3D printing news

2020 was a year of great change in the 3D printing industry, resulting in adaptations that have allowed us to see the full potential of the technologies. It was also a year of opportunities and democratization for additive manufacturing technologies,…

Additive manufacturing has been playing an increasingly important role in the medical sector for years now. From advanced surgical procedures to cosmetic dentistry, physicians and medical support staff in nearly every field of medicine have seen the benefits of 3D…

Desktop Metal (DM) and ExOne announced yesterday that they have entered a definitive agreement for Desktop Metal to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of ExOne common stock. The expected value of the transaction will be $575 million, consisting of…

In the construction sector, 3D printing has been implemented in various projects as a solution to problems related to time, labor, and materials. Just last year, the city of Prague made headlines for its floating 3D-printed house. The capital city is…

Modern medicine regularly relies on the application of the latest technologies. In the past several months alone, 3D printing has helped save lives across the globe via various medical applications. So, it’s not surprising to find that 3D printing is…

Mantle, a young, American startup, made headlines back in February 2021 with the launch of its TrueShape technology. The proprietary AM process distinguishes itself from other metal 3D printing processes on the market by using paste as the printing material…

NASA is once again using 3D printing in its work to bring humanity closer to space exploration. Not long after after announcing that Redwire Regolith Study, which will test whether 3D printing of regolith (loose soil) can be used to…

The Austrian design studio, EOOS, has developed a zero-emissions utility vehicle (ZUV), created using 3D printing and recycled materials. The 3D printed electric tricycle was made from 70kg of waste collected from various supermarkets in the Austrian capital. Its particularity…

This week, find out how SQ4D uses its industrial-size 3D printer to construct a house made of concrete on location. Next, we present to you a retrospective celebrating the past 10-years of applications of Ultimaker machines, as well as a…

Whether hobbyist or professional, anyone using a 3D printer is very likely to be using an STL file to print their project. An STL file, along with a 3D slicer, transmits data from a computer to 3D printer hardware. But…

While additive manufacturing offers the possibility of producing and repairing all sorts of parts, it can also be used to reconstruct old models, whatever they may be. And the Silentworld Foundation, an Australian non-profit organization focused on marine archaeology and…

Recently, the first 3D-printed house in Germany was officially inaugurated and has been the talk of the town ever since. This is because the 160-square-meter building is not only an architectural sensation, but has already been awarded the “German Innovation…