BASF, a multinational chemical company, has acquired two material companies, Advanc3D Materials and Setup Performance. Advanc3D Materials GmbH was founded 2015 and headquartered in Hamburg Germany. Se…
New GE patent for additive manufacturing blockchain points towards industrialisation of 3D printing
Our series looking at trends in additive manufacturing for end-use production highlighted the increasing industrial of AM, but identified several areas where hurdles are yet to be fully overcome. Of t…
SpaceX mission will bring 3D bioprinter to ISS, plans to 3D print cardiac patches for damaged hearts
The next phase of a NASA sponsored mission to 3D print human organs and tissues in space will launch in February 2019. A 3D BioFabrication Facility (BFF) developed by nScrypt and Techshot and destined…
Biodegradable GROWLAY 3D printer filament can be used to grow mushrooms or make cheese
Readers of 3D Printing Industry may remember Kai Parthy from our earlier interviews and coverage of the 3D printer filaments made by the German inventor. Now Kai Parthy is back with another novel fila…
World’s largest composite 3D printer installed by Thermwood at Local Motors to make self-driving vehicles
A Thermwood LSAM 10’x40′ 3D printer was recently installed at ground mobility company Local Motors. Large Scale Additive Manufacturing The Phoenix, Arizona headquartered Local Motors recen…
Oak Ridge scientists develop plant based renewable 3D printing material, 100% improvement on ABS
A team from the Materials Science and Technology Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has published a study describing a significantly improved 3D printing material. Writing in the scienti…
Ricoh planning for acquisitions with $1.8 billion war chest
Comments made by Ricoh Americas’ president & CEO, Joji Tokunaga have reconfirmed the Japanese multinational’s commitment to industrial 3D printing. In an article published by ZDnet Tok…
Review: The DOBOT MOOZ 3D printer, laser engraver and CNC carver
The DOBOT MOOZ taps into a trend of multifunctional, low cost desktop 3D printers aimed at those who want an introduction to these processes. Our 3D Printing Industry engineering team tested the DOBOT…
APWORKS and Heraeus join SAP Distributed Manufacturing platform with AMXpert
APWORKS has announced a new software tool for industrializing metal 3D printing – AMXpert. The Taufkirchen, Germany based APWORKS has recently announced a restructuring plan that made them a sub…
ExOne announces new CEO, what does the share price tell us?
Yesterday we published an article on the recent share price movements for industrial 3D printing enterprise The ExOne Company. Now, the North Huntingdon PA headquartered manufacturer has made an annou…