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Shapediver Designer Creates Online Rim Configurator for 3D Printable Custom Rims Additive Manufacturing

by Automotive

Shapediver designer Ezquiel Lopez gave an interesting demonstration of a real-life customization application possible with paramteric design software such as Grasshopper. He created an online Rim Configurator that lets you rapidly define your own, personal rim design and even download it as a 3D printable file. How you would go from there to a metallic, functional rim is entirely up to you. The bottom line is that you have the file and you can manufacture it if you want to.

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Bioprinting Anything, from Bone to Graphene, with Dimension Inx 3D Paints Materials Materials

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Chicago based startup Dimension Inx is leveraging its founders’ unique experience to launch a set of materials for 3D printing – or bioprinting – just about anything. These materials, that range from metals and graphene to bone-like mixtures – go by the name of 3D Paints. The underlying concept is that mixing them together transforms the 3D printer – or bioprinter – into a 3D canvas.

Software Engineer by Day, Handsmith by Night: Meet Lyman Connor | Video Medical

Software Engineer by Day, Handsmith by Night: Meet Lyman Connor | Video Medical

by Medical

I had the pleasure of meeting and introducing Mr. Conor as a panel speaker during the recent AM Strategies conference in Washington DC. By day he works as a software engineer at General Electric. By night, he builds 3D printed custom prosthetic hands for his Handsmith project. With a small facility of four desktop 3D printers, Lyman has just fit his first patient and moved into production.

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Pzartech Ltd Joins Hangar Labs by BEDEK to Help Reduce Downtime in Aerospace Maintenance Aerospace

by Business

Pzartech, a startup specializing in on-demand distributed manufacturing through 3D technologies, is joining Hangar Labs by BEDEK. The innovation commercial aviation program of Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. is thus welcoming the first startup to collaborate on visual recognition of mechanical parts. The aim is to eventually ease the work of maintenance technicians thus reducing downtime.

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Pzartech Ltd Joins Hangar Labs by BEDEK to Help Reduce Downtime in Aerospace Maintenance AM Industry

by Aerospace

Pzartech, a startup specializing in on-demand distributed manufacturing through 3D technologies, is joining Hangar Labs by BEDEK. The innovation commercial aviation program of Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. is thus welcoming the first startup to collaborate on visual recognition of mechanical parts. The aim is to eventually ease the work of maintenance technicians thus reducing downtime.

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Digital Metal Expands Operations and Doubles Production Capacity for Its DM P2500 3D Printer 3D Printing Service Providers

by Business

Digital Metal is expanding its operations, increasing the Höganäