OPM Gets FDA Go-Ahead for 3D Printed Facial Implant

A leading advanced materials and3D printing company, Oxford Performance Materials, Inc. (OPM), has announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for its 3D printed OsteoFab Patient-Specific Facial Device. Currently it is the…

David the Pellet 3D Printer is Live on Kickstarter

After much build-up, David, the pellet printer from Sculptify, has launched his Kickstarter campaign. With many pre-release news, we learned that David will run directly on pellets, instead of filament, to reduce material costs and increase material purity. Like a…

Recycle, Reduce, and Close The Loop 3D Printing Style: Precious Plastic

Fortunately, I grew up during a strong push for recycling and often look for the proper bin for different refuse. Despite this early PSA education, our standard production and consumption hinder much of the spirit behind the recycling effort. Instead…

voxeljet Is Already Using 3D Printing to Make Parts with Composite Materials

The use of composite materials in 3D printing is the subject of ongoing research. Specifically, in this case, with voxeljet’s 3D printing technology platform, whereby 3D printing has been used to make a water soluble form to produce a complex…

New Indiegogo Campaign Promising Low Cost PET 3D Printing Filament

The high cost of 3D printing isn’t just the cost of the machine itself, 3D printing filament is a frustratingly expensive and prohibitive cost for most potential users. But the low cost PET filament currently being offered on Indiegogo may…

3D Systems Growth Spurt Continues with 30,500 Sq. Ft. Filament Facility

3D Systems is in a serious growth phase at the moment.  In addition to several acquisitions to expand its Quickparts prototyping and manufacturing service networking, the industry leader also announced the lease of a  500,000 square-foot facility in Rockhill, South…

Graphene 3D Lab Starts Trading on Canadian TSX

3D printing companies mounting reverse takeovers are all the rage this season apparently. Graphene Labs recently completed it’s reverse takeover of mineral evaluation and mining company MatNic Resources Inc., allowing the newly named Graphene 3D Lab Inc. to begin trading…

A 3D Printer on Indiegogo with Flexible Filaments in Mind

As those who have experimented with flexible filaments know, 3D printing with the rubbery stuff can sometimes prove difficult.  Due to the loose nature of the material, guide tubes and direct drive extruders may be required to prevent the filament…

Silky Smooth: BioFila Offers PLA-Free Alternative Filament with Lignin.

Sometimes it is by a return to what is most natural that innovative technology finds a remarkable breakthrough. BioFila appears to have an answer for a fully biodegradable filament that comes in two textures.  And to achieve this, the company…

NASA is 3D Printing Multiple Metals Simultaneously with New Radiant Deposition Technique

If you love the acronyms for 3D printing technologies, you might enjoy this new one: RDAM, which is short for Radiant Deposition Additive Manufacturing.  And, if it does what NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) suggests it can do, it will…