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In a program issued to Boeing, Thermwood’s LSAM plays a key role in the development of a cure tool

As far as applications are concerned, we have seen the capabilities of Thermwood’s Large Scale Additive Manufacturing (LSAM) in yachts, in autoclave tooling including...

A solution to 3D print with “butterfly wings”

Cholesteric liquid crystals, a man-made material with properties between liquids and solid crystals, can mimic the colors of butterfly wings. Liquid crystals are used...

How 3D printing helps produce custom-moulded digiscoping adaptors.

Digiscoping is a neologism for afocal photography. The term consists in using a (digital) camera to record distant images through the eyepiece of an...

Is Additive Manufacturing ready for Blockchain?

Three years ago, the integration of blockchain in additive manufacturing processes was an idea that professionals had not studied yet in-depth. In 2018, companies...

Stratasys establishes a ‘Sustainability’ function, after joining AMGTA as a Founding Member

Measurable goals are being designed as part of Stratasys’ 2022 focus areas At the end of July 2021, AMGTA announced that 8 new organizations joined...

ExOne and Maxxwell Motors to develop 3D Printed Copper Windings for Electric Drive Systems

Despite the tangible benefits AM can bring in the production of electric motors, this application still remains one of the most complex ones for...

100,000th additively manufactured fuel nozzle tip produced and shipped by GE Aviation

Two GE Aviation facilities reached a new milestone in July with one shipping the 100,000th Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) turbine shroud and the other...

Gelato to Debut in 3D Printing With $240 Million Funding Round

Gelato, a Norwegian-born platform that enables creators around the globe to produce and ship customized products on demand in the end-customer’s market, has secured...

Desktop Metal upgrades its metal 3D printing solution for dentistry along and releases chrome cobalt as first material for this sector

The launch of Desktop Health, a healthcare business within Desktop Metal, first saw the development of material solutions that could be leveraged with EnvisionTec’s...

Advanced Family & Sports Podiatry 3D prints orthoses to improve patients’ lower limb, foot and ankle health

Advanced Family & Sports Podiatry is an Australian medical center that aims “to provide patients with sports injuries a state-of-the-art practice with the most...