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HP Surprises With Prototyping Solution

HP’s MJF process is surprisingly being used successfully for prototyping by Oakley. We realized why they succeeded.

3D Printing Supports Senior and Assistive Aids

Charles Goulding and Greer Veon review the use of 3D printing for applications involving the growing senior demographic segment.

Incredible 3D Printed “Visible Man” Available Through Full Color 3D Technology

Mimaki’s powerful full color texture 3D printers are being used to 3D print mass quantities of customized artwork for consumers.

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3D Printing and Commercial Refrigeration

Charles Goulding and Peter Favata of R&D Tax Savers take a look at how the commercial refrigeration industry is beginning to make production use of 3D printing technology.

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3D Printing Aerospace Parts with Blockchain

It’s now possible to 3D print spare parts on demand for aircraft in flight using blockchain technology.

The Big 4 Elevator Companies & 3D Printing Innovation

Charles Goulding and Dylan Comerford of R&D Tax Savers examine the possibilities in leveraging 3D printing technology in the elevator industry.

Additive Manufacturing: Bridging The Gap From Craft To Automation

What happens when your skilled craft workers retire? You switch to additive manufacturing. See the details in this interesting case study.

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Digital Inventory Comes To The High Seas

The vision of a digital inventory with on-demand 3D printing is becoming a reality, with several companies entering an early adopter program.

Signify To 3D Print Massive Quantities of Light Shades And Fixtures

Signify announced a plan to mass customize lighting products using 3D printing technology, potentially requiring as many as 500 3D printers.

Voxel8 Returns to 3D Print Shoe Uppers

Voxel8, who debuted in 2015 at CES with an electronics 3D printing concept, disappeared, only to now return with a footwear 3D printing solution.

Astronauts Can Now Recycle Plastics Into 3D Printing Filament

Why limit recycling to Earth when you can do it in outer space too?

Stratasys Digital Inventory For Rail Gets Serious

Stratasys’ experiments in digital inventory solutions for the rail industry just got very real.

Nike’s 3D Printed Zoom Vaporfly Part of Record-Breaking Performance

Charles Goulding and Peter Favata examine the state of advanced footwear production using additive manufacturing.

3D Printing Innovating Smart Home Technology

Charles Goulding and Greer Veon review several consumer product companies who successfully used 3D printing technology to aid the development of their products.

What Every 3D Printing Company Should Be Doing

Trinckle has developed a powerful new system, Paramate, that can automatically generate custom 3D models to vastly simplify the process of producing unique low volume parts for production.

Is It Possible To 3D Print Spacecraft?

It has now been demonstrated it’s possible to 3D print spacecraft parts in thermoplastic thanks to an experiment by CRP Technology.

Formula One Racing Teams And 3D Printing Activities: Driven To Be The Best

Charles Goulding, Preeti Sulibhavi and Ian D. Brown examine the use of 3D printing and additive manufacturing by the world’s major Formula 1 Racing teams.

Promoting Whiskey With 3D Printing?

Is it still possible to promote a business brand using 3D printing? It apparently is, according to Diageo, who have launched the Bulleit 3D Printed Frontier Experience.

Stratasys To Collaborate With Jay Leno

Jay Leno partners with Stratasys to enable a digital inventory and 3D printing approach to maintain his vast collection of vintage automobiles.

Small Manufacturers Really Should Use 3D Printers

It’s not a new idea, but it is still not done widely: using 3D printers onsite in manufacturing processes to increase productivity, safety and speed.

3D Printing Props Has An Oscar-Worthy Future

Charles Goulding and Greer Veon of R&D Tax Savers look into the 3D printing of movie and TV props.

3D Printing More Affordable Cranial Implants

A recent case study out of India highlights the low-cost benefits of 3D printing to create personalized medical implants.

Manufacturing Aids As Leading 3D Printing Application

Charles Goulding and Dylan Comerford of R&D Tax Savers discuss 3D printing in creating all-important manufacturing aids.

When Will Car Dealers 3D Print Parts?

Charles Goulding and Ryan Donley of R&D Tax Savers discuss the future of automotive 3D printing – in car dealerships.

Around Town With The OESH Townie 3D Printed Shoes: Review

OESH’s new 3D printed and CNC-knit Townie shoes are comfortable, attractive, and well-made: a review.

Realizing 3D Printing’s Opportunities In The Face Of Trade Wars

Global trade and increasing tariffs are major topics of discussion these days — and 3D printing is increasingly a part of that conversation.

Validating Digital Anatomy: Inside Stratasys’ Strategy

Stratasys is proving out a strategy of application-based 3D printing.

National Manufacturing Day 2019: Expert Roundtable On “Additive Manufacturing: The Next Frontier”

It’s National Manufacturing Day, perfect for a meeting of the minds to discuss additive manufacturing.

Ruggedized Bioprinter Proves Itself

Biofabrication gets a boost with a successful pilot program in an austere environment.

The Significance Of UL GREENGUARD 2904 Certification In 3D Printing

Today Rize announces the first UL GREENGUARD 2904 Certified 3D printer and materials; what does this mean for the 3D printing industry?

