Alex Tyrer-Jones
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Alex is a Technology Journalist at 3D Printing Industry who enjoys researching and writing articles covering a wide variety of topics. Possessing a BA in military history and an MA in History of War, he has a keen interest in additive manufacturing applications within the defense and aerospace industries.

CHITUBOX Resin Material Alliance (RMA): A Transformative Force in the Resin 3D Printing Industry

Resin 3D printing specialist CHITUBOX has launched the Resin Material Alliance (RMA), an integrated digital platform combining a comprehensive resin library with pre-processing and slicing profiles for resin 3D printing.    In recent years, the 3D printing industry has seen a…

Align Technology buying Cubicure, 3D Systems stock hit and issues statement on future of dental 3D printing

Nominate now for the 3D Printing Industry Awards 2023.  California-based dental clear aligner manufacturer Align Technology Inc has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire polymer 3D printer manufacturer Cubicure GmbH. Cubicure is a portfolio company of additive manufacturing venture…

3D printed hypersonic ramjet engines tested as part of US DoD initiative 

Nominate now for the 3D Printing Industry Awards 2023.  Aerospace and defense contractor Lockheed Martin, metal 3D printer manufacturer Velo3D and aerospace part inspection company Vibrant have collaborated with the US Department of Defense’s (DoD) LIFT Institute to assess the…

Sakuu reports major milestones for its high-power Li-Metal Cypress battery chemistry

Nominate now for the 3D Printing Industry Awards 2023.  Kavian platform and SwiftPrint batteries manufacturer Sakuu Corporation has announced a number of key milestones for its high-power Li-Metal Cypress battery cell chemistry.   Commercially available since May 2023, samples of Sakuu’s…

3D printed ‘heart-on-a-chip’ to be sent to space as part of Belgian AstroCardia project

Nominate now for the 3D Printing Industry Awards 2023.  Five Belgian companies and research centers are collaborating as part of the AstroCardia project to 3D print an artificial heart and circulatory system which will be sent to space.  The ‘heart-on-a-chip’…

BEAMIT supplying NASA-qualified AlSi7Mg 3D printed parts for Cygnus spacecraft program

Nominate now for the 3D Printing Industry Awards 2023.  Italian 3D printing service bureau BEAMIT SpA has announced that it is providing aerospace components 3D printed in NASA-qualified AlSi7Mg aluminum for the Cygnus program.  The Cygnus program is aimed at…

3D printed landing gear to be developed in Airbus and WAAM3D headed project

Nominate now for the 3D Printing Industry Awards 2023.  A new academic-industrial partnership has been launched to develop lower-emission airplane landing gear components, with a view to growing the UK’s global aerospace market share.  The £22.5m project, called I-Break (Landing…

Scientists make breakthrough in support-free ceramic 3D printing

Nominate now for the 3D Printing Industry Awards 2023.  Scientists at Jiangnan University, China, have developed a novel technique for 3D printing support-free complex ceramic structures. Published in Nature Communications, the research highlights the new method’s in-situ curing capabilities for…

CRP USA 3D printing carbon fiber racing car parts for UVic Formula SAE Racing team

Nominations are now open for the 3D Printing Industry Awards 2023. Who are the leaders in 3D printing? Find out on November 30th when the winners across twenty categories will be announced during a London-based live awards ceremony. 3D printing…

Meltio introduces new toolpath generator software to optimize robot 3D printing

Nominations are now open for the 3D Printing Industry Awards 2023. Who are the leaders in 3D printing? Find out on November 30th when the winners across twenty categories will be announced during a London-based live awards ceremony. Metal 3D…