3D printing news

The Media Lab at MIT is renowned for applying additive manufacturing to some of the most unusual and inspiring projects. In January, we reported on MIT researchers developing the G3DP2 system, capable of 3D printing glass. The Massachusetts Institute of…

Designer Hubert Chen has designed a compression sleeve that integrates 3D printed patterns, called Safe Landing Garment (SLG). An accessory that athletes can wear around their knee to ensure a safe landing and reduce the risk of injury. Thanks to…

Oral implantologist, researcher and inventor Dr. Mario Kern has developed the Extended Anatomic Platform (EAP), a patented process for creating metal 3D printed dental abutments. An abutment is used as a connecting element for bridges, dentures and implants. The platform…

3Diligent, the digital manufacturing company that provides access to cutting edge rapid manufacturing services is providing its services to Walters & Wolf. As a matter of fact, the commercial cladding company has selected 3Diligent to 3D print a series of…

We found the TOP 5 videos of the week about 3D printing and the way additive manufacturing is shaping and changing our society. This week we touch on Carly, the cat that can walk again thanks to 3D printing, 3D printed…

Today is International Women’s Day! In order to celebrate such a day we wanted to talk about some of the influential women currently working in the field of 3D printing. The field of additive manufacturing is expanding every day and…

3D printing has been used to produce vehicles to offer cost-effective, eco-friendly and lightweight solutions to the automotive industry. Additively manufactured vehicles are not widely available yet as the technology is still developing and improving every year but many projects…

A team of researchers from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Research Laboratory says they have adapted a custom-made steel alloy to be compatible with 3D powder-bed fusion printing technology. This new material should be able to produce parts…

GE Additive, one of the primary business divisions of the American multinational company General Electric (GE), announced it has opened its GE Additive Education Program for the 2019/2020 year cycle. The program will be open for entries from primary and…

In 2015, we presented a promising initiative for the lock industry: the Swiss start-up UrbanAlps presented its 3D printed key, impossible to digitise and therefore copy. Since then, the company has grown significantly, raised $2.5 million and its Stealth Keys…

A team of scientists from the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) claims that it has developed a mobile 3D bio-printer capable of printing skin directly onto large wounds. As explained in the paper, the early treatment and rapid…

Colossus, a startup based in Genk Belgium, has created one of the world’s largest and most advanced Fused Granular Fabrication (FGF) printers. It is also the first fully integrated transportable 3D printing system. The Colossus printer is the first system…