3D printing news

The Danish company, Particle3D, uses a proprietary technology to create 3D printed bone implants that are tailored to a patient’s body. Additionally, the implants are porous and degradable which means that they fuse to a patient’s skeleton before disappearing. Founded…

Belgian manufacturer Aerosint has just announced that it has successfully 3D printed a complex part and small cubes with two different metals, using a laser powder bed fusion process! The most complex part was with stainless steel and CuCrZr (ie…

In the world of sports, additive manufacturing technologies can offer many benefits to athletes. Sporting equipment can be custom-made, geometrically more complex and made from smarter materials. Over time, manufacturers have understood the benefits of integrating 3D printing pieces in…

The U.S. company 6K is focused on creating premium materials to advance relatively new industries such as additive manufacturing, renewable energy, and more. If we focus on additive manufacturing, the company has identified the growing demand for metals that can…

Additive manufacturing is everywhere, even where you don’t really expect it. In Germany, if you walk around Altmühldorf in Bavaria, you will have the opportunity to see a 3D printed altarpiece in the village church. Designed by Oliver Tessin and…

Lorenzo Spreafico, a student at the University of Leeds, has designed a 3D printed prosthetic arm with vibro-tactile feedback, allowing amputees to feel when they are touching something. This kind of device is usually very expensive, but additive manufacturing could…

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! For international women’s day, we’ve decided to pick 5 videos that showcase the daily work women…

Using bioprinting techniques, researchers at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine have developed a miniature lab model of the human body. This model contains miniaturized human organs such as the heart, lungs and liver, and will be used to…

Events around additive manufacturing – trade fairs, conferences, meetups, maker faires – are important events for the sector allowing many players and users to exchange and discover the latest market trends and technologies. With the worldwide spread of the coronavirus,…

For 3D printing service providers, managing day to day operations requires using many different tools such as billing, inventory, project management, and 3D file analysis. Effective communication and collaboration with clients are at the core of leading successful projects. However,…

A few months ago we followed the development of the KRAKEN project, a system that combines both 3D printing technologies, robotics, and subtractive technologies. Thanks to its robotic arm, the system is able to 3D print surfaces of 20 square…

SmarTech Analysis, a research firm specialized in the additive manufacturing industry, released its fourth annual report on the polymer 3D printing market, which is expected to generate $11.7 billion in revenues in 2020, rising to $24 billion in 2024 and…