Dental 3D Printing
3D Printing and Dentistry: 2024’s Progress, 2025’s Promise
Few industries have embraced technology as naturally as dentistry did with 3D printing. From faster workflows to new materials, additive manufacturing has cemented itself as a cornerstone of modern dental…
John Kawola on BMF’s Formnext Highlights and What’s Next
Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) has continued to grow steadily since my last visit to its Boston headquarters. The company, known for its ultra-precise 3D printing technology, showcased new product launches,…
LuxCreo Targets Medical Sector with FDA-Cleared 3D Printed Sleep Apnea Devices
Application-focused additive manufacturing firm LuxCreo is now moving beyond dentistry to tackle the medical device space. To do so, the company has partnered with EMA Sleep, Inc. to enhance the…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 28, 2024: Seed Funding, Consumer Goods, & More
We’re starting 3D Printing News Briefs today with seed funding news from a historic research program, and then moving on to technology awards. Then it’s on to a 3D printed…
3D Printing Market Reaches $3.45B in Q2 2024, Marking 8.4% Year-Over-Year Growth
The global 3D printing market continued its upward trajectory in the second quarter of 2024, totaling $3.45 billion—a year-over-year increase of 8.4%. Despite a slight sequential decline from $3.47 billion…
1 Million Dental Parts 3D Printed by Carbon and Keystone
Carbon and Keystone Industries just hit a milestone with the successful production of one million dental parts, highlighting the steady progress in 3D printing for dental manufacturing. In just 314,000…
FDA Clears 3D Systems’ New Multi-Material Solution for 3D Printed Dentures
3D Systems (NYSE: DDD), the additive manufacturing (AM) industry pioneer based in South Carolina, has achieved Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its one-piece, multi-material denture printing solution. 3D…
Formlabs Adds Materials, Post-Processing Tools to SLA & SLS 3D Printing Ecosystem
3D printing double unicorn Formlabs is making it easier, and more efficient, for users to print final, consumer-ready parts by streamlining post-processing, and opening up new workflows. Today, the company…
Stratasys Releases Origin Two 3D Printer and Origin Cure Post-Processing System
Stratasys (Nasdaq: SSYS), the American/Israeli additive manufacturing (AM) pioneer, has released the Origin Two digital light processing (DLP) 3D printer, a follow-up to the Origin One that the company released…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 24, 2024: Certification, Biomaterials, 3D Printed Watch, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, ASTM International’s AM CoE has launched an Additive Manufacturing Certification Committee, Dimanex has joined the Autodesk Developer Network and Sustainability Tech Partner Program, and…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 17, 2024: 3D Printed Catalysts, Organs, Therapeutics, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs, America Makes announced the winners of the PADAM project, New Zealand research partners are 3D printing rocket fuel catalysts, and researchers with UVA developed voxel…
Formlabs Advances its Dental 3D Printing Capabilities with FDA Approval and Open Material Mode for Form 4
As the company continues to grow in the dental 3D printing segment, Formlabs has announced that its Premium Teeth Resin has received FDA 510(k) Medical Device Clearance. The material was…
3D Printing Financials: Prodways Focuses on Growth After Disruption in Q2 2024
Prodways (EPA: PWG) has disclosed its second-quarter 2024 earnings. The report shows a slight decline in overall revenue but reveals a rebound in printer deliveries and increased 3D material sales…
NFinity Nitrogen Generator Makes Dental Resin Curing Pure
Ackuretta is a company that develops everything needed for 3D printing in the dental field. The company offers 3D printers, curing stations, cleaning tanks, resins, and software. In the dental…
Personalized Smart Mouth Guard Made with Glidewell Dental’s Advanced 3D Printing Workflow
Glidewell Dental is a leader in dental 3D printing in the US. The company produces its own CT equipment, software, and more to create night guards, crowns, bridges, splints, and…
3D Printing News Briefs, June 15, 2024: 3D Printed Research & Lamps & Guns & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs today, we’ll start with some business and research news, then move on to a software tool. We’ve got a story about an accused terrorist and…
Quantica Keeps Raking It In: Inkjet 3D Printing OEM Extends Series A to Nearly €20M
Quantica, the Berlin-based original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of multi-material inkjet 3D printers, has announced that the company’s Series A funding has increased to nearly €20 million after an extension of…
Quarter-billion-dollar Dental Deal Bounces 3D Systems Stock
On Tuesday, June 4, 2024, additive manufacturing (AM) pioneer 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) announced a new dental multi-year purchase agreement through 2028 worth approximately $250 million—the largest contract in its…
Align Appoints New Head of Direct Aligner 3D Printing
Clear aligner pioneer Align Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGN) has announced that it has appointed Emory Wright to the role of executive vice president for direct fabrication manufacturing platform. Wright will…
Revolutionizing Dental Care: The Imperative Integration of Dental Lab Technicians into Clinical Practice
3D printing is omnipresent in dental laboratories globally. In this vastly digital world, the production of dental prostheses and appliances has undergone a transformation driven 100% by digital processes. Instead…
Poll of the Week: Best Dental 3D Printing Applications
We asked our LinkedIn followers, in our very first Poll of the Week, what kinds of stories they wanted to read more of on 3DPrint.com, and the final answer was…
3D Printing News Briefs, April 27, 2024: Research, Digital Dentistry, Cycling, & More
We’re starting today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with some research into 3D printed luminescent quantum-dot polymer architectures and free-form laser beam shaping, and then on to an open source 4-axis…
Solidscape Sold to Investor by Prodways
See update at the end of this article, originally published January 26, 2024. French 3D printer manufacturer Prodways Group (PWG.PA) has announced that it will discontinue its small printers business…
How Desktop 3D Printing Can Help Your Small Business
“How can I make money with my 3D printer?” is probably the most common 3D printing question asked on the web after “how do I level my bed?” 3D printing…