3D Technologies

Process and workflow automation is a fundamental aspect of Industry 4.0. These types of automation systems serve to control and monitor a process, machine or device in a computerized way, with the goal of operating it automatically to improve production.…

When Carbon was founded in 2013, it set about to radically change product development and manufacturing with its ultra-fast photopolymerization printing process, Digital Light SynthesisTM  (DLS). Since then, the company has continued to make waves as companies like adidas, Ford…

SPEE3D, an Australian metal 3D printing company, recently announced that it was chosen by the US Navy to play an important role in their MaintenX exercise which aims to give a better understanding of the operational challenges faced by soldiers…

PrintFoam, a start-up company founded by Alumni of MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, recently announced the development of the first printer hardware specializing in the industrial-scale printing of resin foams. Of all the additive manufacturing materials on the market, 3D printing…

The Bovay Civil Infrastructure Laboratory Complex, located in the basement of the Thurston Hall at the Cornell University in New York, recently purchased an industrial 3D printing robot. The roughly 6000 lbs heavy machine has the ability to 3D print…

After having been acquired last year for $575 million by Desktop Metal, ExOne continues to make headline news in the additive manufacturing market. This time, the American company is back in the spotlight with a brand new system designed to…

In any industry or sector, there are a number of necessary standards that must be met to ensure the proper functioning of certain parts, systems or services. The rise of additive manufacturing (AM) in many fields has led to the…

As you may know, several initiatives to promote the use of additive manufacturing in the tooling sector which have been launched. And recently, another more project along these lines has been developed. Industrial 3D printer manufacturer Nexa3D, based in California,…

Italian manufacturer Sharebot has announced a new update for its SLS SnowWhite2 3D printer that will allow users to mix two materials during a single print. Specifically, they will be able to design parts with two polymer powders from the…

While many developments in the additive manufacturing sector are dedicated to large-format printing, microfabrication, i.e. the process of creating micro-sized structures and also known as microscale 3D printing, is also at the heart of several research efforts. The German company…

Already present for 10 years on the FDM printer market, BCN3D has reached a turning point today with the unveiling of a new technology. After 3 years of research and development, the Barcelona-based manufacturer will be releasing its “Viscous Lithography…

Whether it is FDM, SLA, DLP, MJF, SLS or any other printing process, fine particles are emitted during the additive manufacturing process. Studies conducted by the Georgia Institute of Technology and Fraunhofer WKI have shown that more than 200 types…