International high-technology group Safran, which has core businesses in aerospace, defense, and security, has just announced that it will partner up with French industrial-grade 3D printer manufacturer Prodways Group, in order develop additive manufacturing processes and materials together. The technology partnership agreement that the two companies signed specifically centers around the development of assembly processes and 3D printable materials with inorganic compounds, like metals and ceramics, which can then be applied to Safran's existing processes and products. As part of the joint agreement, Safran Corporate Ventures, which is the group's corporate venture capital arm, is taking a stake in Prodways. Read more at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/172612/safran-prodways-partnership/