PostProcess Technologies Inc., a provider of automated and intelligent post-printing solutions for industrial 3D printing, announced the adoption of its automated resin removal solution by US-based service bureau Empire Group. Empire is renowned for … [Read more...]
What should you know about FDA regulations for additive manufacturing in the dental industry?
Today, digital dentistry uses 3D printing to make surgical guides, dentures, aligners, and other items. Because such devices “go into a body,” the FDA will want a say in whether and how you market these and similar devices. The FDA offers guidance on … [Read more...]
After donating 75,000 face shields, Jersey City Rapid Maker Response Group announces winners of Hackathon to Evolve PPE Use and Manufacturing
The Jersey City Rapid Maker Response Group (JCRMRG) hosted a nationwide virtual health hackathon from July 10-13, to tackle supply chain, sustainability, and wearability challenges related to personal protective equipment (PPE). The competition … [Read more...]
Innovation in a crisis—fixing the ventilator shortage with 3D printing
A dozen Boston area anesthesiology residents launched an eight-week hackathon hosted on GrabCAD.com to design a rapidly deployable, minimum viable mechanical ventilator for patients with COVID-19-related ventilator-dependent lung injury. The … [Read more...]
Designing medical devices for additive manufacturing
Printing equipment is increasingly open – allowing materials from diverse suppliers to be used on more additive manufacturing machines. The FDA is working with manufacturers, service bureaus and material suppliers on best practices. With strong … [Read more...]
Nexa3D and Henkel jointly commercialize high impact, durable material for medical and athletic devices
Nexa3D, a maker of stereolithography 3D printers, and Henkel, a leading supplier of high impact functional additive materials, announced the immediate commercial availability of xMED412, a polypropylene-like material for manufacturing a variety of … [Read more...]
3MF Consortium to become a member of Linux Foundation
The 3MF Consortium, the organization dedicated to advancing a universal specification for 3D printing, announced it is becoming a Linux Foundation member and that HP’s Luis Baldez is its new Executive Director (ED). Baldez supersedes Microsoft’s … [Read more...]
3D bioprinter prints vegan salmon
The idea of 3D printing food seems to attract two types of people—those who see this idea as more about shaping pulverized food or using pulverized food to decorate other food; and those who want something akin to the Star Trek replicator—i.e., … [Read more...]
The effects of COVID-19 on manufacturing—a report
Hundreds of senior decision-makers in healthcare, robotics, and other industries report damaging COVID-19 impact, focus on digital transformation, and emphasis on building supply chain resilience through agility. The global manufacturing and … [Read more...]
America Makes and Air Force Research Laboratory announce awardees of the Additive Manufacturing Modeling Challenge Series
America Makes and Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials & Manufacturing Directorate Structural Materials, Metals Branch (AFRL/RXCM), proudly announce the awardees of the additive manufacturing (AM) Modeling Challenge Series with $235K to be … [Read more...]
