In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll start with sustainability research on AM feedstock from AMGTA, and then on to an aluminum alloy with enhanced mechanical properties. University students built an award-winning, low-cost, cold spray metal 3D printer prototype, and some proposed ASTM International standards focus on cementitious materials for...

Back in 2020, Michigan nonprofit Automation Alley, an advanced manufacturing accelerator, was one of a number of organizations that recognized that the pandemic had put a premium on bringing manufacturing closer to the point of need. As such, Automation Alley launched Project Distributed, Independent, Agile Manufacturing on Demand (DIAMOnD), which in...

MRO and digital inventories is a quickly growing area. Now classification/advisory firm ABS has partnered with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), powder bed fusion OEM CScam and technological institute KITECH in a joint development agreement (JDP) to make a digital inventor solution. This is a notable alternative to the Wihelmsen and Thyssen-created Pelagus3D....

Surgeons at Yale School of Medicine pioneered the first fully in-house 3D surgical procedure to fix a misaligned bone near the wrist. Dr. Lisa Lattanza, Chair and Ensign Professor of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, led the surgery, using 3D printed guides and models to plan and execute the operation with high precision. She also collaborated with...

Honeywell provides turbine propulsion engines for helicopters, business aircraft, and military trainers, and has been using additive manufacturing at its lab in Phoenix for over 15 years. It now produces hundreds of aircraft components, including the first 3D printed, FAA-certified, flight-critical engine part back in 2020. This part was an important...

Stratasys‘ (Nasdaq: SSYS) first quarter results of 2024 were mixed. The company saw strong sales of consumables, indicating that customers are heavily using its printers, which boosts recurring revenue. Improved profit margins show that Stratasys is managing its costs well. It also reported positive cash flow and strong demand for its new F3300 system...