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3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: November 19, 2023
Things are slowing down this week, but we still have a few webinars to tell you about. Read on for all the details! 3D Printing News Unpeeled Our Executive Editor…
Automated Post-processing for SLS 3D Printing Unveiled by Formlabs at Formnext 2023
Formlabs first entered the selective laser sintering (SLS) space in 2017 with the introduction of its Fuse 1, which was officially released in 2021; the Fuse 1+ 30W was launched…
3D Printing Platinum in the Jewelry Sector: Interview with Michela Ferraro
Michela Ferraro is a jewelry expert and educator with over 30 years of passion and international experience in the industry. She specializes in luxury, innovation, sustainability, and precious metal additive…
Will BASF Sell or Spin out its 3D Printing Unit?
BASF recently announced impressive growth for its 3D Printing Solutions division, reporting a 39% increase for the period and a 51% rise in its materials business. Following a 43% year-over-year…
America Makes Announces $11.7M in Funding for 3D Printing Projects
America Makes, the Manufacturing USA (MFG USA) institute headquartered in Youngstown, Ohio, has announced $11.7 million in new funding opportunities, spread across ten different topic areas in additive manufacturing (AM)….
Japanese Chemical Leader Asahi Kasei Embraces 3D Printing: Invests in CASTOR for Software
Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei has made an investment in the Israeli startup CASTOR Technologies, which specializes in 3D printing software. In addition to using CASTOR’s 3D printing software and…
A Closer Look at the Latest 3D Printing Materials Offerings at RAPID + TCT 2023
Significant developments in materials science enable 3D printing companies to perfect their offerings by creating new and improved products that are stronger, more durable, and more versatile than ever before,…
3D Printing Webinar & Event Roundup: April 23, 2023
Once again, we’ve got a lot of offerings in this week’s roundup, with Velo3D’s Roadshow making a stop in Denver and TechBlick holding a virtual learning and networking session. There…
DLP 3D Printing, What’s the Big Deal?
I’d have to say that out of all the additive manufacturing (AM) technologies this industry has to offer—and there are a lot—digital light processing (DLP) has been made particularly exciting…
Dude, Where’s My ROI? – AMS Speaker Spotlight
Professionals buying a 3D printer – or investing in any piece of new capital equipment – often have one major question about their purchase: what’s the return on investment? ROI…
Ursa Major and EOS to Disrupt Space Production with 3D Printed Copper
“Let’s build some engines!” That’s essentially what Ursa Major is doing. Based in Colorado, this space technology business is racing to improve humanity’s quest to explore the universe – several…
Incodema3D Signals US Metal 3D Printing Scale-Up with 6K, Uniformity Deals
Incodema3D, an additive manufacturing (AM) services company specializing in the aerospace sector, announced two new projects recently, involving two different metal alloy powders. First, Incodema3D, which is headquartered in upstate…
New Bioinks Could Pave the Road for 3D Printed Medical Tattoos
A staff of researchers from Texas A&M University have created a new 3D printing bioink that leverages the conductivity of a novel nanomaterial and the biocompatibility of hydrogel. The bioprinting…
German Chemical Sector Increases Presence in China’s 3D Printing Market
As Germany’s manufacturing base continues to face an uphill battle against skyrocketing energy costs, its chemical sector — the fourth largest in the world — is solidifying its position in…
The AM Drilldown: Natural Gas & the Rising Price of 3D Printing Inputs
In the first installment of this series, I discussed the relationship between additive manufacturing (AM) and energy returned on energy invested (ERoEI). The crux of that article was that the…
3DPOD Episode 116: Resin 3D Printing with polySpectra CEO Raymond Weitekamp
Raymond Weitekamp’s research at the California Institute of Technology was the basis for a new way to 3D print resin. Now, Weitekamp’s trying to commercialize the technology via a startup…
Stratasys Goes on the Record on Buying Covestro 3D Printing Materials Unit
In light of the recent acquisition of Covestro’s additive manufacturing (AM) business by Stratasys, we interviewed executive vice president of Product Strategy and Corporate Development at Stratasys Omer Krieger and…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: July 10, 2022
It’s another busy week of 3D printing-related events and webinars! Markforged and Stratasys are both conducting tours, 3D Systems is holding a webinar on lightweighting structures for NASA, and the…
Jabil Captures Carbon with New PK 5000 3D Printing Material
Jabil (NYSE: JBL) has long been in the 3D printing space. In fact, it’s probably been in additive manufacturing (AM) longer than many of us even know. That’s because, as…
BASF Venture Replique Establishes 3D Printing Materials Network
Replique, part of the BASF venture builder, is establishing a 3D printing materials network to advance the production of 3D printed parts. This partner network of authorized material vendors is…
CIA’s In-Q-Tel Invests in Fortify’s Composite 3D Printing
Fortify, manufacturer of the FLUX series of composite digital light processing (DLP) printers, just made two big announcements that bode well for the company’s future. First off, Fortify will be…
SmartParts: Traceability in 3D Printing at the Particle Level
The 3D printing industry is currently maturing, with many developments underway that will better enable its use in end part manufacturing at scale. Among these developments are improved post-processing, greater…
AMS Speaker Spotlight: Biting the 3D Bullet for Dental 3D Printing
Ankush Venkatesh, Glidewell Intrapraneur for Additive Manufacturing, will be participating in Additive Manufacturing Strategies 2022, Panel 3: Low cost mass customization in dentistry. It is widely known that the dental industry was…
AMS Speaker Spotlight: Advancing the Adoption of Additive Manufacturing with Pioneering Technology
Uniformity Labs CEO Adam Hopkins will be participating in Additive Manufacturing Strategies 2022, Talk 2: Addressing the Binder Jetting Challenge with Pioneering Technology. Fremont California-based Uniformity Labs develops breakthrough feedstock…
