Vat Photopolymerization

#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

Stratasys launches Neo SLA build processor for investment casting with Materialise

Designed to accelerate the production of investment casting master patterns, the build processor has been built from Materialise's NxG Build Processor and is designed specifically for Stratasys' Neo 450 and Neo 800 stereolithography 3D printers.

By Sam Davies

/ 10 Sep 2024

Protolabs installs Axtra3D Lumia X1 3D printer

The service provider is believed to have invested in a Lumia X1 system because of its ‘combination of throughput, accuracy, resolution and surface finish.’

By Sam Davies

/ 9 Sep 2024

Stratasys launches Origin Two DLP 3D printing platform for short production runs

Stratasys has announced the launch of the Origin Two DLP 3D printing system, alongside the Origin Cure post-processing solution, ahead of IMTS 2024.

By Sam Davies

/ 5 Sep 2024

Formlabs adds new 3D printing resins and post-processing tools

The company has announced the launch of two new materials and range of post-processing tools to support its desktop SLA and SLS 3D printing technologies.

By TCT Team

/ 3 Sep 2024