Raul Polit-Casillas, a systems engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, has described how 3D printing is in use to make advanced woven metal fabrics for use in space. Poli…
Sigma Labs wins Solar Turbines contract
The industrialization of 3D printing continues with the announcement that Sigma Labs Inc., (OTCQB:SGLB) has won a contract from Solar Turbines Incorporated, a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT)…
Korean researchers develop open source 3D bioprinter
Researchers from Seoul National University of Science and Technology in Korea have published the schematics for an open source 3D bioprinter. The authors of the paper explain that 3D printing, “is con…
Wohlers Associates partners with Materialise for Design for Additive Manufacturing course
Wohlers Associates, Inc., has announced a training course organised in conjunction with leading software and additive manufacturing enterprise, Materialise. The Fort Collins, Colorado based consulting…
3D printed microreactors speed up scientific research at the University of Helsinki
Researchers at the University of Helsinki have demonstrated how 3D printing can save both time and money. A team led by Dr. Gianmario Scotti 3D printed disposable microreactors and the research, plus …
Winning 3D print to enable the Internet of Space
Mouser Electronics Inc. and Grant Imahara have announced the winning design in the International Space Station (I.S.S.) Design Challenge has been 3D printed in space. Andy Filo, an engineer based in C…
New research shows how a 3D printed digital patch can repair hearts
3D printing may hold the key to beating the primary cause of death in the U.S. – heart disease. With almost a quarter of deaths in North America attributable to heart disease, this new research …
MIT professors tell us about the 3D printing and design skills needed for the future
MIT Professional Education is launching a new course, “Advances in Computer-Aided Design for Manufacturing.” I asked the course instructors, MIT professors Wojciech Matusik and Justin Solomon, f…
3D printing shoes, an interview with Genesis Project designer Amadou ba Ndiaye
3D printing shoes has received plenty of press recently. In the past weeks alone, Carbon has announced remarkable plans for a partnership with adidas that will produce tens of millions of 3D printed s…
Record breaking Kickstarter campaign validates the market for bespoke 3D printed footwear
3D Printing Industry has followed Wiivv’s journey since 2014 when we met the co-founder at a conference shortly after he founded the company. More recently we reported how the 3D printed custom orthot…