by Rich Benvin | Oct 17, 2019 | Announcements, Engineering
3D printing is finding more and more innovative applications – from printing meat in space to using giant printers to fashion entire boats – and the latest intriguing development is using the technology to help recycle more nuclear waste. Over in the US, scientists...
by Bill Decker | Oct 8, 2019 | Health, Medical
Surgical tool manufacturer Shukla Medical is saving $120,000 per year after harnessing medical 3D printing systems to prototype surgical instruments. The company, a subsidiary of aerospace manufacturer S.S. White Technologies, supplies orthopaedic surgeons across the...
by Bill Decker | Oct 1, 2019 | Engineering, Manufacturing
The French armed forces have been employing 3D printing to produce spare parts for far-off bases in highly remote regions such as Mali. It can be almost impossible to procure supplies and equipment on the field…and therefore the military contracted Desert...
by Bill Decker | Sep 9, 2019 | Announcements, Favorites
Prosthetics, Skin, Homes, Organs. The list goes on and on. In home construction, for example,3D printing is being used to make the world a better place is by reducing the cost of home construction enough to make new houses accessible to those whose income puts...
by Bill Decker | Aug 14, 2019 | Engineering, Rapid Prototyping
Does this signify that the days of 3D Printing with plastics alone are over? With the wide variety of advancements being made in the field of modern technology, just about all facets of life are affected. From casual entertainment to different applications in business...
by Rich Benvin | Aug 6, 2019 | Bioprinting
A team of scientists from Carnegie Mellon University have achieved a breakthrough in bioprinting, taking us a step closer to printing functional organs. The research consisted of using an advanced version of FluidForm’s Freeform Reversible Embedding of Suspended...
by Bill Decker | Jul 22, 2019 | Education
More and more firms are getting into 3D Printing, and more and more start ups are failing due to general business knowledge. 3D Printing Trade Association members have started on online business course which discusses the business end of 3D Printing. The course...
by Bill Decker | Jul 10, 2019 | Health
LimaCorporate, an Italian medical device company specializing in reconstructive orthopedic implants, is currently creating the first on-site 3D printing facility at a hospital. Recently, the company confirmed that the construction process was underway at the Hospital...
by Rich Benvin | Jun 26, 2019 | Announcements
Reports emerged back in April that the Redwood City, California-based company was seeking to raise up to $300 million, which we now know was in the ballpark. This round takes Carbon’s total raised to $680 million and follows its $200 million series D raise from 2017,...
by Bill Decker | Jun 18, 2019 | Business
As recently as three years ago, no metal 3D printing systems cost less than $500,000 to implement. Realistically, most metal printers — including purchase, installation, and support — cost north of a million dollars. A high high cost when you’re talking new (and...
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