The purmundus challenge is an annual competition inviting designers and engineers from across the globe to participate in a theme-based 3D printing design contest. Held since 2012 by German rapid prototyping company Cirp GmbH, the competition aims to bring together…
Elementum 3D Granted Patents in U.S., Canada, and Australia for Reactive Additive Manufacturing technology
Colorado-headquartered additive manufacturing material developer Elementum 3D has announced that it has been awarded patents in the U.S., Canada, and Australia for its Reactive Additive Manufacturing (RAM) technology. The RAM process aims to expand the materials library of additive manufacturing…
PostProcess technologies automates aligner surface finishing and powder removal for dental lab
New York-based automated post-printing developer PostProcess Technologies has announced a collaboration with Great Lakes Dental Technologies, one of North America’s largest orthodontic laboratories, to automate the company’s powder removal and surface finishing process for 3D printed dental products. With most…
3D Systems expands material selection for Figure 4 platform and SLA 3D printing
U.S. 3D printer OEM 3D Systems has announced an expansion to its portfolio of plastics materials, in order to increase the breadth of their applications for manufacturers in the 3D printing industry. The materials included in the expansion include Figure…
Lung operation on young girl in Israel aided by 3D printing
An anaesthesia team in Israel recently used 3D printing and virtual reality to produce an exact model of the airway of a 7-year-old girl, as part of an operation to remove a section of her lung. Suffering from a bone…
Polyga launches new H3 handheld 3D scanner – Technical specifications and pricing
Polyga, a 3D scanner developer based in Canada, has announced the release of its new H3 handheld 3D scanner. Described as an “all-purpose” handheld 3D scanner, the H3 is designed for scanning people, artifacts, artistic objects, and mechanical parts into…
Sculpteo publishes State of 3D Printing 2020 survey: 3D printing for production increases
Sculpteo, the Paris-headquartered 3D printing service bureau, has released the sixth edition of its annual international survey, “The State of 3D Printing”. The report aims to provide a complete overview of the additive manufacturing world to help improve 3D printing…
Enable Manufacturing expands metal 3D printing service with over 130 materials
Enable Manufacturing, a UK-based metal 3D printing service provider, has announced that it is now able to produce metal parts with its Additive Casting process in more than 130 metals. The company’s Additive Casting process uses a combination of 3D…
Researchers determine 3D printing more effective in treating hip fractures
A group of researchers from China and the U.S. have used 3D printing to create 1:1 scale pelvic models of hip fracture patients, to aid in the surgical treatment of both-column acetabular fractures. In the study, the researchers compare traditional…
Using electric pulses to finely post-process metal 3D printed parts
Researchers at Saarland University have developed a non-contact method for transforming 3D printed metal parts into high-precision technical components for specialist applications. The novel technique leverages electrochemical machining (ECM) to post-process additive manufactured metal components into precision-finished parts with complex…
