Siemens and Interspectral launch metal additive manufacturing visualization software
Siemens, Europe’s largest industrial manufacturing company, has partnered with Interspectral, a Swedish software company, to develop 3D visualization …
Cummins Inc. invests in binder jet 3D printer, progress report on GE Additive H2
Cummins Inc., an American manufacturer and remanufacturer of engines, has invested in a beta-stage H2 binder jet metal 3D printer from GE Additive. …
stronghero3D seeks 3D printer material resellers in Europe and the U.S.
stronghero3D is a material producer headquartered in Shenzhen, the tech capital of China. Specializing in the creation of vibrant and rainbow-gradient filaments, the company was founded by Tommy Wu in…
Tangible Solutions validates repeatability of 3D printed spinal implants
Tangible Solutions, an Ohio-based manufacturer of medical devices, has validated the quality and consistency of its 3D printed titanium spinal implants. The results of this validation were published i…
Campden BRI conducting study on 3D printing in the food industry
Campden BRI, a food and drink research organization based in the UK, has revealed it is conducting a study examining the capabilities and limitations of 3D printing technology with various types of fo…
Aluminum Association to publish first additive manufacturing metal powder standard system
Aluminum Association, a Virginia-based trade association and standards organization, has announced that it will release a ‘purple sheet’ to describe standards for aluminum powder in 3D printing. The ‘…
Northrop Grumman granted patent for 3D printable composite material production
In February this year you may remember an article detailing a composite 3D printer patent granted to American global defense company Northrop Grumman. Now it has a emerged that another team from the m…
Michigan Tech scientists write recommendations for greener 3D printing
Fab Labs are forming a Green Fab Lab Network which will harness renewable resources and 3D printing to build sustainable and circular economies. In a paper titled, “Green Fab Lab Applications of…
Sculpteo and Netlooks put custom eyewear to the test with 3D printing
Paris-headquartred service bureau Sculpteo has confirmed a new 3D printing collaboration with Netlooks, a specialist in handmade eyewear also based in France. Together the two companies applied 3D pri…
Fraunhofer IMM scientists sharpen lasers for nanoscale metal 3D printed structures
Scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Microengineering and Microsystems (IMM) in Mainz, Germany, are developing a novel process using multiphoton lithography to produce nanoscale structures on …
Microlight3D acquires SmartForceTech adding 2D capabilities to its micro-scale 3D printing technology
French high-resolution 3D microprinter manufacturer Microlight3D has acquired Smart Force Technologies (SFT), a micro-scale 2D printing firm, opening up new possibilities for microfluidic 3D printing.…
RESHAPE returns for 2019 with Cognified Matter 3D printed product design competition
The RESHAPE design competition, which invites submissions for new solutions in wearable technology and product design using 3D printing and other digital manufacturing technologies, returns this year …
Poietis granted European patent for laser-assisted 3D bioprinting
Poietis, a French biotechnology company, has announced the granting of a third patent for its laser-assisted 3D bioprinting method. “We were the first to explore the industrial potential of laser-assi…
BMW Group kicks off project for serial automotive additive manufacturing
The BMW Group has launched what promises to be a landmark project for the introduction of serial additive manufacturing into the automotive industry. Named the “Industrialization and Digitizatio…
Cummins Inc. invests in binder jet 3D printer, progress report on GE Additive H2
Cummins Inc., an American manufacturer and remanufacturer of engines, has invested in a beta-stage H2 binder jet metal 3D printer from GE Additive. On the acquisition, Cummins’ Vice President …
