3D Printing

Computer Simulation Technology and Dassault Systèmes jointly announced a partnership to integrate 3D electromagnetic simulation technology from CST into Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform. High-tech, transportation & mobility, aerospace & defence, industrial equipment and other industries will soon have access to a best-in-class multi-physics simulation solution for the creation and design of smart objects.

3D printing has been around for decades but it didn't really gain traction until the 1990s. Until recently, only a handful of industries used additive manufacturing but that's all about to change. 3D printing is currently one of the hottest and most interesting advancements in technology and has the potential to revolutionise all sorts of industries from automotive and aerospace to electronics and healthcare.

University of Sheffield scientists have succeeded in using a 3D printed guide to help nerves damaged in traumatic incidents repair themselves. The team used the Nerve Guidance Conduit (NGC) device to repair nerve damage in animal models and say the method could help treat many types of traumatic injury. The NGC is a framework of tiny tubes, which guide the damaged nerve ends towards each other so that they can repair naturally.

Quant 3D, a division of OK International, will showcase the new Q1000 industrial 3D printer in the Tier Time Booth #1038 at the Rapid 3D Event, scheduled to take place from 18th to 21st May, 2015. The Q1000 Industrial 3D printer is a high-performance, cost-effective 3D printing solution for industrial and large commercial applications.

A 3D printing technology developed by Silicon Valley startup, Carbon3D, enables objects to rise from a liquid media continuously rather than being built layer-by-layer as they have been for the past 25 years. The technology allows ready-to-use products to be made 25 to 100 times faster than other methods and creates previously unachievable geometries that open opportunities for innovation not only in health care and medicine, but also in other ma...

  Renishaw has been featured in the 2015 edition of Guinness World Records for manufacturing the world’s first 3D printed titanium alloy bicycle frame. The project was completed in collaboration with British bike manufacturer Empire Cycles.

The jewellery and watchmaking industry is set to enter a new era as students from Birmingham City University gear up to begin training on how to use a new world-pioneering technology. The Direct Metal 3D Printing technology, from Cooksongold, will free designers from the constraints of conventional manufacturing technologies, meaning that once ‘impossible’ complex and costly designs will now become a reality for jewellery and watchmak...

Once upon a time, the simple glass of the car windshield began to incorporate printed antennas and heaters. Fast forward to 2015, and the world's first car with a 3D printed load-bearing structure and body is the Strati, developed by US startup Local Motors. In 2014, the company undertook a challenge to build a 3D car live on the internet. In late 2015, the first street legal versions are expected to be delivered to customers.

Altair today announced new OptiStruct solver capabilities that expand topology optimization support for the use of additive manufacturing, or 3D printing. OptiStruct is an award-winning technology for topology, topography, size, and shape optimization that is included in computer-aided engineering (CAE) suite Altair HyperWorks.

3D printing was one of the hottest tech trends of 2014 and, according to industry analysts, will rise over the next year. D3D Innovations has released a next-gen machine that allows users to produce 3D Printer ‘ink’ on demand. Quick, eco-friendly and cost effective, FilaFab Plastic Extruders address demand from hobbyists, educational institutes, polymer laboratories, engineers, architects and workshops.