News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
Gas specialist Linde has started pioneering research into how atmospheric conditions in the additive manufacturing process can be optimized to produce complex latticed structures for medical devices. On this first of its kind project, Linde partners with 3D Medlab, working to reach a new milestone in the field of orthopedic device development.
It is hard to imagine that brass instruments—so named because of the metal they are made from—could be produced using any other material. However, a recent, and rather melodious, project led by LOOP 3D and trombone musician Peter Körner has demonstrated that other materials and production methods could be viable for instrument repair. The production method I’m referring to is, of course, 3D printing. And this is the real story of the first 3D printed trombone.
Chinese 3D printer manufacturer LuxCreo is launching its own venture into 3D printed shoes via a Kickstarter crow-funding campaign. The new Bisca360 models are marketed as the first breathable and fully waterproof shoes with a 3D printed midsole. LuxCreo’s high-speed photopolymerization technology LEAP (Light Enabled Additive Production) is used to mass-produce the midsoles.
Today, the emerging construction 3D printing sector is being pioneered by a relatively small number of companies, each of which is presenting its own technology and vision for disrupting the global construction industry. Amongst them is CyBe, a Netherlands-based company that has taken an encompassing and holistic approach to construction AM.
Mike Tyka, a Google staff who joined Google in 2012 and worked on creating a neuron-level map of fly ...
Forward AM, BASF’s brand for high-performance materials and services for 3D printing, has partnered with Shapeways, the world’s leading technology platform for product creation through 3D printing, to offer customers the ability to order 3D printed items online made with Forward AM material. The co-branded website uses Shapeways’ proprietary technology and allows consumers to learn more about Forward AM materials, upload 3D models, get instant pricing for the manufacture of finished products, and quickly and easily place an order. Interestingly, BASF also previously acquired 3D printing service provider Sculpteo as the company seems to be focused on combining its extensive polymer material experience with powerful 3D printing service capabilities.
US-based CRP USA manufactured three engineering models for Mini-Cubes. It is the first time that entire PocketQube functional prototypes flight-ready are manufactured using a carbon-reinforced composite material – Windform® XT 2.0 – and laser sintering process
Total-Corbion donated to artist Ioan Florea more than a metric ton of PLA Luminy made from renewable sugar cane used to produce thousands of 3D printed face shields.
The Norwegian art duo "L+S" used SLA 3D printing as part of the workflow to create bronze sculptures ...
Scientists at the University of Minnesota have 3D printed a beating heart muscle "pump" composed of ...