Marchesini Group S.p.A., an Italian manufacturer of automated packaging machinery, has adopted an entirely customized production business model using Stratasys 3D printing technology. Located within a dedicated 3D printing facility, Marchesini is using ten Stratasys FDM 3D printers, as well…
3D printing used to protect bus drivers at Seattle Children’s Hospital
Californian rapid prototyping service provider GoProto and design and engineering specialist Function Foundry, have collaborated to help protect high-risk bus drivers at Seattle Children’s Hospital using 3D printing, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Seattle Children’s Hospital relies on…
Illinois researchers mimic vibrant colors of nature using modified 3D printer
Researchers based in the U.S. have produced a study detailing a modified 3D printing process that provides a versatile approach to producing multiple colors from a single ink. The 3D printing technique mimics structural coloration found in nature – whereby…
Rice University lab creates temperature-controlled 4D printing method
Researchers from Rice University in Houston, Texas, have developed a new method for enabling increased control over shape-shifting materials in 4D printing, thereby making the process more practical. The new method allows 3D printed objects to be manipulated to take…
CraftBot opens Rapid Local Manufacturing Centre in Cornwall to support PPE production
Hungarian 3D printer manufacturer CraftBot has announced the launch of a Rapid Local Manufacturing Centre (RLM) located in Cornwall, UK, to support the national effort in producing personal protective equipment (PPE) for key workers amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As…
ASTM and America Makes launch strategic guide for additive manufacturing data
The Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE) of global standards developer ASTM International has debuted a strategic guide that identifies gaps, challenges, solutions and action plans for additive manufacturing data, developed in collaboration with America Makes. The guide was…
Benvic develops new PLA range to support 3D printing in healthcare
Benvic, a specialist in polymer compounds, has developed a new PLA material range for 3D printing in order to support manufacturers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new biopolymer line of materials, known as Plantura, is suitable for compostable and durable…
Scientists develop polymer formulation for 3D printing to tackle harmful fungi
Scientists from the University of Nottingham have developed a new way to control harmful fungi, without the need to use chemical bioactives like fungicides or antifungals, which can be applied via 3D printing. In a paper published in Science Advances,…
Axial3D and Fast Radius to supply 3D surgical models in U.S. with DICOM-to-print service
Fast Radius, a Chicago-based digital manufacturing service provider, and Axial3D, a UK-based medical technology firm, have announced a new ‘DICOM-to-print’ service for surgeons and hospitals across North America. The partnership between the two firms is intended to provide clinicians across…
ArianeGroup successfully tests fully-3D printed combustion chamber for ESA rocket engine
Aerospace firm ArianeGroup, a joint venture between Airbus and Safran, has announced that it has successfully tested its first combustion chamber produced entirely by 3D printing. The 3D printed combustion chamber, designed by the firm in Germany, was successfully fire…
