Global technology company, HP has unveiled a 3D Open Materials and Applications Lab where its partners can accelerate the development of production-ready 3D printer parts.
Materialise has been given clearance to develop 3D printed patient-specific surgical guides for radius and ulna osteotomies for children as young as seven-years-old in the United States.
Sciaky Inc has announced the first sale of its Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (EBAM) system in the Asia-Pacific region. The EBAM will be installed by a Japanese supplier upon its arrival, scheduled for January 2018.
Frustum's ‘Generative Quadcopter Challenge' invited participants to use Frustum’s cloud-based generative design and topology optimisation software, Generate, to design a lightweight quadcopter to be 3D-printed.
Combining Caterpillar’s expertise in machinery manufacturing and engineering, with FIT AG’s knowledge of additive manufacturing, the new partners will look to take advantage of the benefits of AM specifically in the heavy manufacturing space.
First demonstrating its molten glass 3D printing capabilities over a year ago, Micron3DP has now completed the internal installation of a set of fully operational high-resolution glass 3D printers.
Concept Laser has announced a partnership agreement with GoEngineer, a technology and software supplier. The aim is to utilise the market-leading strengths of both companies to expand their respective footprints in metal additive manufacturing.
Solvay has been providing OPM with highly innovative AM lightweighting products. The partnership has allowed OPM to accelerate the development and manufacture of components for its ambitious low-Earth orbit aerospace project at Boeing.
Voodoo Manufacturing has announced the completion of Project Skywalker, a fully functional robot-operated 3D printer cluster. Automating labour intensive processes, Voodoo expects the system to reduce costs by 90% over the next five years.
UPDATED: Following the launch of its ceramic 3D printer last year, the Dutch manufacturer showcase its new metal DLP technology at the AMUG Conference.
Advanced materials science specialist, Oxford Performance Materials (OPM) has announced it has been granted a patent from the European Patent Office (EPO) for its invention on a ‘Customized Implant for Bone Replacement’.