A London man has reportedly become the first person in the world to be fitted with a 3D printed prosthetic eye. Steve Verze received the eye today at Moorfields Eye Hospital in Finsbury, London, which…
3DPRINTUK announces formal merger with Additive
3DPRINTUK has acquired fellow London based 3D printing service bureau Additive, formerly known as Digits2Widgets, in order to strengthen its position in the UK market and expand the services available…
3D Printing Industry News Sliced: Stratasys, GE Additive, ExOne, BCN3D, Makerbot, HP and more
In this edition of Sliced, the 3D Printing Industry news digest, we cover the latest business developments, partnerships, and acquisitions in the additive manufacturing sector. Today’s edition feature…
TRANSFORM-CE: MMU €9.6 million plans to give plastic ‘a new lease of life’ with 3D printing
Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) has undertaken a €9.6 million project to transform single-use plastic waste into feedstock for additive manufacturing, as well as intrusion molding – a c…
Siemens partners with UK universities to launch Industry 4.0 curriculum
Global technology and industrial manufacturing company Siemens has announced a new Industry 4.0. academic teaching programme in partnership with UK universities. Called Connected Curriculum, the aim i…
3D Printing industry CrAMmed: KIT, University of Louisville, NTU, Manchester Metropolitan University
In this edition of CrAMmed Iranian researchers present a new 3D printing technique named Selective Laser Baking; new types of 3D printed bone formation patterns are explored by Sichuan University; and…
Siemens’ to invest £27 million in new Worcester 3D printing facility
Siemens, Europe’s largest industrial manufacturing company with a global workforce of over 372,000 employees, is investing £27m in a 3D printing facility in Worcester, UK. The 2.9 sq mile facility, wh…
Manchester Metropolitan unveils £6m 3D printing hub
Manchester Metropolitan University and Tatton Estate Management have revealed plans for a £6 million, 40,000 sq ft 3D printing facility in Cheshire’s Yarwood Heath Farm site. An agreement to jointly…
Graphene PLA 3D printed to make rechargeable batteries
Collaborative research from the UK’s Manchester Metropolitan University and University of Chester, and Central South University in China, demonstrates the use of graphene based PLA to make energ…
Sliced 3D Printing Digest from 1st Dec. 2016
This is Sliced, where we slice the recent news and 3D print them in your mind. This week we have: MMU’s new hub, Chinese Bullet train engineers, a 3D printed camera lens, Boeing’s new GE e…