3D Printing
Researchers Evaluate 3D Printing for Headlight Lens Manufacturing
When we hear about 3D printing lenses for optical applications, it’s often for eyewear. But a group of researchers from Tunghai University in Taiwan are looking into the technology for…
3DPOD 240: Mark Barfoot (AMUG), Electrochemical Polishing at Voxel Innovations
Mark Barfoot is a 3D printing veteran who began by introducing additive manufacturing to traditional firms before becoming Managing Director of the Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing Lab at the University of…
Braille in Fashion: How University Research is Breaking Barriers, One Tag at a Time
For millions of people around the world with visual impairments, shopping for clothes is a challenge most of us don’t think about twice. From deciphering sizes to matching colors, the…
Nanoscribe’s New Clear Material Designed for Optical Electronics
Nanoscribe has launched IPX-Clear, a Two-Photon Polymerization (2PP) material with high transparency, designed for dimensionally accurate components. Optimized for Nanoscribe’s Two-Photon Grayscale Lithography (2GL) process, this resin enables rapid production…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: February 9, 2025
In this week’s 3D Printing Webinar and Event roundup, the big news this week is the MILAM conference. However, if you can’t make it to Florida, there are multiple virtual…
3D Printing News Briefs, February 8, 2025: Partnership, Post-Processing, & More
We’re starting off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with business news: Xact Metal shipped its 150th 3D printer and achieved its second highest quarterly order revenue, while Fastech announced a…
Italy’s Nuclear Physics Institute’s Role in Advancing Science with 3D Printing
Italy’s National Institute for Nuclear Physics (or INFN, its acronym in Italian) may be best known for its monumental contributions to fundamental physics, from the discovery of the Higgs boson…
Communicating Vessels: Four 3D Printing Markets
Of late, I’ve been considering the 3D printing market not as a single, unified industry but as four distinct markets, each with its own needs. Rather than segmenting the market…
Phase3D and TNSC Join Forces to Shake up Japan’s 3D Printing Scene
Japan’s additive manufacturing (AM) industry is set for a major boost as Phase3D, a Chicago-based leader in in-situ inspection technology, joins forces with Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC), one of…
Stanford’s Dr. Skylar-Scott Breaks Down the Timeline for Fully Bioprinted Organs
Bioprinting has transitioned from an ambitious idea to a field making steady progress toward creating functional tissues and vascularized structures, offering a glimpse into the future of regenerative medicine. Against…
This 3D Printed Sensor Could Save Dairy Farmers a lot of Moooooo-ney!
A study recently published in Nature Communications details a ground-breaking 3D printed sensor that could save US dairy farmers nearly a billion dollars annually. The device is able to detect…
Bound Filament for Defense & MRO—Waiting for Godot
Bound metal 3D printing, also known as bound metal deposition, is a process in which a filament containing metal powder—held together by polymer, wax, or a combination—is extruded using a…
When Innovation Meets Reality in 3D Printing
Additive manufacturing has long promised to revolutionize industries, offering groundbreaking solutions across aerospace, automotive, medical devices, and more. However, the road from bold innovation to practical application has proven to…
Authentise and Autodesk Partner for Smarter Workflows to Manufacturing
Manufacturing workflows just got a major upgrade. Authentise has integrated Autodesk’s Fusion Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) into its production management system, Flows, making manufacturing easier and more efficient. Currently in…
Print, Test, Deploy: The Portable Factory Bringing Instant Quality Control to the Frontlines
European companies Fieldmade and Plastometrex are tackling a major challenge in on-demand manufacturing: ensuring that 3D printed metal parts can be trusted in critical situations, like remote or high-pressure environments….
Joe Scarbo’s Hypertruck and the Future of 3D Printing in Performance Vehicles
When Joe Scarbo takes the stage at the 2025 Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) Conference, he will bring with him a career forged at the intersection of motorsports engineering and…
ETH Zurich Spin-off SAEKI’s $6.7M Boost to Supercharge Industry in Europe
European manufacturing faces several challenges that threaten its global competitiveness. According to a recent European Commission report, high energy costs, fragmented supply chains, and slow adoption of automation have placed…
Can 3D Printing with Captured Carbon Help Address Climate Change?
It sounds almost too good to be true, but a recent study published in Nature Communications describes a potentially groundbreaking process where carbon dioxide (CO2) is converted into 3D-printed carbon…
Forget Metal: Roboze and SOLIZE Bring Hyperspeed Super Polymer 3D Printing to Japan
Tokyo-based SOLIZE is rolling out a 3D printer that could reshape how manufacturers work with high-performance polymers. A veteran in the additive manufacturing (AM) space, SOLIZE is bringing the high-powered…
Aibuild Expands to Silicon Valley with Nikon’s Backing
The latest company setting up shop in Silicon Valley is Aibuild, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven 3D printing company from the U.K. In February 2025, Aibuild opened its first U.S. headquarters…
AM Craft 3D Prints Over 1,000 Arm Caps for LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 737 Fleet
LOT Polish Airlines has adopted 3D-printed arm caps for the economy class seats in its Boeing 737 fleet, marking another milestone in the use of additive manufacturing (AM) for aircraft…
Practical AI to Industrialize Additive Manufacturing
AI is revolutionizing industries, and additive manufacturing is no exception. With its complexity in design, materials, and processes, AM is ripe for transformation. Yet, while startups like Backflip—recently raising $30…
3DPOD 239: Joe Calmese, ADDMAN President & CEO
Joe Calmese talks to us about the financing of additive manufacturing, machine prices, and utilization. He runs ADDMAN, a large, high-end service bureau that produces many critical components, including defense…
A Stroll through Neighborhood 91: The First 3D Printing Industrial Campus
Launched by Allegheny County Airport Authority, Neighborhood 91 (N91) is the world’s first dedicated additive manufacturing (AM) industrial campus. As such, it represents a unique step forward for the 3D…
