3D printing news

The aerospace and defense sector has been steadily employing the use of additive manufacturing to design tools and prototypes. Including, for example, the fact that for nearly five years now, Lockheed Martin, a global aerospace and defense company, and Makerbot…

A book cabin that has been 3D printed from concrete has been placed in Shanghai’s Baoshan Wisdom Bay Science and Technology Park. Designed by Professor Xu Weiguo of Tsinghua University’s School of Architecture, the curved structure is part of the…

Injection molding is a manufacturing process that allows for the design of large volumes of parts. The majority of plastic components that exist today are made using this technique. However, the production of a mold – most often metal –…

In 2018, French company Nanoe launched its additive manufacturing material offering. Called Zetamix, it offers ceramic and metal filaments for extrusion processes (FFF). It facilitates the creation of customized ceramic and metal parts for professionals and manufacturers. Today, many research…

In this week’s video compilation, discover how Lockheed Martin uses additive manufacturing in its lunar rover project—employing the Method X 3D printer, the company can improve its entire design, development, and testing process, gaining agility and efficiency. Among the other…

After over a year of exclusively virtual events, slowly in-person 3D printing conferences are coming back. The most recent one was Rapid + TCT which took place this week (September 13-15th, 2021) in Chicago. Rapid + TCT is one of…

At Simon Fraser University in Canada, a team of researchers led by Professor Kim Woo Soo developed a 3D-printed ventilation system to fight COVID-19. Drawing inspiration from the art of Japanese folding, better known as origami, the team was able…

Alas! After several months of work, the Dutch city of Nijmegen is now home to one of the longest 3D-printed bridges for cyclists. Inaugurated on September 8, the bridge measures 29 meters long and was manufactured in the 3D printing…

Metal 3D printing solutions manufacturer MX3D has partnered with Dutch custom yacht builder KM Yachtbuilders to design a 3D printed aluminum keel. Measuring 4 meters (~13′) long and 8 (~26′) meters thick, it was manufactured by MX3D as part of…

In 2020, a team of scientists from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) launched ArchiREEF, a startup on a mission to restore marine life in the coral reefs near Hong Kong. We previously covered ArchiREEF’s 3D-Printed terracotta tiles but there…

Swissloop Tunneling is an association of students located at ETH Zurich whose goal is to revolutionize the construction of tunnels. For several months now, it has been working on its “Groundhog Alpha” model, a 7-meter (nearly 23′) long machine that…

As summer winds down and school gets back into session, so are companies kicking it back into gear. After a restful break, 3D printing companies have signalled the start of September with a flurry of news. Among these, Boston Micro…