3D printing news

For several months, Desktop Metal has been making acquisitions. After buying EnvisionTEC this past January, the American firm announced a few months later the acquisition of Forust Corporation, a company specializing in wood additive manufacturing. Now the list continues to…

Eva de Goede, three-time Olympic field field hockey champion with the Netherlands, broke her wrist shortly before the 2021 European Championship. Not wanting to leave one of its best players on the bench, the Dutch team tried to find solutions…

In Germany, the YOU MAWO brand (short for ‘Your Magic World‘) uses 3D technologies to develop glasses perfectly personalized for each wearer. Using EOS’ selective laser sintering process, and DyeMansion’s post-processing solutions,  the company can print, fit, and design frames…

Founded in 2014, Aconity3D GmbH is one of the most innovative German companies in additive manufacturing with five different 3D printers. Aconity3D specializes in laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), in which metal particles are fused layer by layer by a…

In the aerospace industry, additive manufacturing is increasingly prevalent. Many companies are now using metal 3D printing to create rocket components, as well as rocket engines. Companies, such as Relativity, for instance, have notably developed additive manufacturing centers entirely dedicated…

Additive manufacturing continues to evolve, though rather than getting bigger, this time it’s getting smaller, microscopic even. Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF), based as the name suggests in Massachusetts in the United States, is known for their high precision micro 3D…

You are a professional or a maker and you have decided that you are interested in buying a 3D printer. You’ve seen how the technology can help you make custom parts, lower cost prototypes or design components faster, so it’s…

A patent protects the author of an invention from being copied, thereby allowing the inventor to market their product and profit without fear of competition. In emerging technologies such as additive manufacturing, scores of patents are filed each year to…

Though the use of metal in additive manufacturing (AM) is traditionally associated with lasers (such as in laser powder bed fusion), new metal printing solutions are continuously being developed. These new technologies can produce parts that are 30-50% lighter and…

In China, the first retractable 3D printed bridge has been spotted in the industrial center of Shanghai’s Baoshan district, specifically in Wisdom Bay Park. While the area has had a 3D printed concrete bridge since January 2019, this is definitely…

This week, discover how MCE Metrology, a company specializing in coordinate measuring machines, uses 3D printing. Thanks to the machines offered by BCN3D, the company was able to increase its production and save significant sums of money. Next, we meet…

3D printing is now indispensable to the automotive industry. Most major companies, such as Nissan and Audi, have already turned to the technology to streamline their production, thanks in part to the time savings and cost reductions that additive manufacturing…