3D printing news

Roboze, an Italian-American manufacturer of industrial 3D printing technology, announced the launch of Roboze Automate earlier this week. Claimed to be the first industrial automation system bring customized 3D printing with super polymers and composites into the production workflow, Roboze…

MIT spinout, OPT Industries has used novel additive manufacturing systems to develop intricately designed products, including a novel nasal swabs to be used for Covid-19 testing. Founder, Jifei Ou, previously spent seven years spent researching 3D systems in MIT’s Media…

A few months ago we first unveiled the concept of the Mobile Smart Factory, an intelligent production module that integrates additive manufacturing technologies as well as post-processing solutions for on-site part development. This project, which stems from a division of…

Recently, in an endeavor to continue to find ways to encourage alternatives to plastic waste, the Government of Canada has launched the Bioplastics Challenge to encourage small businesses to reduce pollution by turning forest-based residue into sustainable plastic materials. The…

Schammer Maschinenbau GmbH, Germany, has been designing solutions for various industries for the past 50 years, specializing in manufacturing prototypes and finished parts for traditional production machines. Recently, the company has turned to additive manufacturing to accelerate its production processes,…

In our first video of this week’s top five is Snapmaker 2.0 3-in-1 machine that comprises 3D printing, laser engraving and cutting, and finally CNC carving capabilities. Enough to give life to all your projects! We will also take the…

Researchers at the Montanuniversität Leoben in Austria, known for the fields of mining, metallurgy and materials science, have successfully 3D printed aluminum oxide with a tensile strength of 1 GPa (equivalent to 1,000 MPa). The project was made possible by the multi-material 3D…

On Tuesday, the Applied Science & Technology Research Organization, also known as ASTRO America, announced that it had been chosen by the U.S. Army for the “Jointless Hull Project”. Contracted through LIFT, the Department of Defense supported manufacturing innovation institute, this…

Increasingly, companies are seeing the benefits of using 3D printing in sports. Another company has entered the ring. German company OECHSLER, which specializes in the development and manufacture of high-tech products and systems, recently turned its attention to the design…

ADDITIV Aerospace came to a close on March 18th, 2021 at 6PM EDT. With 1534 registrants from 71 countries, 40 virtual booths and 21 speakers, it is clear that there is clear potential for growth for additive manufacturing in the…

Last December, the Polish manufacturer Zmorph revealed its move away from the desktop printer market with the launch of its professional machines. The company introduced the Zmorph Fab, an all-in-one 3D printer with interchangeable heads to offer users milling, engraving…

The French industrial group Safran, and more specifically the Safran Landing Systems branch, has used SLM Solutions‘ Selective Laser Melting (SLM) technology to produce a component of a business jet’s nose landing gear. More concretely, they have used metal additive…