News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
Formlabs, a leading manufacturer of accessible high resolution 3D printing systems, is introducing Form Wash and Form Cure, a complete system for automated washing and post-curing finely tuned to bring Formlabs materials to maximum mechanical properties. Formlabs will be showcasing the new system for the first time at the RAPID + TCT conference taking place from May 8th to the 11th in Pittsburgh, PA).
Cleveland based 3D printer manufacturer MakerGear is introducing a new generation of desktop 3D printers geared toward industry and education: the MakerGear M3 and M3 Independent Dual. The MakerGear M3 is available for pre-order from MakerGear.com and select distributors in the US with global distribution available by mid-2017.
New 3D printing market entry BlackBelt 3D launched a new type of industrial production machine:The BLACKBELT 3D printer brings new standards to the 3D printing industry including the ability to print continuously one part after the other, print extremely long parts, and print specific designed overhangs without additional support material.
3D Printing pioneers Materialise and 3D Systems have joined in a partnership to allow customers to utilize Materialise Build Processor software in 3D Systems’ ProJet CJP full color machines. This partnership is a milestone moment, representing a shift towards increased collaboration to deliver innovative solutions within the 3D printing industry.
The Generalitat de Catalonia – the Catalan governing body – will create a Global 3D Printing Hub with more than 10,000 square meters on the Diagonal Besòs campus in Barcelona to partner with the private sector in the research, innovation and technology transfer of 3D printing to industry, explained the project’s counselor and Catalan Minister of Business and Knowledge Jordi Baiget, during the public presentation of the initiative.
3D Printing pioneers Materialise and 3D Systems have joined in a partnership to allow customers to utilize Materialise Build Processor software in 3D Systems’ ProJet CJP full color machines. This partnership is a milestone moment, representing a shift towards increased collaboration to deliver innovative solutions within the 3D printing industry.
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EnvisionTEC, a global leader in vat photopolymerization, will be showing off its continuous 3D printing technology for the first time at RAPID + TCT in Pittsburgh, the premier event for 3D manufacturing in North America. To celebrate its high-speed printing technology, the company is also unveiling a fresh new look for the 3D printers powered by cDLM (Continuous Digital Light Manufacturing) technology.
Seven teams working on technology that could someday be used to create habitats from materials on other worlds have completed the first printing segment of NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. NASA has awarded $100,000 to the two top-scoring teams from this stage, the Phase 2: Level 1 Compression Test Competition. Point-based awards were made to Foster + Partners | Branch Technology of Chattanooga, Tennessee, who earned $85,930, and the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, earning $14,070.
The UK’s largest 3D printed master plan model has been unveiled at Barking Riverside, one of Europe’s largest Brownfield developments – which will deliver over 10,800 new homes in East London.