Farmers in Myanmar are using 3D printing to improve farming production

Embracing 3D printing techniques is improving farming efficiency in rural areas of Myanmar. The areas which heavily rely on their work on the land, have been supported with use of rapid prototyping. Proximity Designs, a non-profit organisation that is utilizing 3D printing in…

Stratasys and Limbitless Solutions Expand 12-Year Partnership on 3D Printed Prosthetics for Children

3D printer OEM Stratasys and Limbitless Solutions, nonprofit research facility at the University of Central Florida (UCF), have expanded their 12-year collaboration to provide 3D printed prosthetic devices to children with limb differences, with a renewed focus this year on…

Queen’s University Engineers Open-Source Above-Elbow Prosthetic

Queen’s University Canada engineering students have spent three years developing a mechanical, electronics-free 3D printed prosthetic for above-elbow amputees, filling a design gap that left migrants on the Thailand-Myanmar border without options. Biomedical computing student Emese Elkind has led a…

TikTok ban, what do the biggest 3D printing influencers think?

With a U.S. ban on TikTok set to come into force on Sunday, what do some of the leading 3D printing influencers on the ByteDance-owned platform think? In March 2024, a House Committee voted 50-0 to advance a bill prohibiting…

[INTERVIEW] 3D Printed Guns and Far-Right Extremism: New Insights from a Global Terrorism Expert

3D printed guns are a hot-button issue in the additive manufacturing industry. Recent interest has been driven by Chicago’s lawsuit against Glock and President Biden’s creation of a new Task Force to tackle 3D printed firearms. The Bureau of Alcohol,…

Farmer builds DIY seed metering system with 3D printed parts

Norfolk farmer Jonny Leech has used 3D printing to build a precise maize seed metering system. This system is essential for consistent crop performance and improving his farm’s patchy forage maize yields. With the use of additive manufacturing, Leech has…

3D Printing News Sliced: Blue Origin, Digital Alloys, COBOD, 3D Hubs, Euspen, DTU

In this edition of our 3D printing news digest Sliced, we have news from Blue Origin, Digital Alloys, COBOD, 3D Hubs, and Euspen. Read on to learn more about advanced precision in 3D printing, a home-made 3D printed smartwatch, and…

OPM to establish 3D printed medical device operations in Asia

High performance additive manufacturing (HPAM) and material science company Oxford Performance Materials (OPM) has partnered with advanced material supplier JSR Corporation in Tokyo to launch medical & dental operations across Asia. Under the new partnership, JSR has an exclusive regional license to provide…

Sinterit 3D printed parts help rescue teams combat wildfires

Sinterit, a Polish manufacturer of SLS 3D printers, has released a new case study demonstrating the effective production of a part used in firefighting equipment. A critical part of devices used in combating wildfires, the 3D printed part is a…

3D printing news digest with Ricoh, Sciaky, Sharebot,Xaar, Materialise, Stratasys

In this edition of our 3D printing news digest Sliced asks the following questions. What does a major 2D printing provider want us to know about 3D printing? How is the U.S military using 3D printing? How can archaeological treasures…