News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
SmarTech Analysis, the leading industry analysis firm specializing in additive manufacturing (AM) markets, has published a new report on AM adoption in the eyewear industry titled, “Markets for 3D-Printed Eyewear 2019-2028”. The report forecasts that the 3D printed eyewear market will grow significatopntly over the next decade, driven by the demand of AM for final parts production.
AMFG, a UK-based developer of workflow software for additive manufacturing, has announced the opening of a new international office in Munich, Germany. The new location marks the company’s first office in Germany and signals its intentions to continue its global growth.
RIZE, a Boston, USA-based, color 3D printer manufacturer, reported that SOLIDWORKS Certified Solution Partner, Instadesign Group, has become a RIZE Authorized Reseller. With this announcement, RIZE introduces its award-winning full color-capable additive manufacturing solutions to the Quebec, Canada market.
Working together, Autodesk, Arkema and Farsoon are developing an optimized software, hardware, and advanced materials ecosystem with the goal of accelerating industrial production with polymer laser sintering.
Sacramento State university is welcoming its newest on-campus resident: Olli, the 3D printed, self-driving shuttle. The vehicle, developed by Phoenix-based Local Motors, has been deployed to the California university as the result of Sacramento State submitting a compelling use-case scenario in the Olli Fleet Challenge.
When thinking of billboards, one rarely thinks of state-of-the-art advertising, as the medium has existed in some form for centuries. Thanks to recent technologies, however, the giant, road-side adverts have gotten a new lease on life. 3D printing, for instance, is occasionally being used to transform the two-dimensional boards into dynamic three-dimensional installations, often resulting in a highly justified second glance from passersby.
Stratasys, an indisputable leader in full-color 3D printing technologies, is bringing its vivid AM capabilities to the dental industry with the release of the new J720 Dental 3D printer. The 3D printer, which is capable of over 500,000 color combinations and multi-material printing, will enable dental professionals to produce ultra-realistic patient-specific models with 1.75x the daily throughput of competing DLP and SLA dental 3D printers.
AI 3D bioprinting company Aether has signed a two-year agreement with consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble to develop state-of-the-art 3D printing and AI technologies. The collaboration will use Aether’s existing 3D bioprinting platform—the Aether 1—to develop additional hardware and software capabilities to improve P&G’s product research workflow.
Ultimaker, an expert in desktop 3D printing, announced the launch of Ultimaker Cloud. Ultimaker Cloud is a future-ready platform that supports the professional 3D printing workflow. The first cloud services that are offered are remote 3D printing, unlimited access to the Marketplace, Marketplace ratings, and the possibility to backup user settings for remote access. Ultimaker Cloud will be available March 19th, 2019 together with Ultimaker Cura 4.0, which features an updated user interface.
XponentialWorks, a corporate advisory company specializing in 3D printing, AI, robotics and other next-gen technologies, has been selected as the official partner of XPRIZE for all matters relating to generative design and additive manufacturing. XPRIZE is a non-profit organization that plans and manages incentive competitions for solving “humanity’s grand challenges,” including the Lunar XPRIZE.