3D printing news

The use of 3D printing offers different advantages for different industries. The ability to produce complex geometries with a variety of materials using 3D printing is highly relevant for artists and designers, among others. It often seems as if creativity…

Maintaining a 70 year old aircraft is difficult, especially when parts are no longer manufactured and you can’t find original spares. The Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, houses many aircraft, some dating all the way…

AMUG 2021 has officially ended! As you probably know, the Additive Manufacturing User Group (AMUG) association has been organizing this conference since the 1990s, this year it took place on May 2 – 6, 2021, in Orlando, Florida. The conference…

At the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), a team of researchers has created a new photosynthetic and ecological living material using bioprinting and algae. By depositing living algae on a bacterial cellulose, the researchers have found that the combination…

Covestro has launched a new 3D printing material, Arnite® AM2001 GF (G) rPETm, made from recycled post-consumer PET waste. This is the materials manufacturer’s first additive manufacturing specific product. The material is a glass-fiber filled recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) for…

Two weeks ago, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet flew for the second time to the International Space Station (ISS) for a six-month trip, becoming the ISS’s first French commander. What we found particularly interesting was that 3D printing accompanied him on…

After years of combining athlete data with unique 3D printing technology, adidas has arrived at the “next step in data driven 3D printed midsole innovation,” with an all new running experience – adidas 4DFWD. Partnering with Carbon, development of the 3D…

It has been clear for a while that 3D printing has a number of benefits for the medical sector. From personalized protheses to bioprinting organs, already AM is being used in medicine in revolutionary ways. However, researchers from the University…

The additive manufacturing industry never sleeps. This has been proven again  by Stratasys and DyeMansion, who, after unveiling new machines and solutions within the last two months, have now announced that they are working together on a new project. Leading…

You don’t play with food, or do you? Print2Taste, founded in Freising in 2014, has an answer. With its 3D printers, the company offers users the possibility to playfully design and 3D print food. Easy handling and fast, high-quality results…

To create original designs and parts with complex shapes, additive manufacturing has proven to be by far the best solution. Several initiatives combining art and 3D printing have emerged in recent years, such as Scan the World. And more and…

On Friday, April 30th, the owners of the first ever Dutch 3D printed home have just received its key. Situated in the Eindhoven neighborhood of Bosrijk, the house is the first of five within ‘Project Milestone’. The home is the…