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Aibuild Adds Hybrid Manufacturing Capabilities to 3D Printing Software
Nikon-backed Aibuild is startup that develops software tool for driving 3D printers. If you need a robotic arm printer designed for metal directed energy deposition (DED) or polymer extrusion, for…
Regular, Medium, and Large Format 3D Printing Explained
At Additive Manufacturing (AM) Research and on 3DPrint.com, we use the terms regular, medium, and large format to segment the 3D printing market. We developed these terms to help bring…
The Art of Post-Processing with Direct Metal Laser Sintering Technology
Additive manufacturing (AM) and more specifically, direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) technology has brought unprecedented design freedom and application complexity to metal manufacturing. It has enabled the creation of complex,…
3D Printing Unpeeled: $5000 Cold Spray 3D Printer, Roland DGA & Living Materials
The AeroForge is a $5000 cold spray metal printer for copper made by a student team at Rice University. In a paper for ACS Central Science a team from Nanjing…
3D Printing News Briefs, October 28, 2023: Software Add-On, Heat Exchangers, Milling, & More
We’ve got news about an acquisition and a collaboration to start off today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, before moving on to two stories about additive manufacturing software. Then there’s a…
DMG Mori and Illinois Tech Announce Plans for National Center for Advanced Manufacturing
Illinois has long served as a hub for the United States, located partway between the financial and political centers of the East Coast and the frontiers of the West. It…
AMUG 2021: Titan Robotics Launches Atlas-HS 3D Printer with Additive & Subtractive Capabilities
Colorado-based Titan Robotics, Ltd. specializes in large-scale production 3D printing equipment, particularly pellet extrusion systems. This week at the 2021 AMUG Conference in Orlando, Florida, the company launched its new…
Analysis: Additive Industries and Makino Partner for Metal 3D Printing Post-Processing
At Formnext Connect, metal 3D printer manufacturer Additive Industries has announced a partnership with Makino to develop process chains for integrating milling operations into a metal 3D printing workflow. To…
E3D Releases Milling System for Hybrid 3D Printing
Although the benefits of 3D printing are vast, and can outweigh those of conventional manufacturing technology, industrial users tasked with creating strong yet lightweight parts that are functional and high-performing…
3D Systems Fills in Metal 3D Printing with Processing Partnership via GF Machining Solutions
Now that additive manufacturing (AM) is being increasingly integrated into end production, OEMs are recognizing that their equipment needs to more adequately fit into typical manufacturing workflows. They also realize…
3D Printing & the Circular Economy Part 2: Classical Manufacturing
This is an indepth dive into various tools within the traditional manufacturing cycle. We briefly mention the importance of these tools along with waste created by them as well. This is part two of this series on 3D Printing and the circular economy.
What the Apple 3D Printing Patents Mean for Our Industry
Recently Apple has been granted a patent for a color 3D printing idea whereby the printed object is first made and then colored in afterwards. This idea is a straightforward…
3D Printing News Briefs: April 7, 2017
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, medical technology firm axial3D has secured over £530,000 in seed funding, while four University of Bristol graduates are on their way to China with their…
Autodesk Releases Netfabb 2017, Enhancing Design, Simulation & Toolpath Capabilities
Many today tout themselves as ‘leaders’ in numerous areas regarding 3D printing technology from software to hardware to materials, but for a company such as Autodesk, that’s already an undeniable…
UK Business: Innovate 2 Make Merges with Progressive Technology, Creating Manufacturing Powerhouse with Metal 3D Printing & Traditional Processes
Something’s in the air lately for mergers and acquisitions, it would seem, with the 3D printing realm continuing to power up in numerous and surprising ways, growing ever stronger and…
Attention, Makers & Tinkerers! Set Up Your Own Reach 3D All-in-One Printer Kit for Under $200
The question is: how do you feel about putting your 3D printer together? If you’ve gone to the trouble to read this article, chances are you walk in that technogeek…
For the Ultra Creative 3D Printing Enthusiast: Adam & Adam+ All-in-One Systems on Kickstarter Now
This is a bustling world full of technology created to fulfill our every whim and need. Today, when things don’t happen fast enough, efficiently enough, or perfectly enough, we are…