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.

Stewart-Haas Racing determined to achieve victory with support from 3D Systems

US 3D printer manufacturer 3D Systems and American professional stock car racing team Stewart-Haas Racing have announced a technical collaboration to catalyze Stewart-Haas Racing’s engineering expertise for strategic advantage. The championship-winning NASCAR team has used 3D Systems’ ProX 800 stereolithography…

Streamlining thoracic surgery with Materialise’s Mimics planner

Additive manufacturing software developer Materialise has introduced Mimics Planner for thoracic surgery. The company claims this platform utilizes enhanced 3D modeling to better prepare for segmentectomy and lobectomy surgeries in just a few minutes. According to the whitepaper, Mimics AI-enabled…

Qualified3D and MetShape collaborate with young minds for a microgravity experiment

Michigan-based additive manufacturing services provider Qualified3D and German additive manufacturing service provider MetShape have assisted students from International Space Station (ISS) Lab at San Jose-based Valley Christian High School with a microgravity experiment. The team required millimeter-scale lattices for capillary…

Victory chooses IperionX: aims to scale the production of titanium metal powders from scrap

Sustainable, low-cost titanium developer IperionX has won Phase 1 of the NSIN-sponsored AFRL Reprocessing of Metallic Scrap and Waste Powders Grand Challenge (AFRL Grand Challenge #4). The challenge included the opportunity of a $500,000 contract, that would be granted in…

Promoting STEM confidence in classrooms with 3DPrinterOS’ TinkerCAD integration

US-based software companies 3D Control Systems and Autodesk had previously introduced platforms named 3DPrinterOS and TinkerCAD respectively. Now, the companies have announced an upgrade by combining both platforms.  The 3DPrinterOS platform is intended for educational institutions, businesses, and OEMs to…

3D Printing Industry News Sliced: 6K Additive, Axial3D, Lithoz, Wematter, Meltio, and more

In this edition of Sliced, the 3D Printing Industry news digest, we cover the latest business developments, partnerships, and acquisitions in the additive manufacturing sector. Today’s edition features new materials, partnerships, the acquisition of new facilities, and the launch of…

3D printing provides a creative future where children start to create their own sustainable toys

Frankfurt start-up Enable 3D and German DIY magazine Selber Machen have collaboratively launched the Print and Play Construction company collection.  The designs were created and presented entirely on a newly developed recycled printing material from Amsterdam-based startup Reflow. Reflow’s bioderived…

KUKA unveils AMCell_ series with AiBuild

UK-based software company Ai Build and KUKA Systems, a global automation company have announced the development of turnkey, integrated 3D printing systems named AMCell_ series. The AMCell_small is the initial standardized cell iteration in the series. AMCell_small is primarily designed…

Intech Additive Solutions and UIT-Dresden collaborate to develop and optimize new materials for Metal 3D Printing using AMOptoMet

3D printer manufacturer Intech Additive Solutions and UIT-Dresden announced a partnership to produce and optimize novel materials for metal 3D printing employing AMOptoMet Ultimate version 2.0 – Intech’s flagship Parameter Optimization Software for Metal LPBF Systems. Sridhar Balaram, CEO &…

Indian Army unveils its first two-storey disaster-resilient dwelling unit

The Indian Army has constructed its first 3D printed dwelling unit in Ahmedabad Cantonment. It is a disaster-resistant structure that meets Zone-3 earthquake specifications along with green building standards. An army official said, “The technique utilizes a concrete 3D printer…