3D printing news

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, has been investing in 3D printing technologies for several years, by both manufacturing parts in-house and awarding contracts worth millions of dollars to external companies and institutions. Some of the examples include the…

3D printing can be used in many different ways, opening up previously impossible possibilities, especially in terms of design. However, these possibilities can only be fully exploited if 3D printing works the way you want it to. Unfortunately, this is…

This week we found the top 5 videos about 3D printing and the way additive manufacturing is changing production. The technology has infiltrated many sectors, from medical to automotive – check our selection of the week to keep up with the innovations! If you enjoy these, you…

Today, it is possible to 3D print a wide variety of objects from the comfort of your home: owning a desktop 3D printer allows virtually anyone to manufacture a robot dog or an anti-Covid necklace, for example. However, oftentimes, the…

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and MIT, claim to have developed a 3D printing technique based on photopolymerization that uses only a drop of resin to design a part. Based on the Continuous Digital Light Processing (cDLP) method,…

The American startup Relativity Space specializes in the design and manufacturing of 3D printed rockets. In fact, Relativity is the world’s first autonomous rocket factory, and its Terran 1 is the world’s first 3D printed rocket with 95% of parts being…

Every year, key events in the sector are at the centre stage of big developments and advancements in additive manufacturing. Active players and users of 3D printing technologies come together to discover the latest solutions from manufacturers, experience first-hand the…

Additive manufacturing has established itself as not only a viable, but desirable solution for many architecture-related projects. Architects and designers choose to use 3D printing for various reasons: more complex geometries, sustainability, unique material properties, lower costs. For instance, we…

Almost a year ago, a new player in metal additive manufacturing arrived on the market. Meltio, based between Las Vegas and Spain, has managed to strengthen the metal AM market’s offering – a market that experienced a growth of almost…

Link3D, one of the leading additive manufacturing workflow software providers, has recently announced the launch of a mobile application designed to help manufacturers manage post-production workflow. Aiming to give companies more control over their manufacturing processes, the new app is…

A few days ago, the French brand Decathlon inaugurated its first store concept of the future, which integrates an ADDLAB laboratory and is located in Villeneuve d’Ascq, the north of France. Called Decathlon DX, the 800 square meter store shows…

In the EU, the BARBARA project, part of Horizon 2020, aims to develop new bio-based materials with innovative functionalities. These materials are designed to be used during material extrusion, otherwise known as Fused Filament Fabrication, to create parts. This project,…