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Yale’s First In-House “3D” Surgical Case: A Leap in Medicine
Surgeons at Yale School of Medicine pioneered the first fully in-house 3D surgical procedure to fix a misaligned bone near the wrist. Dr. Lisa Lattanza, Chair and Ensign Professor of…
3D Printing Financials: Stratasys Reports Flat Revenue, Higher Losses, and Busy Printers
Stratasys‘ (Nasdaq: SSYS) first quarter results of 2024 were mixed. The company saw strong sales of consumables, indicating that customers are heavily using its printers, which boosts recurring revenue. Improved…
SPEE3D Demonstrates Cold Spray 3D Printing in US Navy SALVEX Exercise
SPEE3D, the Australian original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of cold spray additive manufacturing (CSAM) systems, announced that the company participated in the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) SALVEX exercise, at Naval…
Anker Settles Patent Fight with Slice Engineering
Slice Engineering and Chinese multinational Anker Innovations (SZSE: 300866) have recently settled a lawsuit over patent infringement. Slice accused Anker’s AnkerMake M5C 3D printer and its hotend of infringing on…
3DPOD Episode 201: Aerospace Manufacturing with Oluseun Taiwo, Solideon CEO
Oluseun Taiwo began working with Optomec’s take on directed energy deposition (DED), LENS, as a student and later gained experience at Argonne National Laboratory, Rocket Lab, Arconic, Virgin Orbit, and…
At the Nexus of Global 3D Printing: TCT 3Sixty Launches in UK alongside Med-Tech
Leading UK 3D printing event TCT 3Sixty is back and promises to be another must-see event for the region. Taking place alongside Med-Tech Innovation Expo, the UK and Ireland’s leading…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: June 2, 2024
Things are heating up in the AM industry, with lots of webinars and events coming this week! Stratasys continues its training courses and road trip, and some major industry events…
3D Printing News Briefs, June 1, 2024: Sustainability, Cementitious Materials, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll start with sustainability research on AM feedstock from AMGTA, and then on to an aluminum alloy with enhanced mechanical properties. University students built…
Governor of Michigan Expands Program to Boost Small Manufacturers’ 3D Printing Capabilities
Back in 2020, Michigan nonprofit Automation Alley, an advanced manufacturing accelerator, was one of a number of organizations that recognized that the pandemic had put a premium on bringing manufacturing…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: Electrospinning, Hyundai 3D Printing & Spee3D
MRO and digital inventories is a quickly growing area. Now classification/advisory firm ABS has partnered with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), powder bed fusion OEM CScam and technological institute KITECH in…
Honeywell 3D Prints Ceramic Molds for Turbine Blades
Honeywell provides turbine propulsion engines for helicopters, business aircraft, and military trainers, and has been using additive manufacturing at its lab in Phoenix for over 15 years. It now produces…
Researchers Explore Edible Insect Powders in 3D Printed Salty Snacks
Given the significant impact that industrial farming of animals has on both the livelihood of those creatures and the Earth itself, there is a growing movement to turn to new…
3D Printing News Unpeeled
University of Texas at Arlington architecture Professor Shadi Nazarian is heading up a consortium to 3D print cork and concrete in Alaska. The light, well-insulating composite should be well suited…
Himed and Lithoz Launch Center for Bioceramics 3D Printing
Himed, a US manufacturer of bioceramic materials, and ceramics 3D printing leader Lithoz have announced a joint venture meant to combine their respective areas of expertise—the Bioceramics Center of Excellence…
Anatomy of an AM Accelerator: Brookings’ South Kansas Advanced Manufacturing Case Study
The Brookings Institution, long one of America’s most prestigious think tanks, has released a case study titled, “Expanding South Kansas’ aerospace cluster into a resilient advanced manufacturing sector.” In the…
UK’s New 3D Printing Hub Set to Transform Historical Industrial Town
In May 2024, the town of Darwen in the UK received approval for a new multi-million-pound manufacturing and research center, marking a significant milestone for the community. This development, part…
Draper Engine Hotfire is Ursa Major’s Latest Win for 3D Printed Rocket Motors
Ursa Major, the Colorado-based specialist in rocket motors made with additive manufacturing (AM), has announced the successful hotfire test of the Draper, a liquid engine that the company claims has…
3D Printing, China, and the Struggle to Produce Exactly Enough
Global supply chains have demonstrated an almost eerie resilience in the face of one ongoing crisis after another in the last half a decade. Still, one often gets the feeling…
Can Higher Power Density Engines Lead to Broader 3D Printing Use?
Traditionally, when it comes to sports cars, interest has centered around metrics such as horsepower per cubic inch and power-to-weight ratios. These metrics are calculated and interpreted differently by various…
Supply Chain Management and the Role of 3D Printing Digital Inventories
As the additive manufacturing (AM) industry grows beyond its humble roots as a rapid prototyping technology, it has been adopted by some of the world’s leading companies to produce not…