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3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: September 3, 2023
In the 3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup this week, 3D Systems continues its roadshow, ASTM International starts a professional certificate course, GE Additive holds a webinar about how binder…
3D Printing News Briefs, September 2, 2023: Alloy Testing, Modular Buildings, & More
Today’s 3D Printing News Briefs run the gamut from defense 3D printing and research to 3D printed modular buildings and more. Read on for all of the details! AML3D Receives…
3D Printing News Briefs, August 19, 2023: Geopolymer Construction, FDA Clearance, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs today, Carbon has announced several improvements to its platform, and Renca printed a house with its geopolymer 3D printing mortar. In medical news, Axial3D has…
The Race to Automate Aerospace: A Talk with JPB Système CEO Damien Marc
I hadn’t heard of aerospace/defense manufacturer JPB Système, based in France with additional offices in the US and Poland, until about a month ago. This isn’t a reflection on JPB…
BellaSeno Receives European Authorization for 3D Printed Bone and Chest Wall Implants
Founded in 2015, German medtech company BellaSeno GmbH develops novel resorbable 3D printed soft tissue and bone reconstruction implants, and last summer announced two clinical trials for its 3D printed…
Michelin to Ramp up Metal 3D Printing in Japan with AddUp Solutions
In 2016, French tire giant Michelin and Paris-based industrial engineering corporation Fives Group partnered to establish AddUp Solutions, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of metal powder bed fusion (PBF) 3D…
3D Printing News Briefs, July 1st, 2023: Digital Fashion, 3D Printed Boulder Replica, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re getting down to business first, as Albert Invent has raised $7.5 million in seed funding, and Lithoz delivered its CeraFab S65 printer to…
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…
Volkswagen Adds Metal 3D Printing Capacity with MetalFAB System
Though the automotive industry was one of the earliest adopters of additive manufacturing (AM) for prototyping purposes, the cost of the technology has been too high to apply it to…
Koch Engineered Solutions Opens First Factory in China: a Smart Manufacturing Operation for Decarbonization Hardware
Koch Engineered Solutions (KES), a subsidiary of Koch Industries, one of the world’s largest privately held companies, recently opened its first wholly owned manufacturing facility in China. Located in the…
Siemens Energy and DNV Automate Metal 3D Printing Quality Control and Certification
Global risk management company DNV GL has partnered with Siemens Energy to advance metal AM beyond the existing piecemeal solutions for quality control and certification. Siemens Energy’s experts in Finspång, Sweden,…
Materialise at RAPID: The Digital Thread is the Holy Grail of Manufacturing
At the 2023 RAPID + TCT event in Chicago, Materialise announced the latest release of its powerful data and build preparation Magics software. The manufacturing workflow is connected by the…
3D Printing News Briefs, May 11, 2023: RAPID + TCT Edition
Today’s 3D Printing News Briefs is focused on announcements from last week’s RAPID + TCT! First up, AON3D previewed its new machine learning software at the show, and AMFG is…
3D Printing Webinar & Event Roundup: May 7, 2023
We’ve got plenty of in-person and virtual events to tell you about in this week’s roundup, along with webinars on everything from 3D printed eyewear and automated resin removal to…
3D Printing News Briefs, May 6, 2023: 3D Printing Biopolymers & Shoes & Chocolate
We’re kicking things off in News Briefs with material news today, as Fictiv has launched ten new advanced 3D printing materials. Moving on, CLEANR is using the Formlabs Automation Ecosystem…
HP Introduces 3D Printing Automation and Intelligent Sintering Software at RAPID + TCT
Key to the increased adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) is both improved ease-of-use and throughput, typically via automation. While the benefits of the former are somewhat obvious, greater automation can…
Automated Support Removal for Wax 3D Printing Available from PostProcess and CAD BLU
According to the “Post-Processing for Additive Manufacturing: Market Analysis and Forecast” report from SmarTech Analysis, the additive manufacturing (AM) post-processing market is expected to be worth $1.8 billion by 2031….
New Mitsubishi Electric Automation Software Simulates Production Lines for 3D Printing
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, a U.S. subsidiary of the Japanese multinational, has announced the release of MELSOFT Gemini 3D Simulator Software. MELSOFT Gemini 3D is a digital platform designed for simulating…
BASF’s Sculpteo Orders 3D Printing Automation Tech from AM-Flow
As seen at Formnext 2022, automation is taking the spotlight for 3D printing, with a number of experts suggesting that it will be a central focus of the industry’s development…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 17, 2022: PAEK Patents, Private Flying Vehicle, & More
In 3D Printing News Briefs today, Oxford Performance Materials has acquired Ketonex’s PAEK patent portfolio. A 3D scanning app for mobile devices that turns photos into high-fidelity 3D models is…
On the Ground at 6K Additive as it Doubles Metal 3D Printing Powder Manufacturing
6K Inc. produces high-quality, sustainable materials for customers in demanding industries, like aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, renewable energy, and more. Its proprietary UniMelt microwave plasma production system produces these unique…
ChemChina’s KraussMaffei Launches Two Industrial Polymer 3D Printers
Now that chemical giants like BASF have firmly established themselves in the additive manufacturing (AM) industry, injection molding original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are finally getting the message. While Germany’s Arburg…
IMTS 2022: 3D Printing Software with CASTOR and Dyndrite
Last week, I got to visit one of my favorite cities, Chicago, to attend my first International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS). The biennial event is the largest, longest-running industry trade…
AMT Seeks to Automate the 3D Printing Ecosystem
It used to be considered 3D printing’s “dirty secret.” Now, however, post-processing isn’t just a well-known aspect of the industry, but it is a thriving subsegment in itself. Just read…
