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AddUp, an industrial additive manufacturing OEM based in France, was established three years ago by industrial groups Michelin and Fives as a joint venture company focused on metal 3D printing. It offers several 3D printing methods, including powder bed fusion and Directed Energy Deposition. Now AddUp, which added […]
Divya Sagar
15 hours ago
Dyemansion’s 3D printing post-processing technology is to be distributed throughout the UK by Europac3D. The agreement will see Europac3D offer the full range of DyeMansion machines to the UK market, becoming the second UK reseller of DyeMansion technology after Matsuura. DyeMansion has introduced […]
Divya Sagar
16 hours ago
As diseases of the central nervous system, such as Alzheimer’s disease, continue to impact the lives of Canadians, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and Aspect Biosystems are working to develop new therapeutic models that could lead to improved […]
Divya Sagar
16 hours ago
INTAMSYS, a Shanghai-based manufacturer of 3D printers, has unveiled the latest version of its FUNMAT 3D printer for high-performance functional materials, the Enhanced FUNMAT HT.Designed for industrial-grade polymers, i.e., PEEK, PEKK, ULTEM, and PPSU, the Enhanced FUNMAT HT 3D printer […]
Divya Sagar
17 hours ago
Farsoon Technologies and Airbus (Beijing) Engineering Centre Co., LTD (ABEC) sign a collaboration contract establishing a joint research and development program for polymer additive manufacturing in civil aviation. This marks Airbus, a global industry – leader in the aerospace sector, […]
Divya Sagar
20 hours ago
New laser sintering printers expand the 3D printing capacity for the production of durable wear-resistant parts. The demand for customised special solutions is steadily increasing, especially for the motion plastics specialist igus. Increasingly more customers are turning to the fast […]
Divya Sagar
22 hours ago
India’s leading 3D Printing Services Company, 3D Product Development (3DPD) has entered into an agreement with leading Additive Manufacturing Systems manufacturer, SLM Solutions of Germany, to purchase two of its state-of-the-art SLM®280 systems. In India, 3DPD has been a pioneer […]
Divya Sagar
2 days ago
German automotive manufacturer BMW is rolling out a new M straight-six engine, the BMW S58. The innovative engine, which will replace the S55 engine as the face of the M Division, integrates a number of exciting features including a 3D printed cylinder […]
Divya Sagar
2 days ago
UrbanAlps, a Swiss high-security company, has started shipping its metal 3D printed security key called the Stealth Key. Founded in 2014, by Felix Reinert and Alejandro Ojeda, a mechanical engineer, UrbanAlps specializes in 3D printed high-security metal keys and locks. Last […]
Divya Sagar
2 days ago
German aerospace supplier Aircraft Philipp Übersee GmbH & CO. KG has expanded its additive manufacturing (AM) capabilities with the purchase of a new metal 3D printing system from GEFERTEC. The GEFERTEC arc605 is set to be installed at its Übersee premises in Bavaria […]
Divya Sagar
2 days ago
3D printing has left behind its days as an obscure, fledgling technology of dubious real-world value. In nearly all corners of the modern manufacturing environment, additive manufacturing (AM) is now recognized as a powerful manufacturing technology, particularly when it comes […]
Divya Sagar
4 days ago
In a big step forward for medical 3D printing, researchers from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the Institute of Engineering in Medicine have 3D printed spinal cord scaffolds and successfully implanted them into the spines […]
Divya Sagar
4 days ago
The C-5 Program Office, Air Mobility Command, and the 436th Airlift Wing from Dover Air Force Base have completed installation of 3D printed parts on a C-5 Super Galaxy plane (tail number 70035). This latest hardware installation was completed with just several weeks of 3D […]
Divya Sagar
4 days ago
Additive Orthopaedics, a New Jersey-based producer of next-gen orthopaedic devices for the foot and ankle, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Patient Specific 3D Printed Locking Lattice Plates. The recently approved 3D printed device is designated for the alignment, […]
Divya Sagar
4 days ago
Dutch 3D printer manufacturer FELIXprinters has introduced two new large-format 3D printers for industrial applications: the FELIX Pro L and Pro XL. The announcement further reinforces the company’s commitment to meeting the FDM-related demands of the industrial 3D printing market. If you’ve […]
Divya Sagar
5 days ago
ADDere, an additive manufacturing division of Wisconsin-based manufacturing company Midwest Engineered Systems Inc. (MWES), is now offering its services as a 3D printing firm. ADDere will take on external printing projects, as well as continuing to develop and sell its metal 3D […]
Divya Sagar
5 days ago
Airbus will stop production of its giant Airbus A380 models due to low demand for the huge and hugely expensive aircraft. This is not something directly related to 3D printing but it does affect the AM industry indirectly as Airbus is Europe’s largest […]
Divya Sagar
5 days ago
The heart is central to keeping you alive, pumping blood, oxygen, and nutrients throughout your body—and eliminating waste too. Disease of this central organ is also one of the leading causes of deaths in humans, with coronary heart disease most common. Hundreds […]
Divya Sagar
5 days ago
“A good example of our Low Cost Automation concept,” says Tom Krause, igus GmbH, about his team’s newly designed and constructed high-temperature 3D printer. Low Cost Automation in our own factory: Following this idea, igus has built an HT-3D printer […]
Divya Sagar
5 days ago
California-based medical manufacturing company PrinterPrezz has signed a customer agreement with medical device company SI-BONE, Inc. to develop services for advanced 3D printed orthopedic devices and implants. The companies will leverage PrinterPrezz’s expertise in metal 3D printing, nanotechnologies and surgery to come up […]
Divya Sagar
6 days ago
With even Space X using it to build the body of its new Starship to Mars, Stainless steel is experiencing a revival. While advanced alloys can provide unique yet niche applications, stainless steels like 316L are extremely versatile and – […]
Divya Sagar
6 days ago
Boston headquartered 3D printer OEM manufacturer, RIZE Inc., announces the successful raising of $15 million in series B funding. The money was contributed by four new partners: Boston VC Innospark Ventures, Gururaj ‘Desh’ Deshpande’s private investment company Sparta Group LLC, tech investment specialist Converge and leading […]
Divya Sagar
6 days ago
Enabling leaders across professional racing to gain a competitive edge with state-of-the-art 3D printing, Stratasys recently unveiled a new collaboration agreement with Andretti Autosport. A top performer in IndyCar, Indy Lights, Rallycross and Formula E, Andretti aims to leverage advanced FDM technology and […]
Divya Sagar
6 days ago
B9Creations, a professional provider of 3D printing solutions, launched its engineering resin line with Rugged – Nylon 6. Equivalent to injection-molded nylon, Rugged – Nylon 6 features low modulus, high elongation, and high impact strength making it ideal for snap-fit […]
Divya Sagar
6 days ago
As a pioneer in the aerospace industry, the Airbus has used 3D Printing in creating parts for flight controllers, cabin parts, helicopter parts, along with combining robotics in other collaborations—of which there have been many in the past few years. Now, Airbus continues their ventures into 3D […]
Divya Sagar
6 days ago
Paris-based medical technology company BIOMODEX has announced the opening of a new US corporate headquarters in Quincy, Massachusetts. The new office will allow the French company to launch its expansion in the United States. The facility includes a 3D printing lab, where […]
Divya Sagar
7 days ago
The Refabricator system by the US-based aerospace company Tethers Unlimited Inc. (TUI) has been installed on the International Space Station (ISS). The integrated 3D printer and plastic recycler was launched into space in November last year. The CEO of TUI Rob Hoyt said that […]
Divya Sagar
7 days ago
While the fascination with 3D printing and all its assorted magic—from software to hardware to a plethora of emerging materials—continues, plenty of criticism still abounds too. And from this springs also an outpouring of discussion and analysis regarding what the […]
Divya Sagar
7 days ago
Dassault Systèmes announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the elecworks electrical and automation design software product line from Trace Software International, a developer of software solutions and services dedicated to industrial engineering. Through the deal, a team of 21 […]
Divya Sagar
7 days ago
Lamborghini, an Italian brand and manufacturer of exclusive super sports cars based in Sant’Agasta Bolognese, Italy, is the latest automotive company to adopt 3D printing technology for its production process. The company is working with Carbon to more efficiently produce […]
Divya Sagar
7 days ago
Electronic medical device manufacturer EMTEL has selected 3DGence 3D printers for its product prototyping and part supply. Applied to the development and part-fabrication of EMTEL defibrillators and patient monitors, 3D printing is used to replace some traditional aluminum parts, and reduce the products’ time to […]
Divya Sagar
7 days ago
Additive Industries, the Dutch manufacturer of industrial 3D metal printing systems, has secured a EUR 10 Million loan from BOM Brabant Ventures and existing shareholder Highlands to accelerate the growth towards a worldwide top 3 position. Since its inception in […]
Aditya Chandavarkar
1 week ago
Orchestrate Orthodontic Technologies (O3D), a Californian dental digital solutions provider, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Orchestrate 3D Treatment Planning Software System, which includes 3D printing and clear aligner fabrication. “There is no question that 3D printing […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
Australian advanced manufacturing company Titomic Limited recently announces it has executed an Exclusive License Agreement with CSIRO and an Acquisition Agreement with Future Titanium Technologies. The Exclusive License Agreement with CSIRO grants Titomic exclusive global rights to two patents for […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
On Thursday, February 7, 2019, Additive Industries announced the finalists of Additive World Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge 2019. From a group of 121 contestants, both professionals and students, 3 finalists were selected per category. “The redesigns submitted from all […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
UK space firm Orbex has unveiled its new rocket for the first time at the opening of its new headquarters and rocket design facility in Forres in the Scottish Highlands. The Prime rocket sports the world’s largest 3D-printed rocket engine and is also the […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
Days before SOLIDWORKS World 2019, 3D Systems, has announced new versions of its CAD software solutions Geomagic and 3DXpert. Both software solutions are exclusive to Dassault Systèmes’ SOLIDWORKS user community, enabling them to streamline 3D scan data workflows and part […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
We all need to reach out for help sometimes, and that can yield amazing results. This goes for even the most streamlined and impressive companies around the world too, recognizing when it is in their best interest to call in […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
Naval Group and Centrale Nantes have printed the first demonstrator of hollow propeller blades by metal additive manufacturing as part of the European H2020 project, RAMSSES. Funded by the European Commission, this collaborative program aims to reduce the environmental impact of ships. Centrale […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
New York PLM software developer Link3D has announced the launch of the Additive Material Recommendation System (AMRS). Integrated within the workflow of the company’s additive manufacturing execution system (AMES), AMRS allows engineers to filter available materials based on qualitative characteristics and technical properties. […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
Sigma Labs, Inc., a provider of quality assurance software under the PrintRite3D® brand, announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a Notice of Allowance for U.S. Patent Application No. 15/276,452, “Optical Manufacturing Process Sensing and Status Indication System.” […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
