3D Software
Air Force Awards $1.25M Contract for 3D Printing In-Situ Monitoring Solution to Phase3D
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded a contract to Phase3D, a Chicago-based startup specializing in in-situ monitoring (ISM) solutions for powder-based additive manufacturing (AM), to develop a quality…
3D Printing Financials: Materialise Unveils US Medical Expansion Amid Mixed Q2 Earnings
The Q2 2023 earnings report from Materialise (NASDAQ: MTLS) has revealed an uptick in total revenue. However, this positive was somewhat overshadowed by the company’s shift from a net profit…
AM PravaH Introduces Affordable Simulation to 3D Printing
Key to the industrialization of additive manufacturing (AM) is the use of simulation software at various steps in the 3D printing process. Computer aided engineering (CAE) giants have begun tackling…
Geometric 3D Printing Specialist Metafold Lands $1.78M in Funding
Metafold, a newcomer in Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) software, has announced a successful seed funding round of $1.78 million (CAD $2.4 million). The Canadian startup, established in 2020, is…
3D Printing News Briefs, July 1st, 2023: Digital Fashion, 3D Printed Boulder Replica, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re getting down to business first, as Albert Invent has raised $7.5 million in seed funding, and Lithoz delivered its CeraFab S65 printer to…
3D Printing News Briefs, June 29, 2023: Secure Remote Printing, 3D Printed Temple, & More
Elegoo has released a new lineup of upgraded 3D printers, while SLM Solutions and Assembrix are collaborating to ensure secure remote 3D printing. These stories kick off our 3D Printing…
US Marines Award 3YOURMIND & Phillips Corporation $2.5M for 3D Printing Software
3YOURMIND, a US-German software company specializing in creating digital inventories for 3D printed parts, announced that it has been awarded $2.5 million by the US Marine Corps’ (USMC’s) Advanced Manufacturing…
LatticeRobot Launches a Home for Lattices, Metamaterials, and Textures
At the CDFAM computational design (+DfAM) symposium this week, a startup dedicated to lattice software, LatticeRobot, was launched. LatticeRobot is also the first Gradient Control Labs, an incubator that facilitates…
With €2B Investment, Siemens Is All-in on Industrial Metaverse & China
Last week, I wrote about how Xi’an Bright Laser Technology’s (BLT’s) activity in 2023 highlights that the identical shift toward digitalization is happening just as quickly in China as it…
Authentise’s “Threads” Is a Collaborative Engineering Platform for Smart Manufacturing
Authentise, a London-based workflow software provider specializing in additive manufacturing (AM), announced the release of its latest product, Threads. A collaborative engineering and project management solution, Threads’ development was aided…
3D Printing News Briefs, June 10, 2023: Makerspace, 3D Printed Jet Engine, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll cover one story each on 3D printing in education, aviation, construction, and healthcare, and then finish up with news about a DMLS metal…
HueForge Allows Artists to Print Stunning Photos with a 3D Printer
3D printers should be used to make 3D objects right? Well, that’s if you only think inside the box. Some artists are forgoing the status quo and are now experimenting…
Zortrax Introduces Metal 3D Printing Kits for M300 Dual Printer
It’s been seven years since Polish 3D printer manufacturer Zortrax released its M300, a larger upgrade to its original best-selling M200 desktop 3D printer. Since then, the system, in its…
Authentise Launches 3D Printing Database Powered by ChatGPT
Authentise, a workflow software company specializing in solutions for engineering and manufacturing, has launched 3DGPT, a comprehensive database of additive manufacturing (AM) knowledge that leverages OpenAI’s ChatGPT platform, and is…
Advancing the AM Industry through Intentional Open Innovation
Authentise is an automation software company dedicated to streamlining and managing the production process for multiple manufacturing technologies, including 3D printing. To learn more about its Open Innovation strategy, we…
3D Printing News Briefs, June 3, 2023: Beta Software, 3D Printing Walls, & More
We’ll kick things off in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with software, as General Lattice released a beta version of its Frontier software, and a research team out of Ondokuz…
US Army Tasks Senvol to Research Metal 3D Printing Repeatability
One of the biggest issues in industrial additive manufacturing (AM) is differences between print jobs, parts in the same build, and on from one machine to the next, even if…
Materialise at RAPID: The Digital Thread is the Holy Grail of Manufacturing
At the 2023 RAPID + TCT event in Chicago, Materialise announced the latest release of its powerful data and build preparation Magics software. The manufacturing workflow is connected by the…
Japanese Chemical Leader Asahi Kasei Embraces 3D Printing: Invests in CASTOR for Software
Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei has made an investment in the Israeli startup CASTOR Technologies, which specializes in 3D printing software. In addition to using CASTOR’s 3D printing software and…
3D Printing News Briefs, May 13, 2023: RAPID Roundup Part 2
For the second time this week, 3D Printing News Briefs is focused on news stories about RAPID + TCT! From new hires and 3D printer integrations to new 3D printers,…
Dyndrite RAPID Roundup: Partnering with Impossible Objects, BCN3D, AMFG, & UPM
Like so many other 3D printing companies, Dyndrite attended the recent RAPID + TCT, North America’s premier annual additive manufacturing trade show. The Seattle-based AM software company, which developed its…
3D Printing News Briefs, May 11, 2023: RAPID + TCT Edition
Today’s 3D Printing News Briefs is focused on announcements from last week’s RAPID + TCT! First up, AON3D previewed its new machine learning software at the show, and AMFG is…
HP Introduces 3D Printing Automation and Intelligent Sintering Software at RAPID + TCT
Key to the increased adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) is both improved ease-of-use and throughput, typically via automation. While the benefits of the former are somewhat obvious, greater automation can…
US Navy Chooses Interos for Supply Chain Digitalization
Interos, a Virginia-based software development company specializing in operational resilience solutions, announced that it has been chosen by the US Navy to develop the first navy-wide, supply chain risk management…
