Michigan
Professional 3D Printed Guns and the New Frontier: An Interview with Forerunner 3D Printing
Forerunner 3D Printing (F3DP) is a pioneer in the 3D printed firearm industry. With special licenses that allow it to manufacture and test guns, including automatic weapons, the company navigates…
3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: August 6, 2023
It’s another busy week of webinars and events in the 3D printing world! Stratasys continues its North American tour, Markforged will have more Demo Days, and Women in 3D Printing…
US Army Advanced Manufacturing Commercialization Center Set to Open in Detroit Suburbs
On April 6, 2023, the US Army will open the Advanced Manufacturing Commercialization Center (AMCC) in Sterling Heights, MI, less than 20 miles from downtown Detroit. The new facility is…
CORE Industrial Partners’ 3D Printing Buying Spree Continues with New Acquisition
CORE Industrial Partners completes its eleventh 3D printing firm acquisition in less than five years. Headquartered in Chicago, this private equity firm continues to focus on acquiring manufacturing, industrial technology,…
CORE Industrial Partners Acquires Three More 3D Printing Companies
Chicago private equity firm CORE Industrial Partners LLC (CORE) has $700 million of capital commitments, investing in lower middle-market industrial technology, service, and manufacturing businesses in North America. The firm…
Autonomous 3D Printed Vehicle Olli Coming to Eastern Michigan University
Local Motors has been working hard on its 3D printed electric, autonomous Olli shuttle this year, installing a wireless charging system developed by ORNL, placing a large order for Protean’s…
Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens Discusses Directs Congressional Efforts to 3D Printing Jobs
The Additive Manufacturing Coalition hosted a live forum with Congresswoman Haley Stevens to discuss what the industry can expect from the 117th Congress, which convened for the first time in…
Markforged Dispatches 3D Printers to Michigan’s Project DIAMOnD Project
The supply shortage that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic has seen interesting developments occur in the world of manufacturing. Businesses are moving more quickly to digital production technologies in order…
3D Printing and COVID-19: DreamLab Under Investigation Due to Customer Complaints
While many additive manufacturing operations may have appeared to be booming earlier in the spring, 2020 is turning out to be a bad year for DreamLab Industries. This is true…
3D Printing Design for Automotive to Be Supported by Lehvoss & FENA
3D printing materials provider Lehvoss North America, part of the LEHVOSS Group of chemical companies operating under parent company Lehmann&Voss&Co., announced that it is partnering up with Forward Engineering North…
3D Printing News Briefs: January 19, 2019
Welcome to the first edition of 3D Printing News Briefs in 2019! We took a brief hiatus at the beginning of the new year, and now we’re back, bringing you…
Michigan Tech Researchers Recycle Wood Furniture Waste into Composite 3D Printing Material
From artwork, instruments, and boats to gear shift knobs, cell phone accessories, and even 3D printers, wood has been used often as a 3D printing material. It’s a valuable renewable…
ACEO Expands to United States with New Silicone 3D Printing Lab in Ann Arbor
WACKER, a global materials and technology manufacturer based in Munich, announced in 2016 that it had developed the first-ever industrial 3D printer for silicone materials. Around the same time, the company…
[Chicken] Debbie Harry Gets New Feet Thanks to 3D Printing
You may not have previously considered 3DPrint.com as your go-to to get all the latest celebrity gossip, but you might change your mind after reading this juicy tidbit that we’ve…
3D Printing News Briefs: May 18, 2018
We’re starting with some exciting news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, then moving right along into business, events, and research. In Melbourne this week, Titomic has introduced its new…
3D Printing News Briefs: June 10, 2017
We’re running the gamut for news stories today in 3D Printing News Briefs, bringing you news about 3D printing education and business, important partnerships, 3D printers, and 3D printing materials….
3D Printing Among Advanced Technologies Newly Appointed Ford President & CEO Looks to for Motor Giant’s Future
Do you remember your first car? Mine was a little green Ford Contour, which I adored and named Baby. My parents purchased the secondhand car when I was 18, and…
GE Aviation Expands Michigan Footprint by Opening Brilliant Factory with 3D Printing Capabilities in Muskegon
There was a sense of celebration in Muskegon earlier this week as GE Aviation held the grand opening for its newest Brilliant Factory in the Michigan town. The 35,000-square-foot factory is…
3D Printing and the Economy: Detroit Ranked Best City in the US for CAD Designers, According to Modis
Mention the city of Detroit, and the first thing that comes to many people’s minds, unfortunately, is the economic decline caused by the loss of manufacturing jobs. Detroit was hit hard…
Michigan Tech’s Dr. Joshua Pearce Reveals the High Overall Return on Investment for At-Home 3D Printing Use
What originally began as a school to train mining engineers in the late 1880s has grown into a leading tech university, where 3D printing has been on the curriculum for…
How Stratasys Direct Manufacturing Is Using 3D Printing to Help Reshape Detroit
Olympia Entertainment, a subsidiary of multi-billion dollar conglomerate Ilitch Holdings, is using 3D printing technology to redesign downtown Detroit. Specifically, the District Detroit, a world-class development of 50 blocks of…
Oerlikon: Swiss Company Announces Advanced Materials Facility in Michigan
It’s no surprise anymore that the fastest-growing sector in additive manufacturing revolves around metals. 3D printed metal offers incredible opportunity and benefits from waste and cost reduction to lightweight and…
EnvisionTEC Continues to Expand, Becoming a Manufacturing Leader in Detroit
Just as they’ve made sure to touch upon every field where 3D printing technology has become a viable manufacturing tool, the renowned commercial and industrial 3D printing company EnvisionTEC has also…
voxeljet’s VX4000: The Largest Industrial 3D Printer Arrives & Ready to Report to Work in North America
Voxeljet’s arrival near Detroit most surely did not go unnoticed early last year, with a 50,000-square-foot facility opening in Canton, allowing many in the area to hope for a bright economical…
