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July brings a strong mix of partnerships, production milestones, and new capabilities pushing metal additive manufacturing further into industrial reality. Beehive Industries is scaling aerospace and defense production with a multi-unit NXG 600E order, and a new article takes a closer look at why data centers are turning to metal AM to address the growing challenge of thermal management. Elsewhere in this issue, new regional partnerships, a look at design consolidation, and a joint webinar with Materialise introducing the Next-Gen Build Processor. Here is what is shaping July Forward.
Beehive Industries has placed a multi-unit order for NXG 600E systems, configured for both Aheadd® CP1 aluminum and titanium production. The systems will support large-format aerospace structures, propulsion components, missile bodies, and other mission-critical hardware, while contributing to domestic manufacturing capacity in the United States. The partnership reflects the broader shift now underway in the industry: from additive manufacturing as a prototyping tool to a platform for industrial-scale production of next-generation aerospace and defense technologies.
Nikon SLM Solutions and Materialise are hosting a joint webinar introducing the Next-Gen Build Processor for Nikon SLM Solutions systems. Built on previous versions with enhanced features, the Next-Gen Build Processor delivers a fully validated workflow from design to job file preparation, with support for larger files and more complex LPBF metal builds. Highlights include up to 10x faster processing, improved vector sorting and thermal control, low-angle printing capabilities, and optimized laser allocation for next-generation systems.
When: September 22, 2026
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What if 115 parts could become three? In this short video, Nneji Kemakolam, General Manager at Nikon SLM Solutions North America, walks through how metal additive manufacturing helps customers consolidate assemblies, reduce weight, optimize designs, and produce features like conformal cooling channels that conventional manufacturing cannot easily achieve. The result is fewer parts, faster assembly, lower risk of failure, and higher-performing components across industries.
GPU power density is climbing faster than conventional cooling infrastructure can handle, and the hardware built to replace air cooling has long been constrained by what traditional manufacturing can produce. This piece looks at why thermal management is becoming a critical bottleneck in data center design, how passive two-phase cooling works, and what becomes possible when metal additive manufacturing removes the design constraints imposed by conventional machining.
Nikon SLM Solutions has announced a partnership with Sixpenny Additive Inc. to expand industrial metal additive manufacturing support across Canada. The collaboration pairs Nikon SLM Solutions’ systems and global applications expertise with Sixpenny Additive’s knowledge of the Canadian manufacturing landscape, supporting manufacturers in aerospace, defense, energy, and precision manufacturing as they move from evaluating AM to deploying production-ready applications. As Sixpenny Additive President David Nolan noted, Nikon SLM Solutions has established itself as a technology leader with an industrial platform and customer service philosophy that aligns closely with their own.
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Data Center Cooling Case Study
3D-Printed Component Cuts Data Center Cooling Energy, Beats Performance Target by 50%
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NI-BASED ALLOYS
Nickel-based alloys provide exceptional strength, heat resistance, and corrosion performance, making them essential for demanding applications in aerospace, energy, and industrial sectors where extreme temperatures and harsh environments require reliable, high-performing materials.
CU-BASED ALLOYS
Copper-based alloys offer outstanding thermal and electrical conductivity along with strong mechanical performance, making them essential for applications in tooling, electronics, and advanced energy systems where high strength and efficient heat or power transfer are critical.
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