3D printing with conveyor belts has seen a flurry of activity this year. Now, Bill Steele of Polar3D has posted several interesting videos featuring new 3D printers. The Polar3D Flash FDM printer uses…
Disruptive 3D printing theory and a strategy for market entry
The relationship between 3D printing and economics might well be described with the phrase, “it’s complicated.” Since coining the term Disruptive Innovation in the 1990’s, Harvard professor Clayton Ch…
Is 3D printing safe? UL publishes Safety Science of 3D Printing
The results of a 2 year investigation looking at desktop 3D printer emissions are now available. Published as the proceedings of the Safety Science of 3D Printing Summit held in Atlanta, Georgia earli…
Exclusive: HP gives further details regarding expansion of Multi Jet Fusion 3D printer
The past fortnight has been a busy time for HP. The U.S. company has made several announcements relating to the expansion of their Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing system in Japan and China. I spoke to Ra…
SLM Solutions signs $13 million 3D printer order for 10 SLM 500 machines
Germany’s SLM Solutions has signed their largest single order to date. The contract is for 10 SLM 500 multi-laser metal additive manufacturing machines. The deal comes via a sales channel partner in C…
Paris Air Show sees $27 billion in orders for 3D printing enabled LEAP engine
CFM International, a joint venture between Safran and GE, has taken orders for 1,658 LEAP and CFM56 engines at this week’s Paris Air Show. Valuing the orders at book value means the deals for the 3D p…
GE, Concept Laser and Arcam EBM sign deal with Oerlikon
At the Paris Air Show today, GE announced a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Switzerland’s Oerlikon. The deal will see GE Additive and 3D printing enterprises Concept Laser and Arcam EBM wor…
Insights into how Create Orthotics and Prosthetics uses 3D printing and VR for medical devices
It is arguable that the expected uptake of VR has been slower than expected. This may in part be due to cost of the necessary computing power. Inspired by a request from an orthopedic children’s hospi…
Co-founder of think3D tells us more about $6 million 3D Printing facility for medical devices
A $6 million state-of-the-art 3D printing facility is planned for the the city Visakhapatnam in India. Also known as Vizag, the city is the financial capital of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The…
Dassault Systèmes and Airbus APWorks announce additive manufacturing plans for large-scale production
Additive manufacturing will be used for large-scale production in the aerospace and defense industry under a newly announced collaboration between Dassault Systèmes and Airbus APWorks. Dassault Systèm…