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Louisville Slugger uses Formlabs 3D printer for next-gen baseball prototypes

Louisville Slugger says that it is bringing together America’s historical pastime and its ‘inherent drive to look towards the future’ with Formlabs 3D printing at its Innovation Center in Roseville, California.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 28 Mar 2023

BBCOR Atlas baseball bat - Louisville Slugger/Formlabs

Formlabs introduces new material for Fuse series SLS 3D printers

The additive manufacturing company's new TPU 90A Powder is a tough elastomer designed for strong, functional, skin-safe parts with high tear strength and elongation.

By TCT Team

/ 16 Mar 2023

Parts 3D printed in Formlabs TPU 90A Powder

Carbon validates Formlabs Form Wash post-processing technology & launches automated print preparation for dental labs

Carbon has announced the validation of Formlabs' Form Wash post-processing offering with its Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) 3D printers at Lab Day Chicago.

By Sam Davies

/ 24 Feb 2023

BWT Alpine F1 Team expands 3D printer fleet with four 3D Systems SLA 750 machines

BWT Alpine F1 Team has purchased four SLA 750 3D printing systems from 3D Systems after testing the product during its beta phase.

By Sam Davies

/ 24 Feb 2023

Desktop Health announces global availability of Einstein Pro XL

Desktop Health, the medical 3D printing brand of Desktop Metal, has announced the global availability of the Einstein Pro XL. The company says the system is an affordable, high accuracy, high-throughput 3D printer.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 21 Feb 2023

Ogle takes deep dive into museum exhibit with 3D printed model

Ogle Models and Prototypes was recently approached by Jeremy Hunt, lead sculptor on the BBC’s Walking with Dinosaurs, to 3D print detailed models of animal heads. The project was for the National Museum of Qatar.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 21 Feb 2023

The 3D printed dugong in Hunt's studio - Jeremy Hunt Design/Ogle Models and Prototypes

Toy story: Hasbro & Formlabs on the custom Selfie Series 3D printed action figures

Junior Editorial Content Producer Oli Johnson speaks to Hasbro and Formlabs about the use of 3D printing in their Selfie Series action figure programme.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 14 Feb 2023

Selfie Series Ghostbusters action figures.

3D printed nasal swab created on Formlabs 3D printers recognised with national award

The University of South Florida (USF) has been awarded the Patents for Humanity award by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its patent of the 3D printed nasopharyngeal (NP) swab, which was created early on in the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 13 Jan 2023

3D printed nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs - USF Health

Formlabs introduces automation ecosystem to enable automated 3D printer fleets

Formlabs has announced the Automation Ecosystem, which it says is set to enable new levels of 3D printing productivity with Form Auto, Fleet Control, and High Volume Resin System.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 3 Jan 2023

Formlabs Automation Ecosystem - Formlabs

A new era: ETEC delivers new industrial DLP 3D printer

In a DLP market segment dominated by bottom-up 3D printers, ETEC delivers an industrial top-down printer that is changing the game with part size, throughput, and allnew material properties.

By TCT Team

/ 15 Dec 2022

Formlabs aligns with Xerox's FITTLE financing business to provide new purchasing options for 3D printing hardware

Formlabs has announced a partnership with FITTLE, the equipment financing business of Xerox Holdings Corporation, to make its 3D printing equipment more accessible to users.

By Sam Davies

/ 9 Dec 2022

Fraunhofer ILT develops novel system that combines DLP with multiphoton polymerisation

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT) have developed a novel system, for producing high-resolution microcomponents by photo-crosslinking. The project is called HoPro-3D.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 7 Dec 2022

Sample component produced in a resin bath from the HoPro3D system. - Fraunhofer ILT