Swiss university ETH Zurich has revealed its proposed construction of a three-storey house using robotic arms and 3D printers. Working with the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) on the project, the university is also joined by Swiss materials science…
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3D printing enables “world’s first all-electric commuter plane” and “world’s fastest electric race car”
North American 3D printer manufacturer Stratasys is supporting the development of the “world’s first all-electric commuter plane,” while Belgian 3D printing company Materialise has a key role in the development of an electric race car. Based in Israel, Eviation Aircraft…
US Navy to employ blockchain to control 3D printers
The U.S Department of the Navy (DoN) has revealed plans to use a blockchain to control its 3D printers. The U.S Navy is increasing its implementation of 3D printing and earlier this year ordered its first Concept Laser metal 3D…
Optisys reducing antenna parts by 99% with 3D printing and simulation software
Utah-based startup Optisys is rethinking metal antenna production using a Concept Laser 3D printer. By doing so, Optisys states it has managed to reduce: number of parts, the weight of parts, lead times and production costs. Optisys has combined additive…
Union Pacific 3D printing for railroad machine vision technology
U.S. railroad company Union Pacific (UP) has revealed an innovative use of 3D printing to improve locomotive operations. The company’s headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska currently houses a Stratasys Connex 350. The 3D printer allows the railroad operators to rapidly iterate designs and these…
GE publishes patents for powder bed fusion acoustic monitoring processes to qualify metal 3D printed parts
GE has published two patents for additive manufacturing acoustic monitoring processes. Referring specifically to powder-bed fusion techniques, GE hopes to simplify the qualification of printed parts with an in-situ monitoring method using acoustic waves. In turn, the company intends to improve the workflow of 3D…
CyBe Construction 3D prints concrete drone laboratory on-site in Dubai
Dutch 3D printing company CyBe Construction has completed its role in 3D printing a drone research & development laboratory for the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). The 168 meter squared building was 3D printed on-site in just three weeks with the…
3D Printing The Next Five Years by Felix Ewald, CEO & Co-founder of DyeMansion
This is a guest post in our series looking at the future of 3D Printing. To celebrate 5 years of reporting on the 3D printing industry, we’ve invited industry leaders and 3D printing experts to give us their perspective and…
Damen Shipyards Group to develop first 3D printed ship propeller with RAMLAB
Dutch engineering company Damen Shipyards Group has partnered with Rotterdam’s Additive Manufacturing Lab (RAMLAB) to 3D print the first certified ship propeller. The RAMLAB is located in the Port of Rotterdam and has been developed to create metal ship parts…
3D printed metal certification gets $1.5 million boost from U.S. Department of Defence
A research consortium set up to accelerate the certification and qualification of 3D printed metal parts is to be given a share of $2.7 million, provided by the U.S. Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment Funds. Of the fund, approximately…
