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EnvisionTEC showcases new E-IDB dental 3D printing material at IDS dental expo

Mar.20, 2017 - 3D printer company EnvisionTEC has previewed E-IDB, a new dental material for 3D printing indirect bonding trays. The 3D printing material is being exhibited this week at IDS, the world's largest dental show, in the German city of Cologne. More

E3D makes 3D printed molds for composite parts using its new soluble filament

Mar.19, 2017 - E3D has developed a filament, Scaffold, that can be completely dissolved in water. It has been experimenting with Scaffold, 3D printed molds, and composite materials, to produce all sorts of impressive parts. More

3D printed single cylinder engine runs on balloon power

Mar.19, 2017 - A hobbyist has 3D produced an engine that can be powered by an inflated balloon, or even by directly blowing into a valve. He used an Ultimaker 3 to print the device, and his designs, which were created on AutoDesk Fusion 360, are available for free download. More

3D printing news ICYMI: Sciaky takes EBAM to Japan, Sigma Labs partners with Jaguar, more

Mar.18, 2017 - We're overflowing with 3D printing news this week'and it's only Thursday. In addition to Sciaky taking its EBAM 3D printing technology to Japan, several partnerships have been struck up, with Sigma Labs, Concept Laser, and Oxford Performance Materials all getting down to business. More

Watch Michael Fassbender get 3D printed in new Alien: Covenant teaser

Mar.18, 2017 - AI corporation Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has taken a leading role in the next installment of the Alien franchise. In a stroke of brilliant marketing, the new Meet Walter teaser for the upcoming Alien: Covenant film highlights both Michael Fassbender's leading role and AMD's growing stakes in the 3D printing industry. More

UK startup Fishy Filaments turns old fishing nets into 3D printer filament

Mar.17, 2017 - Fishy Filaments, a UK-based startup, has developed a unique way to produce new filament material for 3D printing. It takes used fishing nets, as well as materials dredged up by the local fishing industry, and processes this into filament. It has just launched a crowdfunding campaign in order to move the project from the research phase into full commercial viability More

TU Dresden investigating new materials for 3D printed concrete technology ConPrint3D

Mar.17, 2017 - ConPrint 3D, a technology that allows for the planning of 3D printed concrete structures, has made waves across the construction industry in the last year. Now a research team at TU Dresden is looking to determine such important factors as the perfect material composition of concrete to be used in 3D printing projects, hoping to revolutionize how new buildings are produced worldwide. More

Coobx releases new Exigo 3D printer with unique patent-pending LIFT 3D printing technology

Mar.17, 2017 - Coobx has announced the release of its newest 3D printer, the Exigo. This device comes with Coobx's new patented LIFT technology, which is a smarter way to UV cure 3D printed materials. More

3D printed modifications for Oculus Rift Touch controller are now possible

Mar.17, 2017 - Oculus has published the 3D designs for its Touch controllers online. This will allow users with the expertise to 3D print their own modifications for the controllers, as well as potentially create their own devices and accessories, with a wide range of different uses More

Materialise 3D prints detailed scale model of New Albert Heijn distribution center

Mar.17, 2017 - Materialise has successfully 3D printed a highly detailed scale model of a warehouse run by Dutch logistics company Vanderlande. The building is the national distribution center for supermarket chain Albert Heijn in the Netherlands, and Vanderlande will be using the 3D model to demonstrate its new automated layout More

Shining 3D Digital Dentistry to set up US subsidiary, will show off 3D scanners & printers at IDS 2017

Mar.17, 2017 - Shining 3D is a leading Chinese 3D scanning and printing company, and their breakthroughs in the dental industry will soon be helping out patients in Europe and the USA. This year's International Dental Show in Cologne will be a chance for their work to be demonstrated, and for companies to get on board with 3D digitization and the potential it has to change dentistry and orthodontics. More

CeramicSpeed launches $1,700 3D printed hollow Titanium Oversized Pulley Wheels

Mar.17, 2017 - Danish bike company CeramicSpeed has just gone public with its newest luxury bike part. Created in collaboration with custom frame builder Mosaic Cycles and high-end wheel manufacturer ENVE, the new 3D printed hollow Titanium Oversized Pulley Wheels left cycling fans salivating at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show this weekend. More

Stratasys & US Department of Veteran Affairs to launch 3D printing hospital network

Mar.16, 2017 - Stratasys unveiled today that it is teaming with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs to launch one of the first collaborative 3D printing hospital networks in the nation. More

+LAB wins JEC Innovation Award for continuous-fiber composite 3D printing

Mar.16, 2017 - JEC Group, Europe's largest composites industry organization, has announced the recipients of its JEC Innovation Awards. In the category of 3D printing, +LAB won for its 'Smart manufacturing of continuous-fiber composites' project. More

Arizona State 3D prints Psyche asteroid model in preparation for NASA mission

Mar.16, 2017 - Researchers at Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) have made a 3D printed model of Psyche, an asteroid roughly the size of Massachusetts. NASA will send a spacecraft to the asteroid in 2023, and SESE has received funding to carry out essential research. More

