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3D Printing News Unpeeled: Asahi Kasei Enters 3D Printing
Asahi Kasei Plastics North America (Apna) is to launch new filaments and enter the 3D printing market. The new filaments include Xyron, which is a polyphenylene ether called m-PPE. The…
3D Printing Unpeeled: BMF 510(k) & SprintRay Midas
Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) got U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its UltraThineer micro stereolithography (PµSL) veneer solution. The company will sell the solution to dental labs…
Will Photonic-Crystal Lasers Revolutionize 3D Printing?
Powder bed fusion (PBF) for metals and polymers predominantly utilizes lasers as the primary heat source. Some directed energy deposition (DED) technologies also employ lasers, while various vat polymerization methods…
3D Printing Unpeeled: Orbex Investment, IndoMIM and HP, Ultrasonic Waves
INDO-MIM has bought three HP Metal Jet S100 printers, operating two in India and one in Texas. This is a win for HP because the company has deep experience in…
3DPOD Episode 196: Bioprinting and Biofabrication with Dietmar Hutmacher, Queensland University of Technology
Dietmar Hutmacher is a Professor and Chair in Regenerative Medicine at the Faculty of Engineering, School of Mechanical, Medical, and Process Engineering at Queensland University of Technology. He possesses extensive…
RapidFlight Wants to Make Drones at Scale with 3D Printing
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlighted the effectiveness of small, inexpensive drones in destroying armored vehicles. Meanwhile, larger drones such as the Turkish Bayraktar played a crucial role in halting the…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: Better Elastomers, Mailbox Keys and Origami Networks
A man has been arrested in Houston for making and using 3D printed mailbox keys in order to use them for fraud. For over 15 years people have been 3D…
Nylon 3D Printed Parts Made More Functional with Coatings & Colors
Parts 3D printed from polyamide (PA, Nylon) 12 using powder bed fusion (PBF) are a mainstay in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry. While post-finishing processes have improved the porosity of…
Nike’s 3D Printed Shoes Mix AM and AI into a Hype Sauce Yawnevent
Nike has released Athlete Imagined Revolution (A.I.R), a line of 13 sneaker concepts featuring the use of additive manufacturing (AM). Developed from sketches through generative AI and interviews with Nike…
Is Recycled 3D Printer Filament the Key to Sustainable Development?
Could recycled 3D printer filament be the key to sustainable development? Material extrusion 3D printers are low-cost and useful for creating dimensionally accurate, tough plastic objects made of PLA, PETG,…
3D Printer Maker EVO-tech Reborn as NEVO3D — Once More With Feeling
EVO-tech was a 3D printing service and original equipment manufacturer established in 2013 and based in Schörfling am Attersee, Austria. The company produced high-quality material extrusion systems featuring linear bearings,…
GREENFILL3D 3D Prints Sustainable Interior Solutions for Stretch Ceilings
Polish startup GREENFILL3D has previously produced sustainable in-store displays, plant markers, and lamps using sustainable materials and desktop 3D printers. I appreciate GREENFILL3D for its use of low-cost material extrusion…
Bryson DeChambeau Lobs New Brand Avonda into the Green with 3D Printed Golf Clubs
Scottie Scheffler won the Masters, but Bryson DeChambeau also made an impressive showing, demonstrating remarkable skills that led him to a tied-for-sixth-place finish. Known as “the Scientist” for his exhaustive…
3D Printing Reseller MatterHackers Acquires Source Graphics
Leading 3D printer reseller MatterHackers has acquired 2D and 3D printer reseller Source Graphics. The company aims to expand its printer lineup and consolidate its position in the Southern California…
3DPOD Episode 195: 3D Printing Wood, Coffee, and Seaweed with Andy Jeffery, Marvel Labs
Andy Jeffery is a long-time 3D printing veteran who has repeatedly introduced binder jetting technologies to new areas. Starting as one of the earliest adopters of this technology for filters,…
3D Printing Miracles: Electric Car Apocalypse
We’re accustomed to introspection regarding the future of 3D printing, pondering improvements to enhance the viability of our technology. Yet, what circumstances could enable us to expand from $14.7 billion…
Rail Giant Alstom Saves $15M with 3D Printing Automation Software 3D Spark
3D Spark has entered into a three-year deal with the rail giant Alstom. Alstom, a transport behemoth with annual revenues of $16 billion, specializes in the manufacture of trains, trams,…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: Recycling PLA, More Efficient Atomizing
Filamentive hopes to recycle your PLA if you’re in the UK and order over £500 worth of filament. Their partner 3D Printing Waste (3DPW) will turn the PLA into injection…
Researchers Gain New Levels of Control over Volumetric 3D Printing
A recent study published in Advanced Materials Technologies by Nathaniel Corrigan, Xichuan Li, Jin Zhang, and Cyrille Boyer delves into the advancements in xolography, a pioneering volumetric 3D printing method….
Slant 3D’s API Opens Democratizes 3D Printer Farms
Slant 3D, known for its 3D print farms comprising cost-effective material extrusion machines, has been a subject of our discussions since our interview with founder Gabe Bentz and an article…
Nikon’s New Metal 3D Printer Uses 3D Scanning for Part Repair and Quality Control
Nikon has released the Lasermeister LM300A, a directed energy deposition (DED) system, along with the Lasermeister SB100 3D scanner. These two are designed to be used together. You can place…
Micronics to Offer $2,999 SLS 3D Printer—Is it Real?
A startup called Micronics has recently unveiled a desktop powder bed fusion system priced at a mere $2,999. The team highlights the inclusion of its proprietary slicing software and the…
3DPOD Episode 194: Product Design and the Additive Journey with PADT Hardware Director David Dietrich
David Dietrich‘s journey in 3D printing spans from materials engineering roles at Boeing and ORNL to his position as an engineering fellow at Honeywell, showcasing his extensive experience in metals…
3D Printing News Unpeeled: A $3000 SLS System, Construction Subsidies and Parameters
The Housing Affordability Crisis is one of Canadian President Trudeau’s biggest issues. Now the government has made subsidies available, including scaling new technologies, 3D printed housing and libraries of reapproved…
