3D Printing
ETH Zurich Researchers Develop 4D Printed Load-Bearing Polymer Structures
There are numerous issues involved with transporting things into space, one being that some of them are just too big and bulky. One solution is to make those items small and capable of being folded up into compact packages which can then be expanded once the...
MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab Hints at the Future of 4D Design in Pneumatic Objects
MIT provides a place for brilliant minds to develop in each other’s company and, not surprisingly, fascinating developments in design and technology are produced there as a result. One of the many internal organizations that create this atmosphere of...
Breakthrough Made in 3D Printing White and Brightly Colored Objects with Polymer Powder
Selective laser sintering is becoming an increasingly popular method of 3D printing, due to its numerous advantages: it produces parts with high strength and stiffness, is capable of creating extremely complex geometries, and requires no supports and therefore very...
3D Printing News Briefs: July 17, 2018
In Today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re covering a lot of business and a little medical news. AMFG is partnering with a top UK bearings manufacturer to help automate its digital manufacturing workflows, while Segula Technologies has begun an industrial...
GE Additive Partnering Up with Honda and Triumph Group for 3D Printing Acceleration
GE Additive, which is attending the Farnborough International Airshow this week, has been busily dropping announcements from the trade fair, the latest of which is centered around its AddWorks additive consulting service provider. GE Additive and AddWorks were chosen...
New Study Looks at 3D Printing Research Over Last Decade
3D printing is a field of research unto itself, as applications, materials, and machines provide fertile ground for in-depth and fascinating study. How much research is really out there, though? To answer this question, B.M. Gupta and S.M. Dhawan from the Council of...
CSMX4 Single Crystalline Superalloy Cannot be Welded, but Works Well with Additive Manufacturing
Metal additive manufacturing is both an art and a science, and an area of study that is constantly growing and evolving as new materials are developed. In a new research paper entitled “Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of CSMX-4 Single Crystals Prepared...
Why is Prodways Acquiring Stratasys Subsidiary Solidscape? And why is Stratasys Selling?
Stratasys has long held Solidscape a subsidiary specialized in 3D printing wax for lost wax casting. Solidscape’s printers are easy to work with. They print in wax and near wax materials. For casting companies, this means that they don’t have to retool their...
3D Hubs Releases Second Edition of Digital Manufacturing Trends Report
Last quarter, 3D Hubs published its first Trends report to include Digital Manufacturing trends. The popular and long-running report still includes all of the latest information about 3D printing, but now also includes more insights on other digital manufacturing...
Dymax Discusses Bomar Oligomers, the Foundation of Many 3D Printing Materials
Plastic 3D printing relies on light-sensitive materials that are cured, or hardened, when exposed to light. Whether that’s FDM, SLA, DLP, or other, newer technologies, these materials are the basis of the final objects we see coming off of 3D printers. Dymax is...
Researchers Compare Human Cadavers and 3D Printed Anatomical Models to Determine Print Accuracy
Surgeons often turn to innovative technology, like 3D printed anatomical models, to get a closer, more detailed look inside a patient’s body ahead of complex procedures. In particular, these models can help trauma surgeons determine the best approach to fixing...
3D Printing Golf Clubs and Equipment
Golf is a popular sport in corporate America and adds about $70 billion dollars a year to the American economy. Companies are always testing new products that will catch the attention of golfers. The 2018 PGA Merchandise Show displayed the latest and greatest from...
Kirigami Paper Folding Inspires Advanced 3D Nanofabrication Research
When it comes to 3D printed folding research, we hear most often about projects inspired by origami. But as new research coming out of the Chinese Academy of Sciences shows, we shouldn’t discount the ancient Chinese art of kirigami, also known as jianzhi...
Mayo Clinic Finds 3D Printing Essential Moving Medicine Forward for Complex Surgeries
The Mayo Clinic is probably the single most famous medical facility in the world. It began in 1863 as the medical practice of William Worral Mayo in Rochester, Minnesota and under the direction of his sons William James Mayo and Charles Horace Mayo it became a medical...
GE Additive Announces New 3D Printing Agreement with Eaton, Relocates Gas Atomization Materials Equipment to AP&C
Since announcing an increased focus on 3D printing last spring, GE Additive has been busy making good on its announcement, acquiring and partnering with other companies in the industry, introducing new 3D printers left and right, and opening a new Customer Experience...
ZiggZagg Saves Money and Grows 3D Printing Client Base With DigiFabster’s SaaS Platform
3D printing software and services provider DigiFabster, established in 2015, uses its software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform to help companies automate and streamline certain business processes in a single step. Recently, Belgium-based 3D printing service bureau...
New Directions Help Us Improve 3DPrint.com
Information pours at us like rain, but what to drink? It is clear that we must cover both the exciting developments going on in the entry-level desktop 3D printing while also covering the industrial Additive Manufacturing market. We must keep abreast of emerging...
Your New Editor In Chief: Joris
Hi, I’m Joris, and I’m going to try to give you more signals while reducing the noise. I want to thank Sarah for all of her hard work and dedication to this site. I can only hope that I can make a similar impact as Editor in Chief going forward. I see myself as a kind...
Student Creates CUDA, the 3D Printed Underwater Jet Pack
About 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water and while technology for traveling on dry land has developed that allows people of moderate income to cover a fair amount of ground relatively quickly, underwater exploration of a comparable sort has...
New 3D Printed Board Game Allows Players to Battle Autocracy
Board games have been around for centuries, and even with all of the technological alternatives available today, they still remain popular. That doesn’t mean, though, that board games can’t be enhanced with new technology such as 3D printing. Classic board...
Using Patient-Specific 3D Printed Surgical Guides for Total Knee Replacement
While surgery has always, ultimately, been about the patient, it hasn’t always been patient-centered. Historically, patients have not had an easy time of understanding exactly what their surgery entails and have often been treated as if they were ancillary to...
CYBER Team Uses FDM and Topology Optimization to Streamline Digital Workflow for 3D Printed Orthotics
The CYBER Team, which stands for Cyber-Physical Design and Additive Manufacturing of Custom Orthoses, is on a mission to leverage 3D printing and Industry 4.0 to make better Ankle Foot Orthotics (AFO), and more specifically to address the orthotics needs of veterans....
3D Printing for Audio and Visual Equipment
The audio-visual equipment industry is a large and growing industry that provides an excellent opportunity for the 3D printing industry. A graph illustrating the industry growth is presented below. In numerous industries, audio and visual equipment are used regularly...
Pinshape Ambassador Brett Turnage Releases Two New 3D Printed RC Cars
One of our favorite design ambassadors to cover from 3D printing community and marketplace Pinshape is BTI3Dlabs founder Brett Turnage, who is also a huge racing fanatic. We have previously appreciated his various 3D printed RC motorcycle projects, like this...
3D Printing Combines with Other Technologies for Latest Energica Ego Component
Following the progress of the CRP Group and its subsidiary Energica over the past few years has been exciting, as the companies work together to develop 3D printed electric superbikes such as the Eva, Ego, and Ego Corsa. The Ego made its public debut at CES at the...
