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SprintRay Crown by BEGO – a Ceramic-filled Hybrid Material for Dentistry

by Medical

SprintRay has released SprintRay Crown by BEGO – a 3D printing resin developed to help improve the quality, and accessibility, of customized restorative care in digital dentistry. The SprintRay Crown by BEGO hybrid material was developed through the collaboration of the two companies – SprintRay, a dental technology company building end-to-end 3D printing ecosystems, offering manufacturing solutions such as dental 3D printers, 3D printing software, curing technology, washing systems, and materials, and BEGO, a leading specialist in the field of prosthodontics and implant dentistry.

A new paradigm for composite additive manufacturing Materials

A New Paradigm for Composite Additive Manufacturing Materials

by Design

Anisoprint is a company operating at the forefront of composite materials and additive manufacturing. Founded in 2015, the company has brought to market a series of turnkey solutions for continuous fiber 3D printing for the production of industrial end-use parts. These solutions, along with Anisoprint’s in-depth material and engineering expertise, are unlocking new opportunities for higher performing and more efficient parts with anisotropic properties.

Equispheres inks deals with Taiyo Nippon Sanso, Aconity 3D Printer Hardware

Equispheres Inks Deals with Taiyo Nippon Sanso, Aconity

by Technologies

Equispheres, one of the metal AM materials companies that our sister company, 3dpbm Research, has been closely following for some time, just inked two important deals to advance the adoption and distribution of its innovative aluminum AM powders with Taiyo Nippon Sanso and Aconity. Regular readers will remember that we were the first media to offer a deep dive into Equispheres aluminum AM powders in our AM Focus 2020 eBook on Metal AM (article on page 43), as these materials first entered the market. Since then, Equisheres has been steadily growing, by offering specialized powder with unique attributes for additive manufacturing that can achieve 3x faster build rates than legacy aluminum powders.

3D Systems introduces SLA 750 Dual synchronous dual-laser 3D printer 3D Printer Hardware

3D Systems Introduces SLA 750 Dual Synchronous Dual-laser 3D Printer

by Technologies

3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) officially introduced the new SLA 750 stereolithography additive manufacturing (AM) solution. Designed to address large format or high volume production applications, the solution comprises the SLA 750 and SLA 750 Dual – the first synchronous, dual-laser stereolithography printer – as well as the company’s new Accura AMX Durable Natural material and the PostCure 1050 post-processing system.

Flux Developer, the toolkit for qualifying advanced photoresins Materials

Flux Developer, the Toolkit for Qualifying Advanced Photoresins

by Design

We’ve had a keen interest in Boston-based company Fortify since it was named a winner of Formnext’s 2018 Start-up Challenge. And for good reason. The company, which in 2021 raised $20 million in a Series B funding round, has pioneered a magnetic DLP 3D printing process for producing high-quality composite parts. The patented process, known as Digital Composite Manufacturing, is at the center of Fortify’s broader offering, which also includes filled photopolymers and a new software solution, Flux Developer, which gives users the tools, experiments, and workflows to develop and qualify filled resins for a variety of applications.

3D printed medicines in seven seconds Research & Education

3D Printed Medicines in Seven Seconds

by Medical

The findings, published by a University College London (UCL)-led research team, improve the prospects of how 3D printers could be integrated into rapid-paced clinical settings for the on-demand production of personalized medicines. For the current study, the researchers loaded printlets (printed tablets) with paracetamol – one of many medicines that can be produced using 3D printing.

Osteoconductive VESTAKEEP Fusion PEEK filament launched by Evonik Medical

Osteoconductive VESTAKEEP Fusion PEEK Filament Launched by Evonik

by Medical

Evonik is expanding its portfolio of 3D printable biomaterials for medical technology: The specialty chemicals company has developed VESTAKEEP iC4800 3DF, a new osteoconductive PEEK filament, for 3D printed implants, that improves fusion between bone and implants. The high-performance polymer can be processed in common extrusion-based 3D printing technologies such as fused filament fabrication (FFF).

A New Platform for Customized Medicine via 3D Printing Medical

A New Platform for Customized Medicine via 3D Printing Medical

by Medical

CurifyLabs and Natural Machines have entered a strategic partnership to develop a technology that enables customized medicine production through 3D printing – producing personalized medicines for human and veterinary patients, on-site in pharmacies and hospitals. Compounding is the manual preparation of individualized drug treatments for patients where an optimal treatment cannot be achieved with the currently available medicinal products. There are many talented pharmacists who are able to compound drugs manually but the process is ineffective and lacks quality control.

Epson Launches Industrial 3D Printer for Commonly Available Materials Decision Makers

Epson Launches Industrial 3D Printer for Commonly Available Materials Decision Makers

by Technologies

Seiko Epson Corporation has developed an industrial 3D printer that can use commonly available third-party materials to produce strong, accurate industrial parts of various sizes and functions. 3D printers with these features will have uses in a far wider range of applications, including in the production of parts for final products, and will enable users to mass-customize their goods in support of small-batch production.

3D Systems and Saremco Dental AG partner to advance digital dentistry AM Industry

3D Systems and Saremco Dental AG Partner to Advance Digital Dentistry

by Medical

3D Systems and Saremco Dental AG entered a strategic partnership to accelerate innovation in digital dentistry. This effort brings together the power of 3D Systems’ industry-leading NextDent digital dentistry solution with Saremco’s materials science expertise – enabling dental laboratories and clinics to address a variety of indications with unparalleled accuracy, repeatability, productivity, and lower total cost. To facilitate these capabilities, the companies are also announcing the immediate availability of CROWNTEC material to be used with 3D Systems’ NextDent 5100 dental 3D printer and industry-leading software for the production of patient-specific permanent crowns.

Wacker Chemie to Shut Down ACEO Silicone 3D Printing Service

Wacker Chemie to Shut Down ACEO Silicone 3D Printing Service

by Technologies

ACEO (aka ACEO3D), the silicone 3D printing service based of German silicone giant Wacker Chemie, is shutting down at the end of 2021. The company took orders until December 10th and from now on will only work on projects on a case-by-case basis. While introducing a unique technology with unparalleled silicone 3D printing capabilities, unfortunately, ACEO3D also provided a perfect case to show what not to do when marketing such an innovative and potentially revolutionary product.

3D Systems & Alpine F1 Team Advance Wind Tunnel Productivity

3D Systems & Alpine F1 Team Advance Wind Tunnel Productivity

by Automotive

3D Systems confirmed the availability of Accura Composite PIV – a new material specifically designed to address PIV testing applications used primarily in motorsports wind tunnel testing. Developed in collaboration with the Alpine F1 Team (formerly Renault F1 Team), Accura Composite PIV is capable of producing rigid parts in a high-contrast color optimized for PIV testing. Parts produced using this material take significantly less time to prepare – from CAD to wind tunnel – and deliver more accurate, high-resolution data. When used as part of a complete 3D Systems additive manufacturing solution – comprising Accura Composite PIV, the company’s stereolithography (SLA) technology, software, and advanced application services – Alpine F1 Team has been able to maximize its wind tunnel investment and improve its understanding of the airflow over the car.

Meet Korodur, The Company Behind CyBe’s 3D Printing MORTAR

Meet Korodur, The Company Behind CyBe’s 3D Printing MORTAR

by Architecture

Dutch company CyBe is known in the AM construction world for its robotic 3D printing platform and special MORTAR material. We’ve followed the company in recent years, as it has worked on construction 3D printing projects around the world, including in New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates and Italy. And while the company has been forthcoming about its ABB-based technology, the details of its MORTAR construction material have been fully under wraps. That is, until now.

Ultrafuse 316L Stainless Steel Now Qualified for MakerBot LABS

Ultrafuse 316L Stainless Steel Now Qualified for MakerBot LABS

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MakerBot qualified the BASF Ultrafuse 316L Stainless Steel material by Forward AM for the MakerBot LABS Experimental Extruder for its METHOD 3D printers. With an open materials platform and a growing portfolio of advanced engineering-grade materials, METHOD is now the only industrial desktop 3D printer in its price-class with a heated chamber that can print polymer, composite, and metal materials.

Graphy Develops Strong and Flexible Tera Harz Photopolymer Resin for Custom 3D Printed Dental Prostheses

Graphy Develops Strong and Flexible Tera Harz Photopolymer Resin for Custom 3D Printed Dental Prostheses

by Medical

Graphy, a South Korean-based manufacturer of 3D printable photopolymer resins, has developed a dental 3D printing material brand, Tera Harz, with the aim of overcoming the limitations posed by other 3D printable materials currently used within the dental sector. Graphy CEO Unseob Sim said, “Graphy’s advanced technology has to date attracted investment of $15 million.”

CAM Bioceramics’ Medical Materials Set to Be Used with Admatec DLP Technology

CAM Bioceramics’ Medical Materials Set to Be Used with Admatec DLP Technology

by Medical

3D printer manufacturer Admatec has announced that medical and dental professionals will now be able to use CAM Bioceramics’ medical grade ceramic materials with Admaflex DLP 3D printing systems. CAM Bioceramics’ ISO 13485:2016 certification means its ceramics are medically approved, and this includes the now commercially available hydroxyapatite slurry 3D printing material. Admatec and CAM both believe that the combination of the biocompatible and bioresorbable ceramic with DLP 3D printing’s design freedom will prove to be a powerful tool for medical centers and device manufacturers alike.

Canon Ecology Industry Makes 100% Recycled 3D Printing filament from used equipment Sustainability

Canon Ecology Industry Makes 100% Recycled 3D Printing Filament from Used Equipment

by Environment

In a surprising and quite interesting turn of events, Canon Ecology Industry Co., Ltd. (a company founded in 2004 for the repair and regeneration of miscellaneous electrical and electronic equipment) has independently developed two types of filaments (PC-ABS, HIPS) for 3D printers made of 100% recycled plastic as the first in-house developed products. This filament is made from recycled plastic for the exterior of broken and old Canon multifunction devices, including copiers and toner cartridges collected from the market.