BASF 3D Printing Solutions GmbH and the startup company BigRep have entered into a strategic partnership to develop 3D printing solutions for industrial applications. Besides joint development of materials and printers for industrial customer requirements, the cooperation involves investment by BASF Venture Capital in the young company to further strengthen 3D printing. BigRep, which is Read more about BASF and BigRep cooperate in 3D printing[…]
Additive Manufacturing has established itself in many industrial sectors as a method for making plastic parts. The 3D printing of metals is on the road to becoming a similar success story. In the newly opened 3D-Printing Lab for Metals and Structural Materials at the Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-Mach-Institut, EMI, researchers have investigated how Read more about Efficient use of resources in manufacture of metal components[…]
Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) announced that it has officially launched the 3DEXPERIENCE Marketplace, its online ecosystem where today’s business innovators will be able to collaborate and transact with other industrials and service providers. The cloud-based marketplace is a new trading platform for digital design, engineering and manufacturing transactions, with ambition to transform the industrial Read more about A new trading platform for digital design, engineering and manufacturing transactions[…]
Combining two different polymer forms can switch manufacturing of silicone parts from molding, casting and spin coating of simple forms to 3-D printing of complex geometries with better mechanical characteristics and better biological adhesion, according to a team of Penn State researchers. “So far, PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane, or silicone) has limitations in formability and manufacturing of Read more about A nose created using 3-D printing of PDMS[…]
Desktop Metal, the company committed to bringing metal 3D printing to engineers and manufacturers, announced it has been granted seminal patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for its inventions in interface layer technology for both its Studio System™, the first office-friendly metal 3D printing system for rapid prototyping, and Production System™, the only Read more about The first office-friendly metal 3D printing system for rapid prototyping[…]
On November 14th, 2017, the Fraunhofer focus project, futureAM, was launched in Aachen under the auspices of the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT. Six project partners – the Fraunhofer Institutes ILT, IWS, IWU, IGD and IFAM as well as the LZN Laser Zentrum Nord – have set themselves a clear goal: Over the next Read more about futureAM – Next Generation Additive Manufacturing[…]
Following a rigorous testing process, verified by Bureau Veritas, the world’s first class approved 3D printed ship’s propeller, the WAAMpeller, has been unveiled at Damen Shipyard Group’s headquarters in the Netherlands. This ground-breaking success is the result of a close collaboration between RAMLAB, Promarin, Autodesk, Bureau Veritas and Damen. The five-company partnership started pooling their Read more about World’s first class approved 3D printed ship’s propeller[…]
3Diligent announced it has added silicone 3D Printing to its capabilities and is now accepting requests for quote (RFQs) and is processing orders in the material. “Being able to 3D print silicone is an exciting innovation. At 3Diligent we strive to meet the 3D Printing needs of all designers and are pleased to expand our range Read more about Being able to 3D print silicone is an exciting innovation[…]
This report studies 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace & Defence in Global market, especially in North America, China, Europe, Southeast Asia, Japan and India, with production, revenue, consumption, import and export in these regions, from 2012 to 2016, and forecast to 2022. This report focuses on top manufacturers in global market, with Read more about Global 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing In The Aerospace & Defence Market Professional Survey Report 2017[…]
Carbon, a Silicon Valley-based 3D manufacturing company, today announced a materials program that will offer some of its 3D printing polymer resins via bulk packaging, which will enable a 40 percent price reduction for high-volume manufacturers. The first material to be offered via bulk packaging will be RPU (rigid polyurethane) 70, which Carbon will initially sell Read more about Carbon Introduces Production-Scale 3D Printing Materials Program for Large Manufacturers[…]
The Global 3D Printing Services Market 2017 Research Report is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the 3D Printing Services market industry. The report provides a basic overview of the industry including definitions and classifications. The 3D Printing Services market analysis is provided for the international markets including development trends, competitive Read more about Global 3D Printing Services Market Research Report 2017[…]
The Stormram 4, as the robot is named, is made from 3D-printed plastic and is driven by air pressure. The advantage of plastic is that the robot can be used in an MRI scanner. Carrying out a biopsy (removing a piece of tissue) during a breast cancer scan in an MRI significantly increases accuracy. The Read more about THE WORLD’S SMALLEST AND MOST ACCURATE 3D-PRINTED BIOPSY ROBOT[…]