3D printing news

3D printing is widely used in the field of automation such as in compression molding. It’s a formative manufacturing method, currently popular in industry, that involves compressing the desired amount of molding material between two heated presses to give it…

American research organization Report Oceans recently published a study in which it evaluated the growth of elastomers in the 3D printing market. The organization estimates that the elastomers market will reach 1.389 billion dollars within eight years, with an annual…

Leading 3D printing solutions manufacturer Stratasys has announced that it has adopted a limited duration shareholder rights plan. The move comes just one week after Nano Dimension, another rapidly growing 3D printer manufacturer, announced that it had acquired about 12%…

Recently, researchers from the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of South Florida (USF) received a patent and official grant of $369,574 from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This will be used for the development of a method to…

Contrary to its name, Lychee Slicer is not a tool for a tropical fruit, but rather a slicer that is an essential companion for SLA and resin 3D printers. Specifically, this is the slicer software from the manufacturer Mango 3D,…

Another hot summer week has come to an end and once again we present to you our top 5 list of videos about 3D printing! We start this week’s top 5 with a video about a non-profit organization that uses…

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $3 Million to polySpectra and Fortify, along with National Renewable Energy Laboratory, MPI Systems, RePliForm Inc, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). This funding will be used for the development of durable,…

Have you ever eaten any kind of 3D printed food or at least thought about trying it? Nowadays, it seems like anything is possible with the help of additive manufacturing, and more and more industries are turning to it. According…

If you have been following along for a while, you certainly know that additive manufacturing is playing an important role in the aerospace sector and especially in space travel. Already it is being used for applications in missions to both…

It is no secret that additive manufacturing has been growing rapidly over the past few years, especially since it proved its resiliency during the COVID-19 crisis. Though one sign of this of course has been the significant investment in the…

Teams from ETH Zurich have revealed yet another project involving additive manufacturing. This time it is a ceiling designed in part using 3D printing, called HiRes Concrete Slab. Installed last fall in Switzerland in the NEST research building of the…

One of the main advantages of additive manufacturing is its ability to design custom parts. And what could be more important than customization in the healthcare industry, where doctors treat patients who are all unique and different? From hospitals to…