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Australian Research Hub Opens with $9 Million (AUD) Funding for R&D in High Value Additive Manufacturing
“Through this hub, researchers will work to resolve issues surrounding process optimisation to achieve all required mechanical properties in 3D printed metallic products that can be used commercially for flying…
Ester – The SLS 3D Printer is Set to Hit Indiegogo Starting at Only $2,500
UPDATE: The Indiegogo Campaign is now LIVE! Back in October, we covered a story on a man named Brandon Fosdick, who had created a working selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D…
Why SLM 3D Printing Has Substantial Benefits for the Automotive Industry
Recently the automotive industry is facing some tough times. The global economic crisis, the rise of emerging markets such as China and India, have resulted in financial pressures from higher raw…
3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) is Ready to Unveil Their Most Advanced 3D Printing Products Ever by Month’s End
3D Systems and Stratasys have been the leaders within the 3D printing space for years. Just recently Hewlett Packard jumped into the mix, with plans of disrupting the space by…
Sculpteo Reaches for the Stars, Creates 3D Printed Parts for Pierro Astro
Looking to the stars is a pastime as old as humanity. While most of us no longer look to the movements of the planets and stars for answers about the…
New Details Emerge on the $3,999 Sintratec SLS 3D Printer
Back in August, we reported on Sintratec, a Swiss start-up working on the world’s most affordable consumer selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printer. It certainly seemed an exciting prospect when…
Researchers are Advancing Surgical Technology Through 3D Printed Pneumatic Actuator Design
There are over 1,000 neurological disorders that have been identified to date. These include afflictions such as Huntington’s, muscular dystrophy, Parkinson’s, and epilepsy to name a few of the most…
ShareBot’s R&D Discovers how to 3D Print With Sugar on Their Sub-$20,000 SnowWhite SLS 3D Printer
Last month, we reported on a new selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printer that was coming to market at an astonishing price tag of under $20,000. Sharebot, a company which…
Could Terrorists Hack 3D Printers to Halt Military Manufacturing, or Even Kill?
Here we are, a day after the 13th anniversary of what could be considered the most tragic day in American History, September 11th 2001. On that day, terrorists held an…
taulman3D releases New Nylon 618-s Laser Sintering 3D Printing Powder
The variety of available 3D printing materials has grown at a tremendous rate as of late. It seems as though there are new filaments, resins and laser sintering powders hitting…
Another Low Cost SLS 3D Printer is Announced – Sharebot SnowWhite SLS is the Latest at Less Than $20,000
Selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printers have been available to large corporations for decades now. They have been used to create prototypes of products for companies that are looking to…
First Full 3D Production Center in Canada to Launch Through Burloak
In the next five years, we will see the establishment of Canada’s first full advanced manufacturing and production additive manufacturing center. This facility is being developed as part of a…
Discover: An Amazing 3D Printed Telescopic Golf Club
Golf, it is a sport of inches. One little pebble on the ground can be the difference between winning and losing. Golf clubs come in different sizes, with multiple shaped…
Boeing and Lotus Team up to Create Super Strong Carbon Fiber Reinforced 3D Printing Method
When it comes the production of aircraft and high performance cars, two companies may stand out. Boeing, the designer and manufacturer of fixed-wing aircraft, rockets and satellites has been in the industry…
College Students Use 3D Printing to Improve Rocketry
Senior Matthew Dusard and a team of fellow students decided it was time to fix some of the problem areas that he had encountered in high-powered rocketry as part of…
OpenSLS – An Open Source Project Creates a Sub-$15K Selective Laser Sintering 3D Printer
You may recall, that a little over a month ago, we did a story on a man named Andreas Bastian, who had 3D printed mesostructured material. When I was covering the…
3D Metal Printer Sales on The Rise, But Still a Long Way From Becoming Mainstream
Sometimes sales numbers can be deceiving, especially when looking at percentages. In the latest press release by Wohlers Associates, they discuss the growth of 3D metal printers. These are mostly…
Laser Sintering 3D Printing May Now Take Off with a Very Important Patent Expiring Today
For the past year or so, a lot has been made about several upcoming 3D Printing patents that are set to expire. In fact, one big one is expiring today,…
