Manufacturing and Supply Chain Articles

India Bats for Imposing Customs Duty on Computer Aided Design files for 3D Printing

Earlier this week, India proposed the World Trade Organization (WTO) to end its e-commerce moratorium and allow developing countries, like itself, to impose customs duties on computer-aided design, or CAD files, which are the basis for 3D printing.  . It pitched for...

Europe’s 3D printing industry booms

These days you can print everything from human tissue and vegan steaks to industrial parts and even use elements of the technology to create a made-to-measure pair of jeans. While the technology is not yet quite at the level of the Star Trek replicator machine, there...

Future of 3D Printing Is in U.S. and Europe Patenting

(Bloomberg) -- The future of manufacturing may lie with companies like Italy’s Isinnova SRL, which saw a need for respirator valves in its Covid-stricken area and was able make hundreds in two days using 3D printing rather than waiting a week for ones made in Chinese...

Partnership expands surface texture options for 3D printing

Substance and CoreTechnologie are collaborating to enable new surface design options with 3D printing. The solution draws upon CoreTechologie’s 4D_Additive additive manufacturing software and Substance’s expertise in 3D printing with textured surfaces. With...