As we say goodbye to 2016, here’s a round-up of its 3D printed best bits and a look at what I would like to see in 2017 as well as what I’d really like not to see (3D printed meat). ULTEM …
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June 2016: Brexit, AMShow Amsterdam, 3D printed glass-metals
While America awaited their official nominees for the presidential election, June 2016 saw Britain vote to exit the European Union dividing the nation and sending it into a period of uncertainty. This…
May 2016 in review featuring: RAPID, the Venice Biennale, Dubai and the ISS
The top stories from May 2016 are the RAPID TCT conference in Orlando and 3D printing making it into the Venice Biennale, bolstered by a landmark first in Dubai and on the International Space Station.…
March 2016 Solidoodle, SLASH and Rocket Labs the 3D Printing Industry year in review
Our review of the year in 3D printing continues with a look at March, a month where bleak news saw 3DPI delve into entropy before Spring arrived with new hope. 3D printing frustrations In March 3DPI c…
Fixing skulls and fighting cancer – the future of 3D bioprinting
Through a collection of three theses recently made available on Google Scholar, 3DPI attempt to give our readers a view of what 3D printing might look like in the future. Two papers from the Johns Hop…
Hypersonic flight moves forward with new research
As reported earlier, 3D printing for Aerospace has taken another step forward this week. Now new research into ceramics brings hypersonic flight closer. The production of the LEAP and GEnx series engi…
3D printed jet engine certified for use, GE Concept Laser deal update
The use of additive manufacturing aka 3D printing for production took another step forward this week with news that the LEAP-1C jet engine has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA…
Laser Institute of America bring additive manufacturing workshop to Texas
The Laser Institute of America (LIA) will host a Laser Additive Manufacturing Workshop (LAM®) February 21-22, 2017 in Houston, Texas. “This isn’t just a workshop,” says LIA Marketing Director Jim Naug…
Wolfprint 3D raise further $500,000 bringing 3D scanning to life
Estonia’s Wolfprint 3D are “on a mission to bring humanity into VR.” Founded in 2014 the company have just announced a successful financing round where over half a million dollars was raised using cro…
Behind the scenes of how 3D printing speeded recovery of McDonald twins
The conjoined twins who underwent a landmark 27 hour surgery have taken another step towards recovery. Jadon and Anias McDonald were born joined at the head and shared blood vessels until they were se…