UPS and other delivery companies are exploring the 3D printing business. UPS is working with Atlanta startup CloudDDM LLC to find out if 3D printing centers could shorten supply chains and cut into its $58 billion-a-year transportation business — or give it an advantage in a potentially emerging market for local production and delivery. UPS…
Traffic sucks, and, according to the American Highway Users Alliance, one of the major causes of traffic jams, after bottlenecks and traffic incidents, is roadwork, accounting for 15% of the total roadway congestion in the US. And, while better public transportation and carpooling would reduce the first two major causes of traffic, Advanced Paving Technologies has a cutting…
As HP splits into two parts, the part which is focused on PCs and printers is betting much of its future on 3D printing and a product that will emerge next year. HP is betting on 3D printing to lead growth while holding the fort on traditional PCs and printers. On the PC front, HP executives…
Moon cake is a sweet cookie-like bakery product most popularly consumed at the Mid-Autumn Festival, an annual event for worship of the lunar cycle and moon watching. This indispensable cultural snack has been a staple of the festival for quite some time, and thanks to a group of students from the Zhejiang University, can now be…
Over that past year or two we have seen a handful of large companies decide to enter the 3D printing/additive manufacturing space in one way or another. Typically these companies have already dabbled in the space, whether from a product or services perspective, and were publicly recognized as a possible contender by the competition within…
Amsterdam-based 3D Hubs has released its September 2015 Trend Report. The newest report in the series indicates that it is up another 1,000 3D printers this month for its community, totaling 21,000. The 3D Hubs’ community now has 3D printers in over 450 countries. The desktop figures from 3D Hubs show the Prusa Steel and…
For the first time in China’s 3D printing revolution, an application of the technology has been released to the masses that will potentially change bodies are repaired when they breakdown. A collaboration between Peking University and a privatized Chinese medical company has produced the country’s first 3D printed hip replacement to ever be made available to…
Siemens has announced an investment, via the venture capital unit of the company, in Materials Solutions Limited, a United Kingdom firm devoted to metal 3D printing, with a plan to incorporate its technology into the gas turbine manufacturing process. Materials Solutions is a developer of high performance materials and laser 3D-printing processes. With a suite…
