Schaeffler 3D Scanned 48 Of Its Factories, Efficiency Surged 80%

Nvidia Backs Software Start-Up Enabling Complex Additive Manufacturing

3D Printing Moves To The Factory Floor At IMTS: The additive manufacturing companies at IMTS 2024 are the ones moving into the mainstream of manufacturing focused on parts that are durable, repeatable, and economical.

Restor3d Secures $70M In New Financing To Advance 3D-Printed Implants: AI, 3D printing, and biomaterials to repair and rebuild the human body sounds like science fiction, but not to medical device start-up Restor3d.

One Start-Up’s $20M Boost To Bring Injection Molding Back To The U.S.: 3D-printing technology company Mantle aims to lower the cost and automate the process of making metal injection molds.

Will This Czech Company Dominate Desktop 3D Printing In America?: Prusa, one of the most popular 3D printer brands in the world, is setting up a U.S. factory with plans to quickly become America's largest 3D printer maker.

A Baby Bottle Startup Rising Against The Odds: Emulait has enjoyed viral acclaim, weathered negative reviews, and experienced everything in between on its way to becoming an established brand.

3D Printing, The Bright Spot In U.S.-Based Manufacturing: 3D printing service bureaus are one sliver of American manufacturing still riding record highs. What’s driving this growth in 3D printers for hire?

A 3D Printer On Every Desk? Why Companies Are Buying More 3D Printers: Entry-level desktop 3D printers saw record sales in 2023. It’s not the number of machines sold that’s surprising; it’s who’s buying them: businesses.

AI-Powered 3D Printing Redefines Implant Surgery: The demand for – and the market for – patient-specific, custom-3D-printed implants is surging. Better outcomes and lower costs are just two reasons.

Pittsburgh, The New Home Of 3D-Printed Steel: Already, thousands of metal 3D printed parts flow from this new facility destined for machine makers and auto plants, and installed on locomotives and spacecraft.

From Turbines To Valves: 3D Printing Transforms Energy Manufacturers: Major manufacturers in oil, gas, electric, and wind turn to 3D printing to produce critical parts aiming to reduce costs, drive innovation, and enhance sustainability.

Kayak Maker Navigates Innovation With Large-Scale 3D Printing: Full-scale 3D-printed prototypes helped Melker of Sweden bring a new kayak design to the American market in only six months instead of two years.

The Shipping Industry’s New Plan To 3D Print Spare Parts: Three years in the making, the new digital spare parts platform called Pelagus 3D aims to deliver better maritime parts anywhere in the world faster to keep ships moving.

Could The Next Tech Unicorn Be Hiding In A Forest Of Patents?: As 3D printing continues to evolve as a manufacturing method, patent data provides valuable insight into the technological landscape and areas of innovation.

NFL’s Safest Helmets Absorb Impact With 3D Printing Instead Of Foam: San Francisco 49er Nick Bosa’s helmet is unremarkable from the outside. On the inside is 3D-printed padding shown to reduce impact injury.

Metal 3D Printers At Ukraine’s Frontlines Make Critical Spare Parts: Seven massive Spee3D metal 3D printers will help Ukrainian military fabricate critical repair parts for more than 40 different armored platforms close to the frontline.

The 3D Printing Behind The Billion-Dollar Smile Business: Start-ups are succeeding in a orthodontic market transformed by patient-specific manufacturing at a mass scale — something only 3D printing makes possible.

3D Printing Meets The Billion-Dollar Footwear Industry: Moving from one method of making footwear to another is fraught with risk for large brands, but smaller design companies are leading the way.

This 3D-Printed Microturbine Engine Is Designed To Do More Than Fly: Monolithic, 3D-printed microturbine engine can dramatically bring down costs and introduce new efficiencies not possible with traditionally manufactured engines.

3D-Printing: The New Magic Behind Movie Props: In many ways, the film industry’s adoption of 3D printing technology mirrors a process playing out across a wide range of businesses and small manufacturers.

3D-Printed, Factory-Built Homes Coming To A Community Near You: Mighty Buildings' new highly automated Mexican factory is ramping up to 3D-print one home kit a day, which are then shipped to nearby Southern California housing developments.

How Secure Is Your Digital Additive Manufacturing Data?: As manufacturing becomes increasingly digital, cloud-connected, and distributed globally, how vulnerable is it to viruses, sabotage, or counterfeiting?