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Additive manufacturing is increasingly being used for research discoveries by laboratories and university teams. This is because the technology makes it possible to investigate elements and details that other methods cannot reproduce. Recall, for example, the recent example of an…

In 2019, British Cycling, the cycling federation of Great Britain, turned to Renishaw, a metal 3D printing specialist to help design lightweight, high-performance parts for athletes’ equipment. With this collaboration, the goal was to create faster bikes for the track…

When it comes to 3D printing materials, the importance of plastics can not be dismissed. Even though we are increasingly seeing the use of metals and ceramics in additive manufacturing, plastics continue to be king. Indeed, the global 3D printing…

The American manufacturer Nexa3D, which is known for its range of resin machines, has just announced the purchase of the SLS activity of the company XYZprinting. Not much information has been revealed so far, but this asset purchase is most…

FDM 3D printing as the leader among new technologies is now used to investigate personalized treatments for breast and prostate cancer. 3D printing makes it possible to make fully personalized support and immobilization tools which are very important to ensure…

Hello everybody, and welcome to our top 5 3D printing videos of the week! Spring is in the air, and in our content too. This week, we have an exciting selection ranging from technical comparisons of different techniques, to practical…

ZOZOFIT is a fitness technology brand and Japan’s largest fashion e-commerce company, recognized worldwide for its use of new technologies in its products. Its latest innovation is the world’s first affordable 3D body scanning technology, the suit they have named…

PLA (polylactic acid) is one of the most widely used plastics in the additive manufacturing sector. Invented in 1930 by chemist Wallace Carothers, also the developer of nylon and neoprene, this material can be used in filament or pellet form…

BlueWeave Consulting, a strategic consulting and market research firm, has released a new study on the high-performance polymer 3D printing market, showing very positive results for this segment. Indeed, it is expected to reach a value of $184.5 million by…

The Oxford English Dictionary defines architecture as “the art and study of designing buildings”: whether it is houses, offices, bridges or schools, this art is greatly impacted by new technologies. Architects are looking for innovative structures, both in terms of…

Researchers at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Centre for Biomedical Technologies have been awarded a $810,000 AUD Medical Research Future Fund Primary Health Care Digital Innovations Grant to 3D print low cost, personalized, pressure off-loading insoles. These insoles will…

Researchers at the University of Arizona have received a $1.2 million grant from the Office of Naval Research’s Defense University Research Instrumentation Program to  develop 3D printing materials capable of withstanding hypersonic speeds: Mach 5 or higher – five times…