tooling

The value of 3D printing in mitigating the impact of import tariffs is often underestimated. Now is the time to leverage 3D printing to adapt and profit from the opportunities…

AM Forum is a yearly two-day event in Berlin. Rather than being just a national gathering, the AM Forum addresses numerous international and Europe-wide themes. Speakers from around the world…

Rapid Fusion is set to unveil what it describes as the first UK-built large format hybrid 3D printer, Medusa, at an open day event on February 26 at its Skypark…

The conversation around sustainability in additive manufacturing (AM) has grown increasingly sophisticated, moving beyond simple material savings to a broader examination of supply chain efficiency, lifecycle assessments, and energy consumption….

On the floor of this year’s International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), the theme for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in additive manufacturing (AM) seemed to be indirect production. What if, by…

The Western hemisphere’s largest manufacturing trade show, the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), returned to Chicago for another year, graciously including a 3D printing section once again in its West…

Aerospace tooling has long been a dream application for medium and large-format 3D printing firms. Large tools are often expensive, take a long time to produce, and can lead to…

We’ve got a busy week of 3D printing webinars and events, both virtual and in-person! Stratasys continues its training and tour, while a Laser Additive Manufacturing workshop will be held…

Additive manufacturing (AM) stalwart 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) has announced that it will be partnering with Precision Resource, a company specializing in fine blanking, a manufacturing process combining extrusion and…

The US Air Force is currently one of the largest funding bodies in 3D printing. The amount of work that the Air Force is doing in 3D printing is simply…

Global metal 3D printer OEM AddUp, a joint venture between French tire giant Michelin and Paris-based industrial engineering corporation Fives, appointed Julien Marcilly as its new CEO at the end…

This year’s Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) Conference in Chicago, Illinois, promises to be an enlightening experience with Olaf Diegel, professor of Additive Manufacturing (AM) at the University of Auckland,…

Mantle, a Bay Area startup focused on metal 3D printing for tooling, announced that it is extending its market reach by delivering a P-200 printer and F-200 furnace to customer…

Indo-MIM, an Indian metal parts supplier specializing in metal injection molding (MIM) and additive manufacturing (AM), has acquired UK MIM firm CMG Technologies. Based in Woodbridge in southeastern England, CMG…

In a previous post, I began to summarize a Velo3D white paper, “How Additive Manufacturing is Transforming Tooling”, which details the use of the Velo3D Sapphire platform in printing die…

Since at least World War One, the U.S. military has been the principle driver of American technological innovation. This is such a well-worn narrative by now — subsuming the origins…

As additive manufacturing (AM) shifts from low volume to scale, speculation has mounted about how long it will take until AM is ready for use in mass production. This is…

After six years of development, Mantle has finally released its commercial metal 3D printing system, which combines bound metal extrusion with CNC milling to achieve results so far unreached by…

In the world of consumer products, speed is the name of the game. The faster products get to market, the faster they can be purchased by consumers. To maintain a…

Protolabs growing its AM footprint in North Carolina is the first story in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs. XJet is expanding its APAC presence with a new distributor, while Altair…

It’s another busy week of events and roundups, covering topics from dispensing and medical applications to AM risk assessment, software, and much more. Read on for all the details! ViscoTec’s…

Upon acquiring the Functional Materials unit of Royal DSM, Covestro has been busy developing new 3D printing materials for a variety of applications. These range from TPU for insoles to…

The ExOne Company (Nasdaq: XONE) has released what it is calling the “broadest portfolio of industrial-grade 3D printed tooling”, dedicated to plastic injection molding or forming, laying up composites, casting…

First things first in this edition of 3D Printing News Briefs, Alloyed has received a hybrid AM research grant, and researchers from the University of Minnesota have developed a spherical…