Large Scale Additive Manufacturing
Airtech and Ascent to Target Aerospace Tooling Market with Large-format 3D Printing
Aerospace tooling has long been a dream application for medium and large-format 3D printing firms. Large tools are often expensive, take a long time to produce, and can lead to…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: June 9, 2024
It’s another busy week of 3D printing events, with a few webinars thrown in the mix as well! Advanced Manufacturing for Defense by IDGA, in collaboration with ASTM International, is…
World’s Largest Polymer 3D Printer Unveiled by UMaine: Houses, Tools, Boats to Come
The University of Maine has once again broken its own record by unveiling the largest polymer 3D printer in the world. Surpassing its 2019 achievement, the new Factory of the…
The Other Side of the Frontier: Lessons from the Large Scale Additive Action Team Conference
A new cultural frontier is emerging, one which will continue to shape the planet’s political and economic fate for the rest of this century and beyond. It is not a…
3D Printing News Briefs, December 22, 2021: Business, Software, Rhinoplasty, & More
We’re starting off with two acquisitions in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then on to a new Amazon e-commerce store for polypropylene filaments. Then we’ll discuss software, print orientation,…
Purdue University to Create Thermwood LSAM Research Lab for Large-Scale 3D Printing
Purdue University will be establishing a laboratory dedicated to large scale additive manufacturing (AM). The school’s Composites Manufacturing Simulation Center (CMSC) is partnering with Thermwood Corporation for industry-funded research into…
Las Vegas Raiders Unveil World’s “Tallest” 3D Printed Structure at New Stadium
A lot of sports fans from the US have really been missing football during the pandemic, my husband included, and they all breathed a sigh of relief as the National…
BigRep Exhibits at 3DEXPERIENCE World 2020; Launches PARTLAB at Boston Headquarters
The BigRep team will soon be attending and exhibiting at the 3DEXPERIENCE World 2020 show (hosted by Dassault Systèmes) in Nashville from February 9-12, along with opening a new office in…
3D Printing News Briefs: July 29, 2019
We’ve got some business to cover in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. The Engineering Technology Group (ETG) has acquired HK Holdings and all its subsidiaries, Ascent Aerospace is investing in…
3D Printing News Briefs: December 19, 2018
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, a maker has published a free 3D print management app in the Play Store, while Formlabs works to continue accelerating its growth in the Asia…
ITL Group and Local Motors Increase Their 3D Printing Capabilities with New Installations
Installations of 3D printing systems are on the rise as adoption increases around the world. New installations allow for increased capabilities in additive manufacturing and showcase a commitment through investment,…
Thermwood Corporation Demonstrates Effectiveness of LSAM with 3D Printed Carbon Fiber Parts
Thermwood Corporation has been busy lately. Last year, the Indiana company introduced LSAM, or Large Scale Additive Manufacturing, a combination 3D printer and CNC router system designed for producing large parts. The LSAM…
Thermwood Adds New Features to LSAM Print3D Additive Manufacturing Software
While Thermwood, based in southern Indiana, continues to create 3D printed and additive manufacturing innovations for their own use, they also make progress for the rest of the industrial world….
Thermwood Introduces New Universal Print Head for LSAM 3D Printer
3D printing, particularly FDM 3D printing, involves a lot of heat. Heated print head, heated build chamber, heated build platform – it’s all necessary to melt plastic filament and ensure…
Thermwood Corporation and Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center East Sign Formal Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
Thermwood Corporation, established in Indiana in 1969 and the oldest CNC manufacturing company in business, has just announced that it signed a formal Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the…
Thermwood Corporation Adds Thermographic Imaging to Its Large Scale Additive Manufacturing Systems
Thermwood Corporation, which calls Indiana home and is the oldest CNC machine manufacturing company in business, has good news: they’ve added real-time thermographic imaging as a standard feature on their LSAM…
Thermwood Corporation Introduces LSAM: Large Scale Additive Manufacturing with a CNC Twist
Indiana-based Thermwood Corporation is known for their CNC routers – in fact, they’re the oldest CNC machine manufacturing company in business, having developed the first commercial CNC tool control back in…
