3D printing news

The Boeing 777X successfully completed its first long-haul flight last Saturday, placing it among the largest twin-engine aircraft on the market. What’s particularly exciting about this new aircraft from the U.S. giant is that its two GE9X engines incorporate more…

IEMAI 3D is an Asian manufacturer of 3D printers specialized in the development of machines that work with advanced materials on a large scale. In 2019 it made its entry to the European market by presenting us with its MAGIC-HT-PRO,…

Architecture is always evolving as the years go by. In fact, increasingly, 3D printing technologies are providing the tools to imagine new projects for this sector. In Saudi Arabia, two architectural design studios, Precht and Mamou-Mani Architects have constructed a…

Hybrid Living Materials (HLMs) are formed by combining living and non-living components such that the resulting composite takes on the properties of both. At MIT’s Media Lab Mediated Matter group, researchers have been studying how 3D printing technologies can control…

In Denmark, a professor at the University of Aarhus, Mogens Hinge, is conducting a research project to recycle plastic waste into a standardised 3D printing filament for the entire market. Called “Development of filament for 3D printing based on recycled…

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…

Ganit Goldstein is a 3D designer working on how to merge additive manufacturing technologies with fashion to bring new possibilities to the industry. Her aim is to work with new technologies to provide custom-made items that fit the wearer perfectly.…

BAE Systems, a British specialist in the aerospace and defence sectors, has just signed a memorandum of understanding with the manufacturer Renishaw to design end-use parts for its fighter aircraft. The ultimate aim is to improve the entire production process,…

In industrial sectors such as automotive, additive manufacturing has an important role to play in designing optimized parts that improve vehicles’ performance. Thanks to design for additive manufacturing techniques, lightweight parts that don’t lose in strength can be fabricated. A…

While metal additive manufacturing technology has been maturing over the years, experiencing greater growth in comparison to plastic printing processes, one question seems to persist in the market: how can you successfully integrate metal additive manufacturing into your business? Metal…

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through an agreement with the Consumer Products Safety Commission has been investigating whether increased use of 3D printers could lead to unintended adverse impacts to human health. It’s true that 3D printers release…

The FDA has just approved custom-made stents designed by Dr. Tom Gildea, a physician at the Cleveland Clinic. These devices, customized to the patient’s anatomy, are placed in an artery to facilitate breathing by keeping the airway open. The stents,…