Spanish industrial metals manufacturer Tecalum Industrial has credited the adoption of 3D printed tooling provided by BCN3D systems, for delivering “remarkable” time and cost savings to its business. …
Queensland University researchers call for clearer regulation of 3D printed medical devices
Researchers from The University of Queensland in Australia have released a study which calls for clarification around the regulation of 3D printed devices that are used in the medical industry. The re…
University researchers use near-infrared light 3D printing to create an ear inside the body
Researchers from China’s Sichuan University, Belgium’s Ghent University and The University of California San Diego, have developed a method of 3D printing a human ear inside of the body. The research…
3DEO passes 150,000 part milestone on quest to achieve high volume manufacturing
Los Angeles-based metal 3D printed part provider 3DEO, has officially shipped 150,000 production parts for end-use applications. The milestone is an important one for the on-demand additive manufactu…
Researchers from the University of Colorado Denver develop new 3D printing material that mimics biological tissues
Researchers from the University of Colorado Denver and the Southern University of Science and Technology in China, have created a novel 3D printing material that’s able to imitate the behaviours of bi…
Photocentric earns UK government contract to 3D print millions of PPE parts for the NHS
3D printer and materials manufacturer Photocentric, has been awarded a contract by the UK government to manufacture over 7.6 million 3D printed protective face shields during the next six months. The…
University of California San Diego researchers use 3D printing to create “insect-like” soft robots
Researchers from the University of California San Diego have used 3D printing to produce soft and flexible, walking “insect-like” robots. The budget-minded additive manufacturing technique used to cr…
IMTS conference canceled for the first time since WWII, Formnext organizers provide updated safety precautions
The 2020 edition of the International Manufacturing Technology Show has been canceled due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Having monitored the impact of the coronavirus on the 3D printing industry,…
Researchers use 3D printing to assemble nanoparticles into robust macroscale structures
Researchers from the Technical University of Hamburg (TUHH) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in collaboration with the and Bremen University, have used 3D printing to assemble nan…
3D printing industry news sliced: Nexa3D, Tethon 3D, HP, Thor 3D, nScrypt, Farsoon and more
In this edition of Sliced, the 3D Printing Industry news digest, we cover the latest business developments, partnerships, and acquisitions across our industry. Today’s edition features the most up-to…