3D Printing
3D Printing News Briefs, June 30, 2022: Nuclear Power Filters, Fuzzy Filament, & More
We’re starting with a 3D printed part for the nuclear powder industry in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. Then we’ll move on to two separate research projects, before ending with…
6K Expands Metal 3D Printing Powder Line into Europe
6K Additive has announced that the company will be expanding its commercial operations into Europe, naming François Bonjour as its European Sales Director. Bonjour has over 20 years of experience…
Swiss EMS Group Picks 3D Systems for New Nylon 3D Printing Material
3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) has announced a partnership with EMS-GRILTECH (SIX:EMSN) to develop new 3D printing materials. Leveraging the polyamide manufacturing expertise of EMG-GRILTECH, a business unit of Swiss chemical company…
Shape Memory Polymers May Regenerate Muscle via 3D Printed Implants
Andaltec, a national technological center in Spain that performs R&D in plastics, has developed a new shape memory polymer that could be used to regenerate muscle tissue. As part of…
Grand Opening: AddUp Solution Center Offers LPBF & DED Metal 3D Printing
Global metal additive manufacturing OEM AddUp Solutions was established as a joint venture by French companies Michelin and fives back in 2015. The company’s main technology is laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) technology, but…
Rocket Lab’s 3D Printed Engine Powers NASA CAPSTONE Satellite Mission
A flawless launch by Rocket Lab’s (NASDAQ: RKLB) Electron spacecraft on June 28, 2022, was just the beginning of NASA’s highly awaited Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation…
“World’s Most Efficient” A/C System to Be Built with 3D Printing
Hyperganic, a German developer of AI-based engineering software, has announced a new project aiming to create the world’s most efficient residential A/C system. The company is partnering with Strata Manufacturing,…
7 Major Threats to 3D Printing Service Bureaus
It is not easy being a 3D printing service bureau. A lot of skill, labor power, capex, and continued excellence are needed to perform in the service market. Meanwhile, competitive…
Brumos Racing Finishes 1st in Time Attack Thanks to Airtech 3D Printing
Brumos Racing recently announced Airtech Advanced Materials Group as a technical partner for the team ahead of the 100th running of the Pike Peak Invitational Hill Climb in Colorado Springs,…
French Railway Leader 3D Prints Spare Parts with Metal Filament and BASF’s Replique
Train rolling stock manufacturer Alstom (Euronext Paris: ALO) is partnering with BASF´s Replique to 3D print spare parts. Replique is on the move, having previously partnered with Miele and establishing a…
Ceramic Electronics 3D Printing Receives $2.7M from Department of Energy
Earlier this year, the US Department of Energy (DOE) said it would grant $175 million to 68 R&D projects to create disruptive technologies that can strengthen the nation’s advanced energy…
Building DED Metal 3D Printer Domestically Cuts Costs 2-3 Times for Indian Team
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur recently announced that the university has developed a new directed energy deposition (DED) metal printing system. Aside from the machine’s laser, as well…
Can 3D Printing Make You Antifragile? Surviving Current Economic Shocks
In this, series we’ve looked at what being antifragile means and whether or not 3D printing can make a business antifragile. However, can 3D printing be antifragile as a good…
Online 3D Printing Service Sculpteo Announces New CEO
Sculpteo, BASF’s French 3D printing service, announced that the company’s new CEO is industrial designer Alexandre d’Orsetti. Promoted from in-house, d’Orsetti was previously the head of Sulpteo’s design studio for…
2022’s Bull Market Shake 3D Printing Stock Prices
After a ruthless start to 2022, the US’s three most widely followed indexes hit new lows as they entered the bear market terrain around mid-May. One month later, the Wall…
3ntr’s New Large Format 3D Printer Features 1m x 1m Build Volume
I’m a total 3ntr fan. We previously interviewed 3ntr CEO Davide Ardizzoia, looked at the business’s newer machines, and saw how they could 3D print oil and gas valves in PEEK. With…
Biden’s AM Forward Signals that 3D Printing Is Ready for Prime Time
Before the Biden administration announced AM Forward, the last time the president of the United States mentioned additive manufacturing was back in 2013. At the time, President Barack Obama said…
New 3D Printing Industries: Connected Healthcare Devices
The confluence of data, healthcare, software, private enterprise, and personalized healthcare devices will be a powerful one. Your Fitbit, smartphone or Apple Watch, will be interconnected with your fitness apps,…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: June 26, 2022
Events for this week have already started, like the ISTE Live conference for technology in education down in New Orleans. Stratasys continues its Experience Tour in Ohio, Divide by Zero…
3D Printing News Briefs, June 25, 2022: Partnerships, Research, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, 3DOS and Ivaldi are working together to deliver on-demand critical parts for heavy industries in Africa, and ASME published an AM design standard based…
NASA Funds Contour Crafting’s Material Transport Tech for Lunar Construction
We recently reported that NASA was funding more than 20 3D printing-related proposals as part of its 2022 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program….
Three Production Opportunities for 3D Printing
While the additive manufacturing process has been around for 30 years, its use for production applications has recently accelerated because of improvements that enable faster production, high-quality materials, and larger…
SPEE3D Adds Stainless Steel, Titanium & Nickel Based Carbide 3D Printing
Australian 3D printing firm SPEE3D has introduced a new nozzle which allows the firm’s technology to 3D print in stainless steel, titanium and nickel-based carbides. Nickel-based carbides are high-strength metals,…
Brinter Bioprinter Now 3D Prints Pet-Friendly Pharmaceuticals
3D printed medications, while not yet mainstream, do exist, and the technology enables more personalized pharmaceuticals. A team of researchers from Åbo Akademi University in Finland are using the modular 3D…
