The UK’s Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), located in Coventry, has revealed the results of its two-year project, FlexiFinish, which aims to provide an automated additive manufacturing post-proce…
Ultimaker opens new APAC facility in Singapore to meet global demands
Ultimaker, a Netherlands based 3D printer manufacturer, has expanded operations within the APAC region with a new office facility in Singapore. Following this, Benjamin Tan, former Channel Director at…
UOW researchers catch waves to test 3D printed surfboard fins
Wanting to create the perfect wave-riding experience for surfers, two years ago, Marc in het Panhuis, Professor at the University of Wollongong’s (UOW) School of Chemistry, and a research team used ad…
Defining Aerospace 4.0 through 3D printing at Protolabs and LPW
The fourth industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0 is a term that aerospace manufacturers gravitate towards, but what does it actually mean? Sameer Savani, Head of Innovation and Engineering…
Renishaw launches InfiniAM Spectral additive manufacturing monitoring software
British engineering company Renishaw, has released InfiniAM Spectral, a new process monitoring software for Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) 3D printing systems. “For Additive Manufacturing to become a …
NASA awards Bally Ribbon Mills for its advanced 3D thermal material
Bally Ribbon Mills, a Pennsylvania-based 3D fabric manufacturer, has received a Space Technology Award from NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) for weaving the 3D material used within N…
Norsk Titanium, Pratt & Whitney, 3D printed integrally bladed rotor and more aerospace announcements
Aerospace and additive manufacturing news from the Farnborough International Airshow continues with a batch of news from Norsk Titanium. Norsk Titanium, an aerospace additive manufacturing company wit…
3D printing news Sliced Siemens, ExOne, Stratasys, Massivit, CELLINK, Formlabs, Star Rapid
This edition of our 3D printing news digest Sliced asks the following questions: Is advanced manufacturing destined to destroy jobs? Will 3D printing benefit from trade wars between the US, Europe and…
Mass Portal co-founder hands over leadership to build an independent additive Manufacturing software platform
Mass Portal, a Latvia-based 3D printer manufacturer, has named Imants Treidis as its new CEO following the departure of co-founder Janis Grinhofs. As of this month, Grinhofs, has founded and will lead…
Is 3D printing really as ecofriendly as we think it is?
A recent study by German environmental association, Umweltbundesamt (UBA), gives information on 3D printing and the environment. Titled 3D Printing Trend report for assessing the environmental impacts…