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3D printing for the Space Station

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Kathleen Maher

Made in Space and NASA have brought 3D printing to Outer Space, to create all the little things they left ...

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Autodesk Spark and Ember poised to enter 3D printing wars

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Randall Newton

Autodesk wants to do for 3D printing what Google did for mobile devices: give away an operating system to encourage ...

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HP sets sights on 3D printing again with homegrown technology

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Randall Newton

Reselling a Stratasys printer went nowhere; this time HP will come to market with a truly innovative platform. HP has ...

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Goodbye lost wax casting for gold jewelry

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Randall Newton

A partnership between 3D printer manufacturer EOS and precious metals provider Cooksongold results in a new printer. Sculptor and jewelry ...

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Autodesk reveals impatience with 3D printing innovation rate

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Randall Newton

Introducing a new software platform and a reference design for a 3D printer, Autodesk wants to shake things up in ...

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Airbus study finds significant advantage in 3D printing for standardized parts

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Randall Newton

Working with laser sintering specialist EOS, an initial benchmarking for further research found cost savings and sustainability advantages across the ...

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Startup MarkForged makes composite parts

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Kathleen Maher

Carbon fiber must be placed in proper alignment for its intended purpose, making 3D printing more challenging.   By Kathleen ...

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3D printing for final part production up 23%

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Randall Newton

Aerospace, jewelry, and medical/dental are among the industries using 3D printing for final parts. On the eve of the 3D ...

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3D printing inventor Chuck Hull receives Stibitz Award

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Randall Newton

Thirty years after inventing stereolithography, Hull still ‘humbled and exhilarated’ by the result. Chuck Hull, inventor of 3D printing and ...

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3D Systems acquires The Sugar Lab for confection printing

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Randall Newton

Husband and wife architects used the studio 3D printer to top a cupcake; the rest is culinary history. 3D Systems ...