3D Scanning
New Scan Head Enables In-Process Quality Control for L-PBF Metal 3D Printers
Essential for the next stage of additive manufacturing’s (AM) industrialization is the development in-process, closed-loop quality assurance (QA). As one of the few firms solely dedicated to this trend, Sigma Additive…
Stratasys Targets 3D Printing Automation with Riven Purchase and New Post-Processing Tech
Two features crucial to the next phase of additive manufacturing’s (AM) evolution are automation and quality control. Tackling both of these trends from a software and hardware standpoint, Stratasys (NASDAQ:…
3D Printing News Briefs, October 15, 2022: Post-Processing, Prosthetics, & More
We’re starting with business in 3D Printing News Briefs, as AML3D has appointed a new CEO. Moving on, the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland has selected AM Solutions for its post-processing…
3D Printing News Briefs, October 13, 2022: New 3D Scanner, New 3D Printer, Relocation, & More
We’re starting today’s 3D Printing News Briefs today with a new 3D scanner by SHINING 3D, and a new DLP 3D printer from Intrepid Automation. Moving on to business, Adaptive3D…
How Glidewell’s Micro-CT Scanner is Advancing Additive Manufacturing Workflows
Glidewell, the largest privately owned dental lab in the U.S., is poised to commercialize its proprietary micro-CT scanner for use in other industries. The California-based company has worked diligently to…
Inheritance of Water Culture: 3D Printing a Landscape
The sand table is a relatively common form of cultural display in museums and similar centers. Compared with simple text and pictures, miniature dioramas directly show the audience a realistic…
The New peel 3: Industrial Grade 3D Scanning Now More Accessible than Ever
In the brave new worlds of industrial design, parts re-engineering and custom fabrication, 3D scanning has never been more critical to the development process. The ability of next generation, affordable…
Ford Uses 3D Printing to Restore Michigan Central Station
Whereas concrete 3D printing is making all of the headlines, there are more uses for 3D printing in construction that are underexposed. One that has vexed me for a few…
CSI Pretoria: Medical 3D Printing to Aid Forensic Center in Criminal Investigations
Like other forensic facilities around the world, South Africa’s University of Pretoria (UP)’s Forensic Anthropology Research Centre (FARC) is skilled at using 3D printing technology to assist forensic science experts…
3D Printing News Briefs, February 5, 2022: 3D Scanning, Business, Battle Bots, & More
3D Printing News Briefs runs the gamut of topics today, as B9Creations has launched a super precise 3D scanner and SuperStile installed the Stratasys F770. A former Stratasys executive has…
Custom 3D Printed Prosthesis Can Brave the Seven Seas
Worldwide demand for prosthetic specialists is rising, and for good reason: each year in the US, over 150,000 people undergo lower limb amputations, and while that number is considerably lower…
SHINING 3D Launches Precision 3D Printer and High Res 3D Scanner at Formnext
SHINING 3D, which offers leading professional digital manufacturing solutions, launched its EP-M250 Pro metal 3D printer in 2019 at the last Formnext event that was held in-person…until now. Formnext 2021…
Stratasys 3D Printing Roundup: Open Software Platform, Adobe Collaboration, & Prince
It’s been a busy couple of months for Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS), what with its fine showing at RAPID + TCT, the expansion of healthcare 3D printing services at Stratasys Direct, acquiring…
Inspiring Non-Profit Makes 3D Printed Prosthetics for Patients in the Guatemalan Jungle
Volunteers and designers from non-profit organization LifeNabled and engineering software startup nTopology have been busy helping amputees in northern Guatemala. The team, led by LifeNabled co-founder Brent Wright, created a…
From 3D Scanning to 3D Printing: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Reverse Engineering
Getting from a broken part to a 3D printed replacement can be more involved than one realizes. Luckily, Xometry has the right resources on hand to do the job. This…
3D Printing News Briefs, October 6, 2021: Business, Guns, & Bridges
We’re starting with a little business in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as EPLUS 3D and Shining 3D have issued a joint declaration. Optomec received an order from an OEM…
Sculpture Design: Bringing Prehistoric Beasts to the 21st Century With a Fusion of Art and Science
From a very young age Konstantinos Fais had two passions: Art and History. Born and grown up in the city of Ioannina in northern Greece, he started the thorough study…
Ancient Cephalopods Swam Vertically, 3D Printed Replicas Reveal
There are multiple examples of 3D printing, 3D scanning, and other related technologies being used to help shed light on, and answer questions about, creatures that walked this planet long…
Olympic Cycling Team Made More Aerodynamic with 3D Scanning
The Italian national cycling team is going for the gold at this week’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and in order to improve their aerodynamic efficiency for competition, the athletes were all…
The Boat Builder, the EinScan H and Fusion 360: Craftsmanship Meets Technology
From the heart of the UK to the sea The Cotswolds, a region located in the heart of the UK is not where one might expect to find a boat…
New Algorithm Improves 3D Body Scanning Precision by 4500%
Together, research scientists from Loughborough University and the University of Manchester in the UK have developed a way to improve the precision and accuracy of 3D body scanning by a…
3D Printed Shark Fin Replicas Enable Conservation and Education
The practice of shark finning has said to have increased due to demand for these appendages for soup and traditional medicines in the Asia-Pacific region. Estimates put the value of…
3D Printing News Briefs, June 26, 2021: TU Braunschweig, Desktop Health, 9T Labs, Alfa Romeo & AM Solutions, Alquist & Virginia Tech, Creaform & USAF
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re going over some interesting AM research, and then moving on to certifications, partnerships, military applications, and 3D printed video game characters. Read on…
Auto-Fit Software Will Tailor 3D Printed Helmet Liners to Hockey Players
Last fall, Canadian hockey equipment designer, manufacturer, and marketer CCM introduced its ‘SuperTacks X with Nest Tech’ helmet, which features a 3D printed interior made with Carbon’s DLS technology and…
