In this edition of Sliced, the 3D Printing Industry news digest, we cover the latest business developments, partnerships, and acquisitions across our industry. Today’s edition features business updat…
FabRx Printlets designed with Braille-patterned surface to aid visually impaired
Pharmaceutical 3D printing specialist FabRx has produced orodispersible 3D printed tablets, called Printlets, which are designed with Braille and Moon patterns on the surface to aid medicine taking fo…
Renishaw completes clinical trial extension study of neuroinfuse drug delivery system to treat Parkinson’s disease
Global engineering technologies company, Renishaw, has concluded the extension component of its phase 1-2 clinical study, carried out jointly with pharmaceuticals expert Herantis Pharma, which investi…
Exactech shifts Equinoxe Stemless Shoulder manufacture to laser based 3D printing
Medical device manufacturing firm Exactech is transitioning the manufacturing process of its Equinoxe Stemless Shoulder to laser based additive manufacturing. The Stemless Shoulder, a bone-conserving …
NASA and KULR Technology Group partner to build space-optimized battery pack systems in-orbit
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) has awarded KULR Technology Group a dual-use technology agreement which could see future space missions 3D print spare battery packs on-demand and en-route. …
America Makes launches OASIS challenge to advance laser-based powder bed additive manufacturing
In partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and GE Research, the U.S. National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute America Makes has launched a ‘direct call-to-action’ challen…
3Diligent opens ProdEX Connect and Shopsight Connect beta program to qualified users
Industry 4.0 software and services firm 3Diligent has opened a beta program of its new ProdEX Connect and Shopsight Connect applications to all qualified users, after successfully concluding its pilot…
Fraunhofer ILT and MPIE devise 3D printed composite material comparable to Damascus Steel
The Aachen-based Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT) and the Max-Planck-Institute for Iron Research (MPIE) in Düsseldorf are investigating a 3D printing method which could be used to produ…