GE owned metal 3D printer company Concept Laser has signed a letter of intent with French aeronautical company Lauak. The alliance sees Lauak investing in Concept Laser’s additive manufacturing …
Carbon fibers prove stronger than Kevlar and glass in FDM 3D prints
Looking into ways to improve the strength of nylon 3D printer filament, researchers at University College Dublin have conducted a comparative study on the addition of fiber reinforcements. In the rese…
Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day 2017
Since 2016, the UK’s Daily Telegraph newspaper has marked June 23 with a list of the Top 50 Women in Engineering. This year Lucy Ackland, who led development of Renishaw’s RenAM 500M metal…
NASA awards Optomec contract supporting 3D printed electronics in space
3D printed metal and electronics company Optomec, has been awarded a NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to continue development of its Adaptive Laser Sintering System (ALSS). Used…
K2M 3D printed spine implant achieves FDA approval
Medical device company K2M (NASDAQ:KTWO), headquartered in Virginia, has announced that its 3D printed MOJAVE spinal support implant has achieved clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration…
Founder of EOS hands over leadership to Dr. Adrian Keppler
Dr. Adrian Keppler, managing director of industrial 3D printer company EOS GmbH, has been appointed the company’s new CEO and Speaker of Corporate Management. Dr. Hans J. Langer, the founder of …
Metal 3D printing unlocks 3D graphene foam from a mixture of sugar and nickel
Research led by the James M. Tour Group at Rice University, Texas, has developed an automated metal powder 3D printing method to make free-standing 3D graphene foams. The process allows for facile pre…
Volkswagen saves $160k in tooling costs using desktop FDM 3D printers
Since 2014, the Volkswagen Autoeuropa factory in Portugal has been using 3D printers to produce tooling components for use on the assembly line. Volkswagen has announced that, in 2016, the factory mad…
How to achieve optimal 3D printer productivity at a MakerSpace, Fab Lab or 3D printing bureau
3D printer labs in schools, universities, MakerSpaces, Fab Labs and bureaus face an every day challenge of fulfilling the demand with multiple print jobs. Noticing a need for guidance in this area, re…
3D printing in water for medical use and faster 3D prints
Why would you want to 3D print in water? New research into materials shows a novel technique with applications for 3D bioprinting. Materials scientist Shlomo Magdassi, who recently featured in our Fut…