The Refabricator system by the US-based aerospace company Tethers Unlimited Inc. (TUI) has been installed on the International Space Station (ISS). The integrated 3D printer and plastic recycler was l…
SOLIDWORKS 2019 workshop by Solid Solutions, a three hour introduction
SOLIDWORKS is among the most popular and widely used professional CAD/CAE software, primarily for product designing and engineering applications. Next week 3D Printing Industry will be reporting from …
EOS acquires Vulcan Labs, puts pressure on US 3D printer manufacturers
EOS, a leading AM enterprise, has acquired the Texas-based powder bed fusion (PBF) R&D startup, Vulcan Labs. Vulcan Labs began as a spinoff of Stratasys, one of the major competitors of EOS. Strat…
Sigma Labs’ PrintRite3D metal AM quality assurance system granted a patent
Sigma Labs, a Santa Fe-based AM software and hardware company, has been granted a patent for its quality assurance system, PrintRite3D, made specifically for metal additive manufacturing. On the allow…
Evonik’s €400 million PA 12 plant moves closer to completion
Evonik, the largest specialty chemicals producer in the world, has announced that its VESTOSINT (PA 12) production plant has now entered the project implementation phase, after the completion of the c…
Mobedia creates e-learning experience with 3D printing to promote Kia Sportage
Mobedia, a Manchester-based digital content producer, has created a digital learning experience using 3D printing for Kia Motor‘s dealership teams. Kia’s employees can access the Airfix st…
3D Printing News Sliced Volvo, ANSYS, COBOD, Prodways
In this edition of our 3D printing news digest – Sliced, we have news about 3D printed constructions, 2D printed electronic circuits, large-format metal 3D printer and more. Read on to learn more abou…
NASA awards Copper 3D grant for 3D printing antibacterial medical devices in space
Copper 3D, a US-based Chilean 3D printing materials company, has received another grant from NASA. The money has been awarded to test the properties of antibacterial 3D printing materials for medical …
BAE Systems Air to use Simufact Additive for metal 3D printing
The multinational aerospace company, BAE Systems, has chosen Simufact Additive, a simulation software by a California-based technology company, MSC. The software will be used for metal 3D printing to …
Fraunhofer WKI classifies 3D printer emissions in new safety report
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research (WKI) have compiled a detailed report on particle emissions from FFF desktop 3D printers. In the paper Characterization of particulate and gas…