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MUHC Researchers Test VR and 3D Printing for Better Lung Repair
Researchers from McGill University Health Centre Research Institute (RI-MUHC) are using virtual reality (VR) and 3D printing to study whether damaged lungs could one day be repaired rather than replaced through transplantation. In one of the institute’s laboratories in Montreal, the team is using VR headsets to examine detailed digital models of lung anatomy, moving through airways to identify damaged areas and plan where 3D printed, hollow components could be used to connect healthy sections of the organ.
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Stratolaunch Systems offers update on 85% 3D printed PGA liquid rocket engine Aerospace
Stratolaunch Systems Corporation, a space transportation company founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen, has released the latest update about its PGA liquid rocket engine. The engine, named after the billionaire business magnate and philanthropist, is being developed with the help of additive manufacturing and could offer an innovative solution for launching vehicles into space.
Hobs 3D acquires Canon UK 3D printing business
Hobs 3D, a UK-based 3D printing service bureau, has announced that it has acquired the 3D printing assets of Canon UK, a subsidiary of the Japanese optical and imaging product manufacturer Canon Inc. ...
HP adds UK-based GoPrint3D to reseller network for Jet Fusion 3D printers AM Industry
GoPrint3D, a UK-based supplier of 3D printing technologies, is the newest addition to HP’s UK channel partner program and will begin supplying HP’s Jet Fusion 3D printing systems to its network of customers.
PrinterPrezz Acquires Vertex Manufacturing
PrinterPrezz, Inc. and Vertex Manufacturing have completed the merger between the companies, both active in the advanced manufacturing sector and specifically in advancing and evolving the AM workflow. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal is significant as it marks one of the first times that a new entry AM software company (PrinterPrezz) has acquired a physical AM service provider (Vertex). Both companies are innovative in their approach to AM: PrinterPrezz in terms of its holistic approach to the AM workflow and Vertex, a new company founded by industry veterans, in terms of their adoption of new AM technologies such as those provided by Velo3D along with PrinterPrezz software.
ICON scores $207 million in Series B funding
ICON, developer of advanced construction technologies including robotics, software and building materials, today announced it has completed a $207 million Series B round of financing led by Norwest Venture Partners. ICON also welcomes Jeff Crowe, Managing Partner at Norwest Venture Partners, a leading multi-stage investment firm, to its Board of Directors. From world-renowned architects to the country’s largest homebuilders, ICON’s line-up of series B investors also includes 8VC, BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, BOND, Citi, Crosstimbers, Ensemble, Fifth Wall, LENx, Moderne Ventures and Oakhouse Partners. The investment brings ICON’s total funding since launching its revolutionary technology to $266 million.
3Doodler and HEXBUG Release STEM Series Kits Consumer Products
3Doodler will debut its 2018 line of 3Doodler Start products at New York Toy Fair, held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center from February 17-20, 2018. Robotics in innovative new forms and the 3Dooder Start STEM Series Kits will mark key additions to the 3Doodler family in 2018.
3D Printing is Seriously Revolutionizing the Funeral Profession
Most people think that after death, the buried or cremated physical body decays into earth and stardust—the same stuff from which it originally came. They are correct. But earth and stardust can also ...
thyssenkrupp to open AM TechCenter Hub in Singapore Industrial Additive Manufacturing
German engineering conglomerate thyssenkrupp announced its plans to open an Additive Manufacturing TechCenter Hub in Singapore this year. The facility, supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), aims to bring additive manufacturing, as well as thyssenkrupp’s engineering capabilities to new customers in the Asia Pacific region.
