Adoption of 3D Printing

Renishaw enhances INEOS Britannia’s race boat using metal AM and other technologies

Engineering company Renishaw helps INEOS Britannia to enhance the performance of their latest race boat. After two and a half years of development, INEOS Britannia has now revealed its AC75 race boat — Britannia — to...

UW–Madison engineers successfully 3D print RAM device units in zero gravity

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have taken a step toward in-space manufacturing of replacement electronic components by successfully 3D printing RAM device units in zero gravity for the first time. The group encountered a...

Isar Aerospace relies on the nebumind software to automatically identify defects of metal 3D printed parts

With thousands of layer images to analyze when searching for errors, it’s easy to miss a critical defect that will result in the non-validation of a part. The fact is the powder recoating conducted...

Orbital Matter to demonstrate 3D printing in orbit

Orbital Matter, a company based in Poland and Germany, ambitions to be one of the first companies to manufacture large elements of space infrastructure directly in orbit, on the Moon and Mars, reducing this...

SPEE3D unveils on-site metal AM solution for the defense industry

SPEE3D, Australian metal additive manufacturing company, has unveiled its Expeditionary Manufacturing Unit (EMU), a complete on-site mobile additive manufacturing solution. EMU combines SPEE3D’s expeditionary metal 3D printer, XSPEE3D, with its SPEE3Dcell post-processing and testing...

AM Shapers: Beyond on-demand 3D printing for supply chain with Shell

Eleven years ago, when multinational oil and gas company Shell bought its first metal 3D printer, the company only aimed at producing prototype parts for their experimental installations. Fast forward to today, along with...

New Bentley Batur Convertible features 3D printed exhaust finishers and other 3D printed elements as option

Production will be limited to just 16 pieces, each among the last ever Bentleys to be powered by the company’s W12 engine. Created by Mulliner, Bentley’s in house bespoke division and the longest standing...

Glidewell unveils new 3D-printed mandibular advancement device

Medical device manufacturer Glidewell has developed a new solution that could be used during snoring and sleep apnea therapies. Named Silent Nite® 3D Sleep Appliance, the 3D printed sleep appliance is an improved version of...

3YOURMIND and RusselSmith to develop Additive Manufacturing hub for oil and gas in Nigeria

As Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria has one of the region’s most powerful energy sectors and hosts many oil and gas supermajors. Today, the industry faces the challenge of sustaining and maintaining equipment on aging...

This is “Reusable”, a 3D printed reusable silicone cup

According to designer Kalina Gotseva, "approximately 500 billion disposable coffee cups are used worldwide each year. " To propose an eco-friendly alternative to disposable cups, she imagined a solution that combines convenience with sustainability:...

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