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Elmet Technologies granted US patent for 'Fabrication of Metallic parts by Additive Manufacturing' technology
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (506+ words) The patent further strengthens Elmet Technologies" growing portfolio of IP in powders and processes for AM and powder metallurgy applications. Elmet Technologies has announced the issuance of a US patent for a technology that covers the use of a dry…...
LPE installs EOS P396 3D printer in response to 'surging demand' for 3D printed parts
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (328+ words) The new EOS P396 represents LPE's fourth industrial SLS system. Laser Prototypes Europe (LPE) has installed a new EOS P396 polymer 3D printing system to address 'surging demand for production-grade 3D printed components.' The new EOS P396 represents LPE's fourth industrial SLS system and will…...
RAPID + TCT 2026 | Exhibitor highlights
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (1103+ words) Between April 13-16, the additive manufacturing industry will convene in Boston for the 2026 RAPID + TCT. As North America's largest additive manufacturing and industrial 3D printing event, RAPID + TCT promises to be the platform for a series of AM launches, updates and applications....
BMF introduces BMF Clear transparent photopolymer resin
22+ hour, 7+ min ago (398+ words) This material, per BMF, will enable engineers to additively manufacture complex, internally structured micro-scale devices that were previously unachievable with 3D printing.The company says it will open the door to 'high-fidelity innovation and broader application in critical research and commercial…...
BLT metal 3D printing tech again leveraged for OPPO's latest foldable smartphone
22+ hour, 8+ min ago (531+ words) BLT is able to additively manufacture the hinge system as a single structure. Bright Laser Technologies (BLT) has again contributed its metal additive manufacturing capability to support the manufacture of the hinge system for OPPO's latest foldable smartphone. Like the…...
The additive differential: Learnings from the additive manufacture of a safety-critical part via Project TAMPA
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (177+ words) NP Aerospace & Digital Manufacturing Centre provide insights into the production of a 90kg suspension & differential carrier. What is described by Digital Manufacturing Centre (DMC) as the largest metal component it has ever additively manufactured (AM), was referred to months earlier as the…...
Through the doors: Corus Byrnes Dental Lab
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (485+ words) Sam Davies spends the day at Corus Byrnes to understand how the dental laboratory is growing its application of additive manufacturing. "I've just changed my dentist," Ashley Byrne tells me. "Because he refused to buy an intraoral scanner (IOS)." For…...
3D printed homes: Fad? Prefab? or fab?
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (241+ words) 3D printed homes: Fad? Prefab? or fab?tctmagazine.com 3D printed homes: Fad? Prefab? or fab? "The real challenge is understanding where 3D printing truly adds value." 3D printing for construction can be a divisive topic " largely due to the media buzz around 3D printed…...
Additive manufacturing is losing its roots
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (234+ words) Additive manufacturing is losing its roots'tctmagazine.com Additive manufacturing is losing its roots In our latest Anonymous Column, one reader laments 3D printing's "forgotten era' and makes a case for embracing the maker community who have been left behind by the…...
This is what 3D printing was made for
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (240+ words) Laura Griffiths speaks to the team behind a new customised medical device leveraging silicone 3D printing to support the most vulnerable patients. Additive manufacturing (AM) is intended to solve the most complex design-to- manufacturing challenges. But what if the challenge ahead…...