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Roboze Xtreme 3D printer series to make U.S. debut at RAPID + TCT 3D Printer Hardware

by Technologies

Italian 3D printing company Roboze will be showcasing its Xtreme 3D printer series in the United States for the first time at RAPID + TCT in Detroit from May 20-23. The 3D printer series, which made its debut at Formnext 2018, comprises the ROBOZE One Xtreme and the ROBOZE One+400 Xtreme desktop/production solutions. In addition to presenting its new 3D printing hardware for the first time in the U.S., Roboze has also hinted it will be lifting the veil on some exciting news at the major additive manufacturing event.

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Virgin Orbit to explore multi-metal 3D printing with NASA Marshall Space Center Aerospace

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The satellite world is undergoing a massive upheaval. Thanks to advancements in computing and new manufacturing techniques, even spacecraft with the most critical responsibilities are becoming smaller and more inexpensive. As a result, satellite owners are building them faster and in greater quantities than ever before. Launch service providers like Virgin Orbit are working to build vehicles that can match this rapid evolution — which means they must continuously explore and implement new techniques, tools and materials.

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Footwear industry leads in race for 3D printed consumer products Consumer Products

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Consumer applications have long been the Achille’s heel of additive manufacturing but all that may now be set to change. With the potential to generate as much as $6.3 billion per year within a decade, according to the latest report from leading market research firm SmarTech Analysis, footwear industry AM will drive radical changes in how consumer products are made. In fact, a growing number of applications are emerging within the different areas of footwear production that increasingly justify the use of more automated, digital and additive technologies.

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Talking to LEO Lane Co-Founder Lee-Bath Nelson about IP and women in AM AM Industry

by Business

To kick off our women in AM focus series this month, we spoke to Lee-Bath Nelson, co-founder of LEO Lane, a well-known provider of security and intellectual property (IP) protection solutions for the AM industry. The Israel-based company, founded in 2014, enables manufacturers to not only protect their IP for additively manufactured (AM) parts but to control the use of digital assets, helping to make AM a viable manufacturing solution for industrial applications.

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Charlamagne tha God commissioned a 3D printed pendant of Nipsey Hussle for Lauren London Consumer Products

by Consumer

The recent death of rapper Nipsey Hussle shocked the world, and many mourned the loss of the talented lyricist and community activist, who strove to better the Los Angeles neighbourhood he grew up in. Hussle’s long time partner, Lauren London, received outpourings of support in the wake of his death from the music community and entertainment world at large. Most recently, London received a special gift in memorial of Hussle from Charlamagne tha God: a gold 3D printed pendant of Hussle’s face.

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voxeljet opens new Asian facility in Shanghai AM Industry

by Business

Voxeljet, a leading manufacturer of sand and polymer binder jetting industrial 3D printers, is officially opening its new 78,000 square foot voxeljet Asia facility in Suzhou, nearby Shanghai (China) on Thursday, May 16th, exactly two years after the first stone was set. The cutting edge additive manufacturing hub will have more than 400 tons of annual 3D printing capacity.