Registration for the premier gathering of 3D printing technology providers and industry leaders is now open, and is free to guests of 3D Printing Industry! RAPID + TCT 2023, North America’s largest and most significant additive manufacturing event, will return to Chicago’s McCormick Place on May 2-4, 2023. The event will feature an extensive collection ..read more

The ZeroHS, a new professional 3D printer with “unprecedented” printing speeds, has been released by the Italian company Kentstrapper. According to Kentstrapper, the ZeroHS has been “expressly designed for companies and professionals who seek maximum quality and production speed.”  The 3D printer, the price of which has not yet been disclosed, is set to be ..read more

Researchers from Columbia University have used 3D printing to create a slice of cake using seven different ingredients. To achieve this, the team used a custom extrusion mechanism to pick and place the ingredients for 3D printing. Preparing the food included hand-mashing a banana with a fork to ensure the nozzle tip would not be ..read more

SLM Solutions has reported revenues of EUR 105.7 million for the fiscal year 2022, rising 41% year-over-year. As a comparison, the Company posted revenue of EUR 75.1M for the previous year.  Dirk Ackermann, CFO of SLM Solutions, said, “Despite macroeconomic headwinds such as supply chain pressures and rising interest rates, our team was successful in ..read more

Jabil Inc. (NYSE: JBL) has teamed up with KAV Sports to make customized, made-to-order cycling helmets that are more comfortable and safer. These helmets will be made using custom-engineered materials and additive manufacturing. The KAV Portola helmet, which was named by Time Magazine as one of the “greatest innovations of 2022,” is fashioned from a ..read more

China based Desktop 3D printer manufacturer Creality is set to host a hybrid (online+offline) event to celebrate their nine year anniversary, announcing multiple new “next-gen” products and a series of spring sales in the process.  The event will be accessible via Creality’s official Facebook and YouTube accounts at 0900 ET / 1300 GMT / 1400 ..read more

Goodfellow Cambridge Ltd. has announced customized metal alloy powders for additive manufacturing (AM).   The Huntingdon, UK, company that makes specialty metals and materials expects significant interest from AM companies, enterprises that build jet engine structures, store hydrogen, or make medical implants. The manufacturer aims to generate additional sales of over £500,000 from the launch. “Additive ..read more

Materialise, a global leader in 3D printing software and services, has released its Process Control software for metal 3D printing and the Build Processor Software Development Kit (BP SDK). By utilizing automated quality control and configuring their 3D printer parameters, the new technologies enable additive manufacturing (AM) customers to take complete control of the 3D ..read more

California-based space habitation technologies developer Vast has completed the acquisition of US aerospace firm Launcher for an undisclosed fee. Through this deal, Vast hopes to accelerate its mission of developing artificial gravity space stations to enable “scalable solutions for human productivity in space.” The deal combines the 80-strong workforce at Vast with Launcher’s employee base ..read more

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research and Heidelberg University have been investigating the “touchless 3D printing” concept to improve precision and 3D printing speed. The new study is published in the journal of Advanced Sciences. Multiple acoustic holograms are used in the study to make pressure fields that can be used to ..read more