Leading metal powder and parts manufacturer GKN Powder Metallurgy has acquired specialist polymer 3D printing service provider FORECAST 3D. Combining both companies’ expertise in HP 3D printing …
Interview with the ICSR: A 3D printed gun was not used in the Halle terror attack
Widespread media coverage of the recent attack on a synagogue in Halle, Germany, reported that the gunman responsible was wielding a 3D printed gun. An incredibly abhorrent attack, taking the lives of…
MTC opens innovation hub to put UK on the map for metal additive manufacturing
On October 15 2019, the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry, UK, opened a new innovation hub for metal additive manufacturing. Marking a new stage for the award winning DRAMA project, th…
BCN3D renews commitment to open source releasing files for Sigma & Sigmax R19 3D printers
Barcelona desktop 3D printer manufacturer BCN3D has released the original design files for its Sigma and Sigmax R19 machines. Proving its commitment to the open source philosophy the company was found…
Formlabs User Summit Europe 2019 impresses with medical and consumer 3D printing
Earlier this month, SLA and SLS 3D printing unicorn Formlabs hosted its very first European User Summit in Berlin. An extension of the annual event of the same name held close to the company’s h…
Hans Weber Maschinenfabrik to launch large scale 3D printer supported by Ai Build
Large scale additive manufacturing developer Ai Build has entered into a partnership with German industrial equipment supplier Hans Weber Maschinenfabrik. With extrusion and grinding expertise dating …
Skyrora to open test facility for rocket engine supporting 3D printing
Independent rocket manufacturer Skyrora is one of many companies leveraging additive manufacturing in the production of satellite launch vehicles. However, being headquartered in Scotland’s capi…
Equispheres attains third-party aerospace validation for its 3D printing powders
Equispheres, a metal additive manufacturing powder manufacturer, has reached an important milestone in its pursuit of superior quality materials. Recently, the company received the results of a phase …
Lithoz unlocks Corning glass ceramics for 3D printing
Austrian ceramic 3D printing specialist Lithoz and American multinational specialty materials company Corning have been working together to expand the capabilities of their respective technologies. Li…
AITIIP releases the KRAKEN: a four-in-one hybrid additive manufacturing system
For the past three years, a European collective has been working on the KRAKEN – a hybrid subtractive and additive manufacturing system. The machine is capable of creating objects up to 20 meter…