3D Printing
GE Additive to Lead GA-ASI in Accelerating Industrial Growth with Additive Manufacturing
Another dynamic collaboration is in the works as General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has selected GE Additive as a consultant in their latest mission for accelerating and strengthening their metal 3D printing and additive manufacturing processes. GE’s...
3DPod: 3D Printing Podcast Episode 3: Teaching in 3D
On this episode of the 3DPod we are discussing 3D printing in education. Presented by many as a great idea your two presenters are not so sure. Max certainly is against 3D printers in elementary scools. How about high school and college? What do we think of how 3D... 3DPod 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing Podcast Episode 2: The Fourth Industrial Revolution
3DPod is a unique, entertaining and hopefully thought-provoking podcast about 3D printing and Additive Manufacturing. We look at the 3D printing market in the broadest sense and hope to give you new 3D printing insight. In this episode we discuss the Fourth Industrial... 3DPod 3D Printing Podcast Episode 1: Intro & Printing Beyond PLA
The 3DPod is a new podcast covering 3D printing and Additive Manufacturing. Its the only podcast where we take a helicopter view of our industry and with deep industry experience analyze what is happening in 3D printing. 3DPod is hosted by Joris Peels (3DPrint.com,...
University of Missouri: Thesis Student 3D Prints Collagen to Create Tissue Engineering Scaffolds
University of Missouri thesis student, Christopher John Glover, explores the use of 3D printed structures in bioprinting, outlining his findings further in ‘In Situ Polymerizing Collagen for the Development of 3D Printed Tissue Engineering Scaffolds.’ Extolling the...
UK Researchers Customize Resins for SLA 3D Printing of Continuous Flow Microreactors
“Solar energy is by far the largest resource, amongst renewable energy sources, providing our planet with more energy in one hour than all of the energy consumed by humans in an entire year.” [1] 3D printing and energy combined create a lot of excitement in the...
How Sustainable Is 3D Printing?
3D printing is starting to break into the mainstream, and in 2018, the global additive manufacturing market was estimated to have generated revenues of $9.3 billion. By 2020, it could grow to nearly $14 billion. 3D printing is gaining popularity due to its ability to...
Aerosint and Solvay Partnering to Create SLS 3D Printing Process for High-Performance Polymers
3D printed polymers could potentially replace metals in multiple applications, such as in the aerospace and medical fields. However, expensive material waste issues are slowing down the development and widespread adoption of high-performance plastics. Belgian...
ProtoCAM Makes 3D Printed Spare Parts for Carpet Looms from the 1930s
ProtoCAM is a Pennsylvania based 3D printing service bureau that serves the defense, manufacturing and consumer goods industries. The firm works with stereolithography, selective laser sintering (Laser Powder Bed Fusion), HP MFJ and FDM. Starting out in prototypes the...
Chemists Streamline Techniques for 3D and 4D Printing with Multiple Materials
If your mind hasn’t been blown enough with 3D printing, bioprinting, and the potential for everything from 3D printed homes, cars, and even organs—get ready to be awed even further as researchers streamline multimaterial and multi-dimensional manufacturing for users...
mHUB 2 Year Anniversary 3D Printing Chicago
mHUB I had the pleasure of going to an event on March 14th, 2019. It was an event held by mHUB for their 2 year anniversary. For those of you who are unfamiliar with mHUB, I will do my best to give people an understanding of this organization and how it is integral to...
Mexico: Researchers Test 3D Printed Alginate/Gelatin Hydrogels
Alginate, often used in research as it can be molded into stable structures, now plays a part in a study performed by scientists in Mexico, creating porous networks with hydrogels and outlining their findings in ‘Alginate/Gelatin Hydrogels Reinforced with TiO2 and...
Turn Your Kid’s 2D Drawing Into A 3D Printed Sculpture
Although children drawings can be weird and hard to understand, there’s no doubt they are true masterpieces. Every parent has displayed their kid’s creations up on the fridge, at their desk at work, and some has even gotten a tattoo of them. But, have you ever...
Japan: Researchers BioPrint & Implant Esophageal Cells Without Scaffolds
Researchers from Nagasaki University have recently made further progress in bioprinting—and without the use of scaffolds. As they become closer to their goal of 3D printing the human esophagus, the authors detail their current findings in Regeneration of esophagus...
Cost Sensitivity Analysis Performed for 3D Printed, Open Source Infant Clubfoot Brace
Congential talipes equinovarus (CTEV), perhaps better known as clubfoot, is one of the most common congenital physical deformities, as it occurs at least once every 1,000 births. In countries like the US, CTEV is diagnosed at birth and treated while the patient is...
Additive World Conference 2019 Eindhoven Day One
Additive World Conference is a great conference in Eindhoven focusing on metal 3D printing. Organized now for the seventh time by metal 3D printer OEM Additive Industries, the summit brings together people interested in metal 3D printing from all over the world. With...
Researchers Survey UK Clinicians on Effectiveness of 3D Printed Coronary Anomaly Models
Researchers have come together to study the feasibility of using 3D printed medical models in detecting coronary cardiac anomalies (CCAs). Their findings were published in ‘Evaluating 3D-printed models of coronary anomalies: a survey among clinicians and researchers...
LAIKA’s Brian McLean Talks About 3D Printed Faces for Studio’s New Stop Motion Animation Film
While attending SOLIDWORKS World 2019 in Dallas recently, I learned during my interview with Stratasys that the company’s multi-material J750 3D printer, which offers over 500,000 different color combinations, was the only 3D printer used during production of...
3D Printing GRCop-42: NASA Unveils Special Rocket Engine Alloy
Engineers at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) have recently 3D printed near-fully-dense GRCop-42 components. As is so often the case with today’s 3D printed components, these latest parts may also prove to outshine those...
Air Force Research Laboratory Testing 3D Printed Parts for Motors
In ‘3D Printed Motor: In-House Seedling Effort: Experiential Training for Building and Experimentally Testing a Motor Using 3D Printed Elements,’ authors Kevin J. Yost and Maxwell Stelmack discuss what they learned in a two-month technical sprint with the Air Force...
Futuristic furniture design: The Rex Axon 3D Printed Conference Table
Can your office get an upgrade? When it comes to luxury furniture design, Rex Axon might just be the next coveted item on any CEO’s list. It claims to be the world’s first 3D printed conference table. It certainly will get everyone turning their heads to see the...
UK Researchers Use 3D Printing to Evoke Sensory Food Experiences
Food and water are necessary for humans to survive, no matter what, but they are also often a source of enjoyment too, leading to the questioning adage of whether some of us eat to live—or live to eat. But what about eating to reinforce sentimental moments, and to...
Stanley Black & Decker is Using AstroPrint to Optimize and Control Its 3D Printer Fleets
Cloud-based 3D printing management software AstroPrint, officially launched on Kickstarter in 2014, is a venture-backed company that’s both a service and a device, with features such as file management, live video streaming, and a mobile app. The company...
CELLINK and Volumetric Release New Lumen X for Bioprinting Larger Vascular Structures
The realm of 3D printing operates on many levels, with those innovating in the medical arena constantly pushing more dynamic and complex processes forward via new hardware, 3D software, and a wide range of materials. Intense collaborations are common between industry...
3DPrint.com’s Visit to LAIKA Studios: Stratasys J750 3D Printer Put to Work for New Stop Motion Animation Film
Not too long ago, I made the trip down to Dallas, Texas to attend SOLIDWORKS World 2019. I had the opportunity to speak with several 3D printing companies while I was there, including Stratasys. Prominently displayed in the booth was the company’s multi-color,...
