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The Bioprinting Frontier: Austrian Startup Biomotion Takes on Bioprinter Challenges
With the release of 3DPrint.com’s updated bioprinting world map, the evolving landscape of the bioprinting industry comes into sharper focus. The map highlights not only the major players but also…
Autentica Transforms the 3D Printing Ecosystem with Blockchain and NFTs
As a number of firms realize the concept of the digital inventory via 3D printing, they are beginning to differentiate themselves in terms of technological framework, market focus, and overall…
Boston’s Additive Edge: Inside VulcanForms’ Quiet Revolution in Industrial 3D Printing
VulcanForms sits in Devens, Massachusetts, occupying a vast 160,000-square-foot facility that was once a solar cell manufacturing plant. From the outside, the building blends in with the surrounding industrial area….
Boston’s Additive Edge: Where 6K’s Plasma Sparks a Revolution
Advanced technology meets visionary ambition at 6K‘s headquarters in Boston. What began as a small startup rooted in MIT‘s plasma research has now evolved into a company transforming industries with…
DNV’s AM Lead on Unifying 3D Printing Efforts in Energy
Energy. Whether we like it or not, we all use it and, until humans evolve to have photosynthetic skin, we will continue to extract it from our environment. This necessity,…
Boston’s Additive Edge: Wyss Institute’s New Spin-Out Advances Natural Breast Reconstruction
“Women who survive breast cancer are often left with inadequate reconstruction choices—synthetic implants that can fail, cause additional cancers and leave them in constant discomfort; or complex surgeries that can…
The Journey and Future of Additive Manufacturing at Daimler Truck | Daimler Buses
In 2015, Daimler Buses initiated a critical transition from using additive manufacturing (AM) primarily for prototyping to full-scale series production. This shift has not only transformed how parts are manufactured…
Boston’s Additive Edge: Max Lobovsky’s Vision Pushing Formlabs Forward
Stepping into Formlabs‘ office is like entering a hive of activity and innovation. For 13 years, Formlabs has weathered the ups and downs of the industry, emerging as a standout…
Boston’s Additive Edge: Ric Fulop’s Bold Move with Desktop Metal Amid Industry Turbulence
Just days after Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM) announced its merger deal with Nano Dimension (Nasdaq: NNDM) on July 3, 2024, I visited the company’s headquarters to sit down with CEO…
3DPOD 212: Chuck Hull and the Invention of 3D Printing
40 years ago today, on August 8, 1984, Charles Hull filed a patent application for stereolithography (SLA), the first additive manufacturing technique in history. We’re honored to have Chuck Hull…
Startup Accelerator: Verne AM Labs Is Pioneering Affordable High-Temp SLS 3D Printing
Despite the known benefits of additive manufacturing (AM) with polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) polymers, most PEKK 3D printing is still reserved for fused filament fabrication (FFF). So far, EOS and Oxford Performance…
Boston’s Additive Edge: Fluent Metal’s Approach to Liquid Metal 3D Printing
Stepping into the heart of Boston’s innovation landscape, I found myself at Fluent Metal’s headquarters in Cambridge. From the moment I walked through the doors of the startup’s space, the…
Accelerating the Domestic Industrial Base: ATDM Director Holley on Workforce Development for Advanced Manufacturing
At this point, it’s a familiar story: the US faces a critical lack of manufacturing workers in the next decade. Estimates are that, by 2032, the nation’s manufacturing labor pool…
“Amazon Web Services for Manufacturing”: Würth on Digital Inventory as Infrastructure for 3D Printing
Though the concept of virtual inventory for physical items is one that’s long been explored by the additive manufacturing (AM) industry, only in the last half-decade or so has it…
Al Arkan to 3D Print in Saudi and Beyond, Interview with Tarek Alhalabi
Dar Al Arkan is a Saudi-listed real-estate company that has built over 15,000 homes as well as malls, planned developments, and luxury villas. Active in eight countries, including Saudi Arabia,…
CADDi Introduces Intelligence to CAD Data Management
As the worlds of design, business, and advanced manufacturing converge into what is often called Industry 4.0, new software tools continually emerge, serving as the digital thread weaving these sectors…
The Public Arena: EOS Government Relations Manager on Why the Company is All in on Reshoring 3D Printing
EOS has never not been at the forefront of additive manufacturing (AM). Among countless other feats, the German company, which has a strong presence in the US, has a global…
“Auto Repair Needs 3D Printing” – Harold Sears Weighs in on Auto Additive’s Launch
Despite the automotive sector’s long-time adoption of additive manufacturing (AM), the use of the technology for end parts in consumer vehicles is only just now beginning to take off. And,…
The Producers: HP’s President of 3D Printing Savi Baveja Explains How the Company is Addressing Scalability
HP (NSYE: HPQ) and the additive manufacturing (AM) industry in the US need each other. In the long run, I believe that what’s good for one will be good for…
Nottingham’s Chris Tuck Talks Industrializing Additive Manufacturing
Professor Christopher Tuck works at Nottingham University’s Centre for Additive Manufacturing. Unlike many researchers who focus on a single technology or specialize in mechanical engineering, Chris’s research is very diverse….
Scrona Rolls out GEN3 Printhead for High-Precision Manufacturing, Raises $4 Million
ETH Zurich spin-off Scrona has raised $4 million through Convertible Loan Agreement (CLA) financing, bringing its total funding to $15.2 million. Known for its advanced technology that can create tiny,…
3D Printing Service with a Smile: Protolabs CEO Rob Bodor on the Company’s Future in AM
Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB) is much more than a 3D printing company, it’s a comprehensive digital manufacturer. Nevertheless, precisely because the company has competencies in more or less every cutting-edge industrial…
Australia’s SPEE3D: The Most American 3D Printing Company
In the additive manufacturing (AM) industry, arguably the most important original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to the US Department of Defense (DoD) right now is SPEE3D, the maker of cold spray…
From Heart Patches to Scaffolds: Prof. Alice White’s Impact on Bioprinting at Boston University
Imagine having the power to create incredibly detailed, tiny structures that could one day save lives. This is the world of Professor Alice White, a leading figure in the realm…
