Foundry Lab: “Mom was wrong. You should put metal in the microwave; it won’t go bang!”
“Making casting using 3D printed molds.”
It’s probably very cultural but I grew up in an environment where I was taught that our parents are always right – especially moms. They simply know best. Imagine...
Shapeways acquires Thangs, a collaborative platform for 3D file sharing and discovery
Shapeways, that recently returned to business, has acquired Thangs, the collaborative 3D file sharing and discovery community.
The acquisition marks the second step of the plan created by the new management team that came together...
BMW Group takes over a 3D printing line developed by Laempe
Laempe Mössner Sinto GmbH (‘Laempe’), a global manufacturer and solution provider for core production, has developed a fully automated high-volume 3D printing line for the production of sand cores. The BMW Group foundry in...
BIO INX launches a gelatin-based DLP resin for 3D bioprinting
3D bioprinting company BIO INX has released a new material called BIORES INX for its portfolio of bioprinting resins. The material would offer biocompatibility and compatibility with DLP (digital light processing) bioprinting platforms.
First developed at Ghent University, the gelatin methacrylamide (GelMA)-based...
AMCM GmbH’s latest machine acquisition emphasizes the importance of niche solutions for AM
Spoiler alert: Solukon’s latest announcement is a teaser to one of our “end-of-year” reviews in the soon-to-be-released November/December edition of 3D ADEPT Mag. In the article that highlights “10 technology features of the year”,...
Farsoon launches new large-format polymer 3D printer, celebrates the grand opening of its metal 3D printing facility
This year at Formnext 2024, OEM Farsoon demonstrated it can go even bigger when it comes to part production. The 3D printer manufacturer unveiled the Flight® HT601P-4, a large-format polymer PBF system featuring quad...
Hexagon acquires 3D Systems’ Geomagic software solution
Technology company Hexagon acquires 3D Systems’ Geomagic suite of interoperable software packages, which are used to create high-quality 3D models from multiple sources, including laser scanning.
The Geomagic suite, which includes products such as Design...
Additive Manufacturing Solutions Ltd. creates sustainable and secure titanium supply
Titanium and its alloys have been readily used in many industries to great effect however it is the aerospace sector which has seen the main benefits. Titanium has very high strength and low mass...
Q&A with Bob Zollo on the AMF & 3MF file formats for 3D printing
Given the constant comparison between AMF & 3MF, we asked Bob Zollo, President of Avante Technology, LLC, to share his thoughts on how the AMF & 3MF formats should respectively be used. This Q&A...
Insights into key 3D printing file formats
I have always compared a 3D printing file format to a language that a 3D printer can understand. Just like there are languages different populations can speak, there are 3D printing file formats some...