Desktop FFF system manufacturer, MakerBot, has launched its new experimental LABS extruder for use with its METHOD 3D printer. The LABS extruder converts METHOD into an open materials platform, enabling the 3D printing of a range of third party engineering materials. Johan-Till Broer, VP of Product Development at MakerBot, stated: “By transforming METHOD into an […]
MakerBot establishes METHOD Materials Program to expand 3D printing filament range
MakerBot, the Brooklyn-based manufacturer of the METHOD 3D printer, has launched the METHOD Materials Development Program and MakerBot LABS Experimental Extruder to extend the range of filaments used within its systems. As initial partners, Jabil, KIMYA, Polymaker, and Mitsubishi Chemical are working to qualify filaments for use in the METHOD platforms. Moreover, the MakerBot LABS […]
Formnext 2019: The 3D Printing Industry first look
Formnext 2019 is now open. Spanning 4 floors of 2 halls at the Frankfurt Messe, more than 800 exhibitors are at the largest additive manufacturing show ever. The 3D Printing Industry team is in Frankfurt for the week to ensure you don’t miss the latest news, and what better way to begin day one than […]
BCN3D Technologies announces new Epsilon 3D printer with range of BASF and MCPP filaments
BCN3D Technologies, the Barcelona-based desktop 3D printer manufacturer, has released a new dual-extruder FFF/FDM system, named the BCN3D Epsilon. Intended for more demanding settings compared to its range of Sigma desktop machines, the BCN3D Epsilon is designed to provide large-scale FFF 3D printed parts with high-performing materials. As such, BCN3D is currently in negotiation with […]
3D printing and injection molding go hand in hand at Danish startup AddiFab
Denmark-headquartered manufacturing provider AddiFab is seeking to change prototyping by combining additive manufacturing with formative technology. A novel approach, the company recently raised over $1.8 million in EU funding, and it has also confirmed an ongoing materials partnership Mitsubishi Chemical. Exhibiting alongside its esteemed materials partner next month, AddiFab has now confirmed its attendance at 2019’s […]
Colossus unveils large-scale 3D printer for recycled plastics with Mitsubishi Chemical
Colossus, a machine development startup based in Genk, Belgium, has released what is said to be the largest Fused Granular Fabrication (FGF) 3D printer specifically designed to process recycled materials. “Clients requested a way to make furniture and other large-scale objects from plastic waste, so we searched the market [for a] large-scale printer and everything we […]