Airbus and Dassault Systèmes have signed a five-year Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to cooperate on the implementation of collaborative 3D design, engineering, manufacturing, simulation and intelligence applications. This will enable Airbus to take a major step forward in its digital […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
A new project is underway in Europe via Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT) and their partners. Funded by both the European Union and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, ‘High Productivity and Detail in Additive Manufacturing through the Combination of UV […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
Thermwood has produced what could very well be the largest 3D printed autoclave tool for a helicopter ever made. The project, realized through a partnership with aircraft manufacturer Bell, utilized Thermwood’s LSAM 60 mm melt core technology and reinforces AM’s applications […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
In the realm of construction 3D printing, bigger always seems to be better, as companies scale up their concrete 3D printing systems to build houses on the spot. Andrey Rudenko, the inventor of the 3D Concrete House 3D printer, however, […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
While 3D printing is certainly playing a noble role in numerous industries today—from the creation of medical devices that help babies survive to rocket engines nozzles built by NASA—most of us are fascinated by the strides made in fashion (a girl has gotta have a […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
CELLINK launches new product to bring fast and sharp live-cell imaging to every incubator. Live-cell imaging is a powerful tool for ensuring successful bioprinting, but most systems are large, costly and hard to use. “One of the most important components […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
Xerox is the company whose copying machines business was so successful that its brand became a synonym for the family of products it made and sold. Since the company was quite active in the 3D printing patent arena, many may […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
EOS, the world’s leading technology supplier in the field of industrial 3D printing of metals and polymers, announces its acquisition of Vulcan Labs – expanding its bench of additive manufacturing (AM) experts in powder bed fusion technology. The new Vulcan […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
Adaptive3D™, a premium additive manufacturing polymer resin supplier delivering tough, strain-tolerant and flexible materials, announced that it has secured Series A financing from a syndicate co-led by DSM Venturing and Applied Ventures, LLC. DSM Venturing is the strategic funding arm […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
Mixed Dimensions, the company develops solutions for 3D printing industry, has entered into a licensing deal with major game developer Ubisoft, in order to offer players the ability to bring their digital gaming creations into existence in the real world. Ubisoft is a major video game company […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
Connect 4.0, a Liverpool-based startup, has been granted a £2 million contract for its Co-Fabrico platform. Introduced one year ago, the platform is an online marketplace that enables the automotive industry to design vehicle parts using augmented reality and purchase […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
“We want our designs to be magical, ethereal and trigger instant curiosity. To achieve this we use mathematics and physics through algorithmic and parametric design to maximise inexpensive materials.”– Mamou Mani Ltd Architects. Collection of Style, most commonly known as COS—and […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
Origin, an open additive mass production platform that integrates modular hardware, extensible software, and new materials, announced recently that leading specialty materials company, Henkel, has joined Origin’s Open Material Network and is already actively developing materials for Origin’s open platform. […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
NASA Nebraska Space Grant office provided funding to examine the development, validation, and mechanically characterization of antimicrobial 3D printed medical devices for astronauts. The objective is to test the antimicrobial properties of Copper3D’s PLACTIVE filament material on the International Space […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
Ackuretta, a Taipei-based 3D printer manufacturer, has released the FreeShape 120, a desktop LCD 3D printer for the dental and jewelry industries. Dubbed as a “chair-side” 3D printer, the machine is aimed at professionals in the entry-level market, and joins […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
Why industry leader, Stanley Black & Decker, & global investment firm, Techstars, are honing in on additive manufacturing and sustainable solutions in 2019: In 2018, Techstars and Stanley Black & Decker announced the launch of a multi-year program focused on finding the most disruptive […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
INTAMSYS has announced that the FUNMAT PRO 410 was selected as one of the best PEEK 3D printers in 2019 by the renown French website, ANIWAA ! Among hundreds of other printers, the INTAMSYS FUNMAT PRO 410 stood out for its high performance materials printing […]
Divya Sagar
2 weeks ago
An Italian supplier of 3D printing filaments, FiberForce, has announced the launch of a Pantone Matching System (PMS) based line of coloured polymer materials. The partnership with Pantone has seen the immediate introduction of a range of filaments in approved PMS colours. These filaments include ABS, […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
A team of researchers from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) and Vilnius University, Lithuania, have proved that a material based on cooking oil can be used for 3D printing. Known as AESO (acrylated epoxidized soybean oil) the material is undergoing testing for its […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
Riddell and Carbon have partnered to bring customized, digital design innovation to head protection through Riddell’s new Diamond helmet platform. Powered by Carbon, the new platform features a 3D printed lattice liner that is digitally manufactured using Carbon’s proprietary Digital […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
Aether, a developer of AI-driven 3D bioprinting technology, is partnering with a team from the University College London (UCL) and Loughborough University to develop a new, more cost efficient nanoprinting technology for pharmaceutical and medical applications. The company says its […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
Huntington Ingalls Industries, the largest military shipbuilding company in the U.S., has produced a 3D printed piping assembly for nuclear-powered warships. The additively manufactured metal component will be installed on U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), where it […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
Japanese designer Takumi Yamamoto has teamed up with MARIE 3D to produce the world’s first fully 3D printed, full-scale concept car as a tribute to David Bowie, who was an English singer, songwriter and actor. The DB Project car will be on […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
TRIDITIVE, a Spanish 3D printer manufacturer, has announced a strategic collaboration with Elnik Systems, a U.S. manufacturer of metal injection molding (MIM) equipment. This partnership will provide TRIDITIVE’s SCALADD consortium with MIM debinding furnaces and tools. Last year, the company established SCALADD, […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
CRP Technology, an Italian additive manufacturing materials company, has 3D printed multiple parts for a wind tunnel model of the tiltrotor AW609 aircraft. Using SLS and CRP Technology’s Windform carbon-composite materials allowed the model to be completed and tested within four days. The full 1:8.5 […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
Matterport, the world leader in 3D capture technology and data, has unveiled Matterport Cloud 3.0, a subscription-based platform that puts 3D capture in the hands of businesses and individuals worldwide. The company’s new cloud software platform enhances the power of […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
Volvo recently installed its 3D printed Living Seawall in the Sydney Harbour to promote marine biodiversity. Approximately half of Sydney’s coast has been converted to manmade seawall over the last 200 years due to increased urbanization, a process that has […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
COBOD International (formerly 3D Printhuset) has deployed one of its construction 3D printers, the BOD1, to Dubai. The 3D printer, which is already being put to use printing concrete structures, is the first gantry construction 3D printer in the Middle Eastern […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
Protolabs, the digital manufacturing source for custom prototypes and low-volume production parts, has announced the addition of Inconel 718 to its growing list of Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) materials. The addition further establishes the Telford-based company’s reputation within the […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
With years of experience harnessing the competitive advantages of advancements in engineering and manufacturing, NASCAR champion Brad Keselowski is launching a company on the cutting edge of a new technology, poised to start a new American industrial revolution. Keselowski unveiled […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
Dow, a global leader in silicone elastomer science, innovation and service, is a key presenter at ECCO Shoes’ Spring-Summer preview press events, on January 29 and 30 in Tokyo, Japan. Danish shoe designer ECCO, Dow and French software company Dassault […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
Gymkhana TEN star Ken Block’s love affair with Ford pick-ups runs deep. He learned to drive in one, did his first burn-out in one and made a 1977 Ford F-150 the star of his latest video. The “Hoonitruck” has the […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
Until recently orthopaedic surgeons have had to rely on two dimensional imaging modalities, for example X-rays, computer tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), to assess ailments such as tumours, fractures or deformities affecting their patients’ musculoskeletal system. With the […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
America Makes, has awarded $800,000 in matching funds to Arizona State University(ASU) for a Directed Project Opportunity to advance post-processing methods for additive manufacturing. This project includes Phoenix Analysis and Design Technologies (PADT) an Arizona-based engineering and 3D printing service provider, high-pressure technology specialist Quintus […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
PrinterPrezz Inc., a trailblazer in combining metal 3D printing, nanotechnologies and surgical expertise to design and manufacture next generation medical devices, announced an agreement with Growshapes LLC, a leading provider of advanced 3D scanners, to scale PrinterPrezz’s 3D imaging lab. […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
Known to be an innovating force in the fashion industry, Dutch designer Iris van Herpen has expanded her boundary pushing design into a new frontier with her recent Shift Souls collection. The series, which was unveiled on the runway in Paris last week, consists […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
Blue Origin, LLC, the private American aerospace company of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, has started building a factory in Huntsville, Alabama for its 3D printing-inclusive rocket engines. Set to open in 2020, the new facility will cost $200 million to build […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
Israeli 3D printing company Nano Dimension Ltd. is flying high into the new year. The company, known for its electronics 3D printing technology, announced that it expects its total revenue for 2018 to be in the vicinity of $5.1 million, nearly six […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
Four ocean engineering students from the University of Rhode Island (URI) have used a Form 2 SLA 3D printer to demonstrate the capabilities of 3D printing at sea. Aboard a research vessel operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), named the Okeanos Explorer, the team […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
