South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation is investing R17 million (the equivalent of over $1.2 million USD) in Metal Heart, a startup to make metal 3D printers for production. The inves…
Manufacturers unite to develop AR guidelines for smart factories of the future
Chicago’s manufacturing innovation accelerator UI LABS and the Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance headquartered in Wakefield, MA, have released the world’s first augmented reality (AR) gu…
Keith Murphy to step down as CEO of 3D bioprinting company Organovo as commercial market progresses
Management changes across the 3D printing industry continue in 2017 as 3D bioprinting company Organovo Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ONVO) has announces Keith Murphy will be stepping down as CEO. As 3D Print…
National Institutes of Health funds $6.25 million center for 3D bioprinting and tissue engineering
The National Institutes of Health biomedical research organization, headquartered in Maryland, is giving $6.25 million to fund a Center for Engineering Complex Tissues in Houston, Texas. A collaborati…
European Defence Agency commissions study to reap the benefits of 3D printing
The European Defence Agency, headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, has announced a project to asses to possibilities of 3D printing for the military. The technology is expected to have significant benef…
Lawrence Livermore advances understanding of metal 3D printing
A paper from Californian federal research facility Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory demonstrates a method for predicting the structural integrity of 3D printed metal structures. The research foc…
Disney files patent for a 3D printed soft robotic mascot
Disney Enterprises Inc. has filed a patent for an interactive “soft body robot” with 3D printed parts. Initial designs show a figure resembling a snowman, or the character Baymax from Disn…
Norsk Titanium 3D prints world’s first approved, structural, titanium components for commercial flight
Norwegian aerospace additive manufacturing specialists Norsk Titanium AS, has released details of a parts order from multinational aircraft corporation Boeing (NYSE: BA). According to Norsk, the order…
3D printing re-engineers sperm to fight gynecological cancer
Researchers at IFW Dresden and Chemnitz University of Technology have 3D printed a microtube that can be used for guiding sperm to treat cancer. Naturally adapted for survival in the female reproducti…
Canada Makes invests $750K in micro metal additive manufacturing
Canada’s additive manufacturing accelerator program Canada Makes, headquartered in Ottawa, has invested $750K in a facility for micro metal component manufacturers Shimifrez Inc. The money will …