Ada Shaikhnag
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With a background in journalism, Ada has a keen interest in frontier technology and its application in the wider world. Ada reports on aspects of 3D printing ranging from aerospace and automotive to medical and dental.

Mechnano introduces new nano-tube-based high-temperature 3D printing material

Arizona-based 3D printing start-up Mechnano has created a novel high-temperature, rigid electrostatic discharge (ESD) material in collaboration with ceramic additive manufacturing materials provider Tethon3D. The 3D printable resin was created to address the challenge of creating custom nano-uniform ESD parts…

Dimension Inx raises $12M in funding: aims to boost the commercialization of a new generation of regenerative therapeutics

Biomaterials platform company Dimension Inx has announced that it has closed a $12M Series A Round. Prime Movers Lab (PML) led the round, with cooperation from returning investors KdT Ventures and Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund (ROTR). Solas…

FabRx optimizes medicine manufacturing by integration of pressure sensor control in SSE 3D printing

UK-based biotech company FabRx has announced the official launch of its new pressure-detecting semi-solid extruder (SSE) printhead; the SSE Laguna. To guarantee print uniformity while printing semi-solid doses, this new patent-protected quality control system employs a specifically designed pressure-feedback system…

IN3DTEC gives insights into expanded 3D printing services

China-based additive manufacturing service provider IN3DTEC was founded in 2014, with factories in Suzhou, Shenzhen, and Shanghai. Progressing over the years, the company launched its online 3D printing service last year, which included DMLS, SLM, SLS, SLA, FDM, and MJF,…

Desktop Metal boosts productivity by updating cost-cutting plans for 2023

Industrial 3D printer manufacturer Desktop Metal has announced an additional $50 million cost-cutting plan for 2023, which will prioritize operations and investments based on near-term revenue generation, establishing the firm to meet its long-term financial objectives. Four facilities will close,…

Uniformity Labs unveils UniFuse AISi10Mg Aluminum powder

Engineered materials company Uniformity Labs has introduced its UniFuse AlSi10Mg Aluminum powder along with enhanced parameters for Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) printing at 50um and 90um layer thickness. This comes on the heels of the previously announced UniFuse AlSi10Mg…

AML3D’s R&D project with IMCRC to 3D manufacture complex metal objects

The Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Center (IMCRC) and Australian large-format 3D printer manufacturer AML3D have completed their R&D project by commercializing a novel high-strength aluminum wire feedstock for welding and 3D printing applications. AML3D will continue to work on developing…

WBU progresses research on composite materials with Impossible Objects’ CBAM-2

The Miller Advanced Research and Solutions Center (MARS) at Weber State University (WBU) recently updated and implemented the Impossible Objects Composite-Based Additive Manufacturing system (CBAM-2). By doing so, WBU hopes to progress its studies on composite materials that assist the…

US Space Force’s CubeSats to be 3D manufactured by Sciperio

Florida-based microdispensing specialist nScrypt‘s sister engineering company, Sciperio, is 3D printing CubeSats for the US Space Force employing the nScrypt Factory in a Tool (FiT). The Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase II project focuses on the sophisticated manufacturing…

AML3D and US Navy shake hands to improve the integration of WAAM technology

Australian large-format 3D printer manufacturer AML3D has disclosed the sale of a large-scale, industrial ARCEMY ‘X-Edition 6700’ Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) metal 3D printing system in line with its US market entry strategy to assist the US Navy‘s advancing…