Rize Announces First UL GREENGUARD Certification: CEO Interview

3D printer emissions are in focus again today, but with a progress update: the first GREENGUARD-certified 3D printer has been announced.

Stratasys’ Digital Inventory Strategy Is Hard, But They’re Making Progress

Stratasys is working on a fascinating transition to a digital inventory provider. See their experiments with rail car suppliers to understand how it works.

3D Printed Chinese Drone Components and the U.S. Government

Charles Goulding, Preeti Sulibhavi, and Peter Favata of R&D Tax Savers explore 3D printing as an alternative to Chinese sourcing for drone components.

A Sophisticated Dental 3D Printing Strategy From Ray

South Korea-based Ray has developed an amazing 3D printing system for dentists to use directly without need for dental labs.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professors Give Presentation on 3D Printing in the Lighting Industry

Charles Goulding and Peter Favata of R&D Tax Savers delve into 3D printing in the lighting industry.

The Busy Hidden Uses Of 3D Printing

Are there hidden use cases for 3D printing that are incredibly powerful? We’ve found some before, now here’s another one.

New Balance Steps Out With Next Formlabs-Powered Shoe

The latest partially 3D printed shoe is hitting the market: the New Balance FuelCell Echo Triple.

3D Printing: Shifting Gears for Driverless Electronic Vehicles

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi of R&D Tax Savers examine the use of 3D printing in new driverless electric vehicles.

3D Printing And The Rise Of Professional Designer Artisan Fabricators

Charles R. Goulding & Preeti Sulibhavi of R&D Tax Savers examine 3D printing applications in artisanal fabrication.

3D Printed Rocket Manufacturer Gets First Customer

Can a rocket be entirely 3D printed? We will soon find out as Relativity Space gains their first customer, Momentus.

Accelerating Aerospace: Part Two

Additive manufacturing promises to make aircraft fly higher, faster, and more fuel-efficiently than ever before.

Accelerating Aerospace: Part One

Additive manufacturing promises to make aircraft fly higher, faster, and more fuel-efficiently than ever before.

Solid-State Battery 3D Printing Preps for Production

Is it possible to 3D print batteries? It seems so, as KeraCel is attempting to do so.

Stratasys Shows Fashion Fabric 3D Printing System

When will 3D printing finally change the fashion industry? It may happen soon with Stratasys’ announcement of a way to 3D print in full color directly on fabric using production processes.

Space Startup Offering Earth-Based 3D Printed Housing Experience

Want to stay in a space habitat? One 3D printed space habitat is being offered to the public for short stays, but it’s located on Earth.

The Autonomous Olli 2.0: Smarter, Longer-Range, More 3D Printed

Local Motors’ autonomous Olli vehicle is now in its second generation, with more 3D printing and potential to become wider spread.

Carbon Keeps 3D Printing In The Saddle With fizik

Carbon and fizik have announced a partnership to createan advanced digitally manufactured bicycle saddle.

NASA has been 3D Printing Ice — In Plastic

How do you make aircraft wings resistant to icing? By carefully 3D scanning the way wing icing occurs, and 3D printing test wings.

Carbon’s Next DLS Disruption: Specialized 3D Printed Bike Saddle

Shoes. Football helmets. Now, Carbon takes its Digital Light Synthesis 3D printing technology to cyclists with a 3D printed bike saddle.

The Air Force’s Certified, 3D Printed Latrine Cover

Certifying parts for 3D printing remains a relatively new practice for the military, and nonstructural parts are first in focus.

The Importance and Potential of 3D Printing

3D printing has the potential to transform numerous industries. From medicine to automotive, many sectors have felt the benefits of this technology and what it can do.

Advanced Manufacturing Technologies in Healthcare Today

Advanced Manufacturing is the use of innovative technology to improve products or processes. Today, these advancements are especially prominent in the healthcare industry, where we see innovations in prosthetics, dentistry, and medical models.

3D Printing Opportunities with Fiat Chrysler’s Increased Focus on Jeep

Charles Goulding and Peter Favata of R&D Tax Savers discuss 3D printing opportunities regarding Jeep.

Peak Testing For 3D Printed Parts

SolidEngineer CEO Björn Lindwall successfully scaled Mount Everest using 3D printed climbing gear and equipment, showing peak testing in real-world conditions.

GE Additive Goes Down Under

Focus is on Australia as GE Additive has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the New South Wales Government to bring industrial 3D printing capabilities to the new Aerotropolis project.

Aerospace 3D Printing Today And Tomorrow

When it comes to 3D printing in the aerospace industry, where are we now, in 2019? And where are we going?

Aerospace 3D Printing: The Process Of Adoption

An interview with Stratasys’ VP of Aerospace sheds light on the process of adopting 3D printing in the aerospace industry.

3D Printing Camaro Parts

Charles Goulding and Ryan Donley of R&D Tax Savers examine 3D printing applications for car parts – specifically the popular Chevrolet Camaro.

