Chinese SLM and SLS 3D printer manufacturer Farsoon, has introduced it’s latest Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) large-format metal 3D printer, the FS621M. Developed with industry partner and manu…
Student start-up Legendary Vish to commercialize vegan-friendly 3D printed salmon
A group of international students has developed a 3D printing technique that enables them to print complex binders and proteins into plant-based fish alternatives. Having begun working together on an…
BASF subsidiary Forward AM extends 3D printing partnership with Prismlab
Global chemical production company BASF’s 3D printing arm Forward AM, has reached an agreement to strengthen its partnership with 3D printing process and hardware provider Prismlab. The deal, signed a…
Interview: AMT and DTI on how they created new 3D printing food-contact applications
“Food-contact applications are definitely a place where 3D printing will take a bigger piece of the cake, it’s only the tip of the iceberg for us with surface treatment. It’s a market that will grow a…
NYU Tandon researchers use machine learning to expose vulnerability behind 3D printed composites
Researchers from New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering have successfully used Machine Learning (ML) tools to reverse engineer glass and carbon fiber 3D printed components. By applying ML…
Michigan Tech researchers invent open-source grinding machine for compression screw 3D printing
Perennial 3D printing innovator and Professor at Michigan Technological University (MTU) Joshua Pearce, has teamed up with MTU colleague Jacob Franz, to create an open-source grinding machine for comp…
Optomec launches ROI assessment tool calculating the cost savings of using 3D printing for MRO
Optomec, the New Mexico-based developers of Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS) and Aerosol Jet Printing (AJP) metal 3D printers, has launched a new Return On Investment (ROI) assessment tool. Built …
Sustainable 3D printed footbridge to be built in Rotterdam using DSM thermoplastics
Global nutritional science firm and materials producer DSM is working with Netherlands-based engineering consultancy firm Royal HaskoningDHV and the City of Rotterdam, to 3D print a footbridge from re…
Scheurer partners with ETH Zurich students to 3D print “Rowesys” weeding robot
Engineering company Scheurer Swiss GmbH has used its 3D printing expertise to help a group of ETH Zürich students develop their “Rowesys” automated robotic weeding system. Working with the…
University of Minnesota researchers use 3D bioprinting to create beating human heart
Researchers from the University of Minnesota have developed a novel bio-ink, enabling them to create a functional 3D printed beating human heart. The cell-laden biomaterial, produced using pluripoten…