Tag: 3D printing

January 17, 2024

As we enter the new year, Jonathan Girroir, Technology Evangelist at Tech Soft 3D shares his thoughts on where 3D technology will go in 2024. Tech Soft 3D has spent over 25 years helping more than 700 companies build 3D […]

October 24, 2023

Airbus Helicopters has opened a new 3D printing centre at its Donauwörth site, significantly expanding its in-house capacity for this innovative process. Airbus Helicopters now operates three machines for components made of titanium, four for plastic parts and, as a […]

October 17, 2023

Essentium®, Inc., a leading innovator of industrial additive manufacturing (AM) solutions, has joined forces with KVG®, an internationally recognized mission support provider, to provide Ukraine with 3D printing solutions, training, and manufacturing tools. These 3D printing capabilities enable rapid, on-demand […]

October 5, 2023

The Drone industry is growing rapidly, how is 3D printing being used to aid this rapid growth? 3D printing is enabling drone manufacturers to design and produce rugged and lightweight drones at a faster and more affordable rate. This is […]

September 15, 2023

The Basque Country, Spain is to become a meeting point for the international scientific-technological metrology elite thanks to the 3DMC Conference. Co-hosted by IDEKO and TEKNIKER technology centres, the event will be held at the Tekniker facilities in Eibar on […]

September 13, 2023

Mastercam, the world’s leading CAD/CAM software, has announced a new Add-On product, Mastercam APlus® by CAMufacturing Solutions, which was designed for additive manufacturing. APlus can be used with Mastercam Mill, Lathe, or Router licenses. Using the same interface Mastercam users […]

September 7, 2023

While the use of AI in certain human endeavors continues to be debated, there is one area in which machine learning is already delivering demonstrative value: design engineering and advanced manufacturing for aerospace, medical devices, even 3D-printing systems. This article […]

July 24, 2023

Last week, Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, celebrated the opening of a $14 million expansion of its additive manufacturing center in West Des Moines, Iowa. The 9,000-square-foot addition provides space for the site to house several new state-of-the-art 3D metal […]

May 19, 2023

Hard to believe that 3D printing has been with us for more than 40 years. Yet, additive manufacturing (AM), which can deliver enormous value, is still greatly underutilized. When properly implemented, the technology can reduce material waste and energy costs, […]

January 23, 2023

Sakuu, pioneer of 3D printed Swift Print™ solid-state battery technology, today announces that it has selected Porsche Consulting (“Porsche Consulting, Inc.”), a subsidiary of the automotive manufacturer Porsche, to lead all aspects of design for its planned global gigafactories. The […]

November 2, 2022

3D Printing (3DP) is also referred to as Additive Manufacturing (AM) as it involves successive addition of layers of materials in various 2D shapes using an additive process. These layered 2D shapes build upon one another to form a three-dimensional […]

October 31, 2022

Industrial sectors are increasing the adoption of advanced smart factory solutions and connected device systems to control the production and supply chain operations from a centralized system. Companies are investing in advanced technologies such as human-machine interaction, analytics & intelligence, […]

August 31, 2022

With advances in 3D printing machines and a huge array of printing materials on the market, many sectors in manufacturing are already benefiting from the implementation of additive manufacturing (AM). However, while manufacturing companies have experimented with AM for the […]

August 30, 2022

Scientists and engineers are constantly developing new materials with unique properties that can be used for 3D printing, but figuring out how to print with these materials can be a complex, costly conundrum. Often, an expert operator must use manual […]

August 17, 2022

Building code regulators at the state level in Montana made history as the first to approve 3D-printed walls as an equal replacement for walls made with concrete masonry units (CMUs), or a standard cored concrete block. The approval was granted […]

June 1, 2022

3D printing has come a long way since its advent with slow print times and frequent flow errors. Most would now agree that it has established itself as a viable alternative to traditional manufacturing processes in a range of high-performance […]

May 18, 2022

The Bovay Civil Infrastructure Laboratory Complex, located in the basement of Thurston Hall, has a new tenant: a roughly 6,000-pound industrial robot capable of 3D printing the kind of large-scale structures that could potentially transform the construction industry, making it […]

April 28, 2022

Essentium, Inc., a worldwide leader in industrial additive manufacturing (AM), today announced the Essentium High Speed Extrusion (HSE™) 3D Printing Platform and industrial materials were used to conceptualize, design, prototype, and manufacture ten functional Worlds Protect COVID-19 breathalyzer kiosks in […]

April 28, 2022

Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS), a leader in polymer 3D printing solutions, today announced it has published its inaugural report on environmental, social and governance (ESG) activities, following GRI (“Global Reporting Initiative”) Standards for sustainability reporting. The comprehensive report outlines the […]

April 26, 2022

Aerospace, automotive, consumer products, medical devices, national defense, and other sectors that use additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing (3DP) technologies could benefit from quality-control software commercialized by Araqev, a Purdue University-related company. Araqev’s software helps end users print products […]