Designing in 3D: The Future of Horology

There is something special about buying a new mechanical watch and no matter what time it is in your life; we are sure at one point you have gained an emotional attachment to a special piece of wrist wear. For…

The 3D Bioprinting Patent Landscape Takes Shape as IP Leaders Emerge

3D bioprinting, a type of 3D printing, is a rapidly growing field with more players entering the arena every day. Complementing this growth, 3D bioprinting patent filings are trending upward. 3D bioprinting is a hot area for intellectual property (IP),…

Alcoa Opens a 3D Printing Metal Powder Plant

Alcoa has opened their own state-of-the-art, 3D printing metal powder production facility. Located at the Alcoa Technology Center, one of the world’s largest light metals research centers, the company will produce proprietary titanium, nickel and aluminum powders optimized for 3D…

Nano Dimension Finishes Development of “Switch”

Nano Dimension has today announced the completed development of their initial version of their software package, ‘Switch’. The intention of creating this software package, is to make the move from a Gerber file, to a printable file easy and fast…

Norsk Titanium Closes Funding Round

Norsk Titanium AS, a pioneering supplier of aerospace-grade, additive manufactured, structural titanium components announced the successful close of its Q2 2016 funding round. Minneapolis-based investment bank Piper Jaffray led the round for Norsk Titanium to help secure investment from institutional…

Pentagon annouces contracts of $2 billion for 3D printing projects

General Electric Company GE Aviation, Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded a $919,470,655 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for designing, fabricating, integrating, and testing multiple complete, flight-weight centerline, 45,000 lbs. thrust turbofan adaptive engines. “We are honored to continue our work with AFRL while…

German Switch Manufacturer improves agility

Stratasys Ltd., the 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions company, the 29th of June, announced that German switch manufacturer, Berker, is significantly reducing its production costs and time for testing electrical component prototypes by using Stratasys 3D printed injection molds. This…

10 ways desktop 3D printers are sparking a medical revolution

The technology behind 3D printing has been around for decades, but desktop 3D printers have only recently become affordable enough to stand on our desks and manufacture physical objects for us, on-demand. Now desktop 3D printers are entering physician offices…

Introducing Wi-Fi Connectivity and Choc Draw

Here at Choc Edge we’re always looking to improve the experience of our customers, whether that’s through upgrading the machine itself or the software that comes with it. This April they announced exciting new developments in both areas – Wi-Fi…

Some of the world’s leading architects, designers and engineers will be revealing the future of 3D

Is it possible to use advanced additive manufacturing to finish the construction of the Sagrada Família? Could you build a house on the moon with 3D printers? Could you wear your own designs made from this type of technology? And…