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• As the whole world is starting to realize, the Hormuz supply chain fallout is only just beginning to filter into the global economy, and the rising cost of plastics should...
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As the whole world is starting to realize, the Hormuz supply chain fallout is only just beginning to filter into the global economy, and the rising cost of plastics should be a centerpiece of that story for some time. Under these conditions, large-format polymer additive manufacturing (AM) should get a boost, and pellet-extrusion systems, which are optimal for use with recycled materials, might benefit most of all.
BigRep, then, the German-US original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of large-format polymer 3D printers, has perfectly timed two major announcements for RAPID + TCT 2026 in Boston: first, the company is releasing the BigRep ONE.5X, which the company is calling “a fully automated evolution” of the BigRep ONE.5 that it originally launched at Formnext 2024. Secondly, the OEM is prov