re:3D, a large format 3D printer provider headquartered in Houston, Texas, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its latest machine – the Gigabot X. Adding to the existing Gigabot family, the …
Cevotec to corner composite materials market with additive manufacturing
Cevotec, a fiber composite engineering firm headquartered in Munich, has signed a distribution partnership with Manufacturer’s Representation Firm Composite Automation, LLC. Under the terms of t…
OSU liquid metal printing discovery demonstrates the future of electronics
Form fitting control panels, stretchable sensors, self healing smartphone screens – this is the future presented by 3D printed flexible electronics. Versatile components made using this technolo…
Goodyear 3D printed tire gathers moss for cleaner air
Goodyear has developed a 3D printed concept tire designed as a solution to rising pollution levels in our cities. According to Chris Delaney, President of Goodyear Europe, Middle East and Africa, R…
Lima Corporate’s EBM 3D printed hip plant ‘could last a lifetime’
In 2007 Dr. Guido Grappiolo became the first surgeon to use a 3D printed trabecular titanium (TT) hip cup for a patient. Over ten years later Dr. Grappiolo speaks to Lima Corporate, the developer of t…
Materialise expands DePuy Synthes partnership for 3D printed surgical guides
Materialise is to launch a new system allowing surgeons to plan, design and order patient specific 3D printed guides for shoulder operations. The all-in-one TRUMATCH® Personalized Solutions Shoulder S…
3D-Hybrid releases metal 3D printing toolheads for any CNC
3D-Hybrid, a machine tool company based in California, has released a set of printheads that deliver metal additive manufacturing to existing CNC machines. According to the company, the range can be i…
Bossard Group corners 3D printing market with TRUMPF, German RepRap and Henkel
Bossard (SWX:BOSN), a Swiss fastener technology and logistics group, is entering the additive manufacturing market as a supplier for three established 3D printing industry names. Partnered with TRUMPF…
3D bioprinting deemed an important tool for understanding brain disease
3D bioprinting could be the exact tool that researchers need to discover the cause of Alzheimer’s disease and strokes. Though animal models exist for the purpose of neurovascular research, a technical…
XSTRAND™ a new material for functional prototyping and tooling applications
Composite materials are leading the way for high-performance 3D printed prototypes. In tooling, electronics and automotive industries, businesses require materials that can withstand industrial-grade …