UK Invests £780m in Multiple Catapult Laboratories
While we tend to cover private sector more often, government investment in various manufacturing processes is a crucial part of the additive manufacturing... read more »
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Copymaster3D Unveils First 3D Printer Line
Copymaster3D have just joined the 3D printing game with an entirely new affordable line of printers. The company is looking to provide all... read more »
US Tariffs May Raise 3D Printing Filament Prices
A large portion of 3D printing supplies that come into the US are from China. This is especially true of PLA and ABS... read more »
WayKen Offers High Speed Low-Volume Manufacturing For Finished Products
China-based WayKen Rapid Manufacturing are offering a new class of manufacturing that comprises many different types of methods and processes. They call this... read more »
Made In Space Developing Solar Array Printing on Small Satellites
Space is the harshest of all environments, offering few materials and limitations on power usage. While these intense factors still serve as major... read more »
AFPALM Technology Combines 3D Printing With Fiber Placement
Lightweight and strong structures are a big deal for many industries such as construction and eco-friendly landscaping. While these are pretty useful materials,... read more »
Aidro Uses DMLS For Light-Weight Hydraulic Power Units
Italy-based Aidro Hydraulics has found a new lightweight means of producing their HPUs (Hydraulic Power Units). While HPUs are a staple of many... read more »
GEFERTEC’s 3DMP Process Creates Prints With Metal Wires
Berlin-based GEFERTEC has invented a new patented technology for metal printing using a wire feedstock instead of powders. GEFERTEC's 3DMP process is a... read more »
Japan House Art Exhibition Hosts 3D Printed Artworks
The art world is making use of 3D printing in various ways, from actual pieces to renovations of older artefacts. So, it's not... read more »
ETH Introduces peakBoil 3D Printed Camping Stove
For the more outdoorsy types, nothing beats camping. However, there's no doubt that cooking can become an issue on an outdoor excursion, especially... read more »
Photosensitisers Enable Color SLS Printing
Materials for SLS and SLA printing technologies often come in just black or grey as they use conventional carbon-based sensitizers. However, researchers at the Institute... read more »
AMFG Unveils Holistic Build Analysis Tool
London-based AMFG has just unveiled their new holistic build analysis tool software for 3D printed parts. The tool serves as the latest addition... read more »
NYU Researchers 3D Print Growing Bone Implants
Medical applications of 3D printing seem to be taking off recently, especially in the realm of bone implants. The current goal has been... read more »
Shining 3D Collaborates With AGE For Accelerating Dental Solution
China-based Shining 3D are collaborating with AGE Solutions to further develop their digital dental solution. They are lending their 3D scanning and printer... read more »
Maryland Researchers 3D Print Middle Ear Prostheses
While printing finds itself in wide use among the medical prosthesis community, there are certain organs that are fairly elusive. Although 3D printing... read more »
Researchers Develop Smoother 3D printed Optics Using New Technique
3D printed optics can create scattering as a result of surface roughness. Although, now it appears Stanford University has found a new technique... read more »
ETH Print Smart Slab Ceiling Using Sand For DFAB House
ETH Zurich is hard at work on their DFAB house project and everyone knows that every house needs a ceiling. The university has... read more »
Scientists Process Plant-based Resins Into Anti-Bacterial Filament
A group of researchers has just uncovered a means of creating anti-bacterial filament with anti-microbial properties. This filament consists of a variety of... read more »
Researchers 3D Print High Efficiency Batteries With Complex Geometries
Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere and in such common use. Since they are so ubiquitous, scientists have long been looking to improve their output... read more »
Researchers Boost Nerve Growth With 3D Printed Scaffolds
Scaffolds are the new hip word in the biomedical field, especially thanks to bioprinting and bioinks. These days, researchers are using tiny scaffolds... read more »