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3DPOD 214: Brigitte de Vet-Veithen, Materialise CEO
Brigitte de Vet-Veithen, who previously led Materialise’s medical unit, has transitioned into the CEO role at the 3D printing service and software firm. In our discussion, we explore what makes…
IRPD Releases its Latest LPBF Metal 3D Printer
United Grinding‘s subsidiary IRPD has released the IMPACT 4530. This double or quad 1000W fiber laser machine features a build volume of 450 × 300 × 400 mm and is…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: 3D Printed Pickleball & Mircoalgae Resins
A new company called Accel Digital Solutions made 20 different versions before settling on a new pickleball design, which they say is 10 times quieter than traditional models at ten times the…
3DPOD Episode 213: 3D Printed Personalized Medicine with Wei Jiang, Craft Health
Wei Jiang founded medicine 3D printing startup Craft Health as a Pharmacy student. I love it when practitioners and people from other backgrounds establish 3D printing companies. It often leads…
Unusual Machines to 3D Print FPV Drones Using HP’s MJF Technology
One of the most critical use cases for 3D printing is in drones. Many unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been made using 3D printing, with Ukraine aiming to produce around…
$10M Contract Goes to SWISSto12 to 3D Print RF Equipment for Maritime Use
3D printing-focused antenna manufacturer SWISSto12 has received a $10 million contract for RF equipment to be used at sea for an unnamed OEM. The company exemplifies an application-focused firm that…
AM Craft’s Aviation 3D Printing Network Expands with alphacam
AM Craft is a Latvian 3D printing company that produces polymer parts for commercial aviation. As an EASA-authorized Part 21G aviation supplier, AM Craft has received investment from Stratasys and…
3DPOD 212: Chuck Hull and the Invention of 3D Printing
40 years ago today, on August 8, 1984, Charles Hull filed a patent application for stereolithography (SLA), the first additive manufacturing technique in history. We’re honored to have Chuck Hull…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: Filtering PFAS, Solid Knitting & Holographic Direct Sound Printing
A Carnegie Melon University (CMU) researcher has been working on solid knitting for over a decade. Yuichi Hirose has now made a new solid knitting machine that he hopes will…
3DPOD Episode 211: IMTS 2024 Preview with Bonnie Gurney, AMT & Debbie Holton, Converge Consulting Group
Today, we have two guests on the 3DPOD: Bonnie Gurney of the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and Debbie Holton of Converge Consulting. Debbie has extensive experience in trade shows…
CSR 3D Art Studio Makes Life-Sized 3D Printed Statues of Your Loved Ones
A lot of people have tried to make a business out of making figurines of people. Whether they are real-life prints of your in-game character or little mini-me versions of…
European Arm of Shapeways Saved by Dutch Senior Management
The Dutch part of Shapeways has been saved from bankruptcy. The new company will shed some of its employees but will be able to continue in business. Curator Jeroen Tulfer…
3DPOD Episode 210: Jon Porter, Matsuura Machinery
Jon Porter started at Dyson, then worked at 3D RPT, Renishaw, Velo 3D, and now serves as Business Development Manager of Additive Manufacturing at Matsuura Machinery. His experience across the…
Eye on Additive Eyewear: 3D Printing at MYKITA
In this Eye on Additive Eyewear series, we’ve previously examined 3D printing at Materialise and luxury group LVMH. Today, we’re taking a detailed look at a 3D printing application that,…
UK’s Project Tempest Fighter Jet to Include 3D Printing
Fifth Generation fighter aircraft are the latest and most advanced warplanes available today. The US’s F-22 and F-35 are Fifth Generation jets, as is China’s Chengdu J-20. Costing billions to…
3DPOD Episode 209: Sam O’Leary, Nikon SLM Solutions CEO
Sam O´Leary worked in making aftermarket components and reverse engineering before joining GE Power and GE Additive. Subsequently he went to SLM Solutions. He was there for a real resurgence…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: Jabil, Ursa & Triastek
Jabil will cut 130 out of 400 manufacturing jobs in Albuquerque. The cuts are due to the company losing a medical metal device manufacturing contract. Ursa Major meanwhile is expanding…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: Displays, Magic and Machine Learning
In the paper “Emission Directionality of 3D-Printed Photonic Nanowires,” a Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) team demonstrates how nanowires with a diameter of 300 nanometers display directional light emission. This…
Eye on Additive Eyewear: 3D Printing Glasses at Materialise
Materialise (Nasdaq: MTLS) is an early pioneer in 3D printing eyewear. The Belgian software, services, and medical 3D printing leader has always excelled at unlocking new applications. Personalized body products…
An Intertwined Future: 3D Printing Nanocellulose
Nanocellulose is an exciting new group of materials that could be widely used in manufacturing. Nanocellulose, also called nano cellulose, cellulose nanofibers (CNF), cellulose nanocrystal (CNC), and microfibrillated cellulose (MFC),…
Hinetics 3D Prints Heatsinks for Electric Aviation via Protolabs
Hinetics aims to help electrify flight. To achieve this, it needs high-performance components, including those for heat sinking. Founded in 2017 by Dr. Kiruba Haran, Hinetics makes electric motors for…
Eye on Additive Eyewear: 3D Printing at LVMH
In this “Eye on Additive Eyewear” series, we’re looking at 3D printing eyewear. 3D printing firms such as Materialise have been trying to grow this category for over a decade….
3DPOD Episode 208: AM Standards with Mohsen Seifi, Vice President at ASTM
Mohsen Seifi already had deep expertise in additive manufacturing and research before joining ASTM. Now, as Vice President of Global Advanced Manufacturing Programs, he heads up ASTM’s unified initiatives in…
Materialise Acquires Developer of AI Software for Cardiac Procedures
3D printing software and service pioneer Materialise (Nasdaq: MTLS) has bought FEops, a cardiac care software package developer that uses AI to simulate and predict outcomes of cardiac procedures. Specifically,…
