German bicycle manufacturer Urwahn Bikes has partnered with lightweight bike component specialist Schmolke Carbon to develop a racing bike featuring a 3D printed frame. A limited-edition release, the bicycle in question combines Urwahn Bikes’ 3D printed steel frame with carbon fibre bike parts developed at Schmolke. “Together we have used the potential of 3D printing […]
3D Printing Industry Review of the year: February 2019
The month of February 2019 saw conferences such as SOLIDWORKS 2019 and TCT ASIA in Shanghai, innovations from start-ups such as UrbanAlps and Hexo Helmets, as well as the presentation of what is said to be “the largest 3D metal printed part for a working vehicle in automotive history.” SOLIDWORKS 2019 3D Printing Industry was present […]
3D Printing Industry Review of the year: January 2019
As 2019 comes to a close, 3D Printing Industry takes a look back at the year to see how additive manufacturing has not only changed but expanded into various sectors. In the month of January, new safety standards in metal 3D printing and patents for a holographic 3D printer were established, as well as international […]
RCAM Technologies and Accucode target 3D printing for offshore wind turbines
3D printed concrete startup RCAM Technologies has inked a partnership with IT service provider Accucode, Inc. Together, the partners will work to develop large-scale, 3D printed concrete structures supporting offshore wind turbines. Part of the project will be done at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). After initial testing, RCAM concrete 3D printing […]
Siemens seeks validation for 3D printed burners key to 100% renewable energy for Gothenburg
Award-winning industrial manufacturing company Siemens is in the process of validating 3D printed burners key to a fossil-free fuel initiative in Sweden. Part of a cooperation agreement between the conglomerate and Göteborg Energi, the power provider owned by the City of Gothenburg, Siemens is testing state-of-the-art gas turbine technology that enables the operation of renewable fuels. 3D printing […]
3D Printing Industry News Sliced: Nano Dimension, Protolabs, Lockheed Martin, CRP, Prusa, Siemens
This week’s edition of Sliced, the 3D Printing Industry news digest, answers: How is 3D printing helping to break the land speed record? Can bioprinters be used in rugged military environments? What is the largest 3D printed building in the world? And how can you create your own robot vacuum cleaner? Read on for the […]
Nano Dimension to develop 3D printed electronics with South Korean tech hub
3D printed electronics provider Nano Dimension, headquartered in Israel, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korean technology innovation hub Chungbuk Technopark (CBTP). A multi-year agreement, the two organizations will work to streamline the electronics manufacturing process chain. Products of the collaboration will benefit various areas of the region’s electronics industry, covering consumer goods, […]
3D Printing News Sliced: Makerbot, 3D Systems, GE Additive, EOS, ColorFabb, TU Delft, SUTD, AMT
This edition of the 3D Printing Industry’s news digest, Sliced, sees a variety of hardware and material releases from Dyze Design, 3D Systems, colorFabb, and EOS, as well as new 3D printing applications in brewing and underwater drones. All this and more from GE Additive, The Toro Company, Delft University of Technology, Jaguar Land Rover, Additive Manufacturing Technologies, and Singapore University […]
New 3D printed tooling from ExOne simplifies creation of industrial composite parts
Composite materials, such as those reinforced by carbon and glass fibers are invaluable to the production of high-performance components for automotive, aerospace and defense sectors. Though frequently made using more conventional methods, additive manufacturing is proving valuable when more complex, or hollow, carbon fiber components are required. For hollow composite material components, the challenge is […]
Fraunhofer IFAM and H+E-Produktentwicklung develop 3D printed gas turbine demonstrator
The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM) and H+E-Produktentwicklung, a German engineering service provider, have developed a true-to-scale 3D printed gas turbine demonstrator. Exhibiting the capabilities of powder bed-based additive manufacturing technologies, the miniature Siemens SGT6-8000 H gas turbine consists of 68 parts from aluminum, steel, and titanium, replacing approximately 3,000 parts […]