Ford Global Technologies LLC, the patent management and copyrighting arm of the Ford Motor Company, has filed an application detailing a method of making lightweight brake discs using 3D printing. The…
NYU team encode parts with 3D printed QR “clouds” to prevent counterfeiting
3D printed QR codes are the latest development in the prevention of counterfeiting and intellectual property (IP) theft. Created by an international team of researchers from NYU Tandon, New York, and …
voxeljet reports revenue growth for Q2 2018 led by strong 3D printing services segment
Industrial 3D printer manufacturer voxeljet AG (NYSE:VJET) has released its financial results for the second quarter and first half of FY2018. Headline revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2018…
Rostec allocates $44.5 million to introduce additive manufacturing to Russian aerospace
Russian state-owned industrial technology holding conglomerate Rostec is allocating $44.5 million (₽3 billion) to the development of a specialist additive manufacturing technology center. Named after …
NRC Canada and AP&C develop new method of metal powder analysis
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and GE Additive spherical powder specialist AP&C have developed a method for anaylzing metal additive powders. Currently validated for use titanium th…
KIT expands portfolio of erasable 3D printer inks
In 2017 at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany, researchers succeeded in 3D printing, and erasing, microscopic structures 5 times the size of a human hair. An important step forward…
Sigma Labs continues commercialization with Q2 2018 financial results
Industrial 3D printing process control developer Sigma Labs (NASDAQ:SGLB) has reported its financial results for the second quarter and first half of 2018. For Q2 2018 the company has reported a headl…
Innovate UK grants £6M to national aerospace additive manufacturing project
Independent research and technology organisation TWI, also known as The Welding Institute, has announced that it will lead the Open Architecture Additive Manufacturing (OAAM) project. With the contrib…
New Hudson Façades saves $50k per quarter with Rize One 3D printer
Architectural glass specialist New Hudson Façades (NHF) is reportedly saving up to $50 thousand per quarter with a new, round-the-clock 3D printing facility. The company has installed a Rize One 3D pr…
MIT offers online certificate program for Additive Manufacturing
After a successful run earlier this year, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will offer another session of its online Additive Manufacturing course, led by Professor A. John Hart. Learn how …