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3D Printing News Briefs, August 5, 2023: Partnerships, Optical Devices, Robotic Gripper, & More
We open today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with news of two partnerships: Multistation is working with EURO-COMPOSITES, while Essentium is collaborating with 3D-Fuel. Moving on to research, a Caltech team…
3D Printing News Briefs, July 22, 2023: Renewable Energy, Construction, Shoes, & More
We’re kicking off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with additive construction, as RCAM Technologies will purchase a gantry robot system from CyBe Construction and PERI 3D Construction has begun work…
3D Printed Retaining Wall Installed in UK, Complete with Sensors and Digital Twin
As impressive as 3D printed houses may be, additive construction (AC) may have much larger implications beyond the field of housing. This is particularly true given the funding of the…
Department of Transportation Announces $85M Construction 3D Printing Opportunity
On Tuesday, June 27, the US Department of the Treasury released a brief article highlighting the U.S. manufacturing site construction boom of the last few years, which has been gaining…
Daring AM: ArianeGroup Advances Europe’s Reusable Rockets with Successful Testfire
Despite setbacks in the global space industry, such as Relativity Space’s recent failure to launch a 3D printed rocket and the closure of Virgin Orbit, European Ariane rockets are gained…
To Space and Back: Rocket Lab to Reuse 3D Printed Rutherford Engine
For the first time, Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) will launch a pre-flown 3D printed Rutherford engine as part of its Electron reusability program. Previously powering the “There and Back Again”…
Manufacturing USA Institute IACMI Gets DoE Funding Renewal for Advanced Composites Manufacturing
The Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) announced that the US Department of Energy (DOE) has renewed the institution’s funding for R&D into the manufacturing of advanced composite materials….
Killer 3D Printing Applications: Specialty Vehicles, Part One
If we look at the past three decades of deploying additive manufacturing (AM) in the real world, we can find a few killer applications that have commercialized technologies and spread…
Siemens Mobility Injects $200M into NC Rail Manufacturing
As 3DPrint.com anticipated early on, funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, along with a slew of related government actions, are being used to drive advanced manufacturing in the U.S., signaling…
US Navy Submarine Installs Markforged 3D Printer
Virginia-class submarine USS New Hampshire (SSN 778), part of the US Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), now has a Markforged X7 field edition additive manufacturing (AM) platform installed onboard. NAVSEA’s…
3D Printing News Briefs, February 25, 2023: Anatomic Models, Horse Trailer, & More
Fabrisonic is introducing a new build plate with embedded sensors; this hardware news kicks off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. Moving on, we’ll cover some of the major 3D printing…
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…
Rail Giant Alstom Turns to Nexa3D’s NXE 400Pro to 3D Print Replacement Footrests
Trains are vital to transportation all over the world, but as they get older, it becomes increasingly difficult to keep them in service. Finding replacement parts is often a key…
Siemens Expands in India to Industrialize 3D Printing and Digitize Supply Chains
German manufacturing giant Siemens AG announced that the company will be increasing its product offerings in India, in particular those related to the digitalization of the machine tool industry. Among…
Nikon Closes Deal to Acquire SLM Solutions, Becomes a Metal 3D Printer Manufacturer
Japanese optics and imaging multinational Nikon (TYO: 7731) announced that the company has closed on its acquisition of SLM Solutions (AM3D.DE), a German manufacturer of hardware for metal additive manufacturing…
Toyota Cuts Costs at Polish Factories with Zortrax 3D Printers
Zortrax, a 3D printing original equipment manufacturer (OEM) based in Poland, has released a brief case study of Toyota’s incorporation of Zortrax printers into its Polish auto manufacturing operations. Notably,…
UK Army’s First 3D Printed Metal Parts Used in Active Duty
Babcock International Group, a leading defense contractor and engineering services firm in the UK, announced that the firm has delivered metal tank periscope clamps made with additive manufacturing (AM) to…
AMS Focus: 3D Printing in Transportation
The past decade or so of investment in additive manufacturing (AM) has, in large part, been a transportation play. It wouldn’t be going too far to say that the entire…
Boom Supersonic Unveils Symphony 3D Printed Engine for Overture Jet, Announces Partners
Boom Supersonic, a Denver-based aerospace startup, has announced that it is using additive manufacturing (AM) to develop its own engine for the company’s currently-in-progress Overture supersonic passenger airliner. Boom is…
BMW Begins Production of Hydrogen-Powered iX5 Vehicle with 3D Printed Parts
BMW Group announced that the auto giant has begun small-scale production of the iX5, touted by the company as the world’s first “sports activity vehicle” powered by hydrogen fuel cells….
Mobility | Medical goes Additive Announces MGA Annual Meeting & Women in AM Summit 2022
Mobility goes Additive e.V. was founded in 2016 by companies such as the German Railway, Deutsche Bahn, one of the largest railway suppliers Siemens Mobility, and EOS, a globally renowned…
SABIC Debuts New 3D Printing Materials for Rail Industry
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) has announced a new, flame-retardant 3D printing material designed for use in the railway industry. The new material, LNP THERMOCOMP AM DC0041XA51, will be debut…
Driving Sustainability in Commercial & Public Transportation with 3D Printing
With the advent of the pandemic just two short years ago, we’ve been forced to quickly learn how easily economic sustainability can be disturbed. Its negative impact on supply chains…
GE Trades 3D Printed Generator Tech for Stake in EV Startup Hyliion
General Electric (GE) announced that the company has sold generator technology developed by the company’s additive manufacturing (AM) division, GE Additive, to electric vehicle (EV) startup, Hyliion Holdings Corporation. The…