Around 350 million years ago, the first amphibious animals made their way onto land, and then some 40 million years later, the first amniotes emerged. A fossil excavated from central Germany’s Bromacker quarry in 2000 is thought to be a […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
The piezoelectric materials that inhabit everything from our cell phones to musical greeting cards may be getting an upgrade thanks to work discussed in the journal Nature Materials released online Jan 21. Xiaoyu ‘Rayne’ Zheng, assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the College […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
Additec has introduced a new desktop-size metal AM system called as μPrinter, advancing Directed Energy Deposition 3D printing. The new desktop machine capable of producing complex metallic components from both, wire and powder feedstock using Additec´s unique LMD-WP (Laser Metal Deposition-Wire […]
Divya Sagar
3 weeks ago
Cooksongold, part of the Heimerle + Meule Group, continues their additive manufacturing partnership with EOS for use of the technology in the jewelry and watch industry as well as for broader industry applications. At the Vicenzaoro show starting on January […]
Divya Sagar
4 weeks ago
Scientists from the University of Leuven (KU Leuven), and VIB, a life sciences research institute based in Belgium, have developed a multi-color optical method for 3D imaging surfaces and structures. The research paper published in the BMC explains, “Current mesoscale 3D imaging techniques are limited to […]
Divya Sagar
4 weeks ago
Aspect Biosystems, a growing biotechnology company in the field of 3D bioprinting and tissue engineering, is entering into a collaboration with the Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine, aka MERLN, at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. This collaboration includes the placement of […]
Divya Sagar
4 weeks ago
Essentium, a 3-D printing firm, raised $22 million in a Series A round led by BASF Venture Capital, whose investment manager, Sven Thate, will join its board of directors. Materialise and Genesis Park also invested, as did Essentium’s previous seed […]
Divya Sagar
4 weeks ago
In 2015, the 3D Printing Association (3DPA) relocated its office from London to The Hague with the view of creating an independent professional B2B platform for the additive manufacturing industries in Europe. In view of the rapidly changing landscape of […]
Divya Sagar
4 weeks ago
Grand Valley State University (GVSU) and the Applied Medical Device Institute (aMDI) in Michigan have been awarded half a million dollars for a two-and-a-half year medical 3D printing study. Awarded by the Grand Rapids SmartZone, the fund will be used to determine whether Carbon DLS technology […]
Divya Sagar
4 weeks ago
In a thesis entitled “Designing Playground Equipment with VR and 3D Printing,” author Christian Knaapen argues that virtual reality is necessary in designing objects in 3D. In CAD programs, he says, there is a disconnect between the 3D object on […]
Divya Sagar
4 weeks ago
Just a few years ago, it would take GE engineers more than 800 parts to build a third of a new turboprop engine. Today they need about a dozen. That’s the power of 3D printing. GE designers were able to […]
Divya Sagar
4 weeks ago
Creative 3D Technologies are proud to announce the debut of its first 3D printer model, the CreativeBot Duo featuring the best cost-to-volume & feature ratio of any other 3D printer to date! The Duo was first conceived about two years […]
Divya Sagar
4 weeks ago
As a result of the agreement with The Barnes Group Advisors, Tiziri Advanced Manufacturing Technologies has license to Activate AM training materials for customers in Africa and the Middle East. The Barnes Group Advisors (TBGA), a leading global Additive Manufacturing […]
Divya Sagar
4 weeks ago
DENTSPLY SIRONA, THE LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF PROFESSIONAL DENTAL PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES, AND CARBON, A LEADING SILICON VALLEY-BASED DIGITAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, RECENTLY ANNOUNCED A STRATEGIC COLLABORATION TO DELIVER GROUNDBREAKING DENTURE MATERIALS FOR CARBON DIGITAL 3D PRINTING PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS. The past few […]
Divya Sagar
4 weeks ago
Desktop Metal recently announced the closing of a $160 million funding round, led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), to advance the global commercialization of its metal 3D printing technology. Combined funding since its 2015 inception, now at $438 million, marks the largest total […]
Divya Sagar
4 weeks ago
To accelerate the adoption of laser powder bed fusion for series production applications, engineering company Renishaw has expanded its global network of additive manufacturing (AM) Solutions Centres. New facilities in Barcelona, Spain and Torino, Italy are now operational to allow […]
Divya Sagar
4 weeks ago
axial3D, a UK-based medical 3D printing company is partnering with the University Hospital Basel in Switzerland to deliver advanced 3D printing solutions for improved patient care. Through the collaboration, the Swiss hospital will integrate axial3D’s cloud-based platform, axial3Dassure, into its […]
Divya Sagar
4 weeks ago
India-based 3D solutions provider NexGen 3D Printers announced the launch of their revolutionary new COLIDO METAL 3D PRINTER which using AMSS METAL PRINTING TECHNOLOGY – a new patented invention from PRINT RITE that can reduce the cost of METAL Printing […]
Divya Sagar
4 weeks ago
Sigma Labs, Inc., a provider of quality assurance software under the PrintRite3D® brand, has been awarded a Test and Evaluation Program contract with a leading global materials and service provider in additive manufacturing (AM). The program is designed to demonstrate the […]
Divya Sagar
4 weeks ago
FATHOM, a Californian design studio, has used additive manufacturing to create a Modular Logistics Vehicle (MLV) for the United States Marine Corps (USMC). Frustrated by the unresponsiveness of traditional supply chains, Marines from the 29 Palms base generated the concept of converting standard utility […]
Divya Sagar
4 weeks ago
The U.S. Air Force has revealed that it installed a titanium 3D printed component on an operational F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft this past December. The 3D printed part, a secondary bracket component, enabled Air Force technicians speed up the replacement […]
Divya Sagar
1 month ago
GEFERTEC, the German developer and provider of 3DMP metal 3D printers and technology, has partnered with Linde Group, a Munich-based chemical company, to investigate process gas and oxygen within metal additive manufacturing. Gases significantly influence the material properties of an additively manufactured part. Within […]
Divya Sagar
1 month ago
Evonik has acquired Structured Polymers Inc., a US-based technology startup for 3D printing materials headquartered in Austin, Texas. A corresponding agreement and plan of merger was executed and the transaction has been closed recently. The acquisition will provide Evonik access […]
Divya Sagar
1 month ago
On 8 January 2019, Dr. Samuel Joseph, Jr., assisted by Dr. Andrew Moulton of Joseph Spine became the first medical equip in the world to use Osseus Fusion Systems‘ revolutionary 3D Printed Aries Titanium Spinal Implant. The device was cleared by FDA just last August. […]
Divya Sagar
1 month ago
Even without a brain or a nervous system, the Venus flytrap appears to make sophisticated decisions about when to snap shut on potential prey, as well as to open when it has accidentally caught something it can’t eat. Researchers at […]
Divya Sagar
1 month ago
Prodways Group, a French 3D printer producer and service provider, has announced a new Digital Light Processing (DLP) 3D printer through its company Solidscape. Based in New Hampshire, Solidscape designs and manufactures 3D printers and materials for rapid prototyping and creating […]
Divya Sagar
1 month ago
German bus manufacturer EvoBus GmbH is working with the expertise of Additive Minds, the consulting division of EOS, to implement additive manufacturing into their Customer Services & Parts (CSP) business unit. EvoBus GmbH, a subsidiary of the Daimler Group, is […]
Divya Sagar
1 month ago
Aerospace startup Relativity Space will soon have its very own launch site at the America’s busiest spaceport in Cape Canaveral, Florida, for its future 3D-printed vehicles. Los Angeles-based startup shares SpaceX’s ambitious plans of turning humans into a multiplanetary species. […]
Divya Sagar
1 month ago
We all believe in education for all, but even today, visually impaired students are not getting the education they really deserve. There are subjects like learning science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and biology, which are based on diagrams, drawings or […]
Divya Sagar
1 month ago
CCE, a leading provider of mechanical & electro-mechanical design and related engineering services, has adopted 3D printing to create fully-functional prototypes of their new in-house designed product Quidli. After crossing several challenging milestones during the design phase of this new […]
Divya Sagar
1 month ago
Carbon, a leading Silicon Valley-based digital manufacturing company, has introduced a selection of production parts it has digitally manufactured for Ford Motor Company using its additive manufacturing technology. The partners showcased the parts at the Additive Manufacturing for Automotive Workshop at the 2019 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in […]
Divya Sagar
1 month ago
AP&C, a GE Additive company, has purchased a new plot at the Innoparc Albatros, Saint-Eustache, Montreal, Canada, where it has been based since 2016, to support its future growth plans. The newly purchased plot spans nearly 40,000 square meters. Within Saint-Eustache, […]
Divya Sagar
1 month ago
Founded in 2012, London-based Betatype works to increase the productivity and efficiency of metal 3D printing, so that it can be used as a viable production technology. The company has worked with the aviation, automotive, and consumer products industries, and is now moving on to the […]
Divya Sagar
1 month ago
Researchers from the University of California San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine and Institute of Engineering in Medicine (IEM) have successfully 3D printed a two-millimeter spinal cord implant to repair spinal cord injuries in rats. In a recent issue of Nature Medicine, the researchers explained in […]
Divya Sagar
1 month ago
The jockeying for position in the 3D printed building world intensifies. A consortium of European companies has started the first house 3D printing factory, in Eindhoven. From a few isolated startups such as Enrico Dini‘s D-Shape and Behrokh Khoshnevis‘ Contour Crafting a few years ago the market has […]
Divya Sagar
1 month ago
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has announced plans to be the first country to establish a base on the moon, and it will be built using 3D printing technology. CNSA officials made the declaration yesterday in Beijing during a press conference […]
Divya Sagar
1 month ago
The X1 25PRO™ is the latest metal binder jetting additive manufacturing system from Pennsylvania-headquartered industrial 3D printing systems and services provider ExOne (NASDAQ:XONE).
I3DPN Core Team
1 month ago
Charles Goulding and Andressa Bonafe discuss innovations in smart fabrics that might be impacted by 3D printing.
Recent developments in the technology, textile, and apparel industries have enabled previously unimaginable interactions with fabric-based products, which include data collection and communication through embedded sensors and conductive yarns.
I3DPN Core Team
1 month ago
AM Polymer Research GmbH presents its third series material, a polypropylene powder from the ROLASERIT® family. The developed ROLASERIT® PP01OF1 thus makes this important standard plastic available for laser sintering. The material has very good processing properties.
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1 month ago
Scientists at the University of Michigan have developed a high speed 3D printing technology that can be scaled to achieve the production of large objects.
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1 month ago
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research (WKI) have compiled a detailed report on particle emissions from FFF desktop 3D printers. In the paper Characterization of particulate and gaseous pollutants emitted during operation of a desktop 3D printer, four aspects were studied: particle size, emission rates, the chemical composition of particles, and volatility of particles.
