Oceanz, a Dutch 3D printing service bureau, has announced the acquisition of fellow bureau Heijcon 3D Solutions to accelerate additive manufacturing in the Netherlands. “With this acquisition we can b…
ERDC engineers 3D print concrete bridge at Camp Pendleton
Megan Kreiger, a lead mechanical engineer, at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), and her team of engineers, have 3D printed a 32-ft-long reinforced concrete footbridge at t…
Sound and lightwaves manipulated with 3D printed Weyl Sonic Crystal
Physicists from the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) and China’s Wuhan University have 3D printed polymer rectangular rods to create a Weyl sonic crystal cube capable of reflecting soun…
3D printing events for 2019
Our 3D Printing Events guide is already filling up for 2019. Following a year of materials, hardware, and design software developments for additive manufacturing, the beginning of 2019 brings a variet…
Singapore researchers use 3D printed nanostructures to create anti-counterfeiting optical device
Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have developed an anti-counterfeiting device using nano 3D printed polymer structures. Leading the research, Joel Yang, Associ…
ASTM International, Innovate UK, BSI & MTC to co-develop standards metal additive manufacturing
ASTM International, the leader in Global standards, has partnered with Innovate UK, the British Standards Institution (BSI), and the UK Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry, to develop te…
Velo3D and Praxair partner to develop metal additive manufacturing powders
California-based metal additive manufacturing technology company Velo3D has partnered with Connecticut’s Praxair Surface Technologies, Inc. (PST), a producer of specialty alloy-based powders, to…
University of Pittsburgh and General Carbide receive $57K to accelerate 3D printing using Tungsten carbide
The University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering and General Carbide, a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of compound metals, have received a $57,529 grant to research the use of tungsten ca…
Formlabs launch resins for rapid prototyping and dental prosthetics at CES
Formlabs, a Boston-based manufacturer of SLA 3D printers, has introduced two new resin materials at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), in Las Vegas, which commenced today. The first of the new resin…
Sunconomy to develop 3D printed concrete homes in Texas
Sunconomy, a U.S. construction company, has received permits to build its first 3D printed geopolymer additively manufactured house in Lago Vista, Texas. Larry Haines, the founder of Sunconomy, stated…