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BMF now has 600 Projection Micro Stereolithography systems installed at customer locations

The company says it continued to grow in 2024 thanks to success in prototyping, development and short run production, with BMF now serving industries as varied as medical device, electronics, optics and photonics and life sciences.

By Sam Davies

/ 13 Feb 2025

Leadership reshuffle at Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing Alliance

PAMA has announced that Vince Anewenter, Director of the Rapid Prototyping Consortium at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, has assumed the position of Chair of the PAMA Executive Advisory Board.

By Sam Davies

/ 7 Feb 2025

Fabulous qualifies its PA11 DETECT powder for use on Formlabs Fuse 1+ 3D printer

The biosourced material is FDA-approved and compliant with EU food contact standards (EU 10/2011 – 1935/2004), making it ideal for application in the food and pharmaceutical industries.

By Sam Davies

/ 21 Jan 2025

CES 2025: The best of 3D printing in pictures

From Formlabs' recently launched large-format 3D printer to robots serving coffee, Anne Pauley, Technical Program Manager at Google provides a snapshot on the 3D printing hardware and applications spotted at CES 2025.

By TCT Team

/ 21 Jan 2025

#215 ‘To the moon’ – Josef Prusa on open sourcing, print farms and his vision for Prusa Research

At Formnext 2024, Josef Prusa sat down with TCT Group Content Manager Sam Davies to discuss the company's rise, the evolution of its product portfolio, why open sourcing has always remained important for the company, and his vision for the business.

By TCT Team

/ 10 Jan 2025

Nexa3D scales back operations due to significant funding challenges

It comes after the company denied it had entered bankruptcy in November, responding to rumours that were sparked by its decision to pull out of the Formnext exhibition at late notice.

By Sam Davies

/ 2 Jan 2025

Boston Micro Fabrication opens UltraThineer Lab at US headquarters

Its UltraThineer Lab will house BMF's proprietary projection micro stereolithography (PµSL) technology and work to manufacture custom cosmetic veneers.

By Sam Davies

/ 28 Nov 2024

Gulf Wind Technology deploys Stratasys SLA 3D printing technology to enhance wind turbine models

Gulf Wind Testing has been inspired by the application of 3D printing in Formula 1 and is said to have achieved significant reductions in design iteration turnaround time, while increasing its flexibility.

By Sam Davies

/ 26 Nov 2024

Nano Dimension launches Exa 250vx Digital Light Processing 3D printer for micro applications

Unveiled for the first time at Formnext, the Exa 250vx machine has been developed to enable the creation of 'superior resolution micro parts at high production throughput.

By Sam Davies

/ 19 Nov 2024

Supernova launches proprietary Viscogels photopolymer materials & Pulse Production Platform

Supernova has launched its proprietary Viscogels photopolymer materials and its Pulse Production Platform powered by the patented Viscous Lithography Manufacturing (VLM) technology.

By Sam Davies

/ 12 Nov 2024

Formlabs launches series of safe, low-cost resins for consumer LCD & DLP 3D printers

Available on Amazon for 45 USD per kilogram, Formlabs says the Creator Series resins deliver performance, safety, and quality to hobbyist printers while maintaining the company’s high performance and quality standards.

By Sam Davies

/ 7 Nov 2024

Formlabs launches large-format Form 4L series; opens up SLA & SLS 3D printers to third-party materials

Formlabs has launched the large-format Form 4L and Form 4BL 3D printing systems, while giving users the freedom and flexibility to explore the printing of third-party materials via the Developer Platform.

By Sam Davies

/ 14 Oct 2024