The Virtual Foundry’s newly patented high metal composite filaments create pure metal 3D Prints with common, off-the-shelf FDM printers. This novel solution to a complex problem has sparked a movement…
Airbus ramps up 3D printing with Liebherr and Ultimaker
International aerospace company Airbus is the subject of two new 3D printing announcements this week. In the first instance, Swiss OEM Liebherr-Aerospace is to start supplying serial produced 3D print…
Lamborghini Urus to feature 3D printed components made by Carbon
Carbon will be 3D printing parts for the luxury brand Lamborghini. It is estimated that approximately 1,000 Urus Super SUVs are produced each year, and these will feature two 3D printed components. Th…
3D Printing Industry Awards 2019 Materials Company of the Year Update
The best 3D printing materials of 2019? We asked our readers. Continuing with our nomination updates, we’re here to see who is currently in the running for the 2019 3D Printing Industry Awards M…
2019 3D Printing Industry Awards: Personal 3D printer of the year (FFF) nominations update
As film nominees Bohemian Rhapsody, Black Panther and alike fight for Best Picture at this year’s Oscars, 3D Printing Industry continues to gather nominations for this year’s 3D Printing Industry Awar…
Royal Netherlands Air Force recruits Ultimaker 3D printers for maintenance and repair operations
Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) is using Ultimaker’s 3D printers to accelerate maintenance and repair operations at the Woensdrecht Air Force Base. Bas Janssen, CLSK AIR Innovation Coach said, “We…
3D Printing Industry Review of the Year May 2018
3D printing in May 2018 saw the launch of our second annual 3D Printing Industry Awards (2019 nominations now open) and marked the 10th Anniversary of the RepRap movement. In applications, some of the…
Volkswagen opens advanced 3D printing center, looks to additive manufacturing in production
The toolmaking unit of German multinational automaker Volkswagen has opened a new advanced 3D printing center. Located in the automotive hub of Wolfsburg, Germany, the facility occupies 3,100 m² of fl…
Materialise greenlights Ultimaker S5 for medical 3D printing
Dutch 3D printer manufacturer, Ultimaker, has announced that the Ultimaker S5 FDM/FFF printer has received Materialise certification. Materialise tested the compatibility of the Ultimaker S5 for FDA a…
3MF 3D printing file format adopted by Autodesk, HP, Microsoft, Siemens, and 13 others
The 3D Manufacturing Format (3MF), a Joint Development Foundation project established to develop an advanced 3D printing file format, has announced that 17 companies have adopted its 3MF platform to c…