ETH Zurich spin-out Scrona AG and Avantama, a manufacturer of specialty materials for printed electronics, have successfully processed high-performance quantum dot (QD) ink using Scrona’s electrohydro…
Desktop metal announces staff cuts as part of latest cost reduction plan
Massachusetts-based industrial 3D printer manufacturer Desktop Metal (DM) has announced a $50 million cost-reduction plan which will see the company reduce its workforce by 20%. DM hopes that th…
MIT’s new Liquid Metal Printing process enables rapid large-scale metal 3D printing
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have published a new study demonstrating the benefits of Liquid Metal Printing (LMP) for large-scale construction and architecture appl…
Researchers develop new method to control material properties in inkjet 3D printing
Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a novel process for determining material properties in inkjet additive manufacturing. Called a “pantone for propert…
New 3D printed golf club heads from Farsoon Technologies and Designer
Japanese lifestyle golf brand Designer has launched its new titanium 3D printed golf club heads. Manufactured using metal 3D printers from Farsoon Technologies, the golf club heads are advertise…
BLT 3D prints key components for “world’s largest solid rocket”
Metal 3D printing technology from Bright Laser Technologies (BLT) has played a key role in the development of Chinese aerospace firm Orienspace’s Gravity-1 Y-1 commercial carrier rocket. Said to…
Exaddon produces “world’s first” 3D printed probes for semiconductor testing
Switzerland-based micro 3D printing company Exaddon has developed the world’s first 3D microprinted probes capable of fine-pitch probing at sub-20 µm pitch. Fine-pitch probe testing is an extrem…
Prodways ends sale of jewelry 3D printers amid strategic refocus
French 3D printer manufacturer and service provider Prodways Group (PWG) has discontinued sales of its small wax and resin 3D printers for the jewelry market. The company will now reallocate resources…
AML3D generates record cash receipts for second consecutive quarter
Australian large-format Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) specialist AML3D has reported a second successive quarter of record quarterly cash receipts, reflecting the strength of its US ‘Scale Up’…
Researchers develop autonomous robot that 3D prints its own body
Researchers from Italy’s Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia and the University of Montpellier in France have developed an autonomous snake-like robot that can continuously 3D print its own bod…