3D printing news

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York and Yale Medical School have bioprinted vascularized skin tissues, which were successfully tested on a mouse. Apparently, the skin managed to connect to the animal’s blood vessels. For the medical sector, this…

XJet announced today the appointment of Professor Dan Schechtman to lead its Scientific Advisory Board. Winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of quasicrystals, Shechtman’s role will be to help steer XJet’s material and application development…

You all know Desktop Metal for its metal 3D printers, designed to fit into an office environment with the Studio System and to also enable mass manufacture with the Production System. The U.S. manufacturer has announced the launch of a…

During the last week of October, INDUSTRY From Needs To Solutions celebrated its 4th edition in Barcelona. In this new edition of the fair, various AM actors and speakers spoke about the evolution of additive manufacturing in the last few…

It’s no secret that additive manufacturing has been changing and will continue to change our creation and manufacturing processes. In opposition to subtractive manufacturing, objects are conceptualised, designed and then created layer by layer. Such an approach has meant that…

This week we found the top 5 videos about 3D printing and the way additive manufacturing is shaping our society. The technology has infiltrated many sectors, from medical to automotive! Check out our selection of the week to keep up with the innovations! This week we…

The foam industry has been slow to adopt 3D printing, however this is changing. To produce parts that are more comfortable, safer, lighter and can be customized for each customer, this sector is turning to additive manufacturing. Having identified this…

For three years now, several European researchers have been working on the KRAKEN project, a hybrid manufacturing system combining 3D printing and subtractive production methods. Equipped with three interchangeable additive manufacturing technologies and a 4th subtractive manufacturing head, the KRAKEN…

In November, Made In Space plans to send the first commercially-developed plastic recycling facility to the International Space Station (ISS). More precisely, it plans to send it on Northrop Grumman’s commercial cargo resupply flight. This plastic recycling facility, named Braskem…

The 3D printer manufacturer WASP, has partnered with Mario Cucinella Architects to embark on an innovative model of a 3D printed house, called TECLA. TECLA is a new circular housing model, created using entirely reusable, recyclable materials taken from the…

The consulting firm GlobalData recently published a study on additive manufacturing in the Oil & Gas industry, which reveals that the sector is expected to reach $32 billion worldwide by 2025, and over $60 billion by 2030. These are very…

One of the industry’s leading providers of analysis and consulting services for the AM market – SmarTech Analysis – has just published a new report on the state of metal additive manufacturing. This report focuses on the production opportunities for…