Today’s Sliced answers the questions: what is 4D printing? How does it compare to 3D printing? Will we soon be riding bionic aircraft? All this and more from GE Additive, Sketchfab, FILOALFA and…
Observing underwater life with a robotic fish made with 3D printing
Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), have developed a Soft Robotic Fish, SoFi, made in part with 3D printed silicone rubber. The robot’s motors make mi…
Zero 2 Infinity firing rockets from balloons with 3D printed parts
Zero 2 Infinity (Z2I) is a Spanish aerospace company using 3D printing as part of its Bloostar balloon assisted rocket, developed to launch satellites weighing up to 75kg into low Earth orbit. Spanish…
Massivit 1500 3D printer technical specifications
Massivit 3D has released the Massivit 1500 Exploration 3D printer. The 1500 is a large format 3D printer catering to 3D print providers producing signage or other large structures. “The Massivit 1500 …
CRP collaborates with Energica on Italian-first electric motorcycle
Energica, an Italian manufacturer of supersport electric motorcycles, have designed parts of Italy’s first street-legal electric motorcycle, the Energica Ego, using 3D printing. Rapid prototyping of t…
Oxford Performance Materials achieves medical accreditation in Japan for 3D printed implants
Connecticut based PEKK specailist Oxford Performance Materials (OPM), has received the Accreditation of Foreign Medical Device Manufacturer (FMDM) from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welf…
3D Printing News Sliced, Additive Industries, Ultimaker, LulzBot and Artec 3D
Our latest round-up of 3D printing news alternatively answers and poses these questions: Why 3D print in chocolate? How is 3D printing reviving the classic car? How do plastic bottles become 3D printe…
Creo 5.0 brings Materialise integration, Autodesk compatibility and more
Massachusetts based software company PTC has released the latest version of its CAD modeling software, Creo 5.0. PTC has added a number of new features and extensions which the company says “enables u…
Prodways shipping first Rapid Additive Forging 3D printer
Nexteam Group and Prodways Group have announced plans for the installation of a Rapid Additive Forging (RAF) machine at Nexteam’s facility in Toulouse, France. When Nexteam receives the printer in Apr…
ECCO emerges as a new contender in the trend for 3D printed sneakers
With consumers increasingly turning to online shopping to meet their clothing and fashion needs, retailers are looking for new ways to draw customers back into their brick-and-mortar stores. Innovatio…