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3D Printing News Briefs, January 7, 2023: NSF Grant, Spare Parts, & More
We’re starting with research in 3D Printing News Briefs, as Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers were awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to enable smart 3D manufacturing, and a…
Desktop Metal Announces Volume Production and Global Installations of its Shop Metal 3D Printer
Following a bleak 2020, impacted by challenging slowdown conditions due to the coronavirus pandemic, 3D printer shipments are starting to bounce back after supply-and-demand constraints made this one of the…
3D Printing News Briefs, October 10, 2020: Xometry, 3DEO, PostProcess Technologies, Digital Manufacturing Centre
We’re all business in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. Xometry has made two new appointments to its board of directors, and 3DEO announced another shipment milestone. PostProcess Technologies has a…
Desktop Metal Receives $2.4M to Develop New 3D Printing Process for US Army
Desktop Metal will be developing a sophisticated additive manufacturing (AM) process capable of mass-producing Cobalt(Co)-free hard metal parts for the U.S. Army. The Boston-based company received a multimillion-dollar grant from…
Titomic Signs Agreement with Airbus to Make 3D Printed Metal Demonstrator Parts
Global aerospace leader Airbus develops, creates, and delivers innovative solutions in the commercial aircraft, defense, helicopter, space, and security sectors, and has long been a champion of using additive manufacturing…
SLM Solutions Helping to Create Guidelines for 3D Printing Spare Parts in Oil, Gas, & Maritime Industries
Last January, 11 companies – now at a total of 16 – began working together on two aligned Joint Innovation Projects (JIPs). Their objective – collaborate in developing a guideline…
Betatype Case Study Illustrates Cost and Time Savings of Using 3D Printing to Fabricate Automotive Components
When it comes to industrial 3D printing for automotive applications, London-based Betatype is building up considerable expertise. The 3D printing company was founded in 2012, and works with its customers to…
Materialise 3D Printing Technology to Power CAMWorks Software for New Hybrid Manufacturing Module
This week, 3D printing industry heavyweight Materialise announced a new partnership with global IT services company HCL Technologies, which helps global enterprises re-imagine and transform their businesses through digital technology. Materialise combines…
ANSYS Releases Two New Simulation Software Solutions for Metal 3D Printing
Pennsylvania-based ANSYS is the worldwide leader in Pervasive Engineering Simulation software, helping innovative companies, like GE, create improved products by using its broad platform of engineering simulation software to solve complex design issues….
NAVAIR Believes Nearly 1,000 3D Printed Parts Will Be Approved for Fleet Use by Year’s End
The Maryland-based Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) recognizes the many benefits that 3D printing can offer our nation’s fighting forces, and has been working to educate its workforce on the technology,…
Education and Metal 3D Printing: GE Additive Announces New AEP Cycle, Work with Bosch to Optimize and Redesign Oil Header
Last year, GE Additive announced that it would invest $10 million over five years in the educational initiative GE Additive Education Program (AEP). The initiative was designed to nurture and develop the skills…
Port of Rotterdam Charting a Course to Digitization with 3D Printing, IBM’s IoT Technologies, Digital Twin
Ports are an important part of the local and global economy, as over 85% of all globally traded goods have traveled on a ship at least once. The largest port…
Materialise Expands Office Capacity, Acquires Metal Casting Company to Increase its 3D Printed Metal Solutions Offering
Belgium-based Materialise has been working in the 3D printing industry for nearly 30 years now, with no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Across its numerous worldwide branches, the company,…
China’s First Large Commercial Passenger Jet, Featuring 3D Printed Metal Parts, Makes Successful Maiden Flight
While it took China a little longer to embrace 3D printing technology, once companies across the country started to get on board, nothing could slow them down. Developments have been made…
New Service by 3D Hubs: Bringing 3D Printed Metal Parts to Market with PolyCast Materials and Investment Casting
Online 3D printing service platform 3D Hubs, which releases helpful data reports on 3D printing trends each quarter, gave us all a valuable 3D printing guide, and shows us where to…
Metal Additive Manufacturing Saves Time and Money in the Beverage Industry
Metal 3D printing is truly starting to pick up more momentum around the world — and we’re seeing a lot of it in Europe in particular lately. Jung & Co….
Italy’s Robot Factory Team Uses CopperFace Kit to Galvanize 3D Prints With Great Results
The Italian companies are always some of the most interesting when it comes to 3D printing. Hailing from a country steeped in a history of fine art, fine wines, and…
Proto Labs’ Fineline Additive Manufacturing Service Touts Swift 1-2 Day Turnaround Times
In the late 1990s, Larry Lukis says he was frustrated by the cost and time it took to produce short run, injection molded parts. So Lukis founded the Protomold Company,…
