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 new software and product launches, testing of 3D printed engines at a space center…
Evonik launches new PEEK filament suitable for 3D printing medical implants
German specialty chemicals company Evonik has introduced its new Vestakeep i4 3DF implant grade polyether ether ketone (PEEK) filament into its portfolio of 3D printing materials. Having met ASTM F2026 requirements, the industry standard for surgical implant applications, the new…
EU-backed Project NESSIE uses 3D printing to accelerate vaccine production
Researchers from the EU-backed initiative named Project NESSIE, have created a novel technique for purifying vaccines that could lead to reduced costs and enable vaccines to become more readily available to countries in the developing world. Austrian ceramic 3D printing…
UCLA researchers develop a more efficient method of 3D printing electronics
A substantially faster means of producing 3D printed electronics has been devised by a team of researchers from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). The new approach is nearly five times quicker than conventional techniques and has the potential…
ADDere produces rocket combustion chamber using Laser Wire Additive Manufacturing Technology
ADDere, the additive manufacturing division of Wisconsin-based Midwest Engineered Systems, has used 3D printing to produce a full-size rocket thrust chamber assembly. Utilizing its Laser Wire Additive Manufacturing (LWAM) technology, ADDere was able to seamlessly merge the combustion chamber and…
US Air Force produces on-demand surgical retractor using 3D printing
A research team from the US Air Force (UAF) has successfully produced a surgical retractor using 3D printing. The medical instrument, created a desktop 3D printer, is designed to be used in logistically challenging hostile environments where it is not…
New 3D printing jobs at Digifabster, new appointments at MachineWorks, Nanoscribe, Aurora, AMT and more
Welcome to the latest edition of our 3D printing jobs and career moves update for the additive manufacturing sector. If you are looking for a new position in the industry, we keep our 3D Printing job board updated with the…
3D Printing Industry News Sliced: Sonda SYS, Sintratec, Nanofabrica, DMG MORI, RPS, PostProcess
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 winners of the 2020 Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge, Artec 3D’s latest class…
Protolabs purchases GE Additive’s X-Line 3D printers for use from late summer 2020
Digital manufacturing company Protolabs plans to introduce GE Additive’s X-Line 2000R large-format 3D printers into its equipment portfolio in late summer 2020. By expanding on its metal additive manufacturing capacity, Protolabs will enable its customers to access a new method of…
Purdue University and Sandia National Laboratories use 3D printing to predict fracture formation
Researchers from Purdue University and Sandia National Laboratories have used 3D printers to develop a new way of understanding how and when structural fractures develop. The research paves the way for detecting and predicting fractures remotely. Having the ability to…
