In a recently published paper, scientists from Carnegie Mellon University and Argonne National Laboratory used high-speed x-ray imaging to study the keyhole effect in powder-based metal 3D printing. A…
U.S. Army acquires Rize One 3D printer for spare parts on-demand
The Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) of the U.S. Army in New Jersey has acquired a Rize One 3D printer for the on-demand manufacturing of spare parts and tools. Rize One w…
Stratasys J720 Dental brings full-color ultra-realistic models to dental industry
Leading 3D printer OEM Stratasys has introduced a new full-color PolyJet machine. The J720 Dental can 3D print ultra-realistic dental models using 500,000 color combinations. Barry Diener, Dental Segm…
GE Power adds 3D printing lab for Clemson University students
At its Advanced Manufacturing Works (AMW) in Greenville, South Carolina, GE Power has installed three 3D printing machines. These machines are for the use of Clemson University students who can now wo…
Lawrence Livermore researchers explore ‘sentient’ materials with 3D printing
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have 3D printed micro-sized mechanical logic gates. These logic gates can be embedded into materials to make them respond to environmental sti…
U.S. Air Force grants Sciperio Phase 2 funding to 3D print phased array antennas
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has awarded Sciperio, a Florida-based research group, Phase II funding to develop 3D printed phased array antennas. Established in 1996, Sciperio is an R&D company specia…
NASA allots $2 million to develop 3D printed multifunctional sensors
NASA scientist Mahmooda Sultana and her team have received $2 million to develop 3D printed multisensor devices for space exploration. Sultana is Associate Branch Head of the Systems Engineering Branc…
E3D Skunkworks releases Pathio, a new slicer for FDM/FFF 3D printing
Award winning OEM E3D Online has released its skunkworks slicer Pathio for FDM/FFF 3D printer. A first for the UK-based company that typically makes hotends, Pathio is, “A totally new core slici…
Purdue and University of Southern California enhance 3D printing quality control with machine learning
Researchers from Purdue University, Indiana, and the University of Southern California have used machine learning algorithms to improve quality control in 3D printing. Arman Sabbaghi, the leading rese…
UrbanAlps begins shipping of metal 3D printed Stealth Key
UrbanAlps, a Swiss high-security company, has started shipping its metal 3D printed security key called the Stealth Key. Founded in 2014, by Felix Reinert and Alejandro Ojeda, a mechanical engineer, U…