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At the time of 3Diligent's founding, accessing cutting edge additive manufacturing technology was painful. Some service bureaus had machines and availability, but the wrong material. Others had the right material, but the wrong equipment. Even when all the stars lined up, the pricing might be astronomically high, and seemingly similar offers from different service bureaus would be priced miles apart, leaving you confused as to what was going on.
3Diligent Enters Open Beta of New ProdEX and Shopsight Connect Software
Software and services empower pandemic-era product development and procurement.
3Diligent Helping Coordinate Digital Manufacturing Response to COVID-19
Company is coordinating rapid manufacturing of PPE to ensure supply meets demand.
3Diligent Launches Industry 4.0 Consulting Services
3Diligent Consulting is launched by a former Deloitte consultant to support large enterprises and manufacturers through their Industry 4.0 journey.
3Diligent’s Manufacturing Network Expands to Nearly 250 Locations Over Six Continents
Company’s 3D printing, machining, casting and injection molding technologies allow on-demand custom part fulfillment globally.
Metal Additive Manufacturing Market Heats Up
From new cold spray deposition methods to innovations in extrusion processes, advances in metal additive manufacturing address long-standing limitations related to cost, safety…
Watch This: Engineering News from 3Diligent, Autodesk, NASA and Fictiv
3Diligent takes a stand against 3D printed guns, Autodesk and NASA envision 3D-printed habitats for Mars, and a hardware business report from Fictiv.
3D Printed Guns Set Off a Fire Storm
Defense Distributed is gearing up to unleash files for 3D printed guns on the Internet, while a coalition of attorney generals from nearly a dozen states fired back with…
3Diligent Boosts Digital Manufacturing Services
3Diligent adds comprehensive machining and casting services.
Industrial Issues in Additive Manufacturing
3D printing industry confronts industrial printing challenges of consistency, education and more.
Metal 3D Printing on the Desktop Heats Up
Both Markforged and Desktop Metal have announced metal 3D printing systems that avoid the concerns posed by working with classic powdered-metal materials.
3D-Printing Highlights and Surprises from RAPID + TCT 2017
The buzz at the show was mostly that of the manufacturing, not prototyping, world.