Sam Davies

Group Content Manager, began writing for TCT Magazine in 2016 and has since become one of additive manufacturing’s go-to journalists. From breaking news to in-depth analysis, Sam’s insight and expertise are highly sought after.

3D Systems appoints new CFO & creates new position of President – Regenerative Medicine

3D Systems has appointed Jeffrey Creech as CFO, while Harriss Currie has been added as President – Regenerative Medicine.

By Sam Davies

/ 14 Dec 2023

University Hospital Birmingham deploys Stratasys J5 MediJet for tailored surgical cutting guides

With the use of 3D printed cutting guides, the University Hospital Birmingham is said to have reduced surgery times for head and neck cancer patients by up to three hours.

By Sam Davies

/ 13 Dec 2023

3D printed surgical guides produced by University Hospital Birmingham on the Stratasys J5 MediJet machine. - University Hospital Birmingham

Carbon releases three new 3D printing dental resins

The new materials - Pac-Dent Rodin Sculpture, Desktop Health Flexcera Base, and Keystone KeyGuard - have been developed by industry partners and 'meticulously tested and validated' for use with Carbon's 3D printing systems.

By Sam Davies

/ 13 Dec 2023

3devo to cease sales of Filament Maker series with change of business model

In an email correspondence distributed to stakeholders, partners, and clients, 3devo confirmed it is transitioning away from its traditional sales model.

By Sam Davies

/ 13 Dec 2023

Feel The Hit: Pushing the boundaries of tennis racket manufacturing with 3D printing

In Italy, a company leveraging additive manufacturing technology to enhance consumer and sporting goods has seen the tennis racket dampener as an opportunity. For where there is a part that absorbs shock, there is often a role for additive to play.

By Sam Davies

/ 13 Dec 2023

Printing Twins: The agricultural equipment manufacturer developing a digital warehouse of back-up 3D printed parts

Three and a half years after the onset of Covid-19, people working in supply chain don’t consider what the next major supply chain disruption will be, only when it will be. It is not a source for speculation, but preparation.

By Sam Davies

/ 13 Dec 2023

Make Me, Change Me, Sort Me: The order system underpinning 3DPRINTUK's services

We step into the 3DPRINTUK offices on a gloriously sunny day in North London, the kind of afternoon where the company is getting its money’s worth out of the temperature and humidity control technology in its facility on the ground floor.

By Sam Davies

/ 12 Dec 2023

Stirling Dynamics to add certified design expertise to Materialise & Proponent aerospace partnership

Materialise has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with aerospace distributor Proponent and aerospace design organisation Stirling Dynamics aimed at providing certified cabin solutions for aircraft.

By Sam Davies

/ 12 Dec 2023

ASTM International's F42 additive manufacturing committee announces development of standard for automotive parts

ASTM International's F42 additive manufacturing technologies committee is developing a proposed standard that will be used to assign part grades across automotive industries.

By Sam Davies

/ 12 Dec 2023

6K Additive to double upcycling capacity with $23.4m Department of Defense grant

The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded 6K Additive a 23.4 million USD grant to support the upcycling of critical metal for use in key defence applications.

By Sam Davies

/ 12 Dec 2023

Protolabs introduces new surface texturing options for 3D printed parts

The new surface textures on offer include leather and geometric patterns, with Protolabs suggesting its users now have increased choice and control when applying additive manufacturing.

By Sam Davies

/ 12 Dec 2023

A Dollar and a Dream: Virginia Tech's use of 3D printing in a $1.5m tire retreading project

When Chris Williams – the L.S. Randolph Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech – started out as a professor 15 years ago, he couldn’t envisage that his lab would ever build bespoke additive manufacturing (AM) equipment.

By Sam Davies

/ 11 Dec 2023