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…
15 Apr 2020
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 print anti-microbial copper proven to kill the Covid-19 virus. Copper has natural antimicrobial properties, and…
07 Apr 2020
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 the ongoing coronavirus crisis, prompting solutions to come from unusual…
02 Apr 2020
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 the Covid-19 coronavirus it has turned its attention and 3D…
10 Mar 2020
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, including loss of control over IP, production process, quality, traceability,…
25 Oct 2019
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…
22 Oct 2019
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…