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For decades, manufacturing has mostly been controlled by countries with huge factories, lower labor costs, and industrial systems that took years, sometimes decades, to build. But Utrecht University human geographers Nicola Cortinovis and Joric Donnet believe 3D printing could start to change some of that. In a new study, they found that countries adopting 3D […]

In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, America Makes announced the winners of its JAQS-SQ Project Call. Axtra3D is partnering with Keystone Industries to expand its dental material ecosystem, while BigRep and Endless Industries have announced a strategic partnership to advance large-format AM with continuous fiber reinforcement. We’ll end with bioprinting research out of China. America

This article is Part 2 of a three-part series based on 3DPrint.com’s visit to nScrypt’s Orlando headquarters and conversations with Ken Church. Walking through nScrypt’s facility in Orlando last summer, what stands out isn’t just the machines — it’s the people running them. Engineers move between screens and systems, adjusting toolpaths, watching material deposit in

SHINING 3D is moving forward again with its plans to go public in China, after restarting its Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE) initial public offering (IPO) review process and filing updated financial materials with regulators. The Hangzhou-based company, best known for its industrial and dental 3D scanners, had temporarily paused its IPO review earlier this year

A very long time ago, in 2023, the additive manufacturing (AM) industry was enraptured over the attempts by a large chunk of its publicly traded original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to acquire one another. Ultimately, none of those initially floated deals went through, although one of the players in the fracas, Nano Dimension, did eventually take

It’s Triggy is a YouTube channel showcasing engineering builds and how-tos. From testing whether wood glue is stronger than wood, to how to make polynomial curves, and how to make a rocket from office supplies, it errs on the side of nerdy. Triggy took umbrage at a commercially available multi-channel pipette system, which cost $18,000. Pipetting robots come

Robotics is among the most intriguing long-term prospects for the additive manufacturing (AM) industry, something I recently wrote about in the context of BLT and China’s buildup of industrial robotics for use in supply chains such as electronics and power grid repair. That piece highlighted how 3D printing can be leveraged as something of a

Equipping today’s warfighter with the most advanced technology is paramount, driving increased prioritization and investment in drone development and advanced manufacturing training within the Department of War (DoW). In this evolving landscape, America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, is playing a central role through its AMTrain platform. Positioned at the intersection of workforce

Students at the Swiss University ETH have built a Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE). An RDRE burns propellant in a ring-shaped combustion chamber where a continuous supersonic wave detonation is propagated. With fewer parts, these engines could be highly optimized, smaller, lighter, and more efficient. JAXA, NASA, and the AFRL have been working on trying

Electroninks makes high-performance conductive inks that are used widely in electronics and in semiconductors. The firm has now launched the CircuitJet IV. This is a new version of its desktop printed circuit board (PCB) printer. Unattended, the system is “consolidating PCB fabrication, plating, solder mask deposition, assembly, and reflow into a single integrated benchtop system.”