Social Issues
Ethical 3D Printing: The Bomber Will Always Get Through
Supply chain resilience via additive manufacturing (AM) is a wonderful thing, especially if you’re an outside nation, like North Korea. Supply chain resilience has become buzz word, but is also…
AMS Spotlight: Mobility goes Additive & 3D Printing for the Rail Industry
Suddenly, interest in regulatory regimes for the rail industry appears poised to increase exponentially. Of course, this is owing to the unusual level of mass media attention that has fallen…
COBOD Machines 3D Printing a House a Week in Kenya
COBOD, the Danish additive construction (AC) firm, has announced that the company’s printers are being used in Kenya to create the world’s largest community of printed affordable housing — topping…
DOE Announces $30M Funding Opportunity for 3D Printed Wind Turbines
The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced a $30 million funding opportunity for projects involving wind turbines produced with additive manufacturing (AM). Submissions of project proposals are due March…
$3.3M to Fund Neighborhood of Bio-Based 3D Printed Homes in Maine
Penquis, a Maine nonprofit that provides assistance to individuals struggling with poverty, has received $3.3 million to develop the BioHome3D concept, designed at the University of Maine (UM), into a…
Construction 3D Printing Startup ICON Lays Off 20% of Staff
To kick off 2023, tech companies have been ramping up the industry-wide layoffs that were a major factor sparking recession fears in 2022. ICON, the Austin-based, moonshot additive construction (AC)…
John Deere Deal May Not Be True Right to Repair Win
As a 3D printing industry we have it within our means to augment, improve, repair, and extend the life of many of the products that surround us. We can breathe…
2023 3D Printing Predictions: An Investment Expert’s View on the Future of Additive Construction
In light of economic pressure, global resources shortages, and looming climate goals, the world is seeking cost-effective, fast, and environmentally friendly approaches to long-held practices and processes—the construction sector being…
2023 3D Printing Predictions: The Future of ESG in AM
Historically written off as an externality to finance, factors of environment, social, and governance (ESG) have become increasingly important to not only how a business is perceived but how successfully…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 31, 2022: AI-Generated Footwear, Anniversary, & More
We’re starting out with AI-generated, 3D printed footwear in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. Then, Lithoz reported its best year ever, and Women in 3D Printing celebrated its eight-year anniversary….
Prusa Takes on Right to Repair with 3D Printed Mods for Global Brands
Through model library site Printables.com, Prusa Research is aiming to kickstart a right to repair revolution with 3D printing. The Czech manufacturer of popular low-cost, open source 3D printers has…
Limited Edition Oris Watch Features 3D Printed Case by 9T Labs
High-end Swiss industrial watchmaker Oris, notable because it is independent rather than being owned by a larger conglomerate, has been crafting its mechanical watches since 1904. Oris is always working…
Balena’s Circular Model for 3D Printed Biodegradable, Compostable Slides
According to SmarTech Analysis in its report on “3D-Printed Footwear 2020-2030, an Analysis of the Market Potential of 3D Printing in the Footwear Industry,” the sector is expected to reach…
TikTok’s Female 3D Printing Trailblazers on How to Get More Women into Tech
3D printing was once only seen as a technology reserved only for professionals. It was difficult and expensive to obtain a system before desktop 3D printers began proliferating at the…
The Women Trailblazing the Tiktok 3D Printing Scene, Part Three
3D printing was once only seen as a technology reserved only for professionals. It was difficult and expensive to obtain a system before desktop 3D printers began proliferating at the…
The Women Trailblazing the Tiktok 3D Printing Scene, Part Two
3D printing was once only seen as a technology reserved only for professionals. It was difficult and expensive to obtain a system before desktop 3D printers began proliferating at the…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 3, 2022: Degradable Polymers & 3D Printed Trophies
We’re starting with some more formnext news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as the Foundry Lab debuted its microwave technology for quicker, cheaper metal casting at the trade show….
The Women Trailblazing the Tiktok 3D Printing Scene, Part 1
3D printing was once only seen as a technology reserved only for professionals. It was difficult and expensive to obtain a system before desktop 3D printers began proliferating at the…
Desktop Metal Receives $9M 3D Printer Order from German Car Maker
Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM) announced that the company has received a $9 million order from a “large German car manufacturer.” Although it is not clear which…
Fire at Icon’s House 3D Printing HQ Highlights Need for Decentralized Supply Chains
Early in the morning on Black Friday, a fire started in the St. Elmo warehouse district in South, Austin, Texas. Those buildings were in a mixed-use, 200,000 square foot area…
3D Printing News Briefs, November 26, 2022: 3D Printed Coral Reefs & Moon Habitat & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Carbon’s bioabsorbable elastomer platform is biocompatible in vivo, while researchers in Germany and Australia developed a 3D printing resin and dedicated printer that enable…
3D Printing News Briefs, November 23, 2022: ESD-Safe Resin, Edible QR Codes, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, AM Solutions has joined the ColdMetalFusion Alliance, AMFG is partnering with French 3D printing service bureau Erpro Group, and AddUp and the WBA are…
3D Printed Home Made with All Bio-based Materials Unveiled by UMaine
The additive construction (AC) sector is really beginning to bloom and, while 3DPrint.com Executive Editor Joris Peels has qualms with the idea, 3D printed houses in particular are becoming the…
How Can 3D Printing Alleviate the Construction Industry’s Social, Climate, and Environmental Challenges?
Global housing shortages, a lack of skilled workers, and the need to reach carbon neutrality by 2050—the construction industry faces a tripled-edged sword. Industry leaders must use their experience to…
