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Five footwear industry leaders using 3D printing for production today Consumer Products

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Footwear 3D printing is set to grow into a 6.3 billion overall revenue opportunity over the next 10 years (according to the latest report from SmarTech Publishing). If this consumer product segment will deliver what many are now quite convinced it will, most of the credit will likely go to five major footwear AM companies that have been making significant investments in developing effective digital footwear manufacturing workflows.

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Metron Additive Engineering and the outlook for titanium 3D printed bike parts Consumer Products

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Dimitris Katsanis’ passion for cycling cannot be denied. Once an elite cyclist (he was a member of the Greek National Cycling team in the 1980s), Katsanis is now an important figure in bicycle design and engineering, supporting bicycle production for top-tier sporting events like the Olympics and the Tour de France. Notably, Katsanis’ company Metron Additive Engineering has been a pioneer in the adoption of 3D printing technologies for bicycle design and production.

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How medical device companies use AM for production today, part 15: Lincotek Medical

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Welcome to this month’s AM Focus: Medical. For the entire month of February, we highlighted the many possibilities that additive manufacturing provides to medical companies today. In this last article of the series, we’re looking at global manufacturer Lincotek, an Italian-headquartered company with a strong foothold in medical additive manufacturing. Upcoming articles in the AM Focus will span innovative startups to giant multinational corporations, all of which are using AM in exciting ways. All the best content is featured in 3dpbm’s Medical AM Focus 2020 eBook.

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Relativity Space to move rocket 3D printing factory into new 120,000 sq. ft. HQ Aerospace

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Relativity Space, one of the few tech-media-darling 3D printing companies, has moved into a new headquarters located at 3500 E Burnett, Long Beach. The California company employs robotic deposition metal DED additive manufacturing to build an entire launch vehicle: the new 120,000 sq. ft. space will house both business operations and an unprecedented manufacturing facility. Relativity integrates machine learning, software, and robotics with metal additive manufacturing technology and is working to produce its first Terran 1 3D printed rocket, at the Long Beach facility.

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Sketchfab introduces 3D model CC0 dedication for cultural institutions AM Software

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3D content platform Sketchfab made an announcement this week which will see high-quality 3D scans and models of cultural artefacts become more accessible through its platform. In short, cultural organizations using Sketchfab now have the ability to dedicate their 3D models to the Public Domain using a Creative Commons Public Domain identifier (CC0). As part of the announcement, Sketchfab has also unveiled collaborations with 27 cultural institutions from across the world, including the Smithsonian Institution.

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How medical companies use AM for production today, part 14: Medtronic Medical

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Our AM Focus Medical zooms in on the many possibilities that additive manufacturing is offering today to medical companies. In this episode, we are taking a closer look at the latest Medtronic additive manufacturing activities. Upcoming episodes will include many different types of players in this segment, ranging from highly innovative startups to giant multinational corporations. At the end of the month, all the best content will be featured in 3dpbm’s Medical AM Focus 2020 eBook.