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3D LifePrints releases the ‘Distancer’, a reusable PPE device Marketing and Content

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The Coronavirus Disease 2019, Covid-19, outbreak has battered the world’s economies, instilled widespread fear and caused change in public and company policy to protect individuals from exposure to a highly infectious disease. Personal protective equipment (PPE) runs scarce due to a spike in Covid-19 related illnesses and hospitalizations, which leaves frontline healthcare professionals to risk the lives of their patients, their families and themselves by reusing single-use PPE.

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Women in 3D Printing publishes 2020 Diversity for AM report AM Industry

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Women in 3D Printing this week published the latest edition of its Diversity for Additive Manufacturing report, a special volume which not only focuses on gender diversity in our industry but also on the inclusion of minorities. The newly released report reckons with the issue of diversity and systemic racism, a long running and deeply embedded problem in our world, which has been in particular focus this year due to the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the Black Lives Matter movement. Importantly, the report positions AM within this unequal dynamic, aiming to promote diversity and inclusion in the sector as well as to highlight existing initiatives that support them.

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CORE Industrial Partners portfolio company FATHOM acquires GPI 3D Printing Service Providers

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FATHOM, a leading AM service provider which is now part of the portfolio of companies owned by CORE Industrial Partners (a Chicago-based private equity firm), has acquired GPI Prototype & Manufacturing Services, LLC, a leading metal additive manufacturing services provider. CORE acquired Midwest Composite Technologies in 2018, and FATHOM and ICOMold in 2019. All four companies will be moving forward under the FATHOM brand.

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Steve Immel joins Sigma Labs leadership AM Industry

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Sigma Labs, Inc., a developer of quality assurance software for additive manufacturing, has announced that AM industry veteran Steve Immel is joining its leadership team in the position of Senior Director Business Development for North America. In his new role, Immel will be responsible for engaging with 3D printer OEMs, additive manufacturing companies, academic institutions and research groups to accelerate the adoption of Sigma Labs PrintRite3D in-process quality assurance solutions for production applications.

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Our favorite 3D automotive restoration projects Additive Manufacturing

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With its propensity for custom, one-off designs, it is no wonder that 3D technologies like scanning and 3D printing have been eagerly adopted by automotive restoration professionals. The technologies have literally given them the tools to bring vintage and rare cars back to their former glory, not just in look, but often also in terms of performance. Whether used to reproduce an obsolete component for a vintage model or to replicate the entire car body, 3D printing is now an intrinsic part of automotive restoration projects. Here are a few of our favorite examples from over the years that demonstrate the many ways 3D printing and 3D technologies can be used to rev up old cars.