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Combat helmets are one of the oldest pieces of battle armor, however, this vital piece of personal equipment is long overdue for re-design and improvement. The United States military has been harnessing the power of additive manufacturing to innovate and…

As we know, additive manufacturing goes far beyond simply turning on the machine and pushing a button. There are many steps behind this process, from the design of a part to its final post-processing, and all the steps in-between. One…

The field of medical bioprinting is rapidly advancing. Particularly, quite a bit of progress had been made in the medicinal application of 3D printing technologies for people living with diabetes. Companies have created 3D-printed pancreas models for childhood diabetes research,…

If you are a regular reader then it will come as no surprise to you that over this past year, 3D printing has been flourishing. Besides the many mergers, acquisitions and companies going public, there have been several reports that…

Though 3D printing is often perceived as dominated by American and Western European manufacturers, over the years we have seen an increase in printers released by companies in other regions, especially Asia and the Middle East. One such market that…

New York City, renowned for its world-class restaurants, now has a new rising chef on the food scene—a 3D printer! The Creative Machines Lab at Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science was able to use 3D printing technology…

The American giant General Electric (GE) has announced the signing of a partnership with Fraunhofer IGCV and Voxeljet to develop a new 3D printer capable of designing the molds of certain key components of the Haliade-X offshore wind turbine. The…

The aerospace and defense sector has been steadily employing the use of additive manufacturing to design tools and prototypes. Including, for example, the fact that for nearly five years now, Lockheed Martin, a global aerospace and defense company, and Makerbot…

A book cabin that has been 3D printed from concrete has been placed in Shanghai’s Baoshan Wisdom Bay Science and Technology Park. Designed by Professor Xu Weiguo of Tsinghua University’s School of Architecture, the curved structure is part of the…

Injection molding is a manufacturing process that allows for the design of large volumes of parts. The majority of plastic components that exist today are made using this technique. However, the production of a mold – most often metal –…

In 2018, French company Nanoe launched its additive manufacturing material offering. Called Zetamix, it offers ceramic and metal filaments for extrusion processes (FFF). It facilitates the creation of customized ceramic and metal parts for professionals and manufacturers. Today, many research…

In this week’s video compilation, discover how Lockheed Martin uses additive manufacturing in its lunar rover project—employing the Method X 3D printer, the company can improve its entire design, development, and testing process, gaining agility and efficiency. Among the other…