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3D Printing Targets Tooling at IMTS 2024
The Western hemisphere’s largest manufacturing trade show, the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), returned to Chicago for another year, graciously including a 3D printing section once again in its West…
Adidas Makes Climamog Fully 3D Printed Shoe for $28 a Pair
Adidas has teased a new 3D-printed shoe, sending it to shoe photographer Tyler Mansour, also known as Arab Lincoln, who showcased it on his Instagram. Tyler introduced the shoes by…
Ursa Major & US Navy Make $25M Joint Investment in New 3D Printed Rocket Motor Prototype
Ursa Major, the Colorado-based company dedicated to building a North American rocket propulsion supply chain with advanced manufacturing, has become one of the first recipients of funding from the DoD’s…
Electroninks’ “World-First” Copper Ink Opens Up New Potential for 3D Printed Electronics
Electroninks, the Austin-based manufacturer of metal organic decomposition (MOD) inks for additive manufacturing (AM) and semiconductor packaging, has introduced what the company claims is the “world’s first” commercially available copper…
3DPOD 218: AM Polymers with Dr. Krysten Minnici, Arkema
Dr. Krysten Minnici is a scientist who now works in business development at Arkema. In this episode, we discuss PEKK, PAEK, polymers, powder bed fusion materials, recycling rates, 3D printing…
Daring AM: SpaceX’s 3D Printed Gear Took the Spacewalk Game to New Heights
SpaceX redefined the limits of human space travel on September 12, 2024, with a history-making, first-ever private spacewalk during the Polaris Dawn mission. While this milestone in space exploration will…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 15, 2024: Crowdfunding, EVs, Microalgae, & More
Good news for Fishy Filaments, which has reached a major funding milestone! This kicks off our business news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, followed by Voxel Innovations relocating its…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: September 14, 2024
In this week’s roundup, Divide By Zero Technologies is having a launch event for its new 3D printer tomorrow. Stratasys continues its tour of North America, as well as its…
US Justice Department and ATF Push to Stop 3D Printed Machine Gun Switches
For years, the spotlight on 3D printing’s potential for firearm production has revolved around fully 3D printed guns. However, the attention has now shifted to a far smaller, cheaper, and…
3D Systems and Smith+Nephew Get 510(k) Clearance for 3D Printed Ankle Replacement Treatment
3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) has received 510(k) clearance for its TOTAL ANKLE Patient-Matched Guides. The guide system will be used in conjunction with Smith+Nephew’s SALTO TALARIS Total Ankle Prosthesis and…
Decentralized Manufacturing Network 3DOS Launches 3D Printing Partnership with Blockchain Platform Sui
3DOS, a decentralized additive manufacturing (AM) network based in Silicon Valley, has announced a partnership with Sui, a Layer-1 blockchain and smart contract platform. 3DOS’s partnership with Sui leverages the…
3D Printing Brings New Hope to IVF with Custom Embryo Dishes
Researchers are using 3D printing to make special molds for dishes that help grow embryos during in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments. These dishes, known as well-of-the-well (WOW), include tiny wells…
Velo3D Leaves NYSE for Over-the-Counter Market—Here’s Why
As financial challenges reshape the 3D printing landscape, Velo3D (OTCQX: VLDX) has moved from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to the OTCQX Best Market, a tier of the over-the-counter…
Xolo Launches the Xube2 Volumetric 3D Printer
Xolo has launched the Xube2, a volumetric 3D printer designed for scientific research. The machine allows users to switch between 375 nm and 405 nm light sources and adjust resolutions….
3D Printing News Briefs, September 12, 2024: Scholarships, Pool Maintenance, Shoes, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs today, four graduate students received $10,000 scholarships from ASTM International, and 3DPRINTUK announced the first commercial launch of the Stratasys SAF printer in the UK….
Airtech and Ascent to Target Aerospace Tooling Market with Large-format 3D Printing
Aerospace tooling has long been a dream application for medium and large-format 3D printing firms. Large tools are often expensive, take a long time to produce, and can lead to…
Xact Metal Adds PanOptimization Simulation to Low-cost Metal 3D Printing
PanOptimization and its product, PanX, is a potentially groundbreaking additive simulation tool that can quickly simulate large, complex files on regular PCs. Reportedly more accurate than other alternatives, it also…
Emerging AM Technologies Analysis: Where Are They Now, Part 2
In March 2023, AM Research published the “Emerging AM Technologies Analysis: 10 Companies to Watch” report highlighting 3D printing companies with the potential to disrupt the additive manufacturing (AM) industry….
Position Paper: 3D Printing Motors and Generators to Combat Global Warming
As the world faces the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, technological innovations that offer substantial environmental benefits are increasingly crucial. Additive manufacturing (AM) has emerged as a…
Emerging AM Technologies Analysis: Where Are They Now, Part 1
In March 2023, AM Research published the “Emerging AM Technologies Analysis: 10 Companies to Watch” report highlighting 3D printing companies with the potential to disrupt the additive manufacturing (AM) industry….