Stratasys Ltd., a leader in polymer 3D printing solutions, announced that it is sponsoring the University of Minnesota Visible Heart Laboratories with a donation of Stratasys J750 Digital Anatomy 3D printers, as well as MakerBot METHOD X and MakerBot SKETCH 3D printers. The Visible Heart Laboratories are a large research lab located at the University […]
GE Aviation invests in five M Line metal additive production systems
GE Aviation is acquiring five GE Additive Concept Laser M Line systems. The first four M Line systems will be installed at GE Aviation’s Additive Technology Center (ATC) in West Chester, Ohio during 2022. A fifth M Line system will be installed at Avio Aero’s Turin site in Italy to support serial production of additive […]
3D printing: the “duct tape” for the supply chain?
As AM becomes more accepted as part of a manufacturing supply chain, it is altering the way engineers work and develop products. We recently had a conversation with Daniel Lazier, product marketing manager at Markforged. Design World · 3D printing: the “duct tape” for the supply chain? Here are highlights from the interview. Potential changes […]
Vertex Manufacturing partners with Xerox Elem to provide aluminum 3D Printing
Xerox Elem Additive Solutions and trusted industrial manufacturer, Vertex Manufacturing – A PrinterPrezz Company, announced an agreement to add the Xerox ElemX 3D metal printer to Vertex’s Cincinnati facility and begin offering contract manufacturing services with Xerox’s liquid metal capabilities. The ElemX leverages Xerox’s liquid metal technology that uses aluminum wire and is easily deployed, […]
Under Desktop Metal, EnvisionTEC introduces ETEC brand
Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM), a global leader in additive manufacturing technologies for mass production, announced the launch of ETEC, a new 3D printing brand that will enable EnvisionTEC, the original inventor of digital light processing (DLP) technology, to better connect with industrial customers. EnvisionTEC 3D printers, which are best known for extreme levels of accuracy […]
Authentise acquires Elements to deliver data-driven flexibility across manufacturing
Authentise, a leader in data-driven workflow tools for additive manufacturing, announced the acquisition of all assets of Elements Technology Platform, a provider of self-serve workflow tools for manufacturing. As part of the transaction, Elements’ team will join Authentise. The partnership enables discrete manufacturers everywhere to access connected workflow management solutions used by the world’s leading […]
Minnesota researchers say they’ve created the first fully 3D-printed OLED display
By Chris Newmarker University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers used a customized printer to fully 3D print a flexible organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display. The research team members — based at U of M mechanical engineering professor Michael McAlpine’s lab — think their work could result in relatively low-cost OLED displays. The advance could potentially […]
3D Printing booms as result of COVID-19 and shifting consumer demand, says report
Formlabs, a leading 3D printing company, released its 2022 3D Printing Applications Report detailing how 3D printing adoption and use cases have evolved over the past two years. Since March 2020, 3D printing adoption rates have skyrocketed as consumer behavior and demands shift, with 4 in 10 respondents adding 3D printing into their workflows, not […]
Western Sydney and GE Additive for partnership to advance metal additive manufacturing
Workers in Western Sydney will learn to produce the next wave of space technology and high-tech componentry as part of the first industry-led short courses rolled out under the NSW Government’s $37 million New Education and Training Model (NETM). Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade, and Minister for Western Sydney Stuart Ayres announced today that […]
HP plans to use 3D printing to help eliminate single-use PET packaging
In its continuing efforts to drive environmental sustainability, HP Inc. announced the acquisition of Choose Packaging, a packaging development company and inventor of the zero-plastic paper bottle. Choose’s patented technology provides an alternative to plastic bottles and can hold a variety of liquid products. Its novel, paper-based bottles are made with naturally occurring and non-toxic […]
3D printing system enables on-the-fly beam shape orientation changes
Civan Lasers (Jerusalem, Israel) and Smart Move GmbH (Garching, Germany) have partnered to provide customers with new welding and laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing solutions. By steering Civan’s dynamic beam laser (DBL) with Smart Move’s ultramodern laser scan head, welding and LPBF customers can change beam shape orientation on the fly, enabling the […]
Rolling in the deep—3D printing parts for marine instruments
By Nick Allen, Managing Director, 3DPRINTUK 3D printed parts are now commonplace in end-use applications, but not all are used in as exacting an environment like the ones used by Planet Ocean, based in Camberley, UK. Planet Ocean is a specialist in the provision of high-quality, marine scientific instruments for research, survey, naval, and operations […]
Desktop Health launches Einstein Dental 3D Printers and new resins
