In this edition of Sliced, the 3D Printing Industry news digest, we cover the latest business developments, partnerships, and acquisitions across our industry. Today’s edition features business updates, additive manufacturing partnerships, certifications, 3D printing materials, and the world’s first 3D printed part flown to an offshore installation by a drone. Read on for the most […]
AMRC engineers 3D print 500 precision parts for Airbus project using Formlabs technology
Researchers from the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) have used 3D printing to aid in a large-scale manufacturing project for aerospace manufacturer Airbus. With only 10 days left to produce 500 drilling caps, an endeavor that would usually take a number of weeks, the engineers turned to Formlabs’ 3D printing technology. By […]
AMT granted UK patents for chemical vapor smoothing technology
Leading post-processing specialist AMT has announced that its chemical vapor smoothing technology is now patent-protected in the UK. The patents cover the portfolio of machines in the PostPro3D series, a group of systems designed to surface finish additively manufactured parts made from thermoplastics such as polyamide, polyurethane, polypropylene, and even certain glass-filled derivatives. The IP […]
Researchers develop 3D printed parts to fight infectious diseases
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have integrated antibacterial properties into polymer powders to create 3D printed parts capable of fighting infectious diseases. In a study published in Scientific Reports, silver-based additives were combined with PA 12 and then processed using an EOS Formiga P100 SLS system to additively manufacture antimicrobial components that were not toxic to […]
3D Printing Industry News Sliced: Farsoon Technologies, Rize, Titomic, 3D Systems, Formlabs, Protolabs, Dassault Systèmes
This week’s edition of Sliced, the 3D Printing Industry news digest, features the latest developments of additive manufacturing in fashion, footwear, and art, as well as novel research in tissue engineering to combat cardiovascular disease. The latest news from Farsoon Technologies, Rize, Titomic, 3D Systems, Formlabs, Protolabs, Dassault Systèmes, and others can be found prior to Formnext, […]
Formlabs User Summit Europe 2019 impresses with medical and consumer 3D printing
Earlier this month, SLA and SLS 3D printing unicorn Formlabs hosted its very first European User Summit in Berlin. An extension of the annual event of the same name held close to the company’s headquarters in Massachusetts, the event was an opportunity to learn how to make the most of Formlabs technology, and to network with […]
Siemens partners with UK universities to launch Industry 4.0 curriculum
Global technology and industrial manufacturing company Siemens has announced a new Industry 4.0. academic teaching programme in partnership with UK universities. Called Connected Curriculum, the aim is to bring advanced industrial tools, data and approaches into the universities’ respective apprenticeship, undergraduate and masters courses. The program follows accelerated interest by Siemens in UK additive manufacturing. […]
GKN Aerospace’s £33 million AIRLIFT and DAM programs aim to accelerate industrial additive manufacturing
GKN Aerospace, a global engineering firm based in Worcestershire, UK, has announced that it will lead two additive manufacturing research programs designed to increase market share in the global 3D printing industry. The new £33 million AIRLIFT and DAM programs will utilize Laser Metal Deposition by wire (LMD-w) technology to accelerate serial production as well […]
3D Printing News Sliced: FIT, Shining 3D, General Dynamics, Tessenderlo Group, DuPont
In this edition of our 3D printing news digest, Sliced, we have news about the restoration of 911 Porsche and a parish church using 3D printing, U.S Navy blueprint digitization, and scan-to-CAD software. We start today’s digest with a date for your diary. The European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology (euspen), is co-hosting a Special […]
University of Sheffield joins €17 million INTEGRADDE project to accelerate industrial additive manufacturing
Researchers at the University of Sheffield have joined the INTEGRADDE project, a €17 million European consortium developing end-to-end solutions for Directed Energy Deposition (DED) processes in metalworking industries. The INTEGRADDE project or ‘Intelligent data-driven pipeline for the manufacturing of certified metal parts through Direct Energy Deposition’, is led by Spain’s AIMEN Centro Tecnológico and involves […]