MINI STRIP features parts 3D printed from recycled polymers

MINI STRIP features parts 3D printed from recycled polymers

by Automotive

(Co-)created by Paul Smith, The MINI STRIP is a custom-made one-off car which has resulted in these two iconic British brands sharing creative thoughts on sustainable design for the past few months. Considering that the car has been made to be both sustainable and unique, 3D printing naturally has to play a part and did so in several parts made with recycled polymers through an extrusion process.

Eardrum-restoring PhonoGraft enters commercial development

Eardrum-restoring PhonoGraft enters commercial development

by Medical

The PhonoGraft biomimetic hearing-restoration technology, advanced through a six-year effort by a multidisciplinary research team at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), and Massachusetts Eye and Ear (MEE)/Mass General Brigham (MGB), has now entered commercial development. If successful, it could mitigate pain, drainage, and hearing loss associated with eardrum perforations that affect millions of individuals worldwide.

Time for AM factories to get in AiSync

Time for AM factories to get in AiSync

by Design

On the topic of AM automation, London-based Ai Build needs no introduction. The company, which has brought to market a large-scale robotic 3D printing platform, was founded with the express goal of solving automation-related challenges associated with additive manufacturing through its AiSync software platform.

TEI expands sand binder jetting capacity with second voxeljet VX4000 3D Printer Hardware

by Technologies

TEI (Tooling & Equipment International), a company specializing in complex castings in the engineering and manufacturing industry, has acquired the second voxeljet VX4000 system for sand binder jetting, one of the largest 3D printers in the world. TEI specializes in optimizing components, for example, to save weight in the aircraft industry, but also to accelerate the development of new components and vehicles in the e-mobility sector.

Nippon Seiki acquires two M2 systems from GE Additive

Nippon Seiki acquires two M2 systems from GE Additive

by Technologies

Nippon Seiki, a die-casting mold maker, will start making molds using metal 3D printers. The company introduced two M2 metal 3D printers from GE Additive in July and did so specifically to leverage the new SKD61 steel equivalent material recently developed for 3D printing by Mitsubishi. This material expanded the possible areas of application for mold-making, which is Nippon Seiki’s core business. The Japanese company now intends to become a source of information on metal 3D printer technology and change the mold-making industry.