New GE patent for additive manufacturing blockchain points towards industrialisation of 3D printing
Our series looking at trends in additive manufacturing for end-use production highlighted the increasing industrial of AM, but identified several area…
3D Systems launches online sale of sub $5000 FabPro 1000 3D printer
3D Systems’ entry-level industrial 3D printer, the FabPro 1000, is now directly available for sale through its own e-commerce site. Previewed No…
Tethon 3D reveals new High Alumina Tethonite Ceramic Powder for ink-jet 3D printing
Tethon 3D, a Nebraska-based 3D printing materials manufacturer, has expanded its range of proprietary ceramic powders with the Tethonite high alumina powder. This ceramic powder, designed for use in b…
Q&A 3D printing and robotic construction with Alexandre Dubor, IAAC
Alexandre Dubor is an architect and researcher combining new technologies in an attempt to improve how we build and live in our cities. He holds a Masters degree in Architecture & Engineering from…
BattleBots team use Desktop Metal Studio System to build winning combat robot
The popular American television series, BattleBots, pits teams of skilled engineers from all over the world against one another in a dynamic robot combat tournament. Within this tournament, Boston-bas…
Lufthansa joins Oerlikon additive manufacturing standards initiative
Lufthansa Technik, the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) division of aerospace company Lufthansa, is to join Swiss technology group Oerlikon in establishing standard additive manufacturing practi…
U.S. Government lifts ban on Cody Wilson’s 3D printed guns, Senvol joins armaments consortium
In a seismic decision from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and U.S. Department of State (DOS), Cody Wilson’s open-source 3D printed firearm file sharing site Defense Distributed is no longe…
3D Systems completes first ever UNESCO restoration with roarsome 3D printed dragons
The Great Pagoda at Kew, on the outskirts of London in the UK, is now alive with seventy-two 3D printed dragons. In the original project for the Royal Botanic Gardens, 3D Systems has applied large-sca…
VELOX and SK Chemicals present a new range of plastics 3D printable materials
VELOX, a Hamburg-based materials company and Korean partner, SK Chemicals, have released, a new 3D printing materials. “We are excited to be working together with our long-term partner, VELOX, in deve…
New Zimple Kickstarter campaign : Ziflex – Flexible & magnetic build platform for 3D Printers
Removing 3D Printed parts from a build plate is often a real pain. Hands cut, glass surfaces breaking, damages to the print surface or the printed parts. Those are problems that every maker has alread…
Xometry acquires MakeTime, raises $25 million in funding round
Xometry, an on-demand manufacturing platform based in Maryland, has acquired fellow manufacturing platform based in Kentucky, MakeTime. Xometry has also announced a new funding round of $25 million. W…
Desktop Metal welcomes former General Electric CEO to Board of Directors
Desktop Metal, a Burlington, Massachusetts based metal 3D printer manufacturer, has announced that the former Chairman and CEO of the General Electric Company, Jeffrey Immelt will join the company’s B…
Arkema invests €20 million to double specialty polyamide powder production capacities in France
Arkema, a French chemical and materials company, has announced plans to expand its global specialty polyamides powder production capacities at its French Pyrenees facilities by 50%. Through an investm…
INTAMSYS competition opens, win over $10k in cash and 3D printing equipment
INTAMSYS, a manufacturer of industrial 3D printing systems, has launched a new competition. Organizations, companies, research and education institutions are invited to take part in the INTAMSYS indus…
A French family is the first to move into a 3D printed house
The Ramdani family has become the world’s first inhabitants of a 3D printed four-bedroom house located in Nantes, France. This house is part of the social housing project, Yhnova, which aims to constr…
