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Today’s additive manufacturing sector is characterized by a wide variety of materials, from plastics and metals to ceramics and concrete. If we look at the family of polymers, the diversity is great, with many thermoplastics that are more or less…

Arevo and Superstrata have just unveiled new 3D printed unibody bicycles, unique in both the design and properties. Last year, Arevo, a California-based additive manufacturing startup, built the first 3D printed carbon fiber unibody bike frame. The e-bikes were called…

On 3Dnatives, we regularly talk about the giants of additive manufacturing, from machine manufacturers to 3D printing services or material suppliers. However, there are a growing number of startups that see this technology as the future of their industry. AM…

PrintSyst.ai is a startup that has focused over the last couple of years on developing artificial intelligence to solve the significant cost of the pre-printing processes in additive manufacturing. Today, analyzing parts before 3D printing is a crucial step that…

Generative design is an iterative design process that generates multiple design outputs that meet predefined constraints. This process is used in various fields such as art, architecture, and product design to produce outputs from sounds, images to CAD models. One…

One of the sectors that benefit the most from 3D printing technologies is the automotive industry. Additive manufacturing is often associated with affordability and speed, so many car manufacturers use this technology to produce car parts cheaper and faster. Meanwhile,…

The US Air Force has been incorporating additive manufacturing technologies in its operations for quite a while now. For instance, it has already collaborated with GE Additive to facilitate the adoption of metal 3D printing. This time US Air Force…

Following the many developments in the space of 3D printed meat, it’s the turn of fish! A team of Danish students has developed a project called Legendary Vish that aims to offer a vegan alternative to salmon in Europe. They…

Our 3D startup of the month, CASTOR, comes from Israel and has developed a software solution to help manufacturers reduce their lead times and manufacturing costs in 3D printing. Its objective is to take advantage of all the benefits of…

The German multinational pharmaceuticals company, Bayer, has announced that it will test new drugs on 3D printed heart tissue. Tel-Aviv University achieved a big breakthrough last year when it unveiled the world’s first 3D printed heart and vessels, and it…

More often than not robotics and 3D printing are a combination that guarantees success. The capabilities provided by robotics together with the reduced production time and costs of additive manufacturing make it an efficient solution for many application areas. This…

It is not an exaggeration to say that in the last two years the world has seen some extraordinary advances in alternative production methods of meat. If a decade ago phrases like “3D printed vegan meat” or “meat 3D printed…