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3D Printing News Briefs, August 13, 2022: Natural Fibers, Robotic Gripper, & More
We’re starting with an event in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as the New Collar Network is hosting a gathering of fab labs in New Mexico next month. Moving on…
Shell 3D Prints Impellers for Its Dutch Refinery
The oil and gas industry hasn’t adopted additive manufacturing (AM) techniques to the same extent as some other large-scale industries, like the aerospace and automotive sectors. Nonetheless, oil and gas…
NASA Copper Alloy Qualified for Use with VELO3D Metal 3D Printers
Velo3D announced that it has qualified GRCop-42, a NASA-developed copper-chromium-niobium alloy, for use with Velo’s Sapphire range of metal 3D printers. Velo3D, a leading additive manufacturing (AM) startup based in…
3D Printing News Briefs, February 12, 2022: Business, Aerospace, Guns, & More
Business, post-processing, aviation, automotive, and guns—that’s what on the menu in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs! AMT appointed Magnus René as Chairman of the Board, Optomec announced major growth in…
Desktop Metal Qualifies Commercially Pure Copper for Production 3D Printer
With revenues shooting up but net losses reported at nearly $67 million, Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM) is keeping its nose to the grindstone, announcing a large order from a German…
Desktop Metal and Uniformity Labs to Develop Powders for Metal 3D Printing
Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM), which revealed a 907% revenue growth year-on-year but a net loss of $67 million for Q3 2021, has been collaborating with industrial 3D printing company Uniformity…
ICAM 2021: Keynotes on 3D Printing in Healthcare & Aerospace
At last month’s International Conference on Additive Manufacturing (ICAM) 2021 in Anaheim, California, hosted by ASTM International’s Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AMCOE), a wide variety of topics were covered,…
TRUMPF & Aconity3D Partner with Equispheres for Metal Powder 3D Printing
Ontario-based materials engineering firm Equispheres brought in a good amount of investment funding in 2020 to help scale production of its metal 3D printing powder, which it creates using a patent-pending…
420 Stainless Steel Qualified for High-Volume 3D Printing with Desktop Metal
Massachusetts-based Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM) recently announced the qualification of the latest material for its Production System, Grade 420 stainless steel (420 SS). By using the company’s patent-pending Single Pass…
Desktop Metal Qualifies Nickel Superalloy IN625 for Production System 3D Printing
Metal 3D printing mass production leader Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM) has announced that nickel-chromium superalloy IN625 is the latest material qualified for high-volume 3D printing with its industrial Production System,…
Building Trust in 3D Printing
During my 17-year career in manufacturing, I’ve experienced many technology adoption journeys, giving me a front row seat to the good, the bad, and the ugly. Each of them came…
$500K in Air Force Funding Open for 3D Printing Projects with America Makes
At the end of June, America Makes, driven by the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) and focused on AM technology research, discovery, creation, and innovation, announced a request…
Aerospace & Defense 3D Printing Composites Launched by Markforged
Considered by many in the industry, but not all, to be the inventor of continuous carbon fiber 3D printing, Massachusetts-based Markforged (NYSE: MKFG) announced the launch of two new composite…
Desktop Metal Qualifies 4140 Low-Alloy Steel for High-Volume 3D Printing on Production System
While definitely interested in other AM materials such as polymer, wood, and resin, Massachusetts-based Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM) is, first and foremost, a metal 3D printing company; it is in…
First Critical Jet Engine Part Made with Metal 3D Printing Receives Air Force Approval
GE Aviation has announced that its 3D printed sump cover has received Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) approval from the US Air Force (USAF), making it the first jet engine part…
3D Printing News Briefs, April 24, 2021: PrinterPrezz & Vertex Manufacturing, VELO3D, ASTM International, Desktop Metal
PrinterPrezz and Vertex Manufacturing are working together to enhance AM workflows for the medical industry, and VELO3D has a new board member. ASTM International has issued its annual Request for…
3D Printing Webinar and Virtual Event Roundup: March 28, 2021
We’ve got another packed week of webinars and virtual events to tell you about, covering topics like 3D modeling, 3D printed maxillofacial implants, product development, and more. Read on for…
ASTM Enters Agreement with NASA to Support 3D Printing
International standards organization ASTM International, which is dedicated to serving global societal needs, announced in 2017 that it was setting up an Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE), and was…
ASTRO America Tackles Hypersonic Planes and Missiles Parts with 3D Printing
For certain chefs in the alphabet soup that is the US government, all roads lead to 3D printing. So, too with hypersonics. Astro America, also sometimes called AstroA, aims to…
3D Printing Webinar and Virtual Event Roundup, August 9, 2020
We’ve only got four online events to tell you about this week—a summit and a few webinars, one of which is on-demand. Read on to learn more! AM Industry Virtual…
3D Printing News Briefs, July 10, 2020: VELO3D, Asiga, Henkel, Dyndrite
We’re sharing materials and business news with you in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. First off, VELO3D has qualified the Hastelloy X material for use with its Sapphire 3D printer,…
US Air Force Uses Senvol ML Software to Qualify Multi-Laser 3D Printing Systems
Over the last few years, Senvol, which provides data to help companies implement additive manufacturing into their workflows, has put a good deal of focus into military applications. Back in…
Lloyd’s Register and TWI Publish Updated Guidance Notes for AM Certification
Since 2016, London-based engineering, technical, and business services firm Lloyd’s Register (LR) and research and technology organization The Welding Institute (TWI) have been working together to help manufacturers prove the safety…
3D Printing News Briefs: February 12, 2020
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ve got materials news, then some collaborations and an education story to share. First, KRAIBURG TPE is examining if its thermoplastic elastomers are suitable…
