3D printing news

It is no secret that 3D printing has been making great waves in recent years in the medical sector. One arena in which the technologies have been especially useful is for making prostheses as it allows for lighter, more customized…

Sunday, October 2nd was the 42nd anniversary of the iconic London Marathon. The race, one of the biggest in the world, attracted over 40,000 participants and thousands of viewers. To these people, of course, the race represents a massive undertaking…

3D printing is making more and more progress in the medical field with applications in bioprinting, 3D printed prostheses, digitization of dentistry and much more. Adding to the advances of additive manufacturing in medicine is a recent collaboration between Italy…

SolidCAM is a long-term player in the field of computer-aided manufacturing. It has developed a CAM solution for all machining applications, that integrates seamlessly with several world-renowned CAD software packages, mainly SolidWorks and Autodesk Inventor. Its iMachining module dramatically reduces…

California-based 3D-printing construction start-up Azure Printed Homes (Azure) has been commissioned for a major new undertaking. Real estate company Reinhabit has tasked them with building eco-friendly homes across Southern California, made of recycled plastic. While this is not Azure’s first…

3D printing just keeps on evolving. Most recently, Stanford engineers, including Joseph DeSimone, have designed a new 3D printing method that they claim is 5 to 10 times faster than the quickest high-resolution printer currently available. Not only that, but…

Much has been made of the uses of 3D printing in dentistry, but a recent study has provided quantifiable evidence of its benefits compared to traditional methods. Scientists at the Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry in Japan compared the…

In recent years, additive manufacturing has had a significant impact in sectors like medicine, automobiles and aerospace. But did you know that 3D printing has also significantly contributed to innovations in art? This fact has been confirmed by designer Julia…

SHINING 3D is known for technologies ranging from 3D scanning to additive manufacturing, metrology and digital dentistry. Just a few days ago it unveiled a new scanning solution that it hopes will transform the 3D sector. The EinStar is the…

It’s Sunday again and you all know what time it is! It’s time for our selection of Top 5 video right from the exciting world of 3D printing! We start off this week’s selection with an exciting TED talk by…

In a recent project, Lancaster City Museums, Lancaster University, and Galloway’s Society for the Blind in Morecambe joined forces to 3D print relief versions of paintings from the museum’s art collection. The purpose of this is to give people with…

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI), a subsidiary of General Atomics, is an American designer and manufacturer of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Over the past decade, the company has invested in integrating new technologies into their services. In an exciting development…