The Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS in Dresden, Germany, has developed a metal filament that, reportedly, can be 3D printed in “standard printers.” Dr. Johan…
Additive Manufacturing European Forum 2018 to take place in Brussels next week
Next week, on the 23rd and 24th October 2018, a consortium of industry stakeholders will take to Brussels to for the Additive Manufacturing European Forum (AMEF2018). Funded by the European Union Hori…
Bright lights of 3D printed lithium-ion batteries demonstrated by DukeU and Texas State
Already incredibly versatile, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are reaching new levels of flexibility thanks to 3D printing. Using a desktop 3D printer and PLA filament, researchers at Texas …
3D Printing News Sliced: TRUMPF, Renishaw, Stratasys, Banksy
From 3D printed buildings to Banksy, and outstanding financial results to industrial metal additive partnerships, today’s Sliced news digest scours all the latest news across the breadth of the …
Review: peel 3d, an introduction to professional 3D scanning
Launched October 2017, peel 3d is a sub-$6,000 handheld 3D scanner powered by Canadian scanning provider Creaform and American global electronics manufacturer AMETEK. Boasting professional-grade quali…
Formlabs trials mass customization in 3D printed razor handles for Gillette
Gillette, the shaving supply and razor brand of Procter and Gamble, has partnered with Boston 3D printer developer and manufacturer Formlabs. Through a pilot project in the U.S., dubbed Razor Maker™: …
University at Buffalo tracks infill fingerprints back to source 3D printers
PrinTracker is a 3D printer identification system recently developed by researchers at the University at Buffalo in New York. With this system, 3D printed objects can be tracked back to the machine th…
Sinterit introduces first PA11 for desktop SLS 3D printing
Following the release of the Lisa Pro SLS system, Polish 3D printer manufacturer Sinterit has introduced a new powdered material to market. A nylon-based high performance polymer, PA11 Onyx is reporte…
PyroGenesis advances on additive manufacturing industrialization plan
Canadian plasma torch developer and manufacturer PyroGenesis has announced the completion of an additive manufacturing metal powder production facility. Fitted with state of the art equipment, the fac…
The Chunker “chunk-based slicer” proposed for cobot 3D printing
In a paper recently published in Rapid Prototyping Journal, scientists detail a new slicing approach for multiple 3D printers working on the same object. In place of the typical layer-by-layer approac…