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 […]
What to look for in service providers to aerospace industry
Providing prototyping and production services for demanding industries, such as aerospace and defense, requires a bit more capability and attention to detail from service providers than with the usual customer. Such industries require that parts be 100% right, with zero defects, the first time, every time. To meet these demands, service providers often use a […]
3D printing makes it easy to develop tooling for production
Julliette Combe is a mechanical engineer. She began working on 3D printing during her master thesis on nano 3D printing. When she joined Formlabs, she first went into the business development team for product partnership and worked on custom products for key accounts. She moved into application engineering and has been there for the past […]
Desktop Metal introduces DM HH stainless steel for the Production System
Desktop Metal announced it has released DM HH Stainless Steel (DM HH-SS), a custom stainless steel alloy that combines high strength and hardness with corrosion resistance, for additive manufacturing on the Production System platform. With the addition of this new alloy, the Production System can now print ten qualified metal materials. DM HH-SS is a […]
CORE Industrial Partners acquires RE3DTECH
CORE Industrial Partners LLC (“CORE”), a Chicago-based private equity firm, announced the formation of a new platform with its acquisition of RE3DTECH (the “Company”), a leading provider of additive manufacturing services with a focus on high-volume production parts. RE3DTECH offers a comprehensive suite of in-house manufacturing services, including 3D printing, finishing, quality and assembly. The […]
Fast Radius opens a manufacturing campus on Chicago’s Goose Island
Fast Radius, Inc., announced the opening of its newest manufacturing technology campus on Goose Island in Chicago, including a microfactory and software technology center. In 2018, the World Economic Forum (WEF) recognized Fast Radius’ first Chicago microfactory as one of the nine best factories in the world, implementing technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution at […]
Nano Dimension and XPTL to develop nano-particle conductive ink
Nano Dimension Ltd. announced a collaboration with XTPL S.A. to develop new nano-particle based conductive ink. Nano Dimension and XTPL will focus on the development of new nano-particle conductive ink for AME applications, enabling high conductivity and high-performance material suitable for 3D electronic printing technology for ultra-precise delivery of nanomaterials. Filip Granek, Chief Executive Officer […]
Velo3D qualifies superalloy for use in its Sapphire family of printers
Velo3D, Inc. has qualified the nickel-based superalloy powder Amperprint 0233 Haynes 282 for use in its Sapphire family of printers. The powder was produced by Höganäs AB—a world leader in metal powder production—under license from Haynes International, Inc., and is designed for high creep strength, thermal stability, weldability, and fabricability not commonly found in other […]
Nano Dimension acquires Global Inkjet Systems
Nano Dimension Ltd. announced the acquisition of Global Inkjet Systems Ltd. (GIS). GIS, based in Cambridge, UK, is a leading developer and supplier of high-performance control electronics, software, and ink delivery systems. Founded in 2006, the company is known for inventing and delivering state-of-the-art 2D and 3D printing inkjet hardware and operating software. GIS has […]
Formlabs introduces new 3D Printers and resins
At CES 2022, Formlabs, launched the Form 3+ and Form 3B+ printers, available and shipping globally today. These printers feature improved Low Force Stereolithography technology that was first introduced in 2019 with the Form 3 and Form 3B. These new iterations also feature enhanced hardware components and software updates that improve print speed, print quality […]
Here are the keynote speakers for the 2022 AMUG Conference
The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) announced its keynote speakers for the 2022 AMUG Conference, which will be held in Chicago, Illinois, from April 3 – 7, 2022. Kevin Czinger, founder, lead inventor, and CEO of Divergent 3D and Czinger Vehicles, and Ellen Lee, technical leader additive manufacturing research at Ford Motor Company, will take […]
Desktop Metal qualifies commercially pure copper for its Production System
Desktop Metal announced it has qualified commercially pure copper (> 99.95% purity) for additive manufacturing on the Production System platform, and its Single Pass Jetting (SPJ) technology. Customers can now leverage SPJ technology for the production of high-performance copper parts at scale across a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, and electronics. With its excellent […]
Desktop Metal partners with Korea Institute of Industrial Technology to promote metal binder jetting in South Korea
Desktop Metal and the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) announced a partnership to accelerate the industrialization and adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) in South Korea starting with the installations of the Desktop Metal Shop System and Production System P-1 platforms. KITECH is a leading research institute that facilitates the development of manufacturing technologies for […]
The increasing relevance of smart data in 3D Printing
Today, 3D printing continues to transform factory floors as companies adopt 3D printing for large-scale production across multiple sites. Historically, a lot of 3D printing production happened in isolation – separated from the conventional manufacturing process. But as the walls between these two manufacturing environments disappear, these two eco-systems now start to connect and create […]
Andy Christensen receives the AMUG Innovators Award
The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) announced Andy Christensen, previously founder and president of Medical Modeling Inc. and currently an adjunct professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Cincinnati, as the recipient of its esteemed Innovators Award. AMUG bestows this award on those who have cultivated innovative ideas that have advanced the […]
3D scanning helps create one-of-a-kind prosthesis
With more than 185,000 lower limb amputations every year in the US alone, and over 1 million carried out worldwide, prosthetics specialists struggle to keep up with the rising demand for their services. The traditional method of creating prosthetic sockets, the part of the device that interfaces with the patient’s residual limb, involves plaster casting, […]
Accumold launches Micro AM website
Having invested in the Nano Dimension Fabrica 2.0 micro AM technology, micro molding specialist Accumold announced it has launched a website dedicated to the technology. Accumold sees the new micro AM technology as an important addition to its portfolio of complementary technologies all used to provide optimized micro plastic parts and components as economically as […]
Formlabs receives Vizient contract for 3D Printing solutions
Formlabs is listed in a major group purchasing organization (GPO) catalog, demonstrating the increasing demand for 3D printed surgical tools and medical supplies in hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs). Formlabs received a contract from Vizient, the largest member-driven healthcare GPO in the nation, to offer its 3D printers, materials, and solutions for converting CT/MR […]