Releasing two new dental 3D printing materials and upcoming biocompatible materials for 3D printed dentures, Formlabs has also introduced software integration solutions in conjunction with 3Shape.
Shining 3D is best known for a range of affordable, extrusion-based desktop 3D printers but here at TCT Asia 2017, the company is showing how ambitious it is with expansions into new areas of additive manufacturing technology.
Chuck Hull, the inventor of the first 3D printing technology, Stereolithography, has accepted his nomination as the 2017 winner of the Washington Award. Hull becomes the 98th recipient of the award which is conferred to an engineer every year.
A group of Italian researchers has developed photopolymer-based composite Carbon NanoTubes (CNT) materials that can be 3D-printed by Digital Light Processing stereolithography to make functional parts.
3D printing technology manufacturer, Formlabs has agreed a partnership deal with Gravotech to further advance its jewellery production plans. Now, Formlabs is looking to take advantage of Gravotech’s leading jewellery CAD programme, 3DESIGN.
3D printing may be at the heart of a new cost-effective method for lesser developed countries to test for illnesses such as malaria. Stanford University scientists have produced centrifuges from paper and string, as well as 3D-printed plastic.
A General Electric software engineer is aiming to make a global impact with 3D-printed custom prosthetic hands after fitting his first patient at the end of 2016. Lyman Connor is now looking to upscale production and make a worldwide impact.
Speaking exclusively to TCT Magazine, Star Prototype founder and president, Gordon Styles revealed his plans to offer a free course on how to 3D print with metals to genuine designers interested in printing metal parts.
