Safety consulting and certification firm UL has published an Outline of Investigation for Additive Manufacturing Facility Safety Management. The UL 3400 document will be used to certify operations han…
Luxexcel installs eyeglass lens 3D printers in the U.S.
Belgian 3D printed optics specialist Luxexcel is closing a successful 2017 with the confirmed installation of two Luxexcel VisionPlatform products to locations in the U.S. The package, containing Luxe…
World’s smallest 3D printed fidget spinner opens doors to ORNL
The world’s smallest fidget spinner is invisible to the naked eye, and could fit easily in the width of a human hair. It was made by researchers at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (C…
MIT develops FastFFF – the speediest desktop 3D printer to date
Professor John Hart and Jamison Go of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Mechanosynthesis Group have published an article demonstrating an improved FFF 3D printing process that leaves ben…
84 year old man in China receives “world first” 3D printed tantalum knee
An 84 year old patient suffering from osteoarthritis has reportedly become the first man in the world to receive a 3D printed tantalum knee implant. The news has been circulated by Chongqing News (CQN…
Asco Industries joins Eurofighter Typhoon advanced manufacturing program with BAE Systems
British multinational defence, security, and aerospace company BAE Systems has signed a new partnership agreement with Belgian precision engineering firm Asco Industries. Focusing on the development o…
Materialise and Siemens deliver 3D printing to the world’s radiologists
Materialise and Siemens Healthineers, a medical technology branch of the German conglomerate Siemens AG, have announced a collaboration to bring 3D printing capabilities to hospitals around the world.…
DWS to launch fully automated XCELL 3D printer line
High-precision SLA 3D printer producer DWS is expanding its existing portfolio with a new line of automated systems. Named XCELL 3D, the 900 x 1400 mm machines integrate cleaning and curing into a sin…
Phoenix Children’s Hospital translates cancer treatments using 3D printing
Technology’s greatest accolade is perhaps its ability to facilitate connections between people in pursuit of a common goal. When applied to medicine, the implications become particularly pertine…
UVic project receives $100,000 to deliver 3D printed supports to children
A group of engineers at the University of Victoria (UVic) in Canada has received a $100,000 seed grant for the development of 3D printed back braces and orthoses. The medical devices are to be introdu…