3D Printers

The CHIRON Group, specialist in the field of CNC equipment such as CNC-controlled vertical milling, has developed the AM Cube. It is the group’s first 3D printer for manufacturing larger and more complex metal components. The AM Cube is based…

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, both staff and students have been in the home office at Graz University of Technology since mid-March. However, this has not prevented the research department of the Austrian university from presenting a newly developed powder…

The manufacturer Stratasys has just launched its new PolyJet machine: the J55 is a compact solution, suitable for all designers who want to bring their designs to life. The printer is smaller but retains its multi-material and multi-colour capabilities: it…

Metal additive manufacturing solution provider, VELO3D, announced that it has raised $28 million in a Series D funding round. New investors Piva and TNSC joined the round, along with existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Playground, and Khosla Ventures. This brings…

Metal 3D printing is undoubtedly one of the most prominent 3D printing technologies of the last decade, its growth is due to the arrival of increasingly accessible and easily adoptable solutions. According to Technavio’s study, the growth of metal technologies…

The research firm CONTEXT recently published a report on 3D printer sales in 2020. Given the current health crisis, these have already decreased compared to last year, even though the last quarter of 2019 was not very conclusive. In recent…

Swedish manufacturer Digital Metal, specialising in metal additive manufacturing, has announced an upgrade to its printing software that will enable users to achieve three times faster printing speed on the DM P2500 machine. Initially, the printing speed was 100 cm3/hour.…

The METHOD is a professional desktop 3D printer that enables the creation of parts for industrial applications. Launched by MakerBot and based on Fused Deposition Modeling technology, the METHOD enables users to work with technical materials. Back in November 2019,…

In September 2017, the Japanese manufacturer Mimaki, a specialist in 2D printing, revealed a 3D machine capable of creating parts with 10 million colours. The 3DUJ-553 met many professional requirements, especially in the design industry. Three years later, Mimaki has…

The leading large-format 3D printer manufacturer, BigRep, celebrated the delivery of its 500th industrial machine last week. The company was founded in 2014, and is well known in the additive manufacturing industry for having developed some of the world’s largest…

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…

Based in China, Anycubic developed and launched its first 3D printing solution back in 2016. Called Mega, this affordable FDM 3D printer was developed to meet the growing demand from users of DIY 3D printers for extra printer components. The…