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1 month ago
The patent for a metal 3D printing method reportedly capable of producing entire objects in a single step has been published online by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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1 month ago
FELIXprinters, a Netherlands-based desktop 3D printer manufacturer, has released its latest additive manufacturing system, the Pro 3, designed to maximize productivity and efficiency.
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1 month ago
Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, CLIP 3D printer manufacturer Carbon, and UC San Francisco, have teamed up to leverage 3D printing in an experiment to minimize the side effects of chemotherapy. A so-called “drug sponge,” the ChemoFilter is designed to soak up any […]
Divya Sagar
1 month ago
Italian medical device manufacturer LimaCorporate is set to open an on-site 3D printing facility at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in Manhattan, US for custom implants. LimaCorporate is partnering with New York City’s HSS hospital with an aim to improve the availability […]
Divya Sagar
1 month ago
Scientists have developed a 3D printing method that is up to 100 times faster than existing processes. The approach lifts complex shapes from a vat of liquid rather than building up plastic filaments layer by layer. 3D printing could change […]
Divya Sagar
1 month ago
At a rapidly growing rate, the medical industry continues to recognise the added value of additive manufacturing (AM or 3D Printing) for a vast range of medical applications. AM is now used in the development of new surgical cutting and […]
Divya Sagar
1 month ago
We recently spoke with Photocentric about their upcoming new resin-based 3D printers.
The UK-based company is most well known as one of the very few base manufacturers of photopolymer resin worldwide. Their materials products are used by many companies who frequently paste their own brand on Photocentric’s white label items.
I3DPN Core Team
1 month ago
Mark One has an interesting method of producing pure carbon fiber objects.
The Italian company, which started in 2015, markets a series of professional 3D printers that are able to tackle a wide variety of engineering materials, including PLA, Flexible, ABS, ASA, PC, Nylon, Conductive, Wood and soluble.
I3DPN Core Team
1 month ago
In a thesis entitled “A Study of 3D Printed Silver-Polymer Composite Structures,” University of New Orleans student Cynthiya Shrestha discusses a material that has been seldom studied in 3D printing: polymers with silver nanoparticles incorporated in them.
I3DPN Core Team
1 month ago
Precision Micro-Dispensing and 3D printing manufacturer, nScrypt, based in Orlando, FL, whose bioprinter will travel to the International Space Station in 2019, has delivered a 3Dn-1000 multi-material Factory in a Tool (FiT) platform to the US Army’s Redstone Arsenal. According to nScrypt’s CEO, Ken Church,
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1 month ago
Open Bionics, a company focused on creating affordable, 3D printed, bioninc limbs for amputees, has closed a Series A funding round. Led by Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund, the company has successfully raised $5.9 million from Ananda Impact Ventures and early stage VC Downing Ventures.
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1 month ago
VIBA, a French manufacturer of limited edition bikes, has redesigned a classic motorbike using 3D printed parts. The project was completed in collaboration with German metal 3D printing specialists, SLM solutions and Rolf Lenk.
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1 month ago
Popular 3D printer materials brand Fillamentum has launched three new shades of its ASA Extrafill filament for FFF/FDM. Noticing a rise in users switching from ABS to the higher resistance thermoplastic, the company states, “ASA is getting really popular among designers, and that happens for its properties. ASA is optimal for outside usage but its great also for prototyping.”
I3DPN Core Team
1 month ago
With CES 2019 kicked off on 8 January 2019, we’re expecting a ton of news and product launches in the consumer electronics sector, some of which will inevitably overlap with the additive manufacturing industry. In fact, we’ve already gotten wind […]
Divya Sagar
1 month ago
Most people are familiar with Dr. Scholl’s as the go-to brand for insoles. The company has become something of a household name – just as you might ask for a Kleenex regardless of the brand of tissue that’s actually available, you might say “I need some Dr. Scholl’s,” if you’ve been spending a lot of time walking in uncomfortable shoes.
I3DPN Core Team
1 month ago
Sunconomy, a U.S. construction company, has received permits to build its first 3D printed geopolymer additively manufactured house in Lago Vista, Texas.
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1 month ago
California-based metal additive manufacturing technology company Velo3D has partnered with Connecticut’s Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc. (PST), a producer of specialty alloy-based powders, to develop and qualify process parameters for its materials.
I3DPN Core Team
1 month ago
Researchers from the Singapore Centre for 3D Printing School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Nanyang Technological University have published a review summarising research on carbon nanotubes (CNT) and their use in 3D printing.
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1 month ago
Formlabs, a Boston-based manufacturer of SLA 3D printers, has introduced two new resin materials at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), in Las Vegas, which commenced today.
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1 month ago
Canadian plasma specialist PyroGenesis and French metal processing specialist Albert & Duval have agreed on terms to establish the production of powdered titanium 3D printer feedstock.
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1 month ago
Production Services Management, Inc. (PSMI), a manufacturing optimization specialist headquartered in Michigan, and its subsidiary, Azoth, are optimizing the supply chain with additive manufacturing. Partnering with RIZE Inc., the manufacturer of the RIZE One Augmented Polymer Deposition (APD) 3D printer, PSMI and Azoth are […]
Divya Sagar
1 month ago
KIZAD, one of the fastest growing industrial zones in the Middle East and part of Abu Dhabi Ports, has launched KIZAD Polymers Park, which will form an integral part of the polymers conversion ecosystem in the Emirate. The Park aims […]
Divya Sagar
1 month ago
We ran into a brand new 3D printer startup: 3DConstructions. This is a freshly new company, started only last August by a couple of young German mechanical engineers who recently graduated. Like many such startups, the group began by making their own 3D printer to address their particular needs for printing 3D objects in ways that weren’t being addressed by industry.
I3DPN Core Team
1 month ago
Autodesk has developed a new generative design software that works directly with HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D printers. The design-to-print workflow for additive manufacturing was designed specifically for HP’s 3D printers, with the goal of streamlining the conversion of digital design to physical part.
I3DPN Core Team
1 month ago
A Vermont-based large-format 3D printer and pellet technology specialist, Massive Dimension, has launched a pellet extruder for large-format 3D printing.
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1 month ago
German global automobile marque, Mercedes-Benz is continuously producing replacement parts by using additive manufacturing, expanding its portfolio of genuine spare parts for its classic vehicles. From the inside mirror base for a 300 SL Coupé (W 198 model series), to […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Meet the new M850i Night Sky edition, which is the best version of the new 8 Series Coupe of BMW, a German manufacturer of motorcycles and automobiles. Manufactured at the automaker’s arm, BMW Individual customization facility in Garching, the new bespoke […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Medical professionals, patients, and families around the world continue to benefit as technology such as 3D printing, robotics, and virtual reality and simulation pick up steam in real life applications. 3D Systems, based in Rock Hill, SC, is a pioneer in […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Korean researchers from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) and Seoul National University (SNU) have used 3D bioprinting to create a biomimetic airway-on-a-chip. This device, equipped with a naturally-derived blood vessel network, emulates biochemical responses and is used to study respiratory diseases. In the research […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Cars that go more than 1,000 miles on a single fill-up and smartphones that can run for days without recharging are among the possibilities that could come out of a new Clemson University research project that brings together 3D printing […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Omni3D’s new Factory 2.0 industrial 3D printer has some powerful features. The Polish company has been manufacturing an industrial-quality 3D printer for several years now, which we believe they’re using to target Stratasys Fortus customers. The Factory 2.0 machine includes many of the features found in the Fortus equipment, but may have lower operational costs.
I3DPN Core Team
2 months ago
An array of biological and implantable parts have been 3D printed in recent years, including a rib, thyroid, skull, meniscus, and more. It’s as if we’re collectively participating in a multi-year, global version of Frankenstein. Now, the Smart Nano-Bio-Devices team at the Institute for […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Neutrogena, the American skincare brand of the multinational healthcare company, Johnson & Johnson, has introduced its customizable 3D printed face mask.
I3DPN Core Team
2 months ago
Credit: 3dprintingindustry Engineers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) are set to contribute to the development of a hybrid 3D printing technology from the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) in Sheffield, UK. Known as THREAD, this method is capable of adding fibrous electrical, optical […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: 3dprint.com Bioprinting in space has been a concept we’ve heard about recently, but as is often the case with 3D printing technology, there was only a very short build-up before it actually happened! But why, you may ask yourself, […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3dprintingindustry.com British multinational oil and gas company BP has confirmed it is using 3D printing to manufacture components for its petrochemicals business. The company previously began integrating additive manufacturing to produce parts within its chemicals division, including agitators used inside catalytic […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
American aerostructure manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems has confirmed the receipt of its first 3D printed structural component. The first product of an existing partnership between the company and Norwegian-American Rapid Plasma Deposition (RPD) developer Norsk Titanium, the part has been installed in the forward fuselage of a Boeing 787.
I3DPN Core Team
2 months ago
American multinational IT company International Business Machines Corp, better know as IBM, has filed a patent relating to “3D printing on the surface of an acoustic hologram.” First submitted in June 2017, the document has now been published online for public knowledge.
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2 months ago
A Canadian bioplastic company, Advanced BioCarbon 3D (ABC3D), has developed wood-based bioplastic materials for use in 3D printing.
I3DPN Core Team
2 months ago
Prodways Group, a French 3D printer producer and service provider, has announced the acquisition of hearing aid manufacturers Surdifuse and L’Embout Français.
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2 months ago
Researchers from Portugal’s Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra (FCTUC) and the Norwegian independent research organization SINTEF have developed a large-scale robotic metal 3D printing system with 6 axes of movement.
I3DPN Core Team
2 months ago
In 2017, Milan Design Week hosted a set of 3 meter tall glass columns made using 3D printing. The product of the latest fabrication experiment of the Mediated Matter Group at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) these relatively large structures demonstrated the architectural potential of an ancient material combined with cutting edge technology.
