News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
Less than a week ago, VERASHAPE announced they’re conducting programming work on software based on Parasolid Communicator to support preparation of models for printing. Now, the company informs that Beta Testing of the newest version of their application is about to begin. Candidates interested in SOFTSHAPER 2018 testing can already contact the producer of the software.
Strata Manufacturing PJSC (Strata), the advanced composite aero-structures manufacturing company, wholly owned by Mubadala Development Company, and Reliance Defence Limited (RDL), a wholly owned Subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure Limited, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on advanced aerospace manufacturing capabilities between India and the United Arab Emirates.
The GE9X jet engine that GE Aviation is developing for Boeing’s next-generation wide-body passenger jet, the 777X, is wider than the body of a Boeing 737 and more powerful than America’s first manned space rocket. It’s also a big deal for the company’s business. Although the world’s largest engine isn’t scheduled to enter service until around 2020, the company already has recorded some 700 orders and commitments valued at $28 billion at list price. For the first time, the engine will include a variety of 3D printed parts and the latest composite materials, including the light and heat-resistant space-age materials called ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs).
XYZprinting, a world leader in desktop 3D printers, announced today four new 3D printing solutions will be available February 2017 – the da Vinci Jr. 2.0 Mix, da Vinci Jr. 1.0 Pro, Nobel 1.0A and the UV Curing Chamber. These products expand the growing suite of 3D printing solutions from XYZ offering versatile, cost effective products for consumers to work, play, and create, both at home and at the office. Beginning February 2017, these products are available at XYZprinting’s online store and Amazon.com.
What if your 3D printer could literally print things to life? Peter And Pablo The Printer: Adventures In Making The Future written by Jeffrey Ito, is a brand new children’s story crafted for lovers of adventure, rhymes and and magical 3D printers. Those with young, technologically savvy friends and family in their life will especially find inspiration from this tale.
Shining3D, a 3D scanning and 3D printing solutions company based in China, and PrintLab, a global distributor of 3D printing products based in the UK, have signed a strategic partnership to distribute the award winning EinScan range of scanners through PrintLab partners in over 20 countries including: Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Turkey and South Africa amongst others.
Low-cost, multi-application, desktop system manufacturer FABTOTUM released the latest version of its much-awaited Laser Head, the add-on which will make the world’s first Personal Fabricator even more multifunctional. The new module will add laser engraving and laser cutting on top of the 3D printing, 3D scanning and 3D milling functions.
Baunat, an Antwerp, Belgium, based pioneer in online diamond sales, has partnered with Antwerp based customization experts Twikit to offer their customers an option to buy online customized diamond jewels.
#Laugh, a global collaborative art project launched in 2016, reached its objective of creating the first piece of art in space, 3D printed on the zero-gravity 3D printer by Made in Space aboard the International Space Station.
At the Open House at DECKEL MAHO in Pfronten industrial manufacturing machinery giant DMG MORI announced the acquisition of a 50.1% stake in German SLM 3D printer manufacturer Realizer. The two companies presented the new LASERTEC 30 SLM metal 3D printer, a new machine for powder bed application based on Realizer’s SLM300i model.