A Thermwood LSAM 10’x40′ 3D printer was recently installed at ground mobility company Local Motors. Large Scale Additive Manufacturing The Phoenix, Arizona headquartered Local Motors recen…
Harvard solves nature’s composite materials puzzle with rotational 3D printing
Composite materials, found naturally in teeth and shells, or synthetically as reinforced concrete, car tires and plywood, rely on the arrangement of fibers to create superior strength. In man-made obj…
Local Motors receives billion dollar support for Olli 3D printed bus
Teaming up with Florida’s Elite Transportation Services (ETS) and automotive financing firm Xcelerate, Local Motors’ 3D printed, autonomous Olli shuttle bus has secured up to $1 billion wo…
Thermwood’s LSAM process sets sail with 3D printed hull pattern
In a project spanning two weeks worth of working days, and 30 hours 3D printer time, Indiana’s Thermwood Corporation has completed a 3,000 lb (1,363 kg) pattern for the hull of a fiberglass moto…
Fraunhofer IWU and CMS partner to make mega 5 axis 3D printer hybrid
The Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology (Fraunhofer IWU) in Chemnitz, Germany, has entered into a partnership with Italian machine center makers CMS to research and develop a…
Oak Ridge release details of the U.S. military’s first 3D-printed submarine
In a partnership with the Navy’s Disruptive Technology Lab, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has made the military’s first 3D printed submarine hull. At 30 feet long, the hull is the …
Research institutions collaborate with Local Motors for big area additive manufacturing of composite materials
The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) in Knoxville, Tennessee, has announced a Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) project with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and 3…
Insights into additive manufacturing at Boeing with Leo Christodoulou
The use of 3D printing technology at Boeing could seem futuristic to some, featuring as it does levitating objects and spacecraft. But this is par for the course according to one Boeing director, “I’m…
Insights into future of 3D printing with 3D Platform president
Now SolidWorks World is over for another year, 3D Printing Industry caught up with Jonathan Schroeder, President of large-scale 3D printer manufacturers 3D Platform who exhibited at the expo. 3D Platf…
DPP XL MAAM DPE 3D printer technical specifications and pricing
Tennessee-based DPP Technologies has released a large-area direct pellet extrusion (DPE) 3D printer that dramatically cuts the cost of high-grade materials. Mid area additive manufacturing The DPP XL …