GE is now accepting 2018 applications for its GE Additive Education Program (AEP). The program, now in its second year, will see GE investing a total of $10 million over five years in delivering polymer 3D printers to schools, and…
Stratasys affirms Singapore service center for 3D printed parts in aviation
Stratasys and Singapore-based aircraft maintenance company SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) are one step closer to establishing a service center for 3D printed parts in commercial aviation, after the two companies signed a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA). The JVA follows a…
3DXpert for SOLIDWORKS streamlines path from 3D design to 3D printing
Market leading 3D printer manufacturer 3D Systems has announced the launch of 3DXpert for SOLIDWORKS, a 3D print preparation software package that optimizes 3D designs for additive manufacturing. 3DXpert, which was shortlisted for the 3D Printing Industry Awards Software of…
FARO Design ScanArm 2.0 can capture 600,000 points per second
Award winning 3D measurement and imaging company FARO has launched a new generation of its high-resolution 3D scanners. The FARO Design ScanArm 2.0. has an upgraded laser and enhanced ergonomics, to produce faster and more accurate 3D scans for reverse…
Stanley Black & Decker cuts leads times by up to 98% with Metal X 3D printer
Stanley Black & Decker, a manufacturer of hand tools, machining tools, and outdoor machines has redesigned and 3D printed two complex components using the Markforged Metal X 3D printer. The components, an actuator housing for a PD45 Hydraulic Post Driver…
Is 3D printed bacteria the future of electronics?
Wearable tech is the name given to smart electronic devices that can be worn or implanted in the body. An enticing opportunity for innovative tech developers in sports, health, fashion and entertainment, 3D printing is revealing new possibilities for wearable…
3DP4ME aims to 3D print hearing aid molds for 97% of those in need
One of the first breakthrough applications of 3D printing, custom-made hearing aid molds, is now showing its potential to address hearing-loss on an international scale. Through a partnership with the Swiss World Wide Hearing volunteer organization, 3DP4ME hopes to provide 3D printed…
Stratasys and Dassault Systèmes to power Unlimited Tomorrow prosthetics
Continuing our coverage of 3D printing at SOLIDWORKS World 2018, 3D printer manufacturer Stratasys and French software developer Dassault Systèmes have announced that they will be jointly powering Unlimited Tomorrow, a personalized prosthetics startup founded by inventor Easton LaChapelle. As…
Renishaw metal 3D printing rebuilds patient’s jaw groundbreaking UHW surgery
An oral cancer patient at the University Hospital of Wales (UHW) has successfully received innovative post-cancer facial reconstruction, thanks to 3D modeling from the International Centre for Design and Research (PDR) and metal 3D printing from Renishaw. Maxillofacial surgeon Mr.…
Sintavia forges deal with TNSC to optimize metal 3D printing
Metal 3D printing company Sintavia has announced a technical and commercial partnership with Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC), a Japan-based provider of industrial gases. As part of the deal, the two companies will develop and commercialize gas flow processes that optimize metal…
