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Major 3D printing players Arcam and SLM Solutions to be bought by GE

On Tuesday 6th September, General Electric caused a stir in the 3D printing industry by announcing plans to buy Arcam and SLM Solutions, for a total of $1.4 billion.

Has the 3D printing industry stabilised?

The stocks of the eight public 3D printing companies have crashed over the past years - will valuations stabilise in 2016?

Advanc3d Materials

Advanc3d sell off-the-shelf and customised materials for FDM and SLS 3D printers. Rachel Gordon interviewed their Managing Director, Francois Minec.

Significant technology short-comings preventing mass adoption of 3DP

Consumer 3D printing has not become a reality. Industrial printing has seen limited innovation. Investor money is now fuelling start-ups.

New Balance to sell first 3D printed running shoe

Global athletic leader New Balance announces details surrounding the limited sale of the first high performance running shoe with a full-length 3D printed midsole.

Polar 3D acquires STEAMtrax from 3D Systems

Polar 3D has announced that it has completed the acquisition of STEAMtrax from 3D Systems.

3D printing enables new generation of heat exchangers

Researchers have used 3D printing to prototype one of the most important enabling technologies in a building—the heat exchanger.

3D Systems releases Geomagic Freeform 2016

These updated software products offer professionals an organic engineering solution for precise, sculpted 3D design that bypasses the restrictions of geometric CAD platforms and enables the quick transition from design to production.

LG Display, Jabil, NASA: Cornerstones at IDTechEx Wearable Europe

Europe's largest event on Wearable Technology, with over 225 speakers and 170 exhibitors, taking place in Berlin on April 27-28 will feature opening presentations highlighting the latest progress with wearable technology.

LG Display, Jabil, NASA: Cornerstones at Printed Electronics Europe

Europe's largest event on Printed Electronics, with over 225 speakers and 170 exhibitors, taking place in Berlin on April 27-28 will feature opening presentations highlighting the latest progress with printed and flexible electronics.

Arcam Group release 2015 financial results

On 20th January, IDTechEx spoke to Bruce Bradshaw and Magnus Rene of Arcam in the new office in Woburn, Massachusetts.

First ever 3D printed object from asteroid metals

Planetary Resources, in collaboration with their partner 3D Systems, have developed the first ever direct metal print from asteroid metals.

Ricoh Europe

Ricoh produces cameras, printers, photocopiers, fax machines, and offers Software as a Service (SaaS) document management solutions. They have recently partnered with Leapfrog to offer desktop 3D printers, and Aspect to launch a new SLS machine.

Install base of 3D printing for metals jumped 43% in 2014

3D printing of metals is facilitating the transition to additive manufacturing from rapid prototyping. Printing in plastics has its place in prototyping and education, but metal printing has allowed the technology to be adopted for part production in the aerospace, orthopedic, dental and jewelry industries and is now being developed for the oil and gas, printed electronics, and general engineering industries.

Ricoh launches SLS 3D printer

Ricoh announced today the release of the RICOH AM S5500P, its first 3D Printer under the RICOH brand.

3D scanning: the achilles heel of IP protection for 3D printing

Jerry Fisher unexpectedly found himself in legal hot water after publishing 3D models of a famous Michelangelo statue located on Augustana College's campus. Mr. Fisher used hundreds of photographs of the statue to create a 3D model. After uploading the model to MakerBot's Thingiverse, Augustana College requested that Mr. Fisher take it down, on the grounds that he had violated copyright law.

Is 3D printing using binders having a resurgence?

Jetting binder on layers of plastic powder was originally developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1993. This binder-on-powder process was the first to be known as 3D Printing technology.

Canon announces 3D printer prototype

At their recent Canon EXPO held in Paris, Canon announced their first 3D printer concept developed entirely in-house.

3D printing tradeshow season continues...

Just a week after Euromold at the Dusseldorf Messe, a lot of the same people joined TCT at the NEC Birmingham.