Boeing’s THREAD Prints Embedded Electronics, Optics
May 11, 2017
The process embeds strands of different materials groups such as copper, fiber optic, steel, nitinol, and others, and can also embed tubes into an item.
Testing Sculpteo’s Agile Metal Technology 3D-Printing Software
May 5, 2017
Sculpteo offers a new design-guidance software suite called Agile Metal Technology (AMT).
3DHEALS 2017: 3D Printing Eliminates Communication Barriers in Healthcare
April 27, 2017
Conference on 3D printing for medical professionals tackles cultural resistance, technological hurdles, and patient-doctor communication benefits
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Tests Metal Extrusion Printing
April 24, 2017
The direct metal writing process, as the lab has dubbed it, uses a metal that has been engineered to act like a solid at rest but to flow like a...
Printed Part to Launch on Lockheed Military Satellite
April 21, 2017
Lockheed used a laser powder bed fusion process to manufacture the part out of aluminum.
Dissolvable Metal Supports for 3D Printing - for Real!
April 19, 2017
The solution to dissolvable metal supports causes certain areas of a metal additive manufactured part to react chemically when immersed in a corrosive solution.
3DHEALS 2017 Takes the Temperature of 3D Printing in Healthcare
April 11, 2017
if 3D printing vendors want to court the healthcare industry, they may have to do a much better job in outreach, education, training, and user interface redesign.
Wohlers 2017 Report on 3D Printing Industry Points to Softened Growth
April 11, 2017
Wohlers Associates Inc., an analyst firm that focuses on 3D printing (also called additive manufacturing or AM), has just released an annual report detailing the state of the industry.
3DHEART: 3D Printing Surgical Planning Models for Tiny Patients
April 4, 2017
Phoenix Children's Hospital designs 3D-printed pediatric heart models, supporting Project 3DHEART's goal to gain insurance coverage for surgical planning.
3D Printing Prosthetics Part 2: Join Up with Projects and Conferences
March 21, 2017
Two programs addressing prosthetics: Refugee Open Ware (ROW), a hybrid social enterprise, and 3DHEALS, a community-building effort and conference, are featured.
Daqri Demonstrates 3D Printing Via Hologram
March 15, 2017
Right now Daqri can only print small objects, but the company claims it should be able to increase the size of the printed form along with the size of the...
3D Printing Prosthetics Part 1: Ways to Get Involved
March 14, 2017
The need for truly affordable prostheses has led a number of individuals — engineers, research students, medical professionals, even parents whose children face limb challenges — to create their own...
Low-Cost Metal Printing Draws Investors
March 13, 2017
So far, Desktop Metal has raised $97 million in venture funding for its metal printing system.
Berkeley Students to Recycle 3D Printing Filament
March 10, 2017
They are creating a system that grinds up and melts printer plastic to make new spools of filament that can then be re-used in campus' 100+ 3D printers.
Carbon Fiber 3D Printing Advances
March 8, 2017
Simulation enabled by a supercomputer was the key to getting carbon fibers to flow through an ink nozzle in a modified direct ink writing process.
Naval Research Lab Invests in Laser Powder-Bed Metal Printing
March 6, 2017
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will use Concept Laser's 3D metal printing technology for rapid prototyping and materials research.
3D Printing Metals: Why Support Designs Matter
March 3, 2017
Designing with metal additive manufacturing in mind means understanding how support structures transfer heat.
Arctic Submarine to Include 3D Printed Parts
February 21, 2017
International Submarine Engineering (ISE) is using Sciaky's Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (EBAM) technology to produce a titanium Variable Ballast (VB) tank.
Caterpillar Digs 3D Printed Hearts
February 20, 2017
Caterpillar is working with the Jump Simulation center to create 3D printed hearts out of more life-like materials.
