results in an exclusive environment where the love for the technology and the community is palpable.
