3D printing news

In December 2018, carmaker Volkswagen announced the opening of a dedicated additive manufacturing center at its main production site in Wolfsburg specifically to test HP’s technology. The German company is now integrating the metal binder jetting process, with the goal…

Even with the advances made in recent years, women continue to be disproportionately unrepresented across STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) industries, and in leadership positions in the technology sector. In 1970, women made up a mere 8% of STEM…

What may still sound like science fiction to some is actually becoming more and more likely in reality: the colonization of another planet. Various projects are actively working on the implementation of ideas that are supposed to bring about the…

While many wish to explore their musicality by taking up a skill like playing an instrument, oftentimes the prohibitive costs of acquiring and maintaining instruments, such as the clarinet with its different accessories and variations, can keep many from taking…

This week, find out how 3D printing can be used for racecars. Students have set out to develop electric and autonomous racecars using additive manufacturing. Whether used to make prototypes or finished parts, AM allows the cars to be more…

Next Monday, June 21st is the Fête de la Musique (also known as World Music Day), an international celebration that gives artists the opportunity to take to the streets to showcase their musical talent. In recent years in the music…

3D printer manufacturer Microlight3D is the winner of the European FET-Open program, Future Emerging Technology with its microstructured concrete that would allow buildings to cool naturally. Thanks to its micro-printing technology, and more specifically its two-photon polymerization technology, the company…

Spanish startup Pangea Aerospace and the company Aenium have signed a partnership to develop and industrialize advanced 3D printed combustion devices made from innovative materials. Together, they have designed a 3D printed aerospike nozzle rocket engine that should be 15%…

For quite a few years now, 3D printing has been used in sports. Used for various applications, mainly to manufacture protective gear, additive manufacturing has repeatedly demonstrated the vast possibilities that it can offer to athletes. In American football, cycling…

Those who have been following our news for a while will certainly be familiar with the startup Kumovis. Because in 2018, only one year after its founding, Kumovis was already among the winners of the Formnext Startup Challenge. A year…

The first and second place winners in NASA’s Vascular Tissue Challenge have created 3D printed lab-grown human liver tissues. The two teams of scientists, both from the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina were able…

In the orthopedic sector and more broadly in medicine, additive manufacturing has become an essential technology. Whether for the production of prostheses, orthoses or implants, 3D printing allows medical devices to be manufactured in a short period of time and…