3D Printing

Industrial-scale 3D-printing soars to new heights

May 26, 2019

Innovations in additive manufacturing took center stage last week, when Rapid + TCT landed in Detroit. This slide show features some of the breakthrough technologies introduced by BASF, Materialise and Jabil, among others.

SmileDirectClub largest U.S. producer of 3D-printed parts using HP’s Multi Jet Fusion technology

May 21, 2019

SmileDirectClub (Nashville, TN) is disrupting the $12-billion orthodontics industry with affordable, personalized, and sustainable 3D production of mouth molds.

Why Moore's law matters in advanced manufacturing

May 21, 2019

Digitalization is revolutionizing the manufacturing space, and as computing power increases while costs come down, manufacturers are able to buy “more-capable machines for less money that are easier to use,” said Michael Jacobs, President and CEO...

PLAST-EX takes attendees on a tour of the factory of the future

May 20, 2019

Part of the Advanced Design & Manufacturing (ADM) Expo in Toronto, the trade show and conference details the technologies that are reshaping the manufacturing landscape.

Protolabs celebrates 20-year anniversary with opening of new advanced manufacturing plant

May 16, 2019

The 215,000-square-foot CNC machining facility in Brooklyn Park, MN, which currently houses nearly 300 mills and lathes, is Protolabs’ eighth manufacturing plant in the United States, and 12th globally.

Made in space: 3D-printed antimicrobial medical devices

May 14, 2019

NASA, researchers at the University of Nebraska and Copper3D, a Chilean/U.S. company headquartered in Santiago, have initiated a study on an antimicrobial material designed for 3D printing applications.

NASA deploys 3D printing in satellite components

May 13, 2019

The Carbon Digital Manufacturing Platform uses a specialty cyanate ester resin to replace metallic components.

Low-cost, portable 3D-printed microscope could be lifesaver in developing economies

May 02, 2019

Researchers at the University of Connecticut have 3D-printed a high-resolution microscope that is small and robust enough to use in the field or at the bedside. The high-res 3D images could potentially be used to detect diabetes, sickle cell...

Adaptive3D, Chemence partner to advance 'transformative power' of additive manufacturing

May 02, 2019

The partnership reportedly was formed in response to heightened demand for Adaptive3D's ToughRubber product family on the heels of product qualification with OEM partners and its series A investment in January of this year.

Protolabs teams up with Cleveland Clinic to bring ‘cool ideas’ to medtech market

Apr 23, 2019

One of the goals of the healthcare offshoot of the Cool Ideas program is to provide a path for researchers to develop leading edge medical products that may fill unmet needs or improve existing healthcare technologies.

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