40 3D printing experts, leaders and CEO’s comment on the key events of 2018

The annual 3D Printing Industry review of the year has more insights from additive manufacturing and 3D printing experts than ever. We invited the leaders in our industry to tell us about the most important issues, events, and trends of…

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 radiotherapy mimic the human tissue, and in medical terms are…

Protolabs joins MIT’s new center for Additive and Digital Advanced Production Technologies

Protolabs, a manufacturing and 3D printing service bureau based in Minnesota, has become a founding member of the new Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Center for Additive and Digital Advanced Production Technologies (ADAPT). ADAPT focuses on scaling new manufacturing technology through…

3D Printing News Sliced: IKEA, EnvisionTEC, America Makes and a giant elephant

Today in Sliced, our 3D printing news digest, we collect all the latest business updates, applications and additive manufacturing research. In addition to the title companies, we feature Organovo, BigRep, Etihad, Graphene 3D Lab, PrintLab, Renishaw and UNYQ in a…

EOS enters 3D printing aircraft MRO partnership with Etihad Airways

Under a new agreement, leading additive manufacturing technology supplier EOS will be contributing to aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) at Etihad Airways Engineering. The largest MRO service in the Middle East, Etihad has been ramping up its 3D printing efforts in…

3D Printing News Sliced Protolabs, 3D Systems, Energica, Samsung Electronics Italia, BMW Group, the FBI

This edition of our 3D printing news digest Sliced follows the latest innovations from BigRep; 3D printed motorcycles and the escape from Alcatraz. Featured stories include Protolabs, FIT, Energica, Samsung Electronics Italia, BMW Group, BigRep, Swinburne University of Technology, and more.…

Formnext 2018 – the 3D Printing Industry first look

3D Printing Industry took a morning run through what is set to be a record breaking event. Here are some of our first impressions of Formnext 2018. Our team will be in Frankfurt all week to bring you detailed coverage…

BASF invests in Prismlab patented large scale 3D printing

BASF Venture Capital GmbH the investment arm of BASF, the largest chemical producer in the world, has made a strategic investment in 3D printing process and hardware provider Prismlab. According to Markus Solibieda, Managing Director of BASF Venture Capital GmbH,…

Thingiverse celebrates decade of 3D printed things and over 300 million downloads

Today Thingiverse, the 3D model repository of New York desktop 3D printer manufacturer MakerBot, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Over the past decade, the Thingiverse community has grown to over 2 million registered users, racking up a total of above…

Robot Factory premiers Sliding-3D continuous 3D printer, technical specifications and pricing

From October 12 through 14 2018 Robot Factory, an Italian 3D printer manufacturer showcased its Sliding-3D printer at Maker Faire Rome. A so-called ‘infinite’ build 3D printer, the Sliding-3D uses a 45° angle extruder and a conveyor belt as a…