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Prayasta introduces 3D printer for implant-grade silicone, ambitions to respond to the demand for breast prostheses

India-based startup Prayasta has recently introduced a 3D printer for implant-grade silicone. The company was founded in 2017 with the goal of developing silicone-based personalized breast prostheses which are uniquely customized to every patient...

S300X is the latest Silicone 3D printer to hit the market

The market may have witnessed the shutdown of Silicone 3D printing service bureau Wacker, but companies that still operate on this market show there might be potential to continue exploring this technology. Following the recent...

[Updated] Meet SAM, Spectroplast’ first Silicone 3D printer

This article has been updated to reflect the fact the L320 3D printer has been replaced by another one which is commercially available on the market. Swiss company Spectroplast started its journey in 2017 as...

Breast Implant: 3D Printed Scaffold, an alternative to silicone implants?

From a 3D-printed scaffold to new breasts - So far, when we talked about breast implant, we were thinking of a few alternatives that had been launched to help breast cancer survivors to get confidence...

Wacker Chemie shuts down ACEO silicone 3D printing service

“It’s a “See you again” not a “Good Bye”.” This upcoming end of the year is a good reminder of all the experiences we went through throughout the past twelve months. It is also a...

Silicone 3D Printing, a newcomer in the additive manufacturing family

So far, the production of silicone parts has always been made possible via conventional manufacturing processes such as injection molding, casting and compression molding; processes that remain expensive given the high cost of molds....

Albright Silicone adds 3D printing silicone capability to its offering

Remember when we told you that Silicone is an interesting material and when we highlighted its benefits once it is 3D printed ? (3D ADEPT Mag, Oct.-Nov. Issue 2019 – PP 6-9) Well, another...

Silicone 3D printing service Spectroplast secured €1.4m investment from AM Ventures

Spectroplast AG, the Silicone Additive Manufacturing Spinoff from the university ETH Zurich, just secured a €1.38 million seed funding round led by the Munich-based investor AM Ventures. The company has built a strong ecosystem in the AM industry...

WACKER to Open 3D Printing Lab for Silicone Rubber in the US

One year after the launch of Aceo Open Print Lab, WACKER Chemie AG expands its ACEO® 3D printing services for silicone rubber to the US. The US-based printing lab requires an investment of a digit...

Meet Supernova, the new company born out of BCN3D’s Viscous Lithography Manufacturing (VLM) business unit

3D printer manufacturer BCN3D announced that last year, during Q4, it executed a carve-out of its Viscous Lithography Manufacturing (VLM) business unit into Supernova. The new company is a completely standalone entity – and...