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Manufacturing Giant Doosan Taps Pelagus 3D to 3D Print Spare Parts for Korean Market

The recently formed Pelagus 3D is probably the biggest thing in additive manufacturing (AM) that no one is talking about. A joint venture between steel giant Thyssenkrupp and Wilhelmsen, a…

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MELD Awarded $1.5M for Metal 3D Printing Repairs for the US Navy

It was a big day at MELD when the firm obtained $1.5 million from the U.S. Navy for maintenance and repair operations (MRO). MELD 3D printing is similar to a…

3D Printing News Briefs, December 12, 2020: Markforged, Digital Metal, Link3D & PostNord, 3DQue, 3DEO & Creality

We’re starting with material news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, then moving on to business and an exciting holiday deal. Markforged and Digital Metal are both introducing new materials,…

Thyssenkrupp and Wilhelmsen Begin Production of 3D Printed Ship Parts

Steel conglomerate Thyssenkrupp has formalized its joint venture with shipping maintenance firm Wilhelmsen. The firms signed a letter of intent to establish a joint venture to 3D print parts for…

Formlabs Introduces New Large Format 3D Printer for Medical and Dental

In 2019, Formlabs, a 3D printing unicorn, introduced two new professional systems equipped with the company’s take on stereolithography, dubbed low force stereolithography (LFS). These were the desktop Form 3…

3D Printing’s Impact on the Shipping Industry: Too Early to Tell

With many of the newer technologies taking shape today, it’s difficult to quantify how they will affect the surrounding industries. The implications of 3D printing or additive manufacturing, for example,…

Origin to Begin Shipping New Industrial 3D Printer, the Origin One

Today Origin will begin shipping their new Origin One, an industrial 3D printer which the San Francisco-headquartered company claims is already in high demand internationally. In fact, the developer of…

Shapeways Launches E-Commerce Integration with Etsy for Shop Owners of 3D Printed Products

If you’re looking to buy someone a unique gift, many people know that global marketplace Etsy is the best place to go. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Brooklyn, the…

3D Printing and Logistics – A Natural Progression of Opportunity

Leading logistics providers are constantly exploring new possibilities to become more efficient, more locally focused and more connected globally in order to achieve greater success, including 3D printing technology. The…

FedEx Introduces New 3D Printing Services with FedEx Forward Depots

In 2016, logistics company UPS began offering on-demand 3D printing services. It wasn’t the first dip into 3D printing for the company, which began offering 3D printing services at 100…

Aleph Objects Opens New LulzBot Fulfillment Center in Australia, Offers Free Shipping

For LulzBot devotees living in Australia, supporting their habit has been expensive. Shipping from the United States to Australia is not cheap, but that hasn’t stopped fans of the versatile,…

Sculpteo’s New Manufacturing and Shipping Facility in California Will Get 3D Printed Goods to Canada, Mexico & the US Sooner

Sculpteo is an online source for all of your 3D printing needs. Just as its three-step graphic explains on the first page of its website, the process is straightforward. You upload…

Shapeways Streamlines eCommerce Process by Introducing Combined Shipments

Founded in 2007, Shapeways is headquartered in New York and has factories and offices in Eindhoven, Queens, and Seattle. It’s a spin-off of Royal Philips Electronics, and their roster of investors…

German Shipping Giant, TNT is Working to Integrate 3D Printing into Supply Chain

Some of the world’s largest shipping and logistics companies are taking note of the rapid adoption of 3D printing technology, and they’re setting their sights on locking down a piece…

Sculpteo Offers Big Price Break on 3D Printed Items with Economy Plan Shipping Option

From their head office outside of Paris and their San Francisco location, Sculpteo founders Éric Carreel and Clément Moreau say their workshops are dedicated to printing 3D designs using various techniques….

FedEx Bans Shipments of Cody Wilson’s Ghost Gunner Lower Receiver ‘3D Printer’

One thing about the exponential progress we are seeing within technology is that as time goes by, it becomes more and more difficult to predict what will come next. If you…

Online Jewelry Shop, Brilliance, Uses 3D Printing To Fit Rings

An online jewelry shop called Brilliance uses 3D printers to custom fit their products. Since online jewelry shops don’t have the opportunity to show their products to their customers, custom fitting…