Advances across the 3D printing industry are projecting the disruption afoot
The 3D printing industry is primarily divided into printer manufacturers, material developers, and software platform providers. The significant investment in research & development across the streams to disrupt the conventional manufacturing system and attain...
3D printed ‘invisible’ fibres can help make devices which can ‘smell, hear and touch’
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have explored a new potential of 3D printing for health monitoring, Internet of Things and biosensing applications. In their latest research, they 3D printed tiny, transparent conducting fibres,...
“74% of companies would invest in 3D printing in 2021. 50% would spend up to $100,000”, New MakerBot report reads.
FromAugust 21-26, 2020, MakerBot surveyed over 1,200 professionals who are in its global network. These respondents are working in a wide range of industries including Military & Defense, Aerospace, Automotive, Medical & Dental, Industrial...
3D Printed milk products become a reality
Additive free, multimaterial 3D printing is achieved for milk-based products without temperature control
It may be too soon to purchase them in supermarkets but researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) just...
ASTM: Driving 3D Printing Standards through investments into 8 projects
Global standards developer ASTM International announced its third round of funding to support research that helps expedite standards in additive manufacturing (AM). This investment which includes additional in-kind contributions will support the ASTM International...
Key trends impacting aerospace 3D printing materials market forecast
Rise in space exploration activities along with expansive proliferation of aircrafts across military & defense sector will drive global aerospace 3D printing materials market outlook. NASA has installed plastic 3D printer in the ISS...
Women in 3D Printing releases its 2020 Diversity for Additive Manufacturing report
A Special Edition on Diversity & Inclusion
A few weeks ago, Women in 3D Printing launched a call for collaboration so that any stakeholder in the additive manufacturing industry joins the conversation in the 2020...
What causes crack formation in 3D-printed tungsten?
Boasting the highest melting and boiling points of all known elements, tungsten has become a popular choice for applications involving extreme temperatures, including lightbulb filaments, arc welding, radiation shielding and, more recently, as plasma-facing...
This 3D Printed human heart pump will improve research for heart diseases
Researchers from the University of Minnesota have 3D printed a functioning centimeter-scale human heart pump, an innovation that will improve research for heart diseases.
In the past, scientists have tried to 3D print heart muscle...
Additive Manufacturing in the Oil & Gas industry: it is still time to join DNV GL’s Joint Innovation Project
In March, twenty (20) partners completed two innovation projects that aimed at qualifying additive manufacturing in Oil & Gas and Maritime industries. Managed by DNV GL and Berenschot, the JIPs laid emphasis on the development of guidelines...