Multinational printing firm HP has published a series of use cases that reflect how its 3D printers for manufacturing are increasingly ‘opening new markets’ to service bureaus. For those making the switch to digital manufacturing for the first time, installing…
Manufacturers reveal how industrial 3D printing is helping unlock economic volume production
Industrial 3D printer adopters have revealed how HP Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) technology is helping them cost-effectively scale plastic part production. With the firm’s industrial 3D printers, the Jet Fusion 5200 and Jet Fusion 5420W, it’s now possible for users…
CR-Scan 01 3D scanner becomes better value as 3DMakerpro launches biggest-ever sale
High-precision 3D scanner manufacturer 3DMakerpro has launched its largest-ever sale, bringing huge discounts to the cost of its proprietary CR-Scan 01. Designed to pair consumer-level user-friendliness with industrial-grade accuracy, the CR-Scan 01 is said to be capable of capturing objects…
HP’s new metal 3D printer “showcasing the benefits of digital manufacturing” at Schneider Electric
Global leader in energy and industrial automation Schneider Electric has become the latest to praise the manufacturing opportunities unlocked by the new metal 3D printer from HP. At IMTS last year, HP made its long-awaited metal 3D printing debut with…
3DM Digital Manufacturing unveils laser technology that allows users to “aim for a certain wavelength”
3D printer & Laser light source developer 3DM Digital Manufacturing has teased a new technology that enables adopters to tune their Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) 3D printing laser to work with a specific material or application. Compared to CO2 or…
Review: Slice Engineering’s Mosquito hotend 3D printing upgrade
3D Printing Industry reviews the Slice Engineering Mosquito hotend. Florida-based Slice Engineering specializes not in the development of 3D printers, but upgrades designed to boost the performance of existing systems. To date, the firm has launched a range of hotends, extruders,…
Zortrax 3D printing helps Toyota drive down the cost and lead times of its assembly jigs
Japanese automotive multinational Toyota has revealed how adopting Zortrax 3D printing has helped optimize its vehicle assembly operations. At its two Polish facilities in Walbrzych and Jelcz-Laskowice, Toyota has switched from CNC machining assembly jigs and fixtures to producing them…
Keynote speakers unveiled for the 2023 AMUG Conference
The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) has revealed the keynote speakers for the 2023 AMUG Conference. During the event, Robert Ducey of LAIKA Studios and Nicholas Jacobson of the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus will talk attendees through their…
Farsoon 3D printing used to build China’s largest reusable rocket engine
Chinese aerospace firm Galactic Energy has turned to 3D printing to build the country’s largest reusable rocket engine to date. Galactic Energy’s Welkin 50-ton LOX/kerosene engine features more than 30 Farsoon-3D printed parts, including a turbo pump and LOX/kerosene main…
New flagship UltiMaker S7 3D printer launched: technical specifications and pricing
Desktop 3D printer manufacturer UltiMaker has rolled out the latest model from its best-selling S-Series range: the UltiMaker S7. UltiMaker’s first new S-Series since the merger of Ultimaker and MakerBot last year, packs an upgraded build plate sensor and air…
