News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
A team of scientists are developing a new type of customized 3D printed insole that can benefit diabetes patients suffering from foot ulcers. The insoles, developed at Staffordshire University in the UK, integrate optimized cushioning stiffness to improve foot health.
Relativity Space, a manufacturer of 3D printed launch rockets in the commercial space industry, has made a series of announcements this week that will see its business evolve and grow. The first is that the company has extended its launch capabilities with the United States Air Force at the Vandenberg Air Force Base. In addition, the California-based company has announced that Iridium Communications, Inc. has signed a launch contract to deliver satellites into orbit. Finally, Relativity Space has appointed a new Chief Financial Officer, Muhammad Shahzad.
MT Ortho, an Italian company with decades of experience in the traditional prostheses market, was also among the first to truly embrace the potential of 3D printing for prosthetic production. The company’s journey with 3D printing began in 2014, when it acquired two GE Additive Arcam Electron Beam Melting (EBM) machines (obviously, at the time they were simply Arcam EBM machines), and employed Simone Di Bella, a recent engineering graduate with additive manufacturing expertise.
Microwave plasma technology company 6K (formerly Amastan) has announced that its AM division, 6K Additive, has commissioned the first two commercial UniMelt systems for the production of metal powders. The systems, which will be in operation at the company’s 40,000 square foot manufacturing plant in Bugettstown, PA, are capable of producing 100 tons of powder per year.
Despite the fact that many businesses and cities are reopening around the world, the threat of COVID-19 remains. This means that in order for things to reopen as safely as possible, the process needs to be gradual and reinforced with special measures, such as social distancing and personal protective equipment (PPE). The State of Texas is one region that is taking these precautions into account, and it is reportedly utilizing 3D printing resources to ensure that PPE production is sustained.
Global sciences company Royal DSM has announced an agreement with specialty chemicals company Clariant through which it will take over parts of Clariant’s 3D printing business portfolio. The strategic decision will enable DSM to offer its customers rapid product development iterations for 3D printing filaments and pellets that meet the requirements of specific applications.
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GSD Global, an engineering and design consultancy specializing in premium e-bikes, has teamed up with Swedish engineering company Sandvik to improve e-bike production using titanium additive manufacturing. Together, the companies have developed a 3D printed motor node, which is both significantly lighter and cheaper to produce compared to the traditionally manufactured part.