Structo and Materialise release Printworks Pro aimed at digital dentistry market
Materialise and Structo have announced that they are releasing Structo Printworks Pro, aimed at the digital dentistry market. The software builds upon…
Formalloy releases L-series LMD metal printer featuring Blue Wavelength laser technology
California-based 3D metal printer manufacturer Formalloy have released their Lab Series (L-series) metal printer, which uses its own patented Laser Me…
Electric vehicles to get more mileage with TU Chemnitz 3D printed motors
Johannes Rudolph and Fabian Lorenz of the Technical University of Chemnitz, Germany have developed a unique multimaterial 3D printing process for making electric motors. The goal of the technique is t…
Lawrence Livermore demo first 4D printed silicone form fitting material
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has revealed more details about its 4D printed silicone material. When squashed down to a fraction of its size, the polymer is capable of regaining its or…
Metal additive manufacturing updates from GE’s AP&C and PyroGenesis
AP&C, a producer of spherical metal powders for metal additive manufacturing, has opened a manufacturing facility in St Eustache, Quebec. The $31M CAD factory employs over 100 people and will be a…
The Future of 3D Printing by Lisa Elviri, CEO M3DATEK
This article in our thought leadership series examining the future of 3D printing looks at possibilities for bio-fabrication and skin tissue regeneration. Professor of analytical chemistry at the Univ…
Airbus installs first 3D printed titanium bracket on a production A350 aircraft
Airbus has completed the installation of a 3D printed titanium bracket on an in-series production A350 XWB aircraft. Though in service since January 2015 with 1,000 3D printed parts on board, the A350…
How medical 3D printing is benefiting from Omegasonics ultrasonic cleaning
The use of 3D printers is expanding within and across many industries. Creative applications for 3D printing technology are being unveiled each and every day by firms in the manufacturing, architectur…
3D printed clay scaffolding shows promise for cell growth and drug delivery
Laponite, a synthetic clay that becomes a clear gel in water, has been used to make a bioink for 3D printing powered medical studies. Commonly used as a thickener in cosmetics, the clay is a novel add…
Nano Dimension presents larger DragonFly 2020 Pro for 3D printing electronics
Following the commencement of commercial sales for its DragonFly 2020 electronics 3D printer, Nano Dimension (NASDAQ:NNDM) has unveiled the desktop model’s big brother: the DragonFly 2020 Pro. R…
3D printing news SLICED Evo-tech, Cornell Univeristy, SolidProfessor and German RepRap
In this 3D printing news digest, we have updates from The Technical University of Munich, Pôle-Ergo, OESH Shoes, Danish Technological Institute, Cornell University, SolidProfessor, German RepRap, Evo-…
Chinese city registers all Additive Manufacturing industries to ensure “social security”
Authorities in Chongqing, Southern China have announced that they will require all 3D printing companies based in the city to register with local police. Xinhua, China’s state news agency, reported th…
Oak Ridge partners with Senvol for 3D printing data collection project
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), co-developer of the Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) process and one of America’s leading technological research institutes, has signed a two-year res…
Damen Shipyards release further details about world’s first 3D printed propeller
The Damen Shipyards Group, headquartered in Gorinchem, Netherlands, has given an update on the progress of its 3D printed tugboat propeller. Nicknamed “WAAMpeller” the project has is been …
Ricoh to replace metal tooling with Stratasys 3D printed equivalents
Electronics and imaging company Ricoh Japan has announced that it is replacing its traditional metal tooling with 3D printed jigs and fixtures made on a Stratasys Fortus 900mc system. By integrating 3…
