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Solvay's high-performance polymers supports OPM supply of aerospace components

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.

By TCT Team

/ 14 Mar 2017

OPM Boeing OXFAB part OXFAB Complex Structural Component Additively Manufactured by OPM for the Boeing CST-100 Starliner.

Voodoo Manufacturing automate labour intensive processes with robotic 3D printer cluster

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.

By TCT Team

/ 13 Mar 2017

Voodoo Manufacturing Project Skywalker The Skywalker system consists of nine 3D printers mounted on server racks, a track where the robot can deposit harvested plates to be collected ...

WATCH: Admatec debuts new metal 3D printer at AMUG 2017

UPDATED: Following the launch of its ceramic 3D printer last year, the Dutch manufacturer showcase its new metal DLP technology at the AMUG Conference.

By TCT Team

/ 13 Mar 2017

Oxford Performance Materials granted patent for 3D printing customised bone implant method

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’.

By TCT Team

/ 13 Mar 2017

OPM OsteoFab implants Originally filed in December 2011, the patented 'Customized Implant for Bone Replacement' method leverages OPM’s OsteoFab implant manufacturing process. - Oxford...

Polymaker launch new product family for industrial customers

Shanhai-based 3D printing materials provider, Polymaker used TCT Asia 2017 as the platform to launch a new product family for its industrial customers. The product family is called Polymaker Industrial and consists of nearly 20 materials.

By TCT Team

/ 13 Mar 2017

Polymaker PolyCast™ SP801C PolyCast™ SP801C, a 3D printing filament developed for investment casting

The Changing Face of CAD

Deputy Group Editor, Laura Griffiths takes a look at how virtual reality and mobile technology are influencing a new era of CAD software.

By Laura Griffiths

/ 13 Mar 2017

Canadian firm Samuel moves into metal additive manufacturing with acquisition of Burloak Technologies

Canada-based metal manufacturing firm, Samuel, Son & Co. has signed an agreement to acquire additive manufacturing company, Burloak Technologies. Burloak is a leading engineering and additive manufacturing solutions company based in Canada.

By TCT Team

/ 10 Mar 2017

Samuel Burloak Tech metal 3D printing Samuel Manufacturing President Colin Osborne and Peter Adams, President Burloak Technologies, hold a component produced with Burloak's ...

Joint Ventures - Don’t Go It Alone

TCT columnist, Todd Grimm talks about the importance of collaboration in additive manufacturing ahead of one of the industry's biggest gatherings, the AMUG Conference.

By Todd Grimm

/ 10 Mar 2017

Texas A&M undergraduates 3D print high quality braille labels for consumer products

Researchers from Texas A&M University’s Mechanical Engineering have used 3D printers to create high quality adhesive labels in braille for a variety of consumer products.

By TCT Team

/ 10 Mar 2017

Texas A&M Uni Braille The team working on 3D printing of braille labels (from left to right): Cullen Chovanec, Tanil Ozkan, Madeleine Horelica and Joshua Vandervort. - Texas...

ELIX Polymers develops speciality ABS grades for 3D printing

Spanish manufacturer of ABS materials, ELIX Polymers is expanding its portfolio with additional grades optimised specifically for 3D printing applications.

By TCT Team

/ 10 Mar 2017

ELIX Polymers develops speciality ABS grades for 3D printing

Download the latest issue of TCT North America

The latest issue of TCT Magazine North American Edition is here. Get your digital copy for FREE on the TCT app.

By TCT Team

/ 10 Mar 2017

See Raco's high-precision, affordable FDM 3D Printer

Chinese company Raco is demonstrating its new FDM + 3D printer here in Shanghai at TCT Asia and it's pretty damn good.

By Daniel O'Connor

/ 10 Mar 2017