3D Printing for High tech

Have you ever wondered how the high-tech industry can keep up releasing new gadgets and all sorts of electronic devices at such a fast pace? There might be a dozen reasons that explain it but let’s focus on how production of essential components needs to be optimized.

TAC.TILES, a physical interface for 3D modelling

Belgian student Simon Van Pottelbergh at  LUCA School of Arts designed TAC.TILES, an interface which aims at improving user experience via physical interaction without requiring virtual experiences. TAC.TILES comes both from the literally nature...

GE presents ATLAS at the Bourget exhibition, one of the largest 3D printers on the market

At the Bourget show (held from June 19th to 25th, 2017 in Paris), GE unveiled ATLAS, probably the largest 3D printer on the market dedicated to aerospace. It is precisely a powder sintering printer. After...

Spotify enables music lovers to listen to the song of “their future moment” thanks to the 3D printed Timekeeper

Domestic Data Streamers and BCN3D teamed up to create the TimeKeeper as part of the mission to ‘create meaningful connections between information and people’. As far as their collaboration with Spotify is concerned, the concept...

Lauak invests in Concept Laser’s additive manufacturing machines

Alliances continue to be made between companies / manufacturers to enable the development of the 3D printing industry. The letter of intent signed by Concept Laser with Lauak, a French aerospace company illustrates it...

A 3D Printed PLA electric car unveiled at TARC

The Taiwan Automotive Research Consortium (TARC) unveiled an electric vehicle with 3D printed parts. Furthermore, the TARC reveals the partnership with China’s National Additive Manufacturing and Innovation Centre concerning 3D printing. The purpose is...

New dual-extrusion Scribbler Duo 3D printing pen

Scribbler launched a Kickstarter campaign for the Scribbler Duo, its 3D printing pen. Scribbler’s purpose was firstly to interest kids and teens in design and basics of 3D printing technology in a friendly way....

GKN Aerospace: ORNL’s agreement and first flight of GKN’s OID technology involving 3D printed components

GKN Aerospace just signed a five-year research agreement for $17.8 million with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Both parties will make use of ORNL’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) to develop research on the industrialization...

Researchers at the IST developed a software system to design functional, mechanical objects for 3D printing

In Austria, researchers from the Institute of Science and Technology, Ran Zhang, Thomas Auzinger and Professor Bernd Bickel, team up with Adobe Researchers, Wilmot Li and Duygu Ceylan to develop a new software system....

TU Eindhoven and Royal BAM Group realize the 3D printing of a bicycle bridge

Eindhoven University of Technology  (TU Eindhoven - Netherlands), in collaboration with the Royal BAM Group (a Dutch construction company), launched the project to build a 8 metres 3D printed bicycle bridge in Gemert, near Eindhoven. According...

Safran obtains the first certification for a 3D-printed gas turbine engine major part

Safran Power Units has crossed a new milestone in the field of additive manufacturing by obtaining the first certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for an auxiliary power unit (APU) major part...

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