3D Printing News

Keep yourself up to date with the latest 3D printing news from all over the world.

Nov 5, 2018

3D Printed Violin Hits All the Right Notes

Ottawa String Ensemble Perform World Premiere on 3D Printed Instruments

On Sunday at Ottawa City Hall, a world premiere occurred: An ensemble playing only 3D printed instruments performed traditional chamber music. The all-female ensemble is called 3D String Theory.

Nov 4, 2018

Concrete Cantina

Zaha Hadid Architects and ETH Zurich Create Concrete Pavilion with 3D-Knitted Formwork

Zaha Hadid Architects and ETH Zurich have collaborated to create the KnitCandela, a colorful and visually striking concrete structure that was produced with a newly developed 3D-knitted textile technology called KnitCrete.

Nov 2, 2018

New Filament

Verbatim Launches Bio-Friendly Durabio 3D Printing Filament

Verbatim, the data storage and recently 3D printing filament company, has launched a new bio-friendly filament called Durabio. The company will be at Formnext this month to discuss this latest development.

Nov 1, 2018

Heart of the Matter

Researchers Develop 3D Bioprinting Technique That Could Help Combat Heart Disease

Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a 3D bioprinting technique that enables local control over an object's firmness. It could one day be used to create patient-specific artificial vessels and organs.

Oct 31, 2018

Raising the Standards

$2.6 Million Two-Year Aerospace Standardization Project Launched for Titomic Kinetic Fusion Technology

Australian based metal additive manufacturing company, Titomic Limited, has partnered with the Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC), CSIRO and RMIT University in a $2.6 million deal to meet aeronautical standards for the company’s Kinetic Fusion (TKF) technology.

Oct 31, 2018

Formnext Teaser

Apium Additive Technologies Announce Polypropylene 3D Printing Material

Apium Additive Technologies, the 3D printing manufacturer, has launched a polypropylene (PP) material to its additive manufacturing portfolio. More news from the company will be announced at Formnext in November.

Oct 30, 2018

Safety First

Lockheed Martin First to Receive UL Additive Manufacturing Safety Certification

Lockheed Martin, the aerospace and defense giant, is the first company to be certified for Additive Manufacturing safety by UL, the global safety consulting and certification company.

Oct 29, 2018

#3DActivist

3D Printed Sculpture of Parkland Shooting Victim is Displayed in Times Square

Manuel Oliver, the father of a student who was killed in the school shooting in Parkland, has 3D printed a life-size sculpture of his son "Guac". The sculpture is a protest against the pending legality of 3D printed guns and was put on display in Times Square.

Oct 28, 2018

Delicious 3D Prints

3D Printed Chocolate for the Digital Age Campaign Now Live on Kickstarter

Classic chocolate making techniques meet 3D printing in the Kickstarter campaign "Chocolate for the Digital Age". Chocolatier Ryan L Foote is hoping to raise $7,100 to create nature-inspired shapes with daring, locally-inspired flavors.

Oct 26, 2018

Sweet Apple Patent

Apple Patent for Triangular Tessellation 3D Models Granted

This week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office released a series of granted patents made by Apple. One of the 46 patents granted shows a new way to create 3D print models.

Oct 25, 2018

Mitsubishi Goes Metal

Mitsubishi Enters the Metal 3D Printing Market with New Additive Manufacturing System

The Japanese electronics manufacturer Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced the development of a new metal additive manufacturing process. Dubbed as "dot forming technology," the technique combines laser, CNC, and CAM technologies to produce near-net metal parts.

Oct 25, 2018

3D Printed Fashion

The Girl and the Machine 3D Printed Knitwear Now Live on Kickstarter

Now launched on Kickstarter is a 3D printed knitwear campaign by The Girl and the Machine which aims to reduce consumption by providing high quality, luxurious merino wool jumpers made to meet your tastes and sizing exactly.

Oct 24, 2018

Printed for Audiophiles

How 3D Printing helped Askja Audio To Achieve High-Quality Sound and Design Freedom

Askja Audio, a French company creating systems for audiophiles, reveals how important 3D printing processes are to its manufacturing process.

Oct 23, 2018

Digital Developments

HP and NTU Singapore to Launch $84 Million Digital Manufacturing Lab

The global tech titan HP is teaming up with the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore to construct an $84 million Digital Manufacturing Lab that will focus on researching 3D printing, materials, AI, and more.

Oct 23, 2018

Refrigerated Filament

Renewi and Refil Develop HIPS Filament Made From Recycled Refrigerators

The international waste-to-product company, Renewi, and Dutch recycling filament specialist, Refil, are collaborating to create a high-quality HIPS filament that is made from recycled refrigerators.

3D Printed Style

This 3D Printed Titanium Watch Strap Consists of 4000 Tiny Pieces

3D Power Up

Researchers to 3D Print Lithium-Ion Batteries in Any Shape or Size

From Big to Small Scale

Tonkin Liu Architects Develop Stent for Tracheal Transplant Patients

Oct 18, 2018

Q4 Come Around

3D Hubs Releases Digital Manufacturing Trend Report for Q4 2018

The latest "Digital Manufacturing Trends" report for Q4 2018 from 3D printing network 3D Hubs has been released. In this quarter, we see new printers rising, Austin take over New York as the second 3D print city, and the SLA/DLP market share increased.

Oct 17, 2018

Resin Razor

Gillette Partners with Formlabs to Pilot Concept for Customized 3D Printed Razor Handles

The renowned Massachusetts-based shaving company Gillette is working with Formlabs to pilot its new Razor Maker concept, aiming to give customers the ability to personalize and 3D print custom razor handles.