Following the acquisition of DLP system manufacturer Origin back in December, leading 3D printer OEM Stratasys has now acquired UK-based RPS, a provider of industrial-grade SLA 3D printers. Stratasys …
Branch Technology 3D prints its first building facade in Tennessee
Construction 3D printing company Branch Technology has 3D printed a building facade for a financial institution in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Once complete, pedestrians passing by the Tennessee Valley Fe…
Mobile 3D printing factory for U.S. Department of Defense under development by ExOne
Binder jet 3D printer OEM ExOne is set to develop a portable 3D printing factory for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) after being awarded a $1.6M contract by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) las…
peel 3d launches two new 3D scanners – technical specifications and pricing
3D scanner manufacturer peel 3d has announced the launch of two new handheld 3D scanners. The peel 2-S and the higher-performance peel 2 CAD-S are both based on the company’s previously released peel …
America Makes launches new $185K Rapid Innovation Call to advance 3D printing part certification
America Makes, the U.S. additive manufacturing innovation institute, has announced a new Rapid Innovation Call (RIC) in a bid to advance the qualification and certification of 3D printed parts. Backed…
MakerOS makes its 3D printing business management software free
Software developer MakerOS has made its comprehensive 3D printing business management software free to use. In a bid to “democratize product development”, the company intends to make it much easier fo…
ORNL and Senvol publish technical report on how to evaluate 3D printing process parameters
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), together with additive manufacturing data specialist Senvol, has published a technical report on pedigreed data collection for industrial 3D printing. The finding…
Augmented Reality Prescription Glasses Available Soon From Luxexcel And WaveOptics
Luxexcel, a specialist in 3D printed prescription lenses, has partnered with waveguide manufacturer WaveOptics to 3D print prescription smart glasses with augmented reality (AR) functionality. Followi…
Dassault Systèmes launches two new 3D software packages for makers and students
3D CAD software provider Dassault Systèmes has announced the launch of two new software packages on its 3DEXPERIENCE platform. SOLIDWORKS for Makers (available H2 2021) and SOLIDWORKS for Students (av…
Researchers add graphene to increase strength and density of 3D printed copper
A team of researchers from Uppsala University, together with graphene specialist Graphmatech, have made significant advances in the 3D printing of high-strength parts with copper powder. Through the u…