TCT Magazine

Protolabs increases metal additive manufacturing capacity with purchase of four Colibrium Additive M2 3D printers

Protolabs has installed four new Colibrium Additive M2 metal 3D printers to increase its metal additive manufacturing ...
Machine Design

How to Design for 3D Printing with Direct Metal Laser Sintering

Additive manufacturing is a process that adds material, usually on a layer-to-layer basis, to make a 3D object based off the interpretation of 3D computer-aided-design (CAD) data. Additive ...
Digital Trends

i.materialize brings laser sintering to the masses with new aluminum 3D printing option

3D printing with metals has been around for a while now, but — just like 3D printing as a whole — it’s only just starting to seep through from industrial applications to consumer-friendly ones. In ...
VoxelMatters

Protolabs adds Colibrium Additive M2 metal printers to expand U.S. 3D printing capacity

Learn how Protolabs and Colibrium Additive are transforming metal 3D printing with advanced M2 printers in North Carolina.
TCT Magazine

Colibrium Additive boosts productivity with M Line 4 x 1 kW 3D printer

"It meets the rising demand for faster, more cost-effective production by combining precision where it matters most with ...
TipRanks on MSN

Protolabs expands U.S. metal 3D printing capacity

Protolabs (PRLB) has significantly expanded its U.S. manufacturing capacity in 2025 in response to rising domestic demand for metal 3D-printed ...
European Tool & Mould Making Magazine

Maximizing Toolmaking Efficiency with 3D-Printed, Conformally Cooled Tool Inserts

Explore how 3D-printing and hybrid manufacturing are transforming toolmaking through improved design, reduced cycle times, ...
Machine Design

How Design for Excellence (DfX) Intersects with Rapid Prototyping

DfX principles force designers and engineers to consider important manufacturability factors. How does it relate to additive manufacturing (Design for Additive Manufacturing)? Additive manufacturing ...
Semiconductor Engineering

3D Metal Printing: Does It Add Up?

Prolific Renaissance artist Michelangelo said, “The sculpture is already complete within the marble block before I start my work. … I just have to chisel away the superfluous material.” I wonder what ...
AZOM

How Can Metal 3D Printing Transform the Manufacturing Landscape?

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing (AM,) has evolved in leaps and bounds in recent decades to become an exciting emerging manufacturing technology in multiple industries. This article ...
IndustryWeek

How Universities and Talent are Turning North Carolina into a 3D Printing Hub

Additive manufacturing/3D printing is transforming the world of manufacturing. At first, it made it possible to get rapid prototypes of new products, which has helped inventors and entrepreneurs ...

Protolabs Significantly Expands U.S. Metal 3D Printing Capacity

Protolabs has significantly expanded its U.S. manufacturing capacity in 2025 in response to rising domestic demand for metal 3D-printed parts. The multi-pronged approach includes investing in ...