NASA has announced it is 3D printing radiation shields using the Made in Space 3D printer in order to assess the levels of radiation in space. The shields have been implemented aboard the Bigelow Expa…
The 3D Printing Industry first look at RAPID+TCT Xact Metal, BeAM, Desktop Metal, and more
After yesterday’s kickoff with keynote speeches, the RAPID + TCT trade show exhibition is now open. Over 300 exhibitors cover the floor at the David L Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh…
RAPID + TCT 2017 preview with 3DPlatform, Materialise, SAE, Aleph Objects, BeAM
Next week on May 8th, the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania will be open to the latest 3D printing releases at RAPID + TCT 2017. 3D Printing Industry will be present at t…
BeAM Machines prepares Solutions Center for serial production with Magic 2.0 additive manufacturing
Industrial metal 3D printer manufacturers BeAM Machines, headquartered in Strasbourg, France, has delivered its 5 axis Magic 2.0 machine to it’s Solutions Center in North America. The facility i…
Aleph Objects, Prusa Research, 3D printing community and others react to Ultimaker patent application
As previously reported, Ultimaker has filed the first patent application for Active Bed leveling in the Ultimaker 3. The company told 3D Printing Industry that the news was well received by the Ultima…
3DPI spoke to the man behind the 3D printing enabled portable tractor beam
Tractor beams, capable of controlling objects using soundwaves, are no longer the stuff of science fiction or science labs. Thanks to over two years of experimentation from Asier Marzo, and his associ…
Hybrid manufacturing brings out UCDavis hobbyists
At present the combination of additive and subtractive manufacturing, known as hybrid manufacturing, has been primarily for professional use. However, research shows how efforts to bring this technolo…
Formnext 2016 first look at new 3D printing technology
Formnext 2016 is open, and 3D Printing Industry bring you the first look at the latest additive manufacturing technology. New machines unveiled 3D Systems have a large booth with a figure 4 modular co…
Profiling BeAM, the French company leading metal 3D printing in Europe
With a bold invitation to its website readers to “join the fourth industrial revolution”, most might think it unlikely for the relatively young start-up BeAM to be able to live up to its ego. However,…