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3D Printing News Briefs, August 10, 2023: Flame Retardant Material, Military Training, & More
We’re starting off with materials news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, as 3D Systems introduced new materials to expand the capabilities of its SLA and Figure 4 platforms. Moving…
3D Systems Targets Booming Jewelry Market with New 3D Printer for Mass Production
For over ten years, 3D printing has been steadily impacting the jewelry industry, and according to the new “3D Printing Jewelry Markets 2023: Market Study and Forecast” report from SmarTech…
3D Printing News Briefs, February 3, 2022: Business, Materials, & Education
We’re talking about business, materials, and education today in 3D Printing News Briefs, as Caracol obtained 9100 certification to produce advanced parts for the aerospace sector and Albemartle and 6K…
Replacement Water Manifold for 1913 Fire Engine Made with 3D Printing
Collectors of rare cars, planes, boats, and this case, fire engines, are all too familiar with the challenge of finding replacement parts for worn out or damaged parts. Even if…
Vaupell Turns to 3D Printing to Create Complex Aerospace Investment Casting Tools
You’ve probably heard endless sound bites regarding 3D printing and how it is going to revolutionize industry, changing the world as we know it in manufacturing; however, it really helps…
Titan Robotics Brings Large-Format 3D Printing to West Africa
Lagos, Nigeria, a place not commonly known for 3D printing, just got a huge innovation boost at one of the largest foundries in West Africa — Nigerian Foundries Limited. Clay Guillory, Founder and CEO of Colorado-based Titan…
Investment Casting and 3D Printing: BFFs
Investment casting has been used for millennia. In this process a wax pattern is made. This is hardened, then the wax is vaporized. The resulting mold is then hardened once…
3D Printing Industry Guru Leads Development of First Commercial Robotic 3D Printer
After nearly 30 years in the 3D printing industry, Jim Bredt has already left a significant, commercial imprint on the field, yet his work on the industrial side of the…
ORNL Combines 3D Printing and Metal Casting to Create Stronger Components
As the hype over 3D printing begins to die down a bit, expectations of its potential have changed and become more realistic. It’s still going to change manufacturing, and indeed…
10,000 Hours of 3D Printing Bring Larger-Than-Life Cast Bronze Sculpture to Georgia Tech
We always take great pleasure in writing about the convergence of 3D printing and the art world, and it is hard to imagine anyone not being impressed by some of the latest…
3D Printing and Investment Casting Make a Perfect Fabrication Team
Not only is 3D printing a wonderful, versatile method of fabrication on its own, but it’s also turned out to play an important role alongside other, much older techniques in…
Cold Casting 3D Prints in Iron: See Bearded Goodness in All Its Glory!
We talk about the finishing process quite often regarding 3D models. And while sometimes that final phase of fabrication can be a bit of a pain, mostly it’s just plain…
These Custom-Sized Wingnuts are Made By Sand Casting 3D Printed Parts
The term “sand casting” refers to exactly what it sounds like. It is a very common way of casting metal parts, using sand as the mold. This is a very…
3D Printed PLA Mold for Pewter Casting is Surprisingly Effective
If you’re looking for a great 3D printing-related winter project — specifically wintry as it involves creating something marvelous with molten metal — then we may have found the ideal…
Viridis3D Unveils RAM10 3D Printer Materials Development Kit for Casting Solutions
Viridis3D is a supplier of additive manufacturing technology for making sand molds and cores used in foundry applications, and the company sells materials, 3D printing devices, software, and scanners to…
