3D-printed titanium hip implant. Courtesy of Smith & Nephew.

Surface finish in medical 3D printing applications: Impact on device efficacy

Surface finish is one of those final steps in the Additive Manufacturing workflow that affects part performance, especially in critical fields like medicine. The...
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The maritime industrial base steals the spotlight at AMS 2026

Last year, 3D ADEPT Media closely tracked how additive manufacturing was moving from pilot projects to operational reality in the maritime industry. From naval...

Xenia Materials brings its 3D printing material expertise to an autonomous drone project

Material producer Xenia Materials recently supported the development of O.L.I.V.I.A. (Optimized Lightweight Intelligent Vehicle for Immediate Assistance), an autonomous drone designed to compete in...

China successful completes a metal 3D printing experiment in space

Last Friday, the Institute of Mechanics from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) conducted an experiment with a recoverable scientific payload it developed. The payload...
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The road to producing 100,000 medical 3D printed parts per year at Lincotek Medical

Despite the capabilities of Additive Manufacturing, the road to full-scale production has often been a hurdle that slows its broader adoption, especially in the...

Designed for footwear, new printing material delivers 50% energy return and variable shore control

3D printing material company Siraya Tech has launched a sub-brand dedicated to high-performance wearable materials. Roamr, this brand is built with a "Born for...
A group of Airbus employees holding a Titanium 3D printed part for the Airbus A350

Airbus relies on w-DED to produce structural aircraft parts

Airbus is pionneering the concept called "designed for DED." Airbus is relying on wire-Directed Energy Deposition (w-DED) to create structural aircraft parts with less resulting...
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3D printed cooling system enables to reduce energy consumption in data centers

Data centers face a growing challenge with increasing energy consumption for cooling servers and GPUs. “Besides the actual IT hardware, the corresponding cooling infrastructure is...
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AZORG Hospitals bring 3D printing in-house with the establishment of PrintPlace onsite

 Founded a decade ago by Wesly Jacobs, Dimitri Buytaert, Pieter De Backer, and Tim Martens, PrintPlace  has grown into a product developer with extensive...
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AGF Defcom to produce 3D printed suppressors using upcycled metal powders

AGF Defcom, a company specializing in firearm manufacturing, including a turn-key barrel operation, acessories and everything in between, relies on metal 3D printing to produce...