3DQue automates metal 3D printing for affordable mass production

Vancouver-based 3D printing start-up 3DQue has reported it has successfully proven the cost-effectiveness of its Quinly 3D printer automation upgrade on the Ultimaker S5.  Early test results have indicated that the Quinly upgrade on the Ultimaker S5 decreases printer operator…

HDC to bring Solukon post-processing to the South Korean market

South Korean 3D printing equipment distributor HDC has announced that it has now become an official reseller of Solukon depowdering systems.  Through the deal, Solukon stands to harness the extensive distribution network HDC has built up over the last 22…

Protolabs partners with RS Components to offer new end-to-end 3D printing service

Protolabs, a leading digital manufacturing service bureau, has announced a partnership with electronic component supplier RS Components to offer a new comprehensive 3D printing service. The new ‘Design and Manufacturing Solution’ will allow RS Components’ engineering and design customers to…

XJet launches new ‘SMART’ system for automatically post-processing ceramic parts

Material jetting specialist XJet has announced the launch of its new Support Material Automatic Removal Technology or ‘SMART’ post-processing station.  Marketed as the “last link in the chain” for automated end-to-end 3D printing, the SMART unit uses intelligent algorithms to…

The DMC is now among the top 1% of global 3D printed Scalmalloy part suppliers

The nominations for the 2021 3D Printing Industry Awards are now open. Who do you think should make the shortlists for this year’s show? Tell us now before this week’s deadline. The UK’s Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC) is now an…

Digital Metal launches new depowdering station to automate binder jetting

Swedish metal 3D printer manufacturer Digital Metal has launched what it describes as the “world’s first” automated depowdering station for binder jet systems.  Known as the DPS 1000, Digital Metal’s latest machine is designed to mechanize post-print powder recycling, enabling…

PostProcess Technologies delivers its first VAD depowdering system to European customer

PostProcess Technologies, a developer of automated post-processing systems for 3D printed parts, has delivered its first Variable Acoustic Displacement (VAD) powder removal system to a customer in Europe. First introduced in October 2020, VAD is PostProcess’s fifth technology family. The…

Shell ramps up 3D printing activities for offshore spare parts

Oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell has been leveraging 3D printing for design prototyping and tooling for some time, and is now turning its attention to additively manufacturing spare parts. Using metal Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) technologies, the company…

Shell reveals huge time and cost savings with 3D printing and digital part storage technology

Oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell has increased its reliance on both 3D printing and digital part management in the past year, now revealing several of its recent global additive manufacturing projects in the energy sector. Citing cost reductions,…

BASF’s Replique venture partners with Miele for on-demand 3D printed spare parts

Replique, a venture born out of chemical company BASF’s business incubator Chemovator, has partnered with German home appliance manufacturer Miele to produce and ship 3D printed accessories via its decentralized production network.  Through the partnership, Replique’s 3D printing platform will…