Endeavor 3D integrates CO-AM software in its powerful HP printer fleet
Additive contract manufacturer Endeavor 3D has partnered with HP and Materialise to leverage the Materialise CO-AM software platform for improving its…
MTC leverages AMCM’s unique multi-laser beam shaping system
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has acquired the AMCM M 290-2 FLX, an industrial 3D printing system from AMCM, a company affiliated with EOS…
American companies to make and sell NASA’s GRX-810 superalloy
NASA, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has announced that it has licensed its GRX-810 superalloy to five US-based companies. Unveiled last year, GRX-810 is an Oxide Dispersi…
Forecast 3D is Looking to GROWit & Up in 3D Printing Industry
Mergers and acquisitions are not exactly a new phenomenon in the 3D printing industry. Indeed some companies have been at it for years and are still continuing along that path. And, since the original…
CGTrader Driving Acceleration & Adoption of 3D Printing
CGTrader is one of the leading global 3D model marketplaces and today the company has announced a revamped platform with a new set of tools specifically designed and developed to enable designers and …
Researchers Demonstrate New 3D Bioprinting Method Using Visible Light for Cartilage Production
Cartilage is a flexible biological tissue that provides padding where bones come together in a joint. A new method for 3D printing cartilage is being proposed as a method for treating osteoarthritis, …
Authentise Makes 3D Print Streaming More Secure with Guardtime Partnership
In anticipation of the possible need for Intellectual Property protection in the 3D printing era, Authentise has partnered with Guardtime, the inventor of Keyless Signature Infrastructure. The new pa…
Courting the Materials Market
There is a slight quandary for the producers of products that require peripherals. Is it better to open the market to those peripherals or conduct a more closed approach? The former allows the potenti…
French 3D Printer Manufacturer Groupe Gorgé Acquires its Own Materials Firm
Groupe Gorgé has begun building up its portfolio in the effort to transform itself into a 3D printing powerhouse. After the acquisition of Prodways, French manufacturer of a unique LED digital light …
Sky Tech’s Finishing Box Is a New Beginning for Desktop 3D Printing
When speaking with consumer 3D printing industry experts, artists and experimenters, one thing that many indicate as a hurdle that has to be overcome in order to truly bring 3D printing to the masses …
NASA is 3D Scanning on Mars and 3D Printing on Earth
“If this species is to survive indefinitely we need to become a multi-planet species. We need to go to Mars, and Mars is a stepping-stone to other solar systems.” – Charles Bolden, A…
It All Pours Out: Missouri High School Seniors Solve Ketchup’s First Drop with 3D Printing
These science experiments in high school sound a lot more fascinating than the titration experiments I endured extensively. Two students, Tyler Richards and Jonathan Thompson, took their scientific me…
Portugal is About to Get Its First 3D Print Shop, and It’s Eco Too
Portuguese design and product engineering company Weproductise is about to open the very first 3D printing store in Ponte de Lima, near Braga, in the North of Portugal, close the border with Spain. Fo…
Free Your 3D Printer from Slicers and Print with Project Silkworm
Skip your Gcode slicer completely and print directly from Rhino3D. Why? Because you’ll be freed from the constraints of quadratic code to experience the organic nature of silkworm! Project Silkworm is…
The City of Portland Oregon Faces Fiscal Crisis Due to Purchase of a 3D Printer
Last week at a live unveiling event for the city’s new 3D printer in front of Portland’s iconic Hawthorne bridge brought shocking details about how the Mayor of Portland has been acquiring city …