Materialise broadens CMF offering with patient-specific PEEK implants
Materialise has added custom PEEK (polyetheretherketone) implants to its cranio-maxillofacial (CMF) portfolio.
This means that surgeons working with the Belgian 3D printing service bureau could now...
On-orbit deployment by NASA JPL and Proteus Space shows AM simplifies deployable structures
Aerospace company Proteus Space recently announced it completed a successful on-orbit payload deployment in collaboration with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Other collaborators on...
Urwahn pushes the use of AM in its new smart bike factory
Urwahn, a bike manufacturer that we discovered through its collaboration with TRUMPF (now ATLIX), establishes a new status quo for local, technologically leading frame...
MakerWorld helps creators fight IP abuse through “Creator Copyright Program”
Historically, the 3D model-sharing ecosystem has always been subject to misused user generated content. While this battle seems one of those you never really...
The use of 3D printing in “Stranger Things”, season 5
Season 5 of Netflix’s Stranger Things highlights the use of 3D printing for everything from massive set pieces to intricately detailed miniature props.
The production...
Nationwide adoption: Osteopore deploys 3D printing across Singapore hospitals
When you know that by this time last year, Osteopore’s 3D printed implants were added to Singapore’s Ministry of Health’s subsidy list, it’s not...
The resilience of service platforms in an increasingly consolidated AM ecosystem.
During a recent networking event, a group of investors argued that, outside the AM sector, OEMs that sell equipment and offer on-demand or contract...
U.S. Marine Corps unveils its first NDAA-compliant 3D-printed drone
As part of the Department of War’s plan to field 300,000 one-way attack drones by 2028, 2nd Marine Logistics Group has unveiled the Marine...
lululemon transforms its stores with Aectual’s 3D-printed ceilings and storefronts
The clothing brand lululemon is currently rolling out 3D-printed ceilings and storefront systems for its stores across the world.
To do so, the brand’s global...
Managing third-party risks when sharing production data in additive manufacturing
Additive manufacturing (AM) depends on collaboration. Design teams, materials suppliers, machine vendors, software providers and external service bureaus often need access to the same...