Additive manufacturing service provider and software developer Materialise (NASDAQ:MTLS) has announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020. Total revenue for Q1 2020 decreased 1.8 percent to €46.2 million, from €47.1 million in Q1 2019. Despite the…
New method created for efficient painting of complex 3D printed objects
Engineers at Rutgers University in New Jersey have developed a new efficient, automated post-processing method for painting complex 3D printed objects. The spray coating process can reach the most inaccessible areas of a component. The new method, which can potentially…
Equispheres raises $30 million in Series B funding
Equispheres, the Canadian additive manufacturing powder producer, has announced that it has raised $30 million (CDN) in Series B investment. The funding round was led by advanced materials and sustainable technology investor, HG Ventures, the firm’s first foray into additive…
Prodways Group reports financial results for Q1 2020
French 3D printer manufacturer and service provider Prodways Group has reported its financial earnings for the first quarter of 2020. Consolidated revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2020, amounted to €15.5 million, representing a decrease of 11 percent…
VELO3D raises $28 million in Series D Funding Round, prompting product portfolio expansion
VELO3D, the Californian metal 3D printer manufacturer behind the Sapphire DMLS systems, has announced it has raised $28 million in a Series D funding round. New investors Piva, a Californian venture capital firm, led the round with the largest investment;…
Korean bioprinting startup develops 3D respiratory epithelium model for virus research
CLECELL, a Korean 3D bioprinting startup, has developed a respiratory epithelium model using its proprietary 3D bioprinting technology. The respiratory epithelium is found lining most of the respiratory tract. A model of the respiratory epithelium can potentially become a testbed…
Researchers develop 3D printed triggerable drug delivery system using magnetic field
Researchers in the UK and the U.S. have developed a 3D printed device with a triggerable and remotely controllable system for on-demand drug delivery using an integrated macroscale magnetic field. With the growing demand for personalized medicine and medical devices,…
ExOne and University of Pittsburgh produce promising reusable respirators using 3D printed metal filters
Leading sand and metal binder jet 3D printer manufacturer ExOne and the University of Pittsburgh are working together to develop reusable metal filters that fit into plastic respirator cartridges. ExOne’s binder jetting 3D printing process can be used to produce…
Researchers in Asia create implantable blood vessels using 3D cell printing
Researchers in Korea and Hong Kong have used a modified 3D cell printing technique to fabricate a biomimetic blood vessel that was successfully implanted in a living rat. According to the researchers, their approach to tissue-engineered biomimetic blood vessels outlined…
Amaero to develop 3D printed tooling with automotive firm
Amaero, an Australian metal additive manufacturing service provider, has signed an agreement with an unnamed automotive manufacturer to jointly develop 3D printed tooling. Specifically, Amaero will be using its suite of metal additive manufacturing technology to create steel inserts for…