Desktop Health, a healthcare business within Desktop Metal, Inc. announced the commercial launch of the Einstein series, a high-precision family of 3D printers for dental professionals, and Flexcera Smile Ultra+, one of the strongest dental resins to receive FDA clearance for permanent use. With this combination of 3D printer and materials, dental professionals have the […]
Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association announces new members
The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA), a global trade organization created to promote the environmental benefits of additive manufacturing (AM), announced that five additional leading AM companies have joined the trade group to advance sustainability in AM, bringing its active membership ranks to 40 members. Joining the AMGTA as a new Founding Member is […]
3D printings effects on sustainability
Among the many benefits of using 3D printing is how it effects sustainable efforts in design and production. Recently I had a chance to speak with Nadav Goshen, president and CEO at MakerBot on 3D printing developments in this area. Here are highlights from our conversation. Design World · 3D printings effects on sustainability Sustainability […]
America Makes announces $500,000 supply chain related project call
America Makes announced a new project call with a total of $500,000 available in project funding today. The Leveraging Additive for High Velocity Applications (LAVA) project will seek to mitigate variances in additive manufacturing (AM) high velocity product development to help advance these capabilities within the domestic supply chain. While progress has been made to demonstrate the role that […]
Carbon introduces next-gen 3D printers
Carbon announced its next-gen M-Series 3D printers based on DLS technology. The new M3 and the M3 Max printers boast faster printing, a more straightforward print experience, expanded design space and a more consistent surface finish, according to Carbon. Carbon said a 4K light engine enables a doubling of the build area with the same […]
Nano Dimension establishes Additively Manufactured Electronics (AME) NanoLab Facility for multi-layer printed electronics
Nano Dimension Ltd. announced a collaboration with TTM Technologies, Inc. (“TTM”) to open its first AME NanoLab at TTM’s Advanced Manufacturing Center in Stafford Springs, CT. The AME NanoLab Network will enable customers and researchers to actively experience the AME workflow in two steps, from design to final prototype. This network of labs will allow […]
Rogers Corp launches Radix 3D Printable Dielectrics family of products
Rogers Corporation will be launching its Radix 3D Printable Dielectrics family of products at the IPC APEX EXPO 2022, January 25th through January 27st, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA. The IPC APEX EXPO is a leading event for the printed circuit board and electronics manufacturing and assembly industry, providing a […]
MakerBot offers new composites from LEHVOSS Group
MakerBot, a Stratasys company, is expanding its offering of advanced engineering materials for the MakerBot METHOD 3D printing platform with the addition of three new LUVOCOMs 3F materials from LEHVOSS Group, a leading provider of high-performance thermoplastics for industrial sectors. This brings the number of METHOD materials up to 30, giving customers an even wider […]
How to make the telescope of the future
For Lockheed Martin, tackling complex challenges, pushing the limits of scientific exploration, and devising solutions are all part of its DNA. So, it is no surprise that the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) selected an elite team of scientists and engineers from Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Technology Center (ATC) to create a design for…
How the concept cars of tomorrow are made with 3D printing
Located in the heart of the UK’s auto industry, Vital Auto is an industrial design studio with expertise in automotive design. The company’s clientele includes many of the major automotive manufacturers, such as Volvo, Nissan, Lotus, McLaren, Geely, TATA, and more. “Clients typically come to us to try and push the boundaries of what’s possible […]
Fictiv drives growth in digital, on-demand manufacturing in 2021
Throughout 2021, the world continued its accelerated shift to digital, on-demand manufacturing as part of an industry-wide transformation and in response to near-term pressures like the pandemic and supply chain disruption. In its Year in Review, Digital Manufacturing Ecosystem (DME) Fictiv highlighted its primary role in this growth and the impact on its own business […]
B9Creations launches medical-grade silicone resin
B9Creations launched an elastomeric resin called BioRes – Silicone. This new addition to its suite of biocompatible 3D printing materials enables custom medical and consumer tech applications for comfortable skin contact products, such as headphones, hearing aids, wristbands, attachments for wearables, silicone components for medical devices, and more. Offering a unique combination of biocompatibility, high […]
Innovating with additive manufacturing
The advantages of additive manufacturing (AM) best come in play when components are designed from the ground up specifically for this process. This fact is well-known. But how this aspect, combined with other optimization measures, can positively influence both the technical properties and the costs of the finished component, may come as a surprise to […]