PrinterPrezz Inc, a California-based 3D printing service bureau specializing in the medical sector, has opened a one-stop 3D printing facility in Fremont, California. With its technical support and h…
Silverside Detectors working with Onshape to make nuclear radiation sensors
Silverside Detectors, a Massachusetts-based company specializing in nuclear security, is using tools from Onshape, a cloud-based CAD software provider. The objective is to develop low-cost compact-siz…
Louisiana State University 3D prints full-body ‘human’ for radiotherapy
Meagan Moore, a Biological and Agricultural Engineering student from Louisiana State University (LSU) has 3D printed a full-size model of the human body for use in radiotherapy. Such models used in ra…
Lincoln Memorial University to harness “unparalleled” potential of 3D printing in veterinary elective
Lincoln Memorial University, Tennessee (LMU) is to use 3D printed models to train students in veterinary medicine. The technology will be used at LMU’s College of Veterinary Medicine (LMU-CVM). Jason …
UCLA reconstructs lost Tiwanaku temple with 3D printing
An archeology team at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have reconstructed the ruins of Tiwanaku (AD 500-950), a Unesco World Heritage Site in Bolivia, using 3D modeling and 3D printing…
3D Printing News Sliced, Nano Dimensions, Local Motors, AMUG, 3DGence, Fabrisonic
In this edition of our 3D printing news digest – Sliced, we tell you about the latest trends in 3D printing. We have news from the medical and entertainment sectors, new materials and business o…
Xerion introduces The Fusion Factory, an FDM/FFF metal and ceramic 3D printer
Xerion, a German industrial furnace and 3D printer manufacturer, has introduced the Fusion Factory, a three-part FDM/FFF system capable of printing metal and ceramics. The company has taken inspiratio…
Hobs 3D acquires Canon UK 3D printing business
Hobs 3D, a UK-based 3D printing service bureau, has announced that it has acquired the 3D printing assets of Canon UK, a subsidiary of the Japanese optical and imaging product manufacturer Canon Inc. …
Mimaki joins ADAPT, MIT’s 3D printing development initiative
Mimaki Engineering, a Japanese inkjet printer manufacturer, has joined MIT’s Center for Additive and Digital Advanced Production Technologies (ADAPT) as a founding member. Yasuhiro Haba, Mimaki’s Ex…
Scientists explore 3D bioprinting to treat astronauts on extraterrestrial missions
At the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in The Netherlands, a two-day workshop on 3D bioprinting was held. The ESTEC is European Space Agency’s (ESA) primary research and test cen…