I3DPN Core Team
2 months ago
Credit: www.gadgets.ndtv.com Running is one of the most economical sporting activities in the world, in that it requires nothing but your body and the desire to run. Barefoot running, however, is not for everyone. So the first thing most runners […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Due to the material porosity and additives used in the manufacturing techniques, application of 3D printing technology in a vacuum environment has been restricted to a certain limit. A group of researchers working at the Diamond Light Source examines PEEK […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3dprint.com We hear quite a lot about 3D printing research coming out of Russia, but less about Russian 3D printing companies. It’s always interesting to learn about new companies in locations that haven’t been hotbeds of 3D printing so […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3ders.org The first 3D printed house in Saudi Arabia took only two days to complete. 3D printed houses have been popping up all around the world throughout 2018 and the Saudi Kingdom did not want to be left without its own, especially […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.forbesafrica.com 3D printing is going mainstream, and is the future of mass production, manufacturing anything from plastic to human organs to aircraft and spaceships. We often look at digitization through the lens of how it will transform industries, economies […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: 3dprint.com Researchers from the Netherlands and Italy have recently published their findings on complex 3D printing research in Multi-material 3D printed mechanical metamaterials: Rational design of elastic properties through spatial distribution of hard and soft phases, authored by M.J. Mirzaali, A. […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3dprintingmedia.network Scientists from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a renewable 3D printing material that utilizes lignin, a type of organic polymer that is abundantly available as a biorefinery byproduct. In nature, lignin is present in plants and algae and […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: 3dprint.com 3D printed food has been around for a while, but compared to other areas of 3D printing, it’s still relatively undeveloped. For the most part, 3D printed food consists of already-mixed ingredients being extruded into fun shapes. Chocolate is […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3dprintingmedia.network The 3D printed Leaf Bridge project was initiated at the end of 2017 when 3DStep, a 3D printing company from Ylöjärvi, Finland contacted UPM application manager Eve Saarikoski, the developer of the Formi 3D printable material. The bridge, made of a wood biocomposite […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Anatomiz3D Medtech Private Limited and Incredible AM Pvt Ltd are working in tandem to develop multiple speciality solutions for personalised healthcare industry since almost 2 years. Having found synergies with Anatomiz3D in the healthcare sector, Incredible AM Pvt Ltd invested […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3dprintingmedia.network America Makes has announced GE Global Research as the awardee of a Directed Project Opportunity for the acceleration of large scale additive manufacturing (ALSAM). GE Global Research, along with its partners at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: 3dprintingindustry.com EnvisionTEC, a global 3D printer and materials manufacturer, has announced the release of its latest line of Continuous Digital Light Manufacturing (cDLM) systems, named the Envision One cDLM. With a focus on fast, accurate, and larger-scale additive manufacturing […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3dprintingmedia.network Automotive giant Volkswagen – like other German automotive brands – is rapidly becoming a large adopter of 3D printing – and especially metal 3D printing – technologies not just for prototypes and tools but also for direct production of […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: 3dprintingindustry.com British metal additive manufacturing specialist Renishaw has extended its partnership with topology optimization software company ParaMatters. Through the collaboration, the two parties continue to pursue opportunities to make 3D printing easier for manufacturers. This includes the ongoing optimization of ParaMatters CogniCAD software. […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3dprintingmedia.network After years of R&D, German industrial binder jetting 3D printer manufacturer voxeljet has perfected 3D printing for complex formworks and now sees the construction industry as a key growth area for its binder jetting technology in the future. The large […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3dprint.com Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) frequently does impressive work with 3D printing materials, including metamaterials. Now the lab has introduced a new class of metamaterial that can almost instantly respond and stiffen 3D printed structures when exposed to a […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: 3dprintingindustry.com U.S. sailors have used 3D printing to repair a rotary joint on the aircraft carrier, the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The rotary joint lies within the commercial broadband system program (CBSP) on the aircraft, which is essential for […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3dprintingindustry.com Researchers from Pennsylvania State University have created a novel 3D printing method to create tissue building blocks with micropores. According to the Penn State team, micropores in artificial tissues forming bone and cartilage allow nutrient and oxygen diffusion into the […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.forbes.com According to the FAO, every year, roughly one-third of all the food produced for human consumption gets lost or wasted. That’s about 1.3 billion tonnes. Unsurprisingly, fruits and vegetables have the highest wastage rates of any food. But […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3dprint.com In a paper entitled “Determining the Effect of Yield Strength of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene through the inclusion of Chopped Carbon Fibre,” author Owen M. Cannings of the University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy discusses potentially […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3dprint.com With the development of flexible wearable devices comes the need for new battery shapes, as most batteries are currently limited to spherical or rectangular shapes. These shapes do not use space as efficiently as other shapes could, so […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3dprintingmedia.network Tiwanaku, an archaeological site found in Western Bolivia dating back to around 500 AD, is the latest historical site to get the 3D printing treatment. Researchers from UC Berkeley have 3D printed miniature models of the Pre-Columbian site to […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
MIT and Draper researchers have 3-D printed a novel microfluidic device that simulates cancer treatments on biopsied tumor tissue, so clinicians can better examine how individual patients will respond to different therapeutics — before administering a single dose. Testing cancer treatments […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3dprintingmedianetwork.com Nano Dimension, a leading provider of electronics 3D printers (and the only provider of material jetting-based electronic 3D printers), signed two more resellers within the EMEA region to market Nano Dimension’s DragonFly Pro additive manufacturing platform for printed […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Scientists have developed a 3D-printed robotic hand which can play simple musical phrases on the piano by just moving its wrist. And while the robot is no virtuoso, it demonstrates just how challenging it is to replicate all the abilities […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Siemens announced recently an AM Process Simulation Software to improve 3D printing accuracy. The product is fully integrated into Siemens’ end-to-end Additive Manufacturing solution, which assists manufacturers in designing and printing useful parts at scale. Building on Siemens’ comprehensive digital innovation […]
Aditya Chandavarkar
2 months ago
Credit: www.motorauthority.com Bugatti in January revealed the largest 3D-printed component composed out of titanium: a brake caliper designed for the Chiron hypercar. Throughout 2018, the firm has continued to test the brake caliper before it enters production, and we received our first look […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Metso has delivered the first valves with 3D printed parts from its Helsinki plant. The valves include 3D printed metal components that allow the valves to perform in a particularly demanding application where they need to withstand numerous fast open-close […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: 3dprintingindustry.com Skubot, a 3D scanner manufacturer based in South Carolina, is to unveil two new 3D scanning and part identification systems at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019, held in Las Vegas between 8-12 January. Co-developed by HP, the new products […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3dprintingindustry.com Ganit Goldstein, an Israeli fashion designer, has combined 3D printing and the ancient art of weaving to make a shoe using a Stratasys 3D printer. Goldstein said, “Stratasys’ advanced 3D printing technology has opened up endless possibilities for my designs, […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Stratasys collaborates with NTTF to launch India’s first additive manufacturing certification course
Stratasys India, a subsidiary of Stratasys, has announced a collaboration with NTTF (Nettur Technical Training Foundation) to launch India’s first additive manufacturing certification course, a training program to help students to learn new technologies in 3D printing. The collaboration deal was […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3dprintingindustry.com Surgeons at the Tokuda Hospital, Sofia, replaced a tumourous rib with a 3D printed implant to save the life of a patient. The rib bone was printed using a 3DGenceprinter. Filip Turzyński, 3DGence’s Quality Development Manager, said, “Our 3D printers ensure […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Shanghai Construction Machinery Group has recently completed the China’s first 3D printed resin landscape bridge that will be put into use. After installation, the public can go to Taopu Zhichuang City Central Park, stand on the bridge and touch the […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3dprint.com In a paper entitled “Digital Wood: 3D Internal Color Texture Mapping,” a group of Columbia University researchers discusses how they used a voxel printing technique to replicate both the surface and external color textures of organic materials such as wood. […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
The researchers at MIT have created a new technique to shrink 3D printed structures down to the nanoscale. This new technique is called as implosion fabrication. The researcher can also pattern the objects with a variety of useful materials such […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Optomec, a global leader in production-grade additive manufacturing solutions today announced that it has acquired Huffman, the established leader in supplying 3D metal printing systems for additive repair of gas turbine components in the energy and aviation markets. Huffman’s equipment […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
VSHAPER has developed a new version of their 500 model specifically for medical 3D prints.
I3DPN Core Team
2 months ago
Silverside Detectors, a Massachusetts-based company specializing in nuclear security, is using tools from Onshape, a cloud-based CAD software provider. The objective is to develop low-cost compact-sized nuclear radiation detectors.
I3DPN Core Team
2 months ago
Could you swallow a 3D printed pill that collects data from the inside of your stomach? For two years, a team of researchers based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have been developing a mini device capable of just that.
I3DPN Core Team
2 months ago
We’ve all heard of 3D printing by now – from prosthetic limbs to car parts, 3D printers are creating a growing number of products, and the value of this market is set to reach $26.5 billion in 2021. But out of the vast benefits this tech offers, 3D-printed homes are perhaps one of the most significant, as they have the potential to solve many problems the architecture and construction industry face today.
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2 months ago
Credit: 3dprintingindustry Kasto, a German sawing machine manufacturer, has joined the NextGenAM project, to support the acceleration of industrial 3D printing. The initial project partners, Premium Aerotec, Daimler, and EOS, intend to use Kasto’s post-processing system, KASTOwin, to optimize the latter of metal 3D printing. The KASTOwin […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3dprintingindustry.com Meagan Moore, a Biological and Agricultural Engineering student from Louisiana State University (LSU) has 3D printed a full-size model of the human body for use in radiotherapy. Such models used in radiotherapy mimic the human tissue, and in medical terms […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Lincoln Memorial University-College of Veterinary Medicine (LMU-CVM) is using 3D printing technology to create models that students will use to practice surgical skills. The technology will be incorporated into an innovations elective course that will be offered in January 2019 […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Think3D announced the collaboration with the Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone (AMTZ) in June 2017 to setup a 3D Printing facility to cater to the Medical devices companies in the special zone. AMTZ, a special-purpose entity was formed by the Indian government […]
Aditya Chandavarkar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3dprint.com 3D printing is working its way more and more into the world of fashion. Whether it’s on the runways, in wearable collections or both, 3D printing is appearing in a variety of designers’ work. Just how important is 3D […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: CNN Business The next time you hop on a plane, there’s a good chance some of its parts will have been made using a printer. The world’s top aerospace firms are increasing their use of 3D printers in order to […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
DyeMansion, global leader of additive manufacturing finishing systems appoints Matsuura Machinery Ltd. as first authorized reseller of HP Multi Jet Fusion and DyeMansion technology. With Matsuura Machinery Ltd. DyeMansion recently expanded their partner network to allow customers evaluating and sourcing […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3dprintingindustry.com Xerion, a German industrial furnace and 3D printer manufacturer, has introduced the Fusion Factory, a three-part FDM/FFF system capable of printing metal and ceramics. The company has taken inspiration from multi-modular systems, to build a machine which can […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3dprintingmedia.network Within just a few years of its founding in 1975, Mimaki Engineering Co. Ltd, a publicly listed company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, reached a leading position as a manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutting machines for the sign/graphics, industrial […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.interestingengineering.com The world population is expected to reach 9.8 billion people by 2050 , according to the United Nations. Most of the population, 70 percent, is going to live in urban areas. Currently, over 700 cities around the world are actively working […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
GE Additive has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Sydney. The 10-year MoU supports the creation of the first metal additive manufacturing ecosystem in Australia – with the critical technology and people in […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
MakerBot, the pioneer of desktop 3D printing, introduces a new category for the professional segment with the launch of Method, the first performance 3D printer. Performance 3D Printing bridges the gap between desktop and industrial 3D printing by bringing features […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3dprintingindustry.com At the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in The Netherlands, a two-day workshop on 3D bioprinting was held. The ESTEC is European Space Agency’s (ESA) primary research and test center for space technology. The event brought together bioprinting experts […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Italian 3D printer manufacturer Roboze has reportedly raised €3 million (the equivalent of $3.4 million) to boost the growth of its business. This round is the first ever from the company since it was founded in 2013, and it follows the inauguration of a new state of the art headquarters in Bari, Southern Italy, from April this year.
