The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has acquired the AMCM M 290-2 FLX, an industrial 3D printing system from AMCM, a company affiliated with EOS. A key feature of the AMCM M 290-2 FLX lies…
University of Stuttgart researchers develop new high-power 3D printed micro-optics for compact lasers
Researchers at the 4th Physics Institute at the University of Stuttgart have demonstrated the viability of 3D printed polymer-based micro-optics in a demanding laser environment. Detailed in the Optic…
Laser beam shaping propels Aconity3D and Equispheres to exceptional build rates in metal AM
Vote now in the 3D Printing Industry Awards 2023. Equispheres and Aconity3D have achieved build rates nearly nine times higher than metal AM industry norms, specifically for aluminum powder and …
INTERVIEW: Beam Shaping, the future of metal AM? Philipp Kohlwes Head of L-PBF Fraunhofer IAPT
For metal 3D printing to become a vital industrialized production technology, it must be stable and reliable. Beam shaping research at Fraunhofer IAPT may boost metal additive manufacturing prod…
3D Printing Industry Review of the Year: December 2022
Interested in reading more about the year’s biggest 3D printing news? You can access our full 3D Printing Industry Review of the Year series here. As the year wound down, the industry news volume bega…
Innovative AI-driven workflow enables the 3D printing of patient-specific finger joint implants
The 3D Printing Industry Awards 2022 shortlists are now available for voting. Who will win the 2022 3DPI Awards? Have your say by casting your vote now. Researchers at five Fraunhofer research institu…
Strategic partnership to enable more sustainable automation announced by PostProcess and EOS
PostProcess claims that VAD technology has been operating successfully with large industrial customers, processing hundreds of SLS powder cakes and thousands of parts in production environments. PostP…
World Economic Forum: 3D printing can achieve “major leap” in market share over next ten years
Ahead of its (delayed) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has published a white paper outlining a potential roadmap for rapidly driving the wider adoption of 3D print…
Stewart-Haas seeks NASCAR edge with 32% lighter 3D printed brake pedals
NASCAR team Stewart-Haas Racing has turned to 3D printing in a bid to improve the performance of the brakes fitted to one of its challengers for this year’s championship. Working with Autodesk, Stewa…
Digital Metal launches new depowdering station to automate binder jetting
Swedish metal 3D printer manufacturer Digital Metal has launched what it describes as the “world’s first” automated depowdering station for binder jet systems. Known as the DPS 1000, Digital Met…