New York-based 3D printing bureau Voodoo Manufacturing, has launched Voodoo Clear Aligners, a new dental manufacturing and distribution service, for its first partnering direct-to-consumer brand Smilelove. Coinciding with the launch is the expansion of its high-volume 3D printing factory in…
NASA’s Antimicrobial Space Challenge invites students to 3D print off-earth medical devices and space tools
The Antimicrobial Space Challenge is holding an Invent-a-thon to create off-earth 3D printed medical devices and tools. From October 21st – 25th, high school teams will gather at the University of Nebraska, to resolve the microbial risks in manned space…
FabRx 3D prints personalized tablets for treatment of rare metabolic disease in children
FabRx, a British 3D printed pharmaceuticals company, has developed personalized medicine for children with the rare metabolic disorder, maple syrup urine disease (MSUD). As a life-long condition, MSUD requires patient-specific therapies and supplements, which are currently provided manually by healthcare providers. FabRx’s…
U.S. Army awards Worcester Polytechnic Institute $25 million to develop materials for cold spray additive manufacturing
The Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Massachusetts, has received a three-year, $25 million award from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory (CCDC-ARL) to develop metal cold spray additive manufacturing (CSAM) processes for the battlefield. In this project,…
Romanian researchers develop 3D printed Geneva drives for advanced mechanisms
Researchers from Politehnica of Bucharest University, Romania, have explored the behaviors of 3D printed gear mechanisms otherwise known as geneva systems. According to the study, published in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, such systems are of great practical importance in…
Volvo Trucks’ New River Valley plant 3D prints over 500 tools and fixtures
The North American branch of car manufacturer Volvo Trucks has 3D printed 500 manufacturing tools and fixtures, including a one-piece diffuser used in the paint atomizer cleaning process. Incorporating Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) technology, Volvo’s New River Valley (NRV) plant in…
Harvard researchers develop SWIFT method to 3D print organ building blocks
Researchers from Harvard University’s Wyss Institute have developed a novel sacrificial ink-writing technique called SWIFT (sacrificial writing into functional tissue) to 3D print large, vascularized human organ building blocks (OBBs). Demonstrating its method, the team has created cardiac tissue that…
What to see in 3D printing at EMO Hannover 2019
Addressing the advancements in industrial 3D printing, EMO Hannover 2019, the leading trade fair for the metalworking sector, will introduce an additive manufacturing circle. From September 16th – 21st, the 300m2 additive manufacturing circle show area will present the latest innovations from service providers,…
CELLINK announces new six-printhead 3D bioprinting platform
Swedish 3D bioprinter and materials developer CELLINK has announced the launch of BIO X6, a new six-printhead bioprinting system that allows the combination of multiple materials, cells and tools. It also features an intelligent exchangeable printhead system and CELLINK’s patented…
Evonik leads funding round for Chinese 3D printing medical startup
German industrial chemical corporation Evonik has led a “high single-digit million-euro” round of funding for Meditool, a medical device start-up in Shanghai, the company’s first direct investment in China. Meditool manufacturers 3D printed neuro and spine surgery implants using Evonik’s polymer…
