3D Printed Braces to Accelerate Teeth-straightening Times
Smile Health Orthodontics (SHO) is now offering patients 3D printed clear aligners and 3D printed LightForce ceramic braces, along with other treatment options... 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.
Dubai Police Force Unveils New SWAT Truck with 3D Printed Components
Dubai police have unveiled their newest high-tech security vehicle, the Ghiath Smart Patrol supertruck from luxury car manufacturer W Motors. According to local... read more »
USAF Awards Contract to Identify Parts for AM Replacement
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a multi-million dollar contract to EXPANSIA to perform rapid comparison analysis of various aircraft platforms for the... read more »
Low-cost EDM Coming to a 3D Printer Near You
Powercore, a Kickstarter project, aims to bring the power of electric discharge machining (EDM) to the home DIY-ers, making it possible to create... read more »
HII Gets More Naval Additive Manufacturing Approvals from NAVSEA
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), a global all-domain defense partner, has received approval from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to provide some additive... read more »
3D Printing is An Enabling Technology for Hypersonic Flight
The aerospace industry is pushing the boundaries of 3D printing (and physics) with the development of hypersonic aircraft. Hypersonic aircraft are capable of... read more »
Mexican Design Studio Prints Ceramics with Eggshells
Mexico-based company MANUFACTURA is leading “The Eggshell Project,” which converts organic waste (specifically used eggshells) into bioceramic bricks with the aid of additive... read more »
Researchers Print Self-healing Magnet-infused Polymers
Researchers at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have developed a 4D printer capable of producing smart materials with magneto-and electro-mechanical properties.... read more »
3D Systems Launches Cloud-based Surgical Planning Portal
3D Systems has announced the launch of VSP Connect, a cloud-based surgical planning portal designed to streamline preoperative planning and facilitate better patient... read more »
Costain and Versarien Complete 3D Printed Headwall for Highway Use
Versarien PLC, a UK-based advanced materials engineering group, has completed the construction phase of a 3D printed concrete headwall for use in highway... read more »
Evonik and BellaSeno Team Up to Revolutionize Bone Regeneration
Evonik and BellaSeno, two leading innovators in the medical device industry, are partnering to commercialize innovative 3D-printed scaffolds for bone regeneration using Evonik’s... read more »
Sintavia to Develop Naval 3D Printing Facility
Sintavia, a designer and additive manufacturer of complex mechanical systems and components for the Aerospace & Defense industry, has been awarded a contract... read more »
Researchers Create Bio-based Printed Shapeshifting Structures
Researchers from the University of Stuttgart have been experimenting with hygromorphic smart structures as passive systems for generating movement in various applications. Hygromorphic... read more »
3D Printed Surfaces Show Cells Prefer Concave Curves for Growth
New research from Delft University of Technology has found that the curvature of biomaterials can either stimulate or inhibit bone cells from making... read more »
3D Printing at the Argonne National Laboratory Internship Program
The Rapid Prototyping Laboratory (RPL) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory is providing hands-on training to undergraduate and graduate students... read more »
FDA Approves PEEK Implant
It’s a good week for printed cervical spinal implants it seems, because this is our second story this week about the US Food... read more »
Aussie Company to Release 1,500W Laser-powered LPBF Machine
Australian metal additive manufacturing company Aurora Labs has announced the development of its first high-powered laser powder bed fusion metal 3D printer. The... read more »
Abu Dhabi University Inaugurates Concrete Printing Lab
Abu Dhabi University (ADU) has launched a 3D Concrete Printing Research Lab, located on the university’s campus. It is the fruit of the... read more »
German Company Lowering the Costs of Metal AM
Metal 3D printing is stupidly expensive (and so is post processing), but a German company, One Click Metal, is hoping to change that,... read more »
Researchers Develop Lattice Defect Detection Method
Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have developed a real-time method for detecting and predicting strut defects in 3D printed metal... read more »