I3DPN Core Team
2 months ago
Materials Solutions, a Siemens business, will become a pilot customer for the EOS M 300-4 metal additive manufacturing system. 3D Printing Industry is visiting Materials Solutions in Worcester today to learn more about how the four laser EOS M 300-4 will be used for serial additive manufacturing.
I3DPN Core Team
2 months ago
Undertaken by a team of scientists at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, this paper, first published online September 2018, discusses the potential impact of extremely stiff lattices, not just for the aerospace industry, but across “heat‐exchange, thermal insulation, acoustics, and biomedical engineering.”
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2 months ago
Combining 3D printing with a magnetic ink injection, researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have created a new class of metamaterial – engineered with behaviors outside their nature.
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2 months ago
Opening of the new state-of-the-art 3D printing facility at Materials Solutions Ltd. in UK Comprehensive approach to manufacturing high-end parts for customers in challenging industries End-to-end digitalized 3D-printing production facility to support serial production With the opening of the new […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Centre will act as a hub for world-class innovative technology for the next generation of fuel-efficient aircraft Public-private investment enables world-class centre for 300 highly skilled engineers GTC will collaborate with UK research community and supply chain to strengthen aerospace technology and support UK Industrial strategy The Secretary of State for […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.tctmagazine.com Ford is partnering with Berlin-based software company, trinckle in order to automate and scale the design process for 3D printed production and assembly tools. Using its paramate cloud software, trinckle develops software applications for the automated design of AM products. For Ford, which […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.tctmagazine.com GoProto, a manufacturing service provider headquartered in Oregon, has expanded into the Asia Pacific region with the launch of an additive manufacturing facility in Melbourne, Australia. The company was founded in 2016 and utilises a range of manufacturing […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Relativity Space is not alone in wanting to 3D print rockets – there are plenty of companies with the goal of doing just that. What makes Relativity stand out, however, is that it has the means to 3D print entire rockets with almost no intervention from humans.
I3DPN Core Team
2 months ago
Olli, the autonomous 3D printed shuttle from Local Motors, has appeared in locations around the world, from Buffalo to Washington, D.C. to Berlin. Now Local Motors is opening a second fleet challenge for Olli, opening up entries to the D.C. area.
I3DPN Core Team
2 months ago
Xerion, a German industrial furnace and 3D printer manufacturer, has introduced the Fusion Factory, a three-part FDM/FFF system capable of printing metal and ceramics. The company has taken inspiration from multi-modular systems, to build a machine which can produce parts on par with Metal Injection Molding (MIM) technique.
I3DPN Core Team
2 months ago
Hobs 3D, a UK-based 3D printing service bureau, has announced that it has acquired the 3D printing assets of Canon UK, a subsidiary of the Japanese optical and imaging product manufacturer Canon Inc.
I3DPN Core Team
2 months ago
The toolmaking unit of German multinational automaker Volkswagen has opened a new advanced 3D printing center. Located in the automotive hub of Wolfsburg, Germany, the facility occupies 3,100 m² of floor space, and houses a range of cutting edge metal additive manufacturing machines.
I3DPN Core Team
2 months ago
A hot work tool steel, the H13 filament is made for use on the Markforged “desktop-sized” Metal X 3D printer. The material is ideal for making molds for plastic injection, as such Jon Reilly, Markforged VP of product, is calling H13 “a game changer” for manufacturers of high-volume plastic parts.
I3DPN Core Team
2 months ago
Healthcare and VA Puget Sound Health Care System announced a partnership to accelerate the use of 3D imaging in healthcare. As part of their research agreement, GE Healthcare will provide software and work stations, and the VA will provide input on its use of the technology.
I3DPN Core Team
2 months ago
Panda 3D announces the launch of an affordable desktop 3D printing solution for hobbyists, consumers and professionals alike. It is available now on Kickstarter. Panda 3D, a respected innovator in 3D printing, recently released an exciting new printer for consumers, the […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3dprint.com A thumb splint may seem like a simple device, designed to keep an injured thumb stable so that it can heal. But according to a pair of researchers from Deakin University, upper limb splints often do not fit optimally […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
CECIMO has decided to go forward with a meaningful description change that best reflects the industry the Association serves. Machine tools are indispensable in any smart factory of the future. At the same time, fresh opportunities for innovation are constantly […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
On December 17th 2018, Shree Rapid Technologies will inaugurate its new Customer Innovation Centre in its own establishment in Mumbai. Post the inauguration, the Centre will remain open between the 17th and 21st of December for the general public. Shree […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Angel Trains, one of Britain’s leading train leasing companies, has collaborated with engineering consultancy ESG Rail, and 3D printing technology provider Stratasys, to produce four fully approved interior components for Rail Industry using 3D printing, also known as Additive Manufacturing. […]
Aditya Chandavarkar
2 months ago
3D printing has brought the potential for massive change in medicine – relating to so many different aspects, from bioprinting to making surgical guides and many different devices. The area of prosthetics has already been impacted in an extremely positive way, for patients of all ages around the world.
I3DPN Core Team
2 months ago
3D printer manufacturer and 3D printing service provider ExOne is known for its binder jetting technology, including metal binder jetting. The company offers more than 10 different 3D printer models, and recently it announced the latest addition to its inventory: the X1 25PRO.
I3DPN Core Team
2 months ago
NavVis, a software company deriving from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has raised a total of $35.5 million to accelerate its digital twin platform.
I3DPN Core Team
2 months ago
5G, the future of mobile communications, ultra-fast video streaming and autonomous car radar, is seeking precision 3D printing methods for its circuitry.
I3DPN Core Team
2 months ago
Angel Trains, a British rolling stock operator company (ROSCO), has partnered with Stratasys and ESG Rail, a Derby-based engineering consultant, to 3D print replacement parts for trains.
I3DPN Core Team
2 months ago
Credit: www.creatz3d.com The Automotive Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has announced the winners of its 48th-annual Automotive Innovation Awards Competition. It is the oldest and biggest recognition event in the automotive and plastics industries. 2018 is the first year […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Evonik has become the first company in the world to develop a polymer filament based on PEEK (polyether ether ketone) in implant-grade quality for use as a 3D printing material for implants. This high-performance material can be used in fused […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.3dprint.com Formlabs has announced that it has reformulated its High Temp Resin, which is part of its collection of Engineering Resins for the Form 2 3D printer. The material offers the highest heat deflection temperature (HDT) of any Formlabs resin […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Stratasys India, a subsidiary of Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS), in partnership with Accreate Labs, is launching a new Additive Manufacturing services site using Stratasys 3D printers. A unique combination of expertise in aerospace, defense, and healthcare markets makes this one of […]
Aditya Chandavarkar
2 months ago
Credit: 3dprintingindustry.com The Liquid Propulsion Lab (LPL) at the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering has been quietly working on a fleet of 3D printed rocket engines. Made entirely on campus in Los Angeles, the most recent test firing was conducted by the […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.aerospacemanufacturinganddesign.com The Office of Naval Research and Lockheed Martin are exploring ways to apply artificial intelligence to train robots to oversee and optimize 3D printing of complex parts. The two-year, $5.8 million contract will allow the team to develop software models and […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: in.news.yahoo.com Scientists have developed a 3D-printed glucose biosensor for use in wearable monitors. The advance could lead to improved glucose monitors for millions of people who suffer from diabetes, said researchers from the Washington State University in the US. […]
Divya Sagar
2 months ago
Credit: www.cnet.com Building vehicles the tried-and-true way works, sure, but an automaker will never discover new efficiencies if it doesn’t innovate. That’s why Ford plunked down a cool $45 million to build its new Advanced Manufacturing Center in Redford, Michigan. Ford’s Advanced […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
CECIMO has created a new Additive Manufacturing (AM) committee. The new committee will be the preeminent platform to discuss EU policy challenges and opportunities in the field of AM. With this action, CECIMO’s General Assembly has formalised the association’s position […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
Credit: www.3dprint.com 3D printing in a comfortable and familiar setting can be challenging enough, depending on the project. But what about fabricating objects in remote locations—while sometimes under duress? Norwegian researchers related to the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) explored this question, […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
Credit: www.3dprintingindustry.com Shanghai Mechanized Construction Group Co (SMCC), a Chinese construction company, and Polymaker, a 3D printing filament manufacturer, have partnered to 3D print a pedestrian bridge in Shanghai. The bridge will be installed in the Taopu Smart City, Putuo District. The Taopu Smart City […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
