3D Printing
Additive Works Introduces New Amphyon Module for 3D Printing Support Generation
Many people’s least favorite part of 3D printing, no matter which technology, is dealing with support structures. They’re frequently difficult to remove, and if they’re not placed correctly, they can render the entire part useless. In metal 3D...
3D Printing News Briefs: May 25, 2018
As you head into the weekend, we’re bringing you all of the latest business, materials, and software news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. Xaar announced a new executive, Wipro 3D was awarded an important quality certification, and Stratasys and...
A Speaker’s Perspective: Learn 3D Printing Industry Trends Over 3 Days
Tim Ruffner is a past 3DPrint.com course speaker and will speak at 3D Printing in Aerospace, Construction, Consumer Goods, and Other Industries, our three-day online event, June 5-7, 2018 This past winter, I had the opportunity to speak in the first session of...
HP Global Innovation Summit Highlights 3D Printing, Immersive Computing, a Secure Future in Manufacturing
Global powerhouse HP Inc. hosted its Global Innovation Summit this week at its location outside Barcelona, as dozens of analysts and journalists joined company and partner executives for an engaging few days exploring advanced technologies. For this event, 3D printing...
Zimmer Biomet's First 3D Printed Spinal Implants Receive FDA Clearance
It’s not easy to get a new medical treatment or device to the market – and it shouldn’t be, as these treatments are affecting human lives and need to be 100% proven to be safe and effective before they’re used on people. The FDA has layers and...
3D Printing for Diagnosing and Treating Cancer and R&D Tax Credits
Cancer research has evolved with the help of 3D printing. Doctors can create patient-specific 3D models of cancerous body parts to prepare for upcoming surgeries. Medical engineers can create digital 3D models on a computer and 3D print them, which allows doctors to...
Researchers at New R&D Center Will Use 3D Printing to Manufacture Early Prevention Implants
3D printed implants have been used in all kinds of surgeries, from dental, facial, and spinal to the chest, ears, and hips. But the thing about implants, whether they’re 3D printed or not, is that typically, when they’re brought into use, doctors are...
Learn About Our Planet's History with 3D Printed, Augmented Reality EARTH
The Earth has undergone innumerable changes over its long lifetime, with continents melding and breaking apart, species appearing and disappearing, climate changing and then changing again. Our planet’s history is a fascinating one, but the changes, for the most...
Thanks to New Partnership, 3DPrinterOS Software Will Now Power KODAK Portrait 3D Printers
One of the top 3D printer software providers, 3DPrinterOS, which recently launched a new 3D printing software bundle with Microsoft Azure, just announced that it will now be powering KODAK Portrait 3D printers by Smart International, a global brand licensee that...
New Florida Company Building Robot to Provide County With Affordable, 3D Printed Housing
While I can’t say that 3D printed houses are all the rage for homeowners at this very moment, I’m fairly certain this will change soon. 3D printing in the construction industry is growing in leaps and bounds, as countries all over the world, from Russia...
3D Printed Autonomous Boats Could Reduce Traffic and Self-Assemble into Other Structures
Autonomous cars are becoming a reality, as self-driving vehicles finally begin to leave the concept stage and actually arrive on the streets. It would make sense, then, that autonomous boats wouldn’t be far behind, especially in cities like Venice, Bangkok and...
Remote Management of 3D Printers Through VPNs
Due to massive globalization, business people travel all the time. Both individuals and companies need to share the information on distance. Distant control and access is important for every company. The 3D printers are multi-functional. They are strategically...
Drum Roll, Please...Designer Creates 3D Printed, Open Source Prosthetic for Amputee Drummer
In high school, college, and for a few years as an adult in a local community band, I played percussion. I was mostly on mallet instruments, such as the chimes, xylophone, marimba, etc. Though I dabbled in many others, like crash cymbals and the bass drum, along with...
BMW Concept Car Draws from 3D & 4D, Redesigning Luxury Seats & Safety Mechanisms
So many 3D printed innovations still leave us shaking our heads in amazement. We are continually wowed not only by the resourcefulness of engineers and makers around the world, but also by the infinite potential their growing body of work demonstrates. And even though...
Google of the Future Can Learn All About You...and 3D Print Personalized Objects For Your Own Good
“If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear.” I have several friends and family members who have introduced smart technology into their homes by way of Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa, those cloud-based, benign-sounding voice services. While the...
Wires Glasses Bring a New 3D Printed Flair to Eyewear
3D printing has significantly impacted the eyewear industry, allowing manufacturers to create custom frames or even letting customers 3D print their own frames. Several producers of 3D printed eyewear have arisen with innovative products, but so far there hasn’t...
Onshape Speeds Up Design Processes with New Premium Edition of 3D CAD Software Platform
Modern CAD platform Onshape, formed by several former SOLIDWORKS employees, is based entirely in the cloud, making it accessible by computer, tablet, or phone. An i.materialise plugin in 2016 made the platform even more accessible, and Onshape introduced two new...
HP Showcases Multi Jet Fusion 3D Printing Applications, Announces Expanded Partnerships
HP‘s Multi Jet Fusion technology has been spreading to every corner of the industry as the company cements partnerships all over the world. This week in Barcelona at the HP Innovation Summit, HP announced additional collaborations that will see the technology...
Nova Scotia Surgeons Use 3D Printed Brain Model in Surgical Planning For the First Time
Last spring, Nick Rahr of Canada began experiencing some puzzling dizziness. His doctor conducted a brain scan, and told him that everything was clear, but a few months later Rahr contracted both bacterial and viral infections, compounded with severe head pain, and...
NoiseAware Makes Some Noise (But Not Too Much) About Ultimaker 3D Printers
By a certain age, many people have likely either had the police called on them for making too much noise on their properties, or called the police themselves to report their neighbors. It’s especially a hazard in apartments and other rental situations....
Volkswagen Saves Time with 3D Printed Components During Production of Electric Race Car
3D printing is used often nowadays to help race cars make it over the finish line – preferably in first place and breaking records to boot. Famous automobile manufacturer Volkswagen, headquartered in Germany with multiple subsidiaries and over 130 production...
Singapore: Researchers Create Reprocessable Thermosets to Eliminate Waste in 3D Printing
As our world becomes more and more environmentally conscious, the topic of how to leave a smaller footprint everywhere we go is a popular one. And 3D printing is no exception as those creating often make an effort to use hardware and materials that leave as little...
3D Printing News Briefs: May 22, 2018
We’ve got both business and medical news to cover in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. PostProcess is expanding its channel partner coverage across North America, while Sciaky has received an order for several of its EBAM 3D printers, and MTU Aero Engines...
Texas Tech Makerspace Group 3D Prints Prosthetic Hand for Eight-Year-Old Spiderman Fan
While makers, hackers, and hobbyists from nearly every country enjoy the benefits of 3D printing, the technology has lent itself to a wide variety of important endeavors. We have followed as NASA has created a new way to make rocket engine nozzles, the Army uses 3D...
3D Printed Simulator Could Help Surgeons Prepare for a Rare and Complex Pediatric Surgery
Premature infants can be afflicted with all sorts of life-threatening conditions; one of those is esophageal atresia, where the esophagus does not connect to the stomach. Instead, the upper esophagus abruptly ends, often as a small pouch. In other cases, the lower...
