A team of U.S. Marines 3D printed a part for the F-35 stealth fighter saving $70,000 in costs for a whole new landing gear door. The component is a small part mounted on the door pressing it into the …
Makelab partners with AMFG for automated 3D printing on-demand
Brooklyn-based on-demand 3D printing service bureau, Makelab, has partnered with automation software developer AMFG. With the help of AMFG’s software utilities, Makelab is to streamline it’s 3D printi…
Tethon 3D awarded means to develop ceramic/metal DLP 3D printer
Tethon 3D, a ceramic 3D printing material specialist headquartered in Nebraska, has received a grant to develop a multi-material DLP 3D printer. The grant was awarded by the University of Nebraska, th…
Beijing ophthalmologist makes 3D printed spectacles to treat deformed corneas
Dr. Song Hongxin, an ophthalmologist and researcher at the Beijing Tongren Hospital, China, has 3D printed spectacles to help patients with deformed corneas. The 3D printed optical lenses are designed…
Hobbyist 3D prints open source CNC machine for under $200
Hobbyist and Reddit 3D printing community contributor Marioarm has built an “almost fully” 3D printed CNC machine for milling electronic chipboards. Marioarm built the Cyclone PCB CNC machine with 3D …
3D printed ballet shoe eases the pain of dancers
Hadar Neeman, a graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, has designed and 3D printed a pain-reducing durable ballet shoe. As part of her final university project, Neeman designed …
Fabrisonic’s 3D metal printed heat exchanger gets green-light from NASA
Fabrisonic, an Ohio-based company specializing in metal 3D printing, has taken a step closer to Mars. Fabrisonic’s used its patented technology to additively manufacture heat exchanger devices. The me…
Air New Zealand partners with Zenith Tecnica to 3D print metal aircraft parts
Air New Zealand, the flag carrier airline of New Zealand, has partnered with Zenith Tecnica, an Auckland-based 3D titanium printing company, to manufacture 3D printed metal aircraft parts. The metal …
3D printed artificial limb returns amputees to water
Northwell Health, a not for profit healthcare organization in New York, announced a new study to manufacture and commercialize ‘The FIN’, an amphibious 3D printed prosthetic leg. The FIN was created b…
Scientists combine 3D printing and crocodile cartilage to treat joint injuries
Microbiologists at Central Queensland University (CQUniversity), Australia, are working to use crocodile protein with healing powers and 3D bioprinting to repair joint damage. A traumatic injury to a …