News
LEGO and Stanley Black & Decker Invest in Evolve Additive Solutions
The $19 million equity investment and consortium of strategic partners will help advance the company's STEP additive manufacturing technology toward commercialization.
September 25, 2018
News
AddUp to Acquire Majority Stake in Poly-Shape
The acquisition of the design and production services company will help AddUp expand its offerings, especially for the automotive industry.
September 25, 2018
Polymer AM
Large-Scale 3D Printing Supports Innovation in Construction
Branch Technology’s robot-based Cellular Fabrication (C-Fab) 3D printing technology builds open matrices in high-performance polymers. These structures could be the framework for better, more sustainable building practices.
September 24, 2018 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Polymer AM
The Technology House Steps into 3D Printing for Production
The Technology House was founded on stereolithography for prototyping, but each step forward has been a move toward production. The company is now 3D printing end-use parts, enabled by Carbon’s SpeedCell line and durable materials.
September 21, 2018 - Stephanie Hendrixson
Materials
NanoSteel Spins Out Formetrix Inc. for Metal AM
The new business unit aims to commercialize Formetrix's steel alloys for 3D printing processes.
September 21, 2018
Education
Society of Additive Manufacturing Enthusiasts Has Successful Launch at the Milwaukee School of Engineering
This group aims to advance awareness of AM and its applications. One hundred students signed up at the first event.
September 20, 2018 - Peter Zelinski
Materials
Solvay Offers Specialty Polymer Filaments
Designed specifically for 3D printing, the three high-performance polymer filaments are designed to encourage layer adhesion.
September 20, 2018
Design for Additive
Sunata Software Offers Simulation Solution for Metal 3D Printing
The cloud-based software from Atlas 3D software models a part in 100 orientations to arrive at the optimal orientation and support structures.
September 20, 2018
Basics
How Machining Support Structures Affects the Cutting Tool
Studies show that thin-walled additively manufactured support structures may be more challenging to machine than they might appear.
September 19, 2018 - Timothy W. Simpson
Technology
Sinterit Lisa 2 Expands Build Volume, Material Options for Desktop SLS
The desktop selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printer features an expanded, nitrogen-filled build chamber to support larger parts in more materials.
September 19, 2018
Materials
Stratasys Offers PEKK-Based Antero 800NA for High Performance
The filament is suitable for applications in aerospace and high-performance vehicles, among others.
September 18, 2018
Metal AM
Trumpf TruPrint 5000 Boosts Productivity with Three Fiber Lasers
The TruPrint 5000 metal 3D printer features three fiber lasers that can operate simultaneously at any point within the build chamber.
September 18, 2018