Formlabs introduces two new dental 3D printing resins and partnership With 3Shape

Mar.16, 2017 - Formlabs today announced two new dental 3D printing materials and upcoming biocompatible materials for 3D printed dentures. More

Carbon releases SpeedCell 3D printing system for industrial scale additive manufacturing

Mar.16, 2017 - Carbon, manufacturers of continuous liquid interface production (CLIP) 3D printers, today released SpeedCell, a system of connected manufacturing unit operations that enables repeatable production of end-use CLIP parts at any scale. More

Materialise gets FDA approval for 3D printed pediatric surgical guides

Mar.16, 2017 - FDA have given the go ahead for 3D printing to be used to produce surgical guides for children for the first time. The guides will be produced by Materialise, to help surgeons with pediatric osteotomy operations. This will allow for better planning and much more accurate surgery More

Centre Pompidou puts spotlight on 3D printed art in new 'Printing the World' exhibition

Mar.16, 2017 - In its 'Printing the World/Imprimer le Monde' exhibition, Paris' famous Centre Pompidou is showcasing some of the most seminal 3D printed artworks to date. The exhibition, which opened on March 15, will be running until June 19, 2017. More

Amazing 3D printed butterfly dress sure to wow Vancouver Fashion Week attendees

Mar.16, 2017 - Vancouver Fashion Week is coming up and attendees can expect to see at least one piece of 3D printed fashion there. Up-and-coming Australian designer Charne Esterhuizen will debut her stunning 3D printed butterfly dress, made up of nearly 150 rubber 3D printed butterflies. More

HP wants new Oregon 3D printing materials lab to be 'catalyst for innovation'

Mar.16, 2017 - Printing giant HP has unveiled a new 3D Open Materials and Applications Lab at its Corvallis, Oregon site. HP says the 3,500 sq ft space will increase cross-industry collaboration, allow partners to test new 3D printing materials for the HP Jet Fusion 3D printer, and decrease time-to-market. More

French optician now offering customized 3D printed frames by Glass'yourself

Mar.16, 2017 - French optician Optique du Ferrain has joined the ranks of several eyewear shops around the globe that are offering customized 3D printed frames. The Neuville-en-Ferrain-based shop is the first optician to collaborate with Glass'yourself, a Mouvaux-based 3D printed glasses startup. More

3D printed train seat prototype helps POLGAR KFT save on costs and lead time

Mar.15, 2017 - POLGAR KFT, a Hungarian manufacturer of automotive parts, has successfully used 3D printing technologies to prototype a new train seat design. The seat was made in collaboration with METRIS 3D, and was additive manufactured using OMNI3D Factory 2.0 3D printer. More

Deutsche Bahn calls on suppliers to get on board with 3D printing

Mar.15, 2017 - Deutsche Bahn (DB), a German railway company that generates yearly revenue of almost 40 billion euros, used the Additive Manufacturing Forum Berlin 2017 to encourage suppliers to adopt additive manufacturing technology, which can reduce delivery times and inventory costs for spare parts. More

Les 3Dandies makes mouth-watering customized 3D printed chocolates

Mar.15, 2017 - Over recent years, 3D printing chocolate has transformed from a gimmicky technology to a fully marketable manufacturing process for high quality chocolates. And while Godiva might not be gift wrapping 3D printed edibles anytime soon, startups have popped up around the globe which are using 3D printing to make unique and mouth-watering chocolates. More

Voodoo Manufacturing's new 'Project Skywalker' links NINE 3D printers and a robotic arm

Mar.15, 2017 - Brooklyn-based 3D printing company Voodoo Manufacturing has completed Project Skywalker, a fully functional robot-operated 3D printer cluster consisting of nine 3D printers and a robotic arm. The system can automatically remove and replace a 3D printer's build plate when a print is completed. More

Micron3DP installs first batch of in-house glass 3D printers

Mar.15, 2017 - Israel-based 3D printer company Micron3DP has completed the first internal installations of its unique glass 3D printer. The 3D printer reportedly uses an FDM-style process to deposit 1000'C molten glass at layer thicknesses as fine as 100 microns. More

Caterpillar Inc. and FIT AG partner to 3D print aluminum and titanium parts

Mar.15, 2017 - Illinois-based construction corporation Caterpillar Inc. has announced a three-year partnership with German additive manufacturing company FIT AG. Through the partnership, the companies will work together to design and 3D print aluminum and titanium parts. More

3D-Fuel teams with NatureWorks to launch new APLA+ 3D printing filament

Mar.15, 2017 - 3D printing filament maker 3D-Fuel has teamed up with NatureWorks LLC in the launch of their newest filament: Advanced PLA+ (or APLA+). A new and improved version of 3D-Fuel's original APLA filament, APLA+ is an advanced Ingeo PLA formulation that offers high heat and impact resistance. More

PERK: 3D printed pour over coffee machine launches on Kickstarter

Mar.15, 2017 - Maker Jakub Svec is launching PERK, a fully automated pour over coffee machine, via a Kickstarter campaign launching today. Made with the help of 3D printing, the coffee machine is said to rival some of the top 'third wave' coffee shops in the U.S. More

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