CRP Races On

Energica Motor Company’s Ego Corsa electric motorbikes had a strong showing at the MotoE races, following setbacks in manufacturing.

The Lightyear One Electric Car Drives Ahead With Sunlight And 3D Printing

The new solar-powered Lightyear One electric car includes more than 60 3D printed interior parts made by DiManEx.

South Korea: 3D Printing Innovator and a Talented Supply Chain Alternative

Cameron Torti and Charles Goulding of R&D Tax Savers discuss 3D printing and supply chain considerations in South Korea.

UPPKOPPLA Is Custom 3D Printed Gaming Accessories From IKEA and UNYQ

Ever since they announced they would be making customized 3D printed chairs for gamers, IKEA has been slowly entering the gaming peripheral market.

How 3D Printing Is Disrupting the Footwear Industry

From 3D glasses to jewellery, 3D printing is now being incorporated into more and more industries — and the shoe industry is no different.

Sierra Leone 3D Prints Data For Educational Policy Decisions

3D printed data models are helping the Sierra Leone government make decisions about educational policy.

3D Printing: A Lifeline for Automakers Adapting to a Changing Industry

Cameron Torti and Charles Goulding of R&D Tax Savers examine 3D printing in today’s automotive industry.

New Balance Launches 3D Printing-Powered Shoes

New Balance is 3D printing parts of its newest shoes with the Formlabs-powered TripleCell 3D printing platform: meet the 990 Sport and FuelCell Echo.

Applying 3D Printing Technology to Kitchen Appliances

Ian Brown and Tyler Gianchetta of R&D Tax Savers examine use of 3D printing in kitchen appliance manufacture.

Question of the Week: How To Re-Engineer Motorcycle Parts

How could one re-engineer parts for a motorcycle?

Is The TAZ 6 Bombproof?

We learned something very interesting about the LulzBot TAZ 6.

MedAccred Certification Forms the Framework for the Future of Micro Medical Components

Charles Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi of R&D Tax Savers discuss precise medical 3D printing.

Five Impactful 3D Printing Innovations

Let’s take a look at a few of the most impressive 3D printing innovations of the last five years and see how much the industry has changed since it began.

Smithsonian 3D Prints Neil Armstrong

The Smithsonian Institution is 3D printing life-size copies of Neil Armstrong.

Drones Are Taking Off Rapidly With Help From 3D Printers

Cameron Torti and Charles Goulding of R&D Tax Savers examine 3D printing’s impact on drones.

3D Printing To Boom In Supersonic Air Travel

Boom Supersonic is bringing metal 3D printing into its Mach 2.2 air travel plans.

GE Additive Announces 34 Metal 3D Printer Sales

In four announcements over the last nine days, GE Additive has shared the news of a notable sales season in metal 3D printing.

A Concrete Example: How 3D Printing Can Create Housing and Infrastructure

Charles Goulding and Liam Nixon of R&D Tax Savers examine concrete 3D printing.

Figure 4 In Action

3D Systems’ Figure 4 system is up and running at Rapid Application Group.

Pasta and 3D Printing: Ingredients for a Successful Recipe

Charles Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi of R&D Tax Savers discuss the culinary world of 3D printing pasta.

Ruggedized Bioprinting

An nScrypt bioprinter is ready for desert conditions to test in-the-field critical care.

The Mayo Clinic’s 3D Printing Accomplishments

Charles Goulding and Rafaella July of R&D Tax Savers discuss the Mayo Clinic’s use of 3D printing.

3D Printing Final Aircraft Parts

Marshall Aerospace and Defense has revealed its use of 3D printing for prototype and final flight parts.

XJet CEO: Metal And Ceramic 3D Printing Applications Come From The Customers

XJet’s CEO shares a look into operations and applications in metal and ceramic 3D printing.

UNYQ And IKEA Continue To Personalize Gaming

A personalized product line is 3D printing comfort for gamers.

Nano Dimension Increases Application Footprint

Space, defense, smart homes: Nano Dimension is expanding the reach of 3D printed electronics.

How They Made It: The Indestructible 3D Printed Guitar

There are a few abilities you need to prove you’re a proper rockstar.

3D Printing in the Electrical Industry

Charles Goulding and Dylan Comerford of R&D Tax Savers discuss electrical industry usage of 3D printing technologies.

Heineken Toasts To Ultimaker

3D printing tooling is something for beer company Heineken to toast.

3D Printed Dioramas: A New Twist On An Older Process

A company found a new usage for 3D printed body scans: dioramas.

From The Ashes: CRP And Energica Rebuild For MotoE

CRP helps Energica race to the race, rebuilding destroyed motorbikes in record time.

Health Canada Issues Guidance On 3D Printed Implants

Health Canada has issued official guidance for producers of 3D printed medical implants.

What Is Industrial 3D Printing?

There isn’t an industry on Earth that won’t be touched, and potentially transformed, by the maturation of 3D printing technology. But for this to happen, additive manufacturing has to migrate from the hobbyist’s desktop to factory floors all across the world.