More than thirty years ago, engineers saw the introduction of a technology known as 3D printing. Designed to speed up prototyping, media hype gave the impression that these devices were almost identical to the Star Trek Replicator—the device that will make anything out of random molecules, including “Earl Grey, hot,” as spoken often by Captain … [Read More...]
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IDTechEx forecasts $6.1 billion market for 3D printed medical devices
IDTechEx, a market intelligence and events company focused on emerging technologies, reports that the market for 3D printed medical devices and … [Read More...]
GE Additive opens Arcam EBM Center of Excellence in Sweden
GE Additive announced the opening of its Arcam EBM Center of Excellence in Gothenburg, Sweden. Situated at the Mölnlycke Business Park - in Härryda … [Read More...]
3D printer designed for making consumer goods at scale
Gantri, a direct-to-consumer designer lights manufacturer, unveiled its first 3D printer named “Gantri Dancer.” This commercial multi-gantry cylindrical 3D … [Read More...]
Fast Radius and Curtiss Motorcycles partner to create premium electric motorcycles
Fast Radius and Curtiss Motorcycles announced a partnership to use hybrid manufacturing processes to create the Zeus 8 motorcycle. The innovative design of … [Read More...]
Fathom receives patent for on demand digital manufacturing platform
FATHOM, an advanced manufacturer with an expertise in 3D printing and additive manufacturing, announced the issuance of a United States Patent for the … [Read More...]
Western Sydney to be 3D printing capital in Australia
Western Sydney will be the center of 3D printing in Australia thanks to a new joint initiative between the NSW Government and GE Additive. Premier … [Read More...]
Custom Color launches HP 3D full color printing service
Custom Color 3D Printing, a Chicago based additive manufacturing company, is offering full color 3D printing as an alternative to standard manufacturing … [Read More...]
What is topology optimization?
Topology optimization refers to software that takes advantage of the design freedoms offered by additive manufacturing. It is a generative approach, so … [Read More...]
Computed Tomography (CT) data-analysis software analyses additively manufactured molds
Volume Graphics, a provider of industrial CT software, announced its involvement with the Kunststoff-Institut in a second joint project on “Rapid Tooling” … [Read More...]
APWORKS and Additive Industries advance to series production of certified parts
APWORKS, located at the Airbus headquarters close to Munich, has extensively tested the MetalFAB1 Beta system since its installation in March 2016. The … [Read More...]
Exact Metrology offers the Artec Micro 3D Scanner
Exact Metrology announced the immediate availability of the Artec Micro 3D scanner. Artec is a world-renowned developer and manufacturer of professional 3D … [Read More...]
FDA clears an additively manufactured cervical support system
A couple of months ago, Nexxt Spine pioneered the design and development of spinal fusion implants with interconnected micro-lattice architectures using … [Read More...]
Xometry adds Carbon DLS technology to its lineup of 3D printing capabilities
Xometry, an on-demand manufacturing network platform, announced that it will now offer Carbon DLS technology as a 3D printing process option. Customers can … [Read More...]
HP introduces a design competition for 3D printing
One of the many criticisms launched at 3D printing / additive manufacturing is that there are not enough designers who know how to design for this … [Read More...]
13 common mechanical and thermal properties of 3D printing materials
Materials, whether for 3D printing or other applications, can exhibit a number of properties. Each property plays a role in design and the given … [Read More...]
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