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FDA Holds 3D Printing Workshop

September 18, 2014 · The FDA will hold a forum on the technical challenges associated with 3D printing in the medical device field October 8-9 at the agency's White Oak Campus in Silver Spring, MD.

3D Printed Solar Cells Ready to Shine

September 17, 2014 · 3D printed solar cells produced by new system in Australia.

Stratasys Acquires GrabCAD

September 16, 2014 · The transaction gives the additive manufacturing company a new 3D CAD collaboration platform and access to a community of engineers.

Stratasys Collaborates on Jewelry Line

September 15, 2014 · Stratasys has teamed up with an award-winning designer to create high-end jewelry.

Optomec Launches Aerosol Jet 5X

September 5, 2014 ·

Roland DGA Announces First 3D Printer

September 4, 2014 · Roland DGA has released its first 3D printer. The ARM-10 is part of Roland’s new monoFab system which also includes a new milling system, the SRM-20.

3D Printed Batteries May be Brought to You Courtesy of Graphene

September 3, 2014 · A company named Graphene 3D Lab has filed for a provisional patent for, “… materials and methods of 3D printable batteries.”

Homemade 3D-Printed Prosthetic Cost Just $100

September 2, 2014 · A DIY project cost Howard Kamarata three of his fingers, so it's fitting that another dedicated and enterprising DIYer would help replace them using a 3D printer and some supplies from the hardware store.

Medical 3D Printing Expands in the UK

September 1, 2014 · Replica 3DM expands medical 3D printing services to 12 new UK hospitals.

Army Hopes to Deploy 3D Food Printers

August 29, 2014 · The U.S. Army is investigating how 3D printing could help generate custom food for deployed troops.

Another Desktop SLS Startup Preps for Crowd Funding Launch

August 28, 2014 · A Swiss startup called Sintratec is the second company to announce it is busily working on a small business/consumer priced desktop SLS system.

Minnesota Man Finishes 3D Printed Castle

August 27, 2014 · Andrey Rudenko completes 3D printed castle as proof-of-concept for construction grade 3D printing.

3D Systems Expands Logistics Options for USMC

August 26, 2014 · 3DS is working with the USMC to develop quick response teams that leverage 3D printing to affect repairs in the field.

FDA Approves 3D Printed Facial Reconstruction Implant

August 25, 2014 · Oxford Performance Materials has added facial reconstruction to the list of medical devices built using 3D printing.

Squink Assembles Printed Circuit Boards in Minutes

August 22, 2014 · The desktop unit can print and assemble circuits in minutes on flexible or rigid substrates.

GE Aviation Advances Electron Beam Melting

August 21, 2014 · Researchers have developed a more powerful method of electron beam melting to build metal blades for jet engines.

Grayscale 3D Printing Can Cut Costs

August 21, 2014 · Using a high-speed sintering (HSS) technique (which uses plastic powder and special inks), the researchers say they are able to control the density and strength of the final product by printing the heat-sensitive ink in different shades of gray.

3D Printing Harmonizes With Music History

August 20, 2014 · Connecticut researchers are applying scanning and 3D printing to help make product parts for rare, fragile, and very old musical instruments.

NASA Begins Work on 3D Printed Telescopes

August 19, 2014 · NASA is hard at work figuring out new ways to build telescopes using 3D printing.

Company Profile: Mcor Technologies

August 18, 2014 · It was with low material costs in mind that the MacCormack brothers designed a 3D printing system to use standard office paper as its material.


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