3D Printing Events
There are several important 3D printing events throughout the year where companies can show off and learn about the latest technologies. In this section you will find all 3D Printing Media Network coverage from past events, with the main announcements and exclusive photos from the show floor. In the calendar (at the top of this page’s sidebar) you will also find a list of the most important upcoming events for the global and local 3D printing market. If you have an event that you would like to see featured in this calendar, please send us an email with information and images at info[at]3dpmn.com.
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Three months after the launch of the CoVent-19 Challenge, a winner has been named: the SmithVent. The device, designed by an engineering team from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, is a rapidly manufacturable pneumatic ventilator designed for COVID-19 patients and ease of use. The next step in the design challenge…
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Though many things are uncertain in these difficult times, Formnext has so far stayed the course. The AM industry’s largest global event, Formnext is planning to go ahead with its Fall 2020 conference, adapting it to comply with Germany’s COVID-19 precautions. Now the event organizers have revealed details about the…
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Mihaela Vlasea, an engineering professor at The University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada who specializes in additive manufacturing, has been recognized as one of the top young engineers in manufacturing in Canada and the United States. Vlasea, who is associate research director at the Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing Lab (MSAM), was…
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The 3D Pioneers Challenge 2020 has just revealed the 52 participants that are moving ahead into the next stage of the 3D design and printing contest. The finalists have submitted innovative designs across 10 categories and are still in the running to win some of the €35,000 prize money. Though…
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During the “Dream Road” Winsun global conference organized by Yingchuang (Winsun) on construction 3D printing technology and procurement – held in the Shanghai Qingpu Yingchuang recycling industrial park – the company presented its latest progress and upcoming projects, including colored architectures and graphene structures. Among the latest innovations, Yingchuang 3D…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on industries around the globe and will certainly have a long-lasting effect on how business is conducted. One particular area where many questions have been raised is in how international trade shows and events will operate going forward. Unfortunately, many AM events scheduled…
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Because of health and safety requirements imposed by the state of Illinois for holding conventions, which include the availability of a vaccine for the COVID-19 virus or a highly effective treatment protocol, IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show has announced that it has canceled IMTS 2020. IMTS will instead…
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As soon as 3D printing’s role in the COVID-19 pandemic started to crystallize, America Makes stepped up to help consolidate and coordinate 3D printing efforts. As part of this, the national AM institution teamed up with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the FDA and the National Institutes of Health…
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Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH still expects Formnext 2020 to go ahead in Frankfurt as scheduled from the 10th through the 13th of November 2020. The exhibition organizer is working with all possible urgency on a concept for safeguarding the health of attendees and a supplementary digital program for the world’s…
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On April 1, Stratasys and a team of Boston-area anesthesiology residents launched the CoVent-19 Challenge, inviting designers and engineers from around the world to come up with a design for a rapidly deployable, minimum viable mechanical ventilator to help treat COVID-19 patients. This week, the challenge moved into its finalist…
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