Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Tennessee, and the University of Maine (UMaine) have been granted $20 million in U.S. federal funding to create bio-based 3D material for large-scale additive man…
Cincinnati Incorporated to showcase SAAM 3D printer at EASTEC 2019 manufacturing trade show
Ohio-based metal fabrication equipment manufacturer Cincinnati Incorporated has announced it will showcase its Small Area Additive Manufacturing (SAAM) system at EASTEC 2019 in West Springfield, Massa…
3D Printing News Sliced: PyroGenesis, Sinterit, Wohlers Associates and more
This edition of the 3D Printing Industry news digest Sliced sees a variety of newly established facilities, vehicles powered by renewable energy, and the latest events in additive manufacturing. We al…
World’s largest composite 3D printer installed by Thermwood at Local Motors to make self-driving vehicles
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…