304674/3d-printing-news-unpeeled-ricoh-and-siemens-programable-microstructure-and-medicated-ear-implants
AMS X

3D Printing News Unpeeled: Ricoh and Siemens, Programable Microstructure and Medicated Ear Implants

Formnext
RAPID

Share this Article

In an exciting paper from Nature Communications, Shubo Gao, Zhi Li, Steven Van Petegem and a whole host of other people at Singapore’s A stars, NTU but also the Paul Scherrer Institute have come up with a way to program the recrystallization behavior of powder bed fusion parts during heat treatment. This means that they in essence can program microstructure to get better part properties. 

Hannover Medical School has used Desktop Health’s 3D Bioplotter to make a medicated ear implant that acts as a stent for patients having narrowing of the auditory canal.

Ricoh is partnering with Siemens to develop the workflow for aluminum binder jet so that it can be industrialized.



Share this Article


Recent News

3D Printing News Briefs, October 24, 2026: Spinal Implant, Digital Dentistry, Recycled PLA, & More

What’s Left When a 3D Printing Company Shuts Down?



Categories

3D Design

3D Printed Art

3D Printed Food

3D Printed Guns


You May Also Like

AM Investment Strategies 2026 Sets the Stage for AMS 2027

AM Investment Strategies 2026 Nov. 5 · 12 p.m. ET · Free online event RESERVE YOUR SPOT  ↗ A one-hour online discussion featuring some of the biggest names in 3D...

Featured

With Its Latest $200M Round, ICON May Be Running Away With the 3D Printed Construction Market

I used to view ICON, the Austin-based additive construction (AC) firm, as one of a handful of companies that could realistically consider itself the leader of the 3D printed construction...

How Should Businesses Build New Business? Dirk Simon Weighs In — Part 1

Dirk Simon had deep experience in materials and chemistry before joining the 3D printing industry. Instrumental in BASF and Farsoon’s market introduction, Dirk has spent a lot of time thinking...

3D Printing Services Near $2.5B as AM Market Shifts Beyond Hardware

The additive manufacturing market may be growing again, but one of the more interesting numbers behind that recovery has little to do with selling 3D printers. AM services generated nearly...