In this week’s Sliced, our 3D printing news digest, we take a look at the latest creative application using 3D printing, including further forays into 3D printed wearables, 3D printed transport, and h…
Introducing CUDA: the 3D printed underwater jetpack
Archie O’Brien is a design student at Loughborough University. For his final project, in collaboration with service bureau 3D Hubs, O’Brien has applied 3D printing to the creation of a novel, pa…
Interview: Professor Neil Hopkinson and the invention of High Speed Sintering 3D printing
High Speed Sintering (HSS) is a method of end-use 3D printing production 20 years in the making. Professor Neil Hopkinson invented and patented the technology at Loughborough University and, working w…
UK’s first additive manufacturing apprenticeship launching this September
This September, the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), based in the UK, will launch what are described as the UK’s first additive manufacturing apprenticeships, with the goal of addressing skills …
MTC calls for contributions to stem additive manufacturing skills shortage
The UK’s Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) is where 3D printing and traditional manufacturing converge. Established as an independent Research & Technology Organisation (RTO) in 2010, th…
Control is the key factor for implementing additive manufacturing in industry
According to the UK’s Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), control is the key factor for the implementation of additive manufacturing in an industrial setting. Speaking at today’s Additi…
New research asks what is the value of 3D printed products?
This year the founder of MakerBot, Bre Pettis, launched a new venture in the retail of personalised gifts, including some 3D printed items. Bre & Co. 3D printed ceramic sake set retails at, wherea…