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Titomic delivering 3D printed demonstrator parts to Airbus Additive Manufacturing

by Aerospace

Australian metal AM company Titomic has signed an agreement with aerospace giant Airbus through which its Titomic Kinetic Fusion (TKF) technology will be used to demonstrate high-performance metal parts for the European aircraft manufacturer. By developing TKF AM parts process parameters and material properties for Airbus, Titomic is taking a significant step in the validation of its AM process for aerospace applications.

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FIT presents FiT Filter carrier, a practical 3D printed mask solution against Coronavirus AM Industry

by Business

Like many (so so many) other AM companies, the FIT Additive Manufacturing Group also responded to the Corona Pandemic by proposing a solution that leverages AM rapidity. The German firm developed (and made available to download for 3D printing here) a special filtration system named FiT filter carrier for the general population, which can be combined with almost any filter material to form an emergency mask.

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Neurophotometrics and Markforged producing 10,000 3D printed nasal swabs a day AM Industry

by Medical

Massachusetts-based 3D printing company Markforged has just announced a partnership with optical equipment provider Neurophotometrics (NPM) to produce 3D printed nasopharyngeal swabs for COVID-19 diagnostic testing. The swab design, called Fiberflex Rayon, reportedly detected the virus in all patients tested, while commercial swabs reported false negatives. Markforged says it is now producing 10,000 nasal swabs per day and plans to scale production up to 100,000 per day.