Californian bio-printing company Organovo has announced that it will join two of the US’s National Institutes of Health.
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Barilla pushes for 3D printers in restaurants
Pasta manufacturer, Barilla, is looking to introduce 3D food printers in commercial kitchens, allowing diners to design and print their own pasta.
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Sugar, chocolate 3D printing machines debut at US consumer show
A husband and wife team has created a confectionery 3D printer that has debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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First ever RAF jet flies with 3D printed parts
Defence contractor BAE Systems says that it has produced 3D printed parts used in the first flights by Royal Air Force fighter jets.
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Toyota needs a new approach to avoid the road to nowhere
The Productivity Commission will today release the preliminary report of its inquiry into Australian automotive manufacturing industries.
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The top 10 manufacturing stories from 2013
According to the popularity of stories on this website throughout the year, our attention was strongly drawn to 3D printing, factory closures and insolvencies, and the occasional bit of lighthearted news. And – no surprise in an election year – Manufacturers’ Monthly readers also came to us for policy news affecting the industry.
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British university 3D prints reindeer
England’s University of Birmingham has gotten into the Christmas spirit by creating an aluminium reindeer decoration with additive manufacturing.
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CSIRO creates a 3D printed remedy for lameness
Today Holly, a decade-old mare, has taken her first steps in 3D-printed “horse-thotics”.
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Titanium powder used to 3D print automotive parts for the first time
This breakthrough will see greater use of titanium in components across the automotive, aerospace and defence industries.
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Apple lodges patents related to 3D printing in Liquidmetal
Apple has lodged patent applications in the US and the company appears to be considering the use of Liquidmetal parts in its next generation products.
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3D printing pioneer wins award for innovation
A man known as “the father of 3D printing” has been honoured for his work at The Economist’s Innovation Awards 2013 in the Consumer Products category.
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Objective 3D and RapidPro merge
Objective 3D and RapidPro have announced a merger.
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Big is beautiful: Australia’s very own supersized 3D printer
This country’s love of giant things is well-documented, but all those books, articles and documentaries chronicling the Big Banana, Big Prawn, Big Merino et al. may have to be updated now that ART 3D has released its Sabertooth 3D printer system.
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3D printed horseshoe to improve performance for Melbourne race horse
CSIRO scientists have custom made and 3D printed a set of titanium shoes for one Melbourne race horse.
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Can 3D printing rebuild manufacturing in Australia?
It’s not easy being a small business in the current manufacturing environment. The face of manufacturing is changing, and businesses are eager for technological advances that could give them a competitive advantage.
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Gartner indentifies “tipping point” in 3D printing growth
Technology research firm Gartner has forecasted what it calls a tipping point in the growth of 3D printing in its first report on 3D printers priced under $US 100,000.
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3D printing ‘going mainstream’ in China: Stratasys
Stratasys has partnered with Aurora Office Automation in China to distribute the company’s Idea Series entry-level 3D printers, saying that personal 3D printers have hit the mainstream.
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NASA hopes to launch 3D printer in space next year [VIDEO]
NASA engineers are preparing to launch a 3D printer, oven or toaster-sized depending on differing reports, able to operate in space.
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Growing push for additive manufacturing
There has been a lot of discussion lately about the future potential of additive manufacturing and whether it could even lead to the next industrial revolution.
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3D printing could offer “incredible” savings in transport costs
3D printing has the potential to radically change businesses, starting with a big disruption to supply chains.
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