Credit: www.3dprintingindustry.com British-Israeli industrial designer Ron Arad, has designed a 3D printed book to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. The project was completed in collaboration with the Canadian Friends of Hebrew University (CFHU), an NGO for the promotion of Hebrew […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
Credit: www.3dprint.com Hydroxyapatite is a naturally occurring mineral that is the main inorganic constituent of both tooth enamel and bone. In a paper entitled “Optimization of extrusion based ceramic 3D printing process for complex bony designs,” a team of researchers […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital, one of the major hospitals in Jaipur, India, will soon treat oral cancer patients using 3D printing technology. The new medical and research facility will be opened at the SMS Hospital affiliated Sawai Man Singh (SMS) […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
Credit: www.theneweconomy.com When two NASA employees created the first affordable 3D printer prototype in 2013, enthusiasm from all sectors reverberated around the globe. For medical practitioners, the idea that 3D printers could be used to build human organs became the […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
Credit: 3dprint.com Recently the EPMA 2018 Powder Metallurgy Component Awards took place, honoring outstanding contributors to the field of powder metallurgy. Awards were given in four categories: Additive Manufacturing Hot Isostatic Pressing Metal Injection Molding PM Structural (including Hard Materials and Diamond […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
Credit: 3dprintingindustry.com Clinicians of various specialties require autologous implantable tissues to repair and replace damaged tissue caused by diseases or trauma. With 3D bioprinting it is possible to manufacture such tissues, however, its biomechanical characteristics reduce its capabilities to be sutured. As […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
Credit: www.3dprintingindustry.com Lockheed Martin, the global aerospace and defense company, has reported price reduction of its F-35 Full Mission Simulator (FMS) unit by $3 million per unit with the help of 3D printed parts. Amy Gowder, Lockheed Martin Vice President and General […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
Credit: www.3dprintingmedia.network One of the biggest players in industrial additive manufacturing, GE Additive was certainly a big draw for Formnext 2018 attendees. Though the company did not unveil a brand new technology as others did, it did show off the new M LINE […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
Credit: www.3dprintingprogress.com EOS, the world’s leading technology supplier in the field of industrial 3D printing, and Etihad Airways Engineering, the largest aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider in the Middle East, have agreed a strategic partnership which will […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
Canon announces development of proprietary ceramic material for 3D printers, manufacturing technology for the highly accurate 3D printing of parts with complex geometries. The 3D printed ceramic parts feature such properties of conventional ceramics as heat and corrosion resistance as well […]
Aditya Chandavarkar
3 months ago
Power management company Eaton announced its Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE) in Southfield, Mich., earned its AS9100 Rev D certification. The certification, a comprehensive quality system for providing safe and reliable products to the aerospace industry, will enable […]
Aditya Chandavarkar
3 months ago
CNT Expositions and Services LLP (CNT) successfully launched the Indian 3D Printing Network (I3DPn) concept along with a new online presence at www.indian3dprintingnetwork.com, at a first of many Invite only Roundtable, held at Courtyard Marriott in Mumbai. For the past […]
Aditya Chandavarkar
3 months ago
Among the greatest rewards to building a robust community in any industry is the diversity and volume of new techniques, designs, and methodologies that are shared from so many different sources around the world, whether that be a well-paid researcher at a big 3D printing firm, a low-paid researcher at a university, or a maker in a garage.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
3D printed aerospace brackets made from titanium alloys are becoming more common in the design of spacecraft and satellites.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
While many companies are working hard to lower the overall cost of 3D printing, whether it’s through eliminating post-processing or offering less expensive materials, sometimes it’s just not possible to make the technology less expensive.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Quadpack’s department of Design and Advanced Technologies has invested over €200k in the latest 3D printing technology at its UK research & design facility. The Stratasys J750 will accelerate the early stages of bespoke package design and development, while helping to test […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
Dutch 3D printer manufacturer, Ultimaker, has announced that the Ultimaker S5 FDM/FFF printer has received Materialise certification.
Materialise tested the compatibility of the Ultimaker S5 for FDA approved medical applications using the Materialise Mimics inPrint software.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Nanogrande has developed a very unusual SLA-like process that can be used to 3D print very small objects in quite a wide variety of materials, including metals, ceramics and even polymers. They call it “molecular 3D printing”.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
GE Healthcare and VA Puget Sound Health Care System have announced a partnership aimed at improving clinical outcomes and medical treatment for veterans.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
The large-format Continuous Fiber Additive Manufacturing (CFAM) Prime machine from Dutch system manufacturer CEAD has officially launched with the support of two industry partners. Marine engineering company Royal Roos, based in Rotterdam, and fiberglass reinforcement specialist Poly Products, headquartered in the Southern Netherlands, have become the first two customers of the new system.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
CNT Expositions and Services LLP will be launching the Indian 3D Printing Network (I3Dpn) concept and its roadmap to catalyze the Indian 3d printing industry on 29thNovember at Courtyard Marriott, Mumbai at an Invite only Roundtable including key 3D Printing […]
Aditya Chandavarkar
3 months ago
Ultimaker, the global leader in desktop 3D printing, today announced that the Ultimaker S5 has been certified by Materialise as a 3D printing solution to create orthopedic, maxillofacial and cardiovascular models for clinical use when used in combination with Mimics inPrint software. The company […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
Further bringing 3D printed medical models to life, Stratasys is expanding the suite of printers and materials validated by its collaborator Materialise as part of FDA-cleared Materialise Mimics inPrint software. The end result is the most versatile 3D printing system for point-of-care across hospitals […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
The global business unit of DowDuPont Specialty Products Division, DuPont Transportation & Advanced Polymers, showcased its new industrial carbon and glass-reinforced 3D printing filaments at Formnext 2018. The new material grades, Zytel 3D10C20FL BK544 and Zytel 3D12G30FL BK309, have been […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
Australia-based metal 3D printer manufacturer Aurora Labs has announced that it has experienced a rise in the sales of its metal 3D printer Aurora Labs S-Titanium Pro in the first quarter of financial year 2019. In its recent financial report, […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
Structo, a provider of dental 3D printing solutions, has appointed Doug Statham as its new Vice President of Global Sales. Statham joins the Singapore-based company with a focus on digital dentistry and around 20 years of dental industry experience. Statham […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
After three years of inspection, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and several partners – two research institutes and five companies have concluded the “Integration of Additive Manufacturing Processes in Automobile Series Production,” project also known as […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
After successfully using 3D printing technology to perform neuro and cardiovascular surgeries with precision, doctors at the Jaipur’s SMS Hospital will soon be using 3D printing technology for Post-Surgical Facial Reconstruction of patients who have undergone surgery for oral cancer. […]
Aditya Chandavarkar
3 months ago
EOS, the world’s leading technology supplier in the field of industrial 3D printing, and Etihad Airways Engineering, the largest aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider in the Middle East, have agreed a strategic partnership which will significantly expand […]
Aditya Chandavarkar
3 months ago
Innovation and experience are at the heart of the Inside 3D Printing Mumbai, which continues its strategy to position itself as a foremost networking platform for 3D printing technology, geared towards visitors’ expectations. From December 19 to 20, 2018, be […]
Aditya Chandavarkar
3 months ago
With the help of augmented reality and additively manufactured exhibits, the User Case Area showed added value of industrial 3D print.
Aditya Chandavarkar
3 months ago
There’s ambition, and then there’s Aurora Labs’ intent to 3D print 1000kg of metal per day.
The process, finally unveiled at formnext last week, is unique in effectively laying down multiple layers of metal powder in each pass — up to 100, in fact. An animation from the company looks at the mechanics of the process.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Materialise takes another step forward on its journey toward industrializing additive manufacturing. Last week in Frankfurt, I sat down with Stefaan Motte, Vice President and General Manager of Software at Materialise, to catch up on the latest from the Belgium-based mainstay company.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Dr. Les Kalman at Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry has developed and patented a dental implant abutment system, but his research was stalled due to inconsistencies and poor quality of fabrication. As an alternative method of creating the system, Dr. Kalman decided to turn to additive manufacturing.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Israeli 3D printed electronics company Nano Dimension (NASDAQ:NNDM) has submitted an SEC Filing with the hopes of raising $28.8 million in funding. According to the document, the money will be set aside “to expedite our growth and to further advance our breakthrough technologies and commercialization efforts.”
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
The Additive Manufacturing Association in German Engineering Federation VDMA is developing a roadmap for additive manufacturing which details the path towards Industry 4.0.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Leading 3D printer manufacturer 3D Systems has taken another step forward in its medical portfolio through a partnership with non-profit organization OpHeart.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Large-scale 3D printer manufacturer BigRep, based in Germany, has created a fully functional electric motorbike. Named NERA (New-Era) the prototype e-motorbike was showcased at this year’s Formnext exhibition, and was designed by the company’s innovation lab and consultancy service NOWlab.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Seamless integrated software and automation solutions of the Digital Enterprise for additive manufacturing aimed at machine builders and users New integrated AM build process simulation software solution and new automated software and hardware solution for de-powdering part Enabling industrial Additive […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
Last week we heard from Additive Industries, who continue to prove they know how to 3D print in metal. We have been following the Eindhoven-based company for several years, even before they launched their first product.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
BMW Group has been using 3D printing for more than 25 years, and in the last decade has produced a million parts using the technology. This year alone, the company expects that it will 3D print more than 200,000 components, a 42 percent increase over last year.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Italian 3D printer manufacturer SISMA has introduced two DLP systems: the Everes Zero and Everes Uno. Expected for commercial release in the second quarter of 2019, the 3D printers were first exhibited to the public at Formnext 2018 and are designed for increased automation.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Massachusetts-based software company PTC has announced the acquisition of Colorado software developer and 2018 3D Printing Industry Awards nominee Frustum, for approximately $70 million. This acquisition will add Frustum’s generative design technology to the PTC Creo CAD portfolio.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
High performance 3D printer materials manufacturer INTAMSYS, headquartered in Shanghai, has released the FUNMAT PRO 410. Termed an “all-in-one” solution, the FUNMAT PRO 410 is designed to work with a diverse selection of materials.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
INTECH, one of the leading metal additive manufacturing companies from India, recently confirmed the first order of the MetalFAB1 system to produce large and high quality parts at the highest productivity. Our experienced engineering team, with its strong metallurgical background, […]
Aditya Chandavarkar
3 months ago
American multinational home appliance manufacturer Whirlpool has entered into a 3D printing partnership with Singapore service bureau Spare Parts 3D. Together the companies have committed to digitise Whirlpool’s part catalog, combatting obsolesce and fulfilling part-shortage areas. Already, through a pilot […]
Aditya Chandavarkar
3 months ago
To strengthen the metal additive manufacturing (AM) industry, global engineering company Renishaw has initiated a collaboration with Sandvik Additive Manufacturing to supply the company with high productivity multi-laser RenAM 500Q systems, which will substantially increase Sandvik’s printing capacity. This is […]
Aditya Chandavarkar
3 months ago
TRUMPF’s latest 3D printer processes significantly more materials than conventional systems. At the international Formnext trade fair in Frankfurt, the high-tech company demonstrated how the TruPrint 5000, preheated to 500 degrees Celsius, prints high-carbon steel or titanium alloy components that […]
Aditya Chandavarkar
3 months ago
3D Systems announced the launch of two new hardware additions to its DMP series of metal 3D printing platforms at last week’s Formnext.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
There was also four new additions to the company’s Global Manufacturing Network. The Stratasys TPU 92A Elastomer is said to enable users to 3D Print parts with resilience – with the power to greatly stretch or compress without losing shape.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Dyemansion presented parts finished with its new VaporFuse Surfacing (VFS) technology at Formnext 2018. The company teased details of a new surface finishing technology at TCT Show in September, highlighting its potential to rival the quality of injection moulded components.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
AddUp and ESI Group have announced its co-designed Distortion Simulation AddOn software tool will be commercially available in the spring of 2019.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
The Singapore Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) has discovered how to maximise the strength of 3D printed, free-form lattice cores. Integral to the structure of sandwich panels, used in light weighting aircrafts, the group’s findings have been demonstrated to reduce premature buckling, one of the most common means of failure for this type of structure.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
HRE Wheels, a luxury and sports vehicle wheel manufacturer from California, has partnered with GE Additive to produce a new titanium 3D printed product.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Colossus, a machine development startup based in Genk, Belgium, has released what is said to be the largest Fused Granular Fabrication (FGF) 3D printer specifically designed to process recycled materials.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Three Freeformer exhibits were displayed at Formnext 2018, along with more examples of functional parts made using the Arburg Plastic Freeforming (APF) process than ever seen before. There was a world premiere in the shape of the Freeformer 300-3X, which […]
Aditya Chandavarkar
3 months ago
At the international Formnext trade fair in Frankfurt, high-tech leader TRUMPF demonstrated how connected 3D printers can boost transparency in digitalized factories. As a leading provider and leading user of Industry 4.0, TRUMPF will now transfer its digitalization solutions to […]
Aditya Chandavarkar
3 months ago
Bielefeld. DMG MORI and INTECH seal a cooperation in the field of ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING at the “formnext” in Frankfurt am Main, the leading international trade fair for ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING. The 30% stake in the Indian software developer gives DMG MORI access to key software and technology know-how for generative production.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
A New Zealand company has unveiled a technology that it claims allows for the rapid prototyping of high resolution microscale structures. MicroMaker3D, part of innovation agency Callaghan Innovation, is the creator of Laminated Resin Printing (LRP)
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
There are a variety of large-scale metal 3D printing systems to choose from nowadays, but one of the earlier companies to offer 3D printing on a massive scale was Additive Industries, which introduced its MetalFAB1 system in 2015.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Well, this is interesting: Autodesk is experimenting with 3D printed construction.
A report on ZDNet shows a mobile trailer configuration that includes some type of robotic “3D printing” system that would be used to make construction components on building sites.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
BASF 3D Printing Solutions (B3DPS), a subsidiary of German chemical company BASF, has debuted a new range of photopolymer and laser sintering materials as well as several strategic partnerships at Formnext.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
GE Additive has formed software partnerships with industry leaders and has announced the release date of the M LINE FACTORY system.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Xioneer announced a new, powerful 3D printer for industry, the X1S. The Austrian company has produced a variety of 3D printers since 2013, but their latest machine, the X1S Industrial, is the culmination of years of experience to meet the needs of industry.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
XYZprinting, a Taiwanese 3D printer manufacturer, has introduced four 3D printers which include a DLP printer, an SLA and an FFF printer. The printers are currently on exhibit at the ongoing formnext 2018, in Hall 3.1, Stand D10, where XYZprinting is located.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Stratasys has unveiled its new Layered Powder Metallurgy (LPM) platform for cost-effective, short-run, industrial-grade 3D printed metal parts.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
In the eve of Formnext 2018 Sinterit launches the new type of powder for small SLS 3D printers – TPE. It is the first thermoplastic elastomer in the company’s offer. TPE shows advantages that are typical for both plastic materials […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
Formnext, the international exhibition and conference on next generation manufacturing technologies, returns to Frankfurt next week for what promises to be another four packed days of world firsts and product debuts. Formnext has already created buzz with regards to the […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
Last year, Carbon introduced a bulk discount program for its 3D printing resins, giving the manufacturing and 3D printing industries easier access to its now-famous CLIP technology. Today, the company announced that it is driving down prices on certain resins further.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
AMFG has unveiled its new Post-Processing Scheduling and digital quality assurance management features for its additive manufacturing workflow automation software.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Czech 3D printer materials manufacture Fillamentum has worked with industrial designer František Dvořák to make a 3D printed electric motorcycle hood.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Additive Manufacturing Technologies (AMT), an award-winning UK-based post-processing systems manufacturer, is to speed up automated post-processing with the help of Japanese electronics manufacturer Mitsubishi Electric.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Award winning 3D software and 3D printing service provider Materialise has unveiled the latest version of its data and build preparation software, Magics 23, to increase productivity and efficiency in metal additive manufacturing.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Tethon 3D has announced the development of new ceramic and metal UV curable resin materials developed exclusively for the company’s desktop DLP printer, which is set for a 2019 Q2 launch.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Popular automotive manufacturer Ford, which has long used 3D printing to fabricate assembly tools and was recently recognized for its work with the technology, is now partnering up with award-winning software company
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
BASF will unveil new photopolymer materials at Formnext formulated on the Origin platform.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
RIZE, the Boston-headquartered provider and proprietary holder of Augmented Polymer Deposition (APD) technology, has released a new, full color 3D printer: the XRIZE.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Leading 3D printer manufacturer and service provider EOS, is to debut a new polymer 3D printing technology at Formnext 2018 in Frankfurt next week.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Member companies of the VDMA Additive Manufacturing Association have developed detailed roadmaps for additive manufacturing. These will show the industry the way to Smart Factory step by step, and they offer users a comprehensive overview on the state of the […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
Bossard Group, a Swiss fastener technology and logistics company, has acquired a 49% stake in 3d-prototyp, a 3D printing service provider in Switzerland.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
The EU MachinE Tool Alliance for Skills (METALS) project comes to an end with the release of an online and freely-available course about the fundamentals of Additive Manufacturing (AM). The course includes a total of 27 learning units divided along […]
Divya Sagar
3 months ago
Origin, a silicon valley additive manufacturing startup, has emerged from years in stealth mode with $10 million in series A funding and a materials development partnership with chemical giant BASF.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
As TCT Show Birmingham kicks into high gear, 3DPrint.com has been on location where over 200 exhibitors are showing their high-tech goods to visitors from more than 60 countries.
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3 months ago
German 3D printer and high performance materials manufacturer Apium Additive Technologies has hit a new milestone in the processing of a filament for medical applications.The company’s Medical PEEK 3D Printing, on the Apium M220 Series machine, has met biocompatibility criteria needed to make implants and devices used in the skull and the hand.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Eastman Kodak and Evolve Additive Solutions, Inc. announced a technology partnership where Kodak will supply Evolve imaging systems, parts and consumables based on the KODAK NEXPRESS digital electrophotographic platform.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
GE Additive and GE Aviation have announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved the first 3D printed parts to be installed in the GEnx-2B commercial airline engines.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
BASF Venture Capital GmbH the investment arm of BASF, the largest chemical producer in the world, has made a strategic investment in 3D printing process and hardware provider Prismlab.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has developed a unique dot forming AM technology that realizes high-precision shaping by combining laser, computer numerical control (CNC) and computer aided manufacturing CAM technologies in 3D printers.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Germany’s Peri Group, a global maker of formwork and scaffolding systems, has acquires what it calls a “significant minority stake” in Copenhagen-based Danish 3D concrete printing specialist COBOD International A/S.
I3DPN Core Team
3 months ago
Xaar is inviting visitors to see the latest in inkjet printhead technology in Hall 3.1 stand A78 at this year’s formnext show, November 13-16 in Frankfurt. There they can learn how innovations such as Xaar’s award-winning High Laydown (HL) Technology […]
Aditya Chandavarkar
3 months ago
Yissum, the Technology Transfer Company of The Hebrew University announced a novel technology for the 3D printing of drug capsules. The technology is based on custom-printed 3D hydrogels with delayed release characteristics. The technology will be presented at the 2nd […]
Divya Sagar
4 months ago
Innovative nanotech for 3D printing of metal and ceramic additives could transform automotive, medical, dental, aviation and robotics industries.
I3DPN Core Team
4 months ago
ARRK Engineering’s prototyping division recently developed a 3D-printed dummy designed to help automotive manufacturers test passenger thermal comfort and environmental conditions in cars.
I3DPN Core Team
5 months ago
Siemens, which installed the world’s first 3D-printer burner for the 32.8-MW SGT-7000 gas turbine at E.ON’s combined cycle power plant
I3DPN Core Team
5 months ago
Researchers at ETH Zürich have developed a bioinspired approach to 3D print recyclable materials using cheap desktop printers that outperform state-of-the-art printed polymers and rival the highest performance lightweight materials.
I3DPN Core Team
5 months ago
Siemens has opened its first “digital maintenance center” in Dortmund-Eving, Germany using Stratasys fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printers.
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Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has performed Georgia’s first-ever procedure to place 3D printed tracheal splints in a pediatric patient.
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Kaiser Aluminum Corporation has announced the acquisition of additive manufacturing and machining firm Imperial Machine & Tool Co. of Columbia, New Jersey.
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Dutch design studio Studio Plott showcased 3D printed polyamide rugs in a variety of triangular-type shapes at the London Design Festival September 15-23.
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ASTM International has announced its first round of funding to support the development of standards for the additive manufacturing industry.
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Boost is radically rethinking the design of breast prostheses and has come up with something that could give pleasure to wearers.
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GE is building on its experience with the aviation business over the past six years to develop additive manufacturing as a means to reduce the time needed to produce components.
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India’s first ISO 13485 approved