The value-added benefits of additive manufacturing (AM) in comparison to traditional methods are already well known. Reduced costs and shortened lead times, coupled with greater design freedom and the…
3D printing events guide for October featuring HP, Xerox, Essentium, BASF, AM-Cubed, STRYKER and more
It’s time for 3D Printing Industry’s monthly 3D printing events guide. Our summary of the latest 3D printing events features additive manufacturing summits, 3D printing workshops, online traini…
TÜV SÜD provides 3D printing standards and regulations checklists for manufacturers
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 3D printing industry has successfully plugged many of the supply chain gaps in the medical sector resulting from border closures, increased demand, and workfo…
3D Printing Industry Review of the Year: December 2019
Concluding 2019, December saw Stratasys appoint a new CEO after over a year of searching and Lulzbot also announces its move to North Dakota. Furthermore, additive manufacturing advances in the transp…
Mobility goes Additive 3D printed part approved for use on trains
Mobility goes Additive (MGA), a German-based network accelerating 3D printing within transport, has obtained first-time approval for use of an additively manufactured brake suspension link for trains.…
3D Printing News Sliced: PyroGenesis, Under Armour, Onshape, Apollo 11
This week’s edition of Sliced, the 3D Printing Industry news digest, features a 3D printed celebration of the first moon landing, virtual clothes shopping, and the launch of an AM Network Map. This r…
Deutsche Bahn leverages GEFERTEC 3DMP technology to 3D print spare railway parts
German railway company Deutsche Bahn is integrating metal additive manufacturing 3DMP technology from GEFERTEC to improve the availability of hard-to-procure spare parts. The 3DMP process was implemen…
Wabtec brings industrial 3D printing to the rail industry with purchase of GE’s H2
Global rail and transit manufacturer Wabtec has become one the first customers for the H2 binder jet metal 3D printer from GE Additive. The Pennsylvania-based company plans to use the 3D printer to ma…
Major European railways sign MoU to identify applications for additive manufacturing
At the 3rd Additive Manufacturing Forum in Berlin, German railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB), the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), Italian train operator Trenitalia and government-owned Swedish railwa…
Deutsche Bahn extends use of 3D printing to “revolutionize maintenance”
German railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) has revealed plans to expand its 3D printing production. The multinational company has already voiced aims to 3D print spare parts and is part of the ‘M…