3D printing news

When it comes to exploring the unknown, what better than innovative, flexible technologies which can adapt to any need? For that reason, one of the largest adopters of additive manufacturing in the past few years have been organizations working on…

To anyone in the 3D printing industry, the American-Israeli company Stratasys should be well known. Having been one of the pioneer manufacturers since its founding in 1989, Stratasys has already produced a variety of different types of 3D printing devices,…

Sustainable packaging has become an end-to-end business solution, and increasingly we are seeing the possibilities for 3D printing in the sector. The 3D printing manufacturing cycle of digitally designing packaging and using environmentally conscious materials results in high-quality products that…

Vienna-based start-up Viewpointsystem has been working intensively on a solution to bring man and machine closer than ever before. The result: forward-looking smart glasses made with scientific know-how in the field of optics. However, what exactly is the contribution of…

Alquist 3D recently announced that it would be building 200 new 3D printed homes in Virginia. The Virginia-based company aims to lower the cost of housing and infrastructure in economically troubled communities with the so-called Project Virginia, which it claims…

Divergent successfully raised $160 million last week to continue creating automotive parts using additive manufacturing. The company has developed a software solution and automated assembly system, called Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS®), to design almost all the components of a…

In Latin America, additive manufacturing is still only in the process of being adopted. However, we are seeing gradual growth, which can at least be partly attributed to the creation in 2018 of the first Additive Manufacturing Consortium in Latin…

During the London Bike Show, which took place from April 21st to 23rd, the company Canyon presented its 3D printed bicycle prototype for the first time. To be more specific, the frame was created using a laser powder bed fusion…

Chevron, the second largest oil company in the United States and the sixth largest in the world, has turned to 3D printing to solve its supply chain problems. To do so, the U.S. company enlisted the services of Lincoln Electric,…

Worldwide, we are seeing a loosening of restrictions in regards to COVID-19. However, that does not mean that the pandemic is fully over. Despite high vaccination rates, there are still cases globally and mass testing is still required. Thankfully, The…

In a recent study, scientists have developed an algorithm in order to plan the path of the head of an FDM 3D printer that uses continuous fiber composites. The goal is to provide a path that prevents intersection points on…

Recently, ASTM International announced a new certification program for metal 3D printer operators. Called the Powder Bed Fusion – Laser Beam (PBF-LB) Machine Operator Certification program,  it was developed by the ASTM International Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE)…