Agile supply chains can be facilitated by 3D printing
This week, California-based metal 3D printing company Velo3D revealed it had raised an additional $12m in funding, taking its total to $150m. The money will be used to develop a...
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3D printing used to make coronavirus-killing copper surfaces
SPEE3D, an Australian supplier of metal-based additive manufacturing technology, has developed a way to 3D...
Coronavirus case studies: How Whitgift School is manufacturing hospital visors
The shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for front-line medical workers continues to be one of the biggest issues in...
Coronavirus case studies: How Ministry of Supply is 3D printing face masks
As a manufacturer of high-performance workwear, Ministry of Supply normally produces clothing using sophisticated technologies, but with the outbreak of...
Technology, media and telecom(TMT) trends: 3D printing
Regulatory – and legal – battles over the scope of 3D printing will increase. Security concerns will be defined,...
Helicopter engine body 3D printed in world first
In what is believed to be a world first, engineers have 3D printed the entire engine body of a VK-2500 helicopter, reducing the time to manufacture it to just 14…
GKN Powder Metallurgy acquires Forecast 3D in 3D printing push
Leading plastic additive manufacturing provider Forecast 3D has been acquired by GKN Powder Metallurgy, the largest producer of metal power and parts in the world. The acquisition sees GKN Powder…
A collaborate community: The business case for 3D printing
3D printing isn’t a vision of the future; it’s here now. However, with the growth of technologies such as artificial intelligence also competing to win the business of organisations across…
Newcastle hospitals utilise 3D printing in patient care with in-house facilities
Clinicians at the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the UK can now print patient-specific models on demand thanks to new in-house medical 3D printing facilities. The NHS Trust is…
3D printed heart gets closer to reality with breakthrough bioprinting method
A 3D printed heart that can be custom created for those needing a transplant has been a goal for some time, but recreating the highly complex organ has remained a…
4D printing: The technology making self-repairing clothes a reality
Imagine if your favourite pair of jeans could last forever, thanks to self-repairing polymer chains in the fabric. Star Trek style self-repairing clothes may be closer to reality than we…
