Test your metal: ExOne’s Innovent 3D printer for materials R&D Posted by Stephen Holmes - January 26, 2015 The ‘laboratory-sized’ ExOne Innovent machine allows for testing material properties ExOne has launched the Innovent, and industrial-grade, ‘laboratory-sized’ machine, to…
Five 3D printing trends for 2015 Posted by DEVELOP3D - January 16, 2015 For 3D printing vendors, the New Year is not so much about new technologies, but new attitudes to what existing…
Is 3D printing a simple case of ‘press print’? Posted by DEVELOP3D - January 8, 2015 A lot of 3D printing marketing material often promises that you can ‘bring your dreams to reality at the press…
Is 3D printing a green technology? Posted by DEVELOP3D - November 25, 2014 3D printing is a green technology, right? Here Jeremy Pullin reveals that not all processes are as environmentally friendly as…
Metals 3D printing: Power of laser melting allows new materials control on a micro level Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 20, 2014 Using an Arcam electron beam melting system researchers say they can control the variations in crystallographic orientation in a nickel-based…
Metals 3D printing: Aussie start-up offering sub £3k printer that can build in 20 metals Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 24, 2014 Billed as a ‘consumer grade’ metals 3D printer, the S1 can be supported on Kickstarter Australian start-up Aurora are promising…
Tungsten latest 3D printing material to light up interest Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 8, 2014 Smit Röntgen has spent the last 10 years developing its Tungsten 3D printing process Philips-owned company Smit Röntgen has announced…
Layerwise, and its proprietary metal 3D printing process, acquired by 3D Systems Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 5, 2014 LayerWise’s metal 3D printing technology produced this complex pure tungsten collimator with 20 loft holes for an MRI scanner 3D…
Lithoz ceramic 3D printers gets a boost from EOS investment Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 1, 2014 Lithoz ceramic 3D printers have received investment from EOS’ founder and CEO, boosting the chances of scaling this technology Lithoz,…
Sand casting parts using 3D Printing brings digital detail to traditional process Posted by Stephen Holmes - August 18, 2014 Anthony Middleton of Grainger and Worrall shows explains the intricacies of 3D core printing Far from the traditional image of…