Defense Innovation Lab Supporting R3 Printing With Grant
The Defense Innovation Lab (DiLab) has announced its plans to aid R3 Printing with manufacturing research and tech development. The former has received a... read more »
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NRC & Polycontrol Opens Cold Spray AM Research Facility
The National Research Council of Canada and Quebec-based engineering solutions company Polycontrol are starting up a new joint-venture. The two bodies are setting... read more »
Markforged Opens New Office in Cambridge To Develop Their Blacksmith AI Suite
Markforged, a leading carbon fiber and metal 3D printer manufacturer, recently opened a 2,000 square-foot office in the Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC) at... read more »
3D Printed Magnetic Liquid Could Form Micro-Robots
Researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have managed to 3D print magnetic liquids that could lead to a whole range of new devices,... read more »
Betatype Rocket Nozzle: Optimised Parts Print 28% Faster
UK-based Betatype and CAE/topology optimisation software developer nTopology developed a means of functional and process optimisation for rocket nozzle parts. Consequently, the part... read more »
America Makes Selects Wichita State University for Aerospace Additive Manufacturing Center
America Makes will open its third Satellite Center in Kansas at Wichita State University’s (WSU) National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR). The new... read more »
German RepRap Releases L320 Liquid Silicone Rubber 3D Printer
A new LAM (liquid additive manufacturing) 3D printer from German RepRap called L320 can print with liquid silicone rubber. With a build volume... read more »
Research Collaboration Explores 3D Printed Mining Products
A research collaboration between the University of Technology’s Rapido prototyping unit, Downer’s Mineral Technologies and Cambridge's Innovative Manufacturing Collaborative Research Centre (IMCRC) has... read more »
Dynamic Materials Allow For Light-sensitive Support Scaffolds
Researchers from different universities have collaborated to develop a new type of photosensitive dynamic material that alters its polymer structure due to changes... read more »
NASA’s Archinaut One to Print Spacecraft Parts in Orbit
NASA has contracted Made in Space to develop Archinaut One, a small spacecraft with the ability to print in space. Multiple agencies will... read more »
US Army Contracts 3D Systems to Develop World’s Largest Metal 3D Printer
3D Systems has been selected by the Combat Capabilities Development Command of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) to develop “the world’s largest,... read more »
Domin & Renishaw Develop Fluid Power System Parts
UK-based fluid and power systems manufacturer Domin has enlisted Renishaw for the development of some of its products. In particular, Renishaw has found... read more »
SmarTech Analysis Releases Report on the Growing Compact Industrial Metal 3D Printer Market
Virginia-based market analysis firm SmarTech Analysis just released a report that indicates that the compact industrial metal 3D printing market is growing at... read more »
Mars Crew 3D Printing Skin & Bone Tissue in Space
While journeys through space require a lot of resources, there's only so much space missions can carry. This makes it especially difficult to... read more »
Sculpture 3D Printing Made Easier With Photogrammetry
While there are many ways of retrieving models of objects in the real world, they can often be inconvenient. Copying models can be... read more »
Carbon Performance Uses Automated Design Platform SK3L370N To 3D Print Brake Calipers
Carbon Performance, a British additive manufacturing company that serves the automotive industry, developed a set of 3D printed brake calipers that were designed... read more »
Schunk Carbon 3D Printing Tools With Anisoprint’s Platform
Germany-based Schunk Carbon Technology has opted for Anisoprint's Composite Fibre Co-Extrusion (CFC) technology in printing new tools and demonstrators. The technology will allow... read more »
Technical University of Denmark Acquires COBOD BOD2 Construction 3D Printer
The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) recently purchased a COBOD International BOD2 construction 3D printer to experiment with and refine new methods of... read more »
Fitz Frames 3D Print Children’s Glasses Using App
Fitz Frames, a California-based startup, is looking to modernise children's eyewear production with 3D printing and digitisation. The company has developed an app... read more »
Modified Stainless Steel Improves Metal Printing Quality
Aside from the proliferation of new printing methods, companies are also looking into modifying conventional materials for better processing. While this has been... read more »
