Hubs, part of the Protolabs manufacturing network since 2021, has published its 3D printing trend report for 2023. The headline finding is that 3D printing is “evolving” from a, “hobbyist technology …
Spotlight on Resin 3D printing survey
When 3D printing began in the early 1980s, it was with photopolymer resins and technology developed by Charles “Chuck” Hull. After the invention of stereolithography, Hull would go on to found 3D Syst…
UL introduces Blue Card for global recognition of 3D printing materials
Underwriters Laboratories, or UL, the company responsible for thorough studies into the safety of desktop 3D printing and various other certification documents, has launched a Blue Card for additive m…
USC explores how 3D printed “egg-beaters” could clean up oil slicks
Using 3D printing, scientists at the University of Southern California are able to replicate the microscopic structure of plants found in tropical areas of America, Eurasia and Africa. With hydrophobi…
Cubicure introduces Hot Lithography process for performance plastics
Cubicure is a vat polymerization 3D printer developer, founded as a spinout company from TU Wien, the technical university of Vienna. To encourage the adoption of more lithography-based 3D printing te…
Henkel to open multi million euro 3D printing facility in Ireland
German chemical giant and consumer goods company Henkel will be launching a multi million euro 3D printing facility in Tallaght, Ireland, a location chosen for its proximity to medical technology firm…
Rice University initiates capillary growth with 3D printable gelatin hydrogel
Existing in their billions and responsible for exchanging water, oxygen and carbon dioxide between blood and tissue, capillaries are at the core of the human body. As such, recreation of these vessels…
Carbon become “future-proof” with Oracle cloud
CLIP based 3D printing technology developers Carbon are integrating the Oracle Cloud to manage HR, customer experience, financial services, and their supply chain. Moving to The Cloud will help stream…