Oerlikon Donates Metal 3D Printer to W.S. Lee College of Engineering
Oerlikon AM has donated a metal 3D printer to the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science at UNC Charlotte's William States Lee... read more »
3D Printing Metal
3D printing metal technologies like powder bed fusion, metal binder jetting, and directed energy deposition have grown at an explosive pace. Read everything about it here on 3DPrinting.com.
Outokumpu Develops Stainless Steel Powder for Aerospace Additive Manufacturing
Outokumpu, a stainless steel manufacturer, is expanding its metal powder production for additive manufacturing into the aerospace sector. The company will deliver a... read more »
Amsterdam’s MX3D Secures €7M to Support its International Expansion
Dutch 3D printing company MX3D has secured €7 million in Series A funding to support its international expansion. The round was led by... read more »
UW-Madison Engineers Develop Enhanced Heat Exchanger Using 3D Printing
Engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have created a heat exchanger with complex internal channels that outperforms traditional designs. The team used topology... read more »
Penn State-Led Team Receives $1 Million to Improve Metal 3D Printing
A research team led by Penn State has secured a $1 million grant from DARPA's Structures Uniquely Resolved to Guarantee Performance (SURGE) program... read more »
AI Tool Being Developed to Detect Defects in Metal Binder Jetting
Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering are developing tools that use artificial intelligence to identify defects in powder-based metal 3D printing. The... read more »
NIST Researchers Identify Quasicrystals in 3D Printed Aluminum Alloy
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have identified quasicrystals in a 3D-printable aluminum alloy, according to a study published... read more »
Two Metals Combined in Single Complex Structure Through 3D Printing Breakthrough
Penn State researchers have developed a new multi-material 3D printing technique that successfully fuses two different metals into a single complex structure. The... read more »
Supersonic Speed Limit Discovered for Strong Metal Bonding
Cornell researchers have discovered that metal particles used in industrial manufacturing processes bond most effectively at specific supersonic speeds. In a study published... read more »
IACS Issues Standard for 3D Printing in Maritime Applications
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has released a new recommendation for standardizing the use of additive manufacturing in marine and offshore... read more »
Bosch Opens Advanced Metal 3D Printing Facility
Bosch has installed a new metal 3D printer at its Nuremberg, Germany facility, becoming the first Tier-1 automotive supplier in Europe to operate... read more »
HD Hyundai Tests 3D Printing of Spare Parts on Vessels
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has developed a new 3D printing system that can produce metal ship parts during ocean voyages. The South Korean... read more »
Saab Partners with Freemelt to 3D Print Copper Defense Components
Swedish 3D printing company Freemelt AB has received a new order from defense manufacturer Saab to produce copper components for testing. The order... read more »
Alloyed Secures £37M for Trans-Atlantic Growth
UK-based metal components manufacturer Alloyed has secured £37 million in Series B funding to expand its operations in the United Kingdom and United... read more »
Xiaomi 16 Pro to Use 3D-Printed Metal Frame for Lighter Weight, Better Cooling
Xiaomi plans to incorporate 3D printed metal frames in its upcoming flagship smartphone, according to TF Securities International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The Xiaomi... read more »
HII Installs First 3D Printed Valve Assembly on Aircraft Carrier
Newport News Shipbuilding has installed its first 3D-printed valve manifold assembly on a new aircraft carrier under construction. The component, weighing 1,000 pounds... read more »
Custom 3D Printed Knee Implants Show Better Material Quality
Chinese regulators have approved the first laser 3D-printed total knee implant, developed by Naton Biotechnology. The approval follows new research that addressed key... read more »
AI and 3D Printing Combined to Repair Mining Equipment
A new AI-powered laser repair system for mining equipment is being developed through an international collaboration led by Fraunhofer ILT. The project, known... read more »
Titomic to Open Cold Spray 3D Printing Innovation Center in Alabama
Australian additive manufacturing company Titomic has acquired a 59,000-square-foot facility in Huntsville, Alabama for $7.2 million. The site, designated as the Innovation Center... read more »
Scandium Canada Tests 3D Printed Aluminium-Scandium Alloys
Canadian mining company Scandium Canada has completed initial 3D printing tests of two new aluminum-scandium alloy powders at McMaster University's Faculty of Engineering.... read more »
