Marines Get Their Own Factory in a Box
Just recently we saw how the USS Essex took to the oceans with their own metal printer for fabricating and repairing components while... read more »
3D Printing News
Bringing you the latest 3D printing news from industry, academia and government projects all around the world. From press releases to research papers - come join us, and learn about the hottest trends in additive manufacturing.
DOE Awards Funding to Develop Tough Resin Tooling
The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $3 million in funding to two companies aiming to decarbonize manufacturing with robust, 3D printed resin... read more »
Printing Single Crystal Nickel with Lasers
A team of researchers at the National Institute for Materials Science and Osaka University Graduate School of Engineering in Japan, has successfully demonstrated... read more »
UMaine Printing Homes with AI and Sawdust
Our favorite large boat-printing academic institute, the University of Maine (UMaine) is making news again, this time with a new approach to construction... read more »
Ultralight Printed Violin Hits Shelves
We have seen a fair selection of 3D printed instruments on this site, ranging from Olaf Diegel’s guitar creations, to low-cost instruments for... read more »
Startup Gets Boost to Turn Scrap PLA into Resin
A team from Washington State University (WSU) has just received funding from the Cougar Cage to develop their process for converting waste PLA... read more »
India’s AM Rocket Factory Opens its Doors
Indian aerospace engineering company Agnikul Cosmos has opened their first rocket printing factory at IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai. “Rocket Factory-1” is intended... read more »
New AI-Modeling Printer Creates Models from Photos
It’s 2022 and printers are getting cheaper and more complex, largely thanks to a combination of low cost sensors combined with smarter software.... read more »
US Navy Installs First Metal Printer Onboard Ship
The US Navy has installed a new metal printer onboard the USS Essex, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship ported in Pearl Harbor, US.... read more »
Plant-based AM Molded Shoes Get Funding Boost
New York-based fashion design company Simplifyber has just received 3.5 million USD in seed funding to continue development of their range of footwear... read more »
Creality Ender-3 S1 Plus – Bigger and Better
[disclosure] If you're a fan of the original Ender-3 series of desktop 3D printers from Creality (like me) or the flagship Ender-3 S1,... read more »
World’s First Printed Haute Couture Vegan Dress Debuts
Magnum (the ice cream people) have commissioned Dutch designer Iris van Herpen to design and craft a dress inspired by their own vegan... read more »
Hempcrete Printed Homes Coming Soon
Hemp has historically been used for a wide range of applications spanning from rope production and textile manufacture, through to more modern day... read more »
USAF to Test Rocket-Factory-in-a-Box
An American company is 3D printing solid-fuelled rockets from a portable factory concept, and the USAF is going to be testing it. What... read more »
New Regolith Composite Lunar Base Concept Unveiled
Space architecture firm AI SpaceFactory has unveiled their plan for a lunar habitat, which has been designed for additive manufacturing on the Moon's... read more »
AM Prototyping used to Develop Shoe for Diabetics
Diabetes can cause nerve damage and poor circulation in the feet, which can lead to foot ulcers, blisters, pain, and foot infections. In... read more »
AM Smart Spinal Implants for Monitoring Patient Healing
The spinal implant industry is a huge adopter of additive manufacturing due to the highly bespoke requirements for spinal implants. And it is... read more »
Safer Lithium Battery to be 3D Printed
California and Arizona based battery company Ampcera Inc. has been awarded funds to develop 3D printed lithium-ion batteries. Ampcera, along with partners at... read more »
Researchers Print Organic Electronics with Multiphoton Printer
Researchers at the University of Houston have released a paper highlighting research into micro-scale printing of organic electronics, which has applications in flexible... read more »
3DOS & Ivaldi deliver on-demand parts to Africa via Web3
3DOS and Ivaldi partner to provide on-demand critical parts for heavy industries such as energy, maritime, and mining via Web3. Recently one of... read more »
