Renishaw and Aeromet International Limited have announced they are working together to establish additive manufacturing process parameters and material properties for Aeromet’s A20X® aluminum al…
Materialise reports surge in 3D printing for end part manufacturing
Materialise NV (NASDAQ:MTLS) has reported financial results for the second quarter of 2017, and business is booming. Headquartered in Leuven, Belgium the company is one of the pioneers in the 3D print…
San Francisco college to invest $350k in new MakerSpaces
The City College of San Francisco (CCSF) has received a $350,000 grant to develop a new Maker Sphere. Speaking to the San Francisco Examiner CCSF’s Jeff Hamilton explained, “We are creating a new spac…
BigRep receives “double digit” millions during latest funding round
Berlin’s large-format 3D printing specialists BigRep are living up to their name. The 3D printer manufacturer has announced their current funding round is already in the “double digit” millions. While…
3D printing saves $2700 per surgery finds new research
Using 3D printing, a team from the University of California San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital has reduced surgery time by approximately 25 percent. The project focused on treatment of the most co…
3D Systems has “work to do”, revises forecasts – market reacts badly
3D printing industry earnings season continues with financial results from 3D Systems (NYSE:DDD), and the stock market is not reacting well to the news. The company’s share price has taken almost a 20…
ACEO officially launches Open Print lab
WACKER CHEMIE AG, has announced that their ACEO Open Print Lab is now officially open in Burghausen, Germany. WACKER is a leading chemical manufacturing company. The ACEO campus is designed to deepen …
German RepRap presents liquid 3D printing with polyurethane
German RepRap, manufacturers of FFF 3D printers and ebalta Kunststoff GmbH, a materials company, have announced a new polyurethane (PU) based material for 3D printing. The manufacturer says their PU p…
Arcam increases sales, moving through “challenging market situation”
Arcam has published their Interim financial report for the first 6 months of 2017. The Swedish additive manufacturing company characterises this period as a “challenging market situation.” Despite thi…
3D printed safe-cracking robot impresses at DEF CON 25
3D printing and security research have long history. The lockpicking community and security researchers have made frequent use of 3D printing to draw attention to vulnerabilities and encourage manufac…