tools
Over 100 Hours Shaved off Toolmaking with Mantle’s Metal 3D Printing
Bay Area startup Mantle has developed a genius method for immediately impacting the manufacturing industry. Rather than 3D print millions of parts, the company’s technology 3D prints the tooling that…
Cemented Carbide 3D Printing Powders from Sandvik Open up Tough Applications
Swedish engineering giant Sandvik has expanded into additive manufacturing (AM) quickly. It previously bought 3T, acquired Proxera, and invested heavily in BeamIT. The company offers sintering powder but also is…
Dana Inc Deploys Markforged 3D Printers for Auto Parts Business
On the financial front, Markforged has obviously made big news this year with its SPAC merger; however, it’s on the ground that these businesses need to make an impact in…
3D Printing News Briefs: November 8, 2019
We’ve got plenty of business news for you in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, starting with 3devo’s upcoming expansion to the United States. Optomec just shipped its 500th 3D printing…
Make All the Things Part 2: Ring Creation and Casting a Wax Ring, Part 2
This is the conclusion of the ring project I have been working on. It has taught me various new skills that I will be looking to build upon and improve in the future.
New Generation Tool for 3D Printed Lithophanes is Free and Easy to Use
According to Thomas Brooks, who has developed a free lithophane generation tool, Google Analytics show that the searches for lithophane-related subjects have doubled over the past three years. These searches increase even…
3D Printing News Briefs: March 13, 2018
We’re starting off with plenty of business news on today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, before moving on to an event report and some science for your Tuesday afternoon. Agreements and…
R&D Tax Credit Aspects of 3D Printed Hand Tools
Society has come a long way in tool technology since the first tools were used during the Stone Age hundreds of thousands of years ago. Today, like our primal relatives…
3D Printing News Briefs: May 23, 2017
We’re talking about a new product, 3D printer resellers, grants and awards, a company acquisition, and a VIP visitor for Oak Ridge National Laboratory in this week’s first edition of…
3D Printed 18th Century Native Tools Connect the Past and the Future
The search for a connection with our ancestors is an important part of understanding who we are today. Humans have been trying to integrate their distant past into the practice…
Navy Researcher Creates Functional 3D Printable Adjustable Groove-Joint Pliers & Other Amazing Tools
This past December, NASA 3D printed a working tool for the first time in outer space, using a 3D printer that was built with the help of Made In Space….
