Engineers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have developed a way of optimizing the properties of any parts produced via Liquid Metal Jet (LMJ) 3D printing. Instead of adopting a c…
Heat exchanger tubing delivered to offshore Shell site “in record time” courtesy of 3D Metalforge
Manufacturing service provider 3D Metalforge has utilized its in-house 3D printing capabilities to rapidly manufacture and supply heat exchanger parts to one of oil and gas firm Shell’s offshore facil…
COBOD clients 3D print three U.S. homes in bid to start tackling affordable housing crisis
Construction 3D printer manufacturer COBOD’s systems have been deployed to create three new low-cost homes for those living in the rural United States. Built by Alquist3D, the PERI Group and Pri…
Prodways dental and jewelry 3D printing boom drives Groupe Gorgé to 8% Q3 revenue growth
French engineering firm Groupe Gorgé (GOE) has credited the impressive sales of its 3D printing subsidiary Prodways (PWG) for fuelling its 8% revenue rise in Q3 2021. As revealed in its recent f…
Protolabs “disappointed with third quarter earnings” while revenue up 17%
Rob Bodor, the President and CEO of digital manufacturing provider Protolabs (PRLB), has said that he’s “disappointed with its third quarter earnings,” despite the fact it reported a 17% revenue rise …
Renewed manufacturing growth sees Materialise achieve record Q3 quarterly revenue
Belgian software and 3D printing service provider Materialise (MTLS) has reported record-breaking revenue figures during Q3 2021. The company’s financials show that over the quarter, it brought …
Conflux Technology raises $8.5M with AM Ventures, adopts particle accelerator for heat exchanger NDT
Heat exchanger 3D printing specialist Conflux Technology has announced the closure of a $8.5 million (AUD) financing round, in addition to a significant advance within its R&D workflow. By a…
3D Systems to expand bioprinting program after buying Volumetric Biotechnologies for $400M
U.S. 3D printer manufacturer 3D Systems has unveiled plans to expand on its bioprinting program after acquiring Volumetric Biotechnologies for $400 million. Bought for an initial $45 million, wi…
ETH Zurich engineers 3D print robotic cat with a ‘personality’ of its own
Researchers at ETH Zurich have used 3D printing to build an autonomous cat-like robot that’s capable of imitating the movements of real-life felines. 3D printed using SLS, FDM and MJF over nine …
Groupe Gorgé announces “now not the right time to sell Prodways” amid restructuring plans
French engineering firm Groupe Gorgé (GOE) has confirmed that it has no intention of selling shares in its 3D printing subsidiary Prodways (PWG), despite unveiling fresh plans to simplify its corporat…