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Interest in additive manufacturing, specifically in the Asia-Pacific region, continues! Forward AM is joining companies like EOS and Arburg, and has opened a new Additive Manufacturing Technical Center (AMTC) in Shanghai, China. The new center is a collaboration between Forward…

Last week, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) announced that four 3D-printed fuel assembly brackets have been installed and are operating at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Unit 2 in Athens, Alabama. The 3D-printed parts mark a next…

A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and the Caltech Institute of Technology in California have developed 3D-printed structured fabrics capable of supporting 50 times its own weight. Inspired by chainmail, it could stiffen on demand and…

Have you ever heard of Süß & friends? The young German company stands out in the world of 3D printing thanks to its unusual name and but also its creativity, as attested by the jury of the 3D Pioneers Challenge …

This week, discover how American startup Relativity Space uses the largest 3D metal printer in the world to build rockets. Next, see how 3D printing is impacting the energy sector: ORNL has 3D printed several components that were successfully installed…

2020 was a year of great change in the 3D printing industry, resulting in adaptations that have allowed us to see the full potential of the technologies. It was also a year of opportunities and democratization for additive manufacturing technologies,…

Additive manufacturing has been playing an increasingly important role in the medical sector for years now. From advanced surgical procedures to cosmetic dentistry, physicians and medical support staff in nearly every field of medicine have seen the benefits of 3D…

Desktop Metal (DM) and ExOne announced yesterday that they have entered a definitive agreement for Desktop Metal to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of ExOne common stock. The expected value of the transaction will be $575 million, consisting of…

In the construction sector, 3D printing has been implemented in various projects as a solution to problems related to time, labor, and materials. Just last year, the city of Prague made headlines for its floating 3D-printed house. The capital city is…

Modern medicine regularly relies on the application of the latest technologies. In the past several months alone, 3D printing has helped save lives across the globe via various medical applications. So, it’s not surprising to find that 3D printing is…

Mantle, a young, American startup, made headlines back in February 2021 with the launch of its TrueShape technology. The proprietary AM process distinguishes itself from other metal 3D printing processes on the market by using paste as the printing material…

NASA is once again using 3D printing in its work to bring humanity closer to space exploration. Not long after after announcing that Redwire Regolith Study, which will test whether 3D printing of regolith (loose soil) can be used to…