This option allows parts to be printed that are as long as the machine table itself.

After recently announcing their line of LSAM (large scale additive manufacturing) machines, Thermwood has now built and tested a high output version of their PH Series composite thermoplastic 3D print head.

Thermwood Corporation has announced it is now offering a line of Additive Manufacturing Systems for the production of large to very large reinforced thermoplastic composite parts.

Scandinavian furniture giant IKEA is testing a program to get customers to bring in their old furniture, both IKEA and other brands, and rewarding them with vouchers for new purchases. IKEA stores in France and Belgium accept the vouchers, and the old furniture is then recycled or re-sold.

Creating wood-based materials for industrial-scale 3D printing of furniture and other wood products is the aim of the Would Wood project. Launched under a funding program by the Swedish government, it will develop integrated material and production concepts.

MakersDream, a startup from Venice, Italy has launched Evo-One, a CNC mill that can be used on a desktop. Fundraising the project on Kickstarter, the developers, who previously launched the InventOne 3D printer, say keeping 3D and CNC separate is a better approach to engineering and operation.

Manufacturing businesses and suppliers of tools and machinery that support them are adopting 3D printing technology for prototyping and, in some cases, parts manufacturing.

Lowe’s Innovation Labs and Made In Space have partnered to send the 1st commercial 3D printer to the International Space Station, launching a broader partnership together to bring tools to space and technology to Earth.

CNC manufacturer Thermwood Corp. says it is developing a 3D additive manufacturing system, that is capable of making large carbon graphite reinforced composite thermoplastic components. It uses a “near net shape” approach with a large extruder, mounted to the machine, heats, melts and “prints” carbon graphite filled thermoplastic material to create a structure which is then five-axis machined to its final net shape.