North America’s largest additive manufacturing event RAPID + TCT has announced its schedule for 2019. Hosted at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan, from May 20 – 23, the must-attend 3D printin…
DePuy Synthes invests €36 million to advance 3D printing material science in Ireland
DePuy Synthes, the orthopedic and neurological branch of Johnson & Johnson, has invested €36 million through its Ireland Innovation Centre to advance material science in 3D printing. This investme…
3D Printing Industry Review of the Year March 2018
In the month we opened voting for the 3D Printing Industry Awards research prevailed, especially in the medical and biomedical sphere. A few companies donned some new 3D printed shoes and, of course, …
Interview: WEF and McKinsey name Industry 4.0 lighthouses
The World Economic Forum (WEF) Initiative on Shaping the Future of Production is collaborating with McKinsey & Company, a New York-based management consulting firm, to find manufacturers successfu…
Johnson & Johnson acquires EIT 3D printed spinal implant range
Johnson & Johnson Medical GmbH, the subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies (JJMDC) has acquired spinal implant 3D printing specialist Emerging Implant Technologies (EIT), he…
WEF and McKinsey highlight smart factories leading Industry 4.0
The World Economic Forum (WEF) and McKinsey & Company, a New York-based management consulting firm, are conducting a global search and assessment for “Fourth Industrial Revolution [4IR] production…
AMBER to develop 3D bioprinted implants for arthritic patients
The Advanced Materials + BioEngineering Research (AMBER) center, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, is undertaking a project to develop 3D bioprinted implants for people suffering from osteoarthritis. …
SME releases 2018 Medical Additive Manufacturing Report
SME, an organization working closely with manufacturing professionals, companies and educators to generate solutions to manufacturing industry challenges, has announced the release of the Medical AM3D…
Materialise expands DePuy Synthes partnership for 3D printed surgical guides
Materialise is to launch a new system allowing surgeons to plan, design and order patient specific 3D printed guides for shoulder operations. The all-in-one TRUMATCH® Personalized Solutions Shoulder S…
3D bioprinting center of excellence launched by AMBER and Johnson & Johnson
Trinity College Dublin (TCD), in Ireland, is to be the recipient of a new specialist 3D bioprinting facility supported by a collaboration between multinational medical device and pharmaceutical compan…