1+ hour, 27+ min ago  (213+ words) One visible example is the junior mini company "Shining Star 3D." Here, students experience how an idea becomes a real project. Support comes, among others, from AM Austria, which makes practical insights into additive manufacturing possible. Regional partners are also involved…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (314+ words) In many development departments today, a plastics product begins with 3D printing: prototypes made from photopolymer or PA12 from a powder bed serve as functional samples before the design is transferred into an injection-molded part. A new three-day training course from the…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago  (543+ words) While the debate in France about performance levels, working conditions, and the impact of new technologies on teaching is gaining intensity, an example from England shows how universities are pragmatically integrating digital methods into teaching. The University of London's Birkbeck…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (320+ words) Additive manufacturing has long been more than just a tool for rapid prototyping in plastics processing. In aerospace, automotive, electronics, and medical technology, functional components, assembly aids, and small series are produced directly from CAD data. For 3D printing to prove…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (418+ words) In the German'French'Swiss Upper Rhine region, 3D printing is set to be used more strongly as a tool for inclusive teaching in the future. The monitoring committee of the EU program Interreg Upper Rhine has approved the project "Education 3D," which started…...

2+ mon, 22+ hour ago  (393+ words) rapid.tech 3D is expanding its previously largely congress-driven format by adding structured continuing-education units. With new Short Courses, visitors can deliberately complement their trade-fair and conference day with a workshop that is documented with a certificate at the end. The…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (332+ words) At Formnext 2025 in Frankfurt, alongside new metal and polymer printing systems, one topic moved into the spotlight in particular: qualification for additive manufacturing. With the AMbassador Award, the trade fair organization honored Irena Heuzeroth, Senior Trainer at the Plastics Center…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (780+ words) At Formnext 2025, the US organization MakeGood presented a 3D-printed mobility aid for toddlers. The Toddler Mobility Trainer, or TMT for short, is designed for children with limited mobility and aims to promote their independence, coordination, and social development. The project…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (296+ words) At the University of Windsor, a student residence is currently being built that is not constructed conventionally, but produced layer by layer using 3D concrete printing. On the campus property on California Avenue, a multi-storey, net-zero-energy building is being constructed that,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (277+ words) At Johannes Kepler University Linz, 3D printing is being used specifically to make mathematics lessons more practical. Instead of just looking at geometric shapes on a screen, students can now hold the shapes in their hands thanks to 3D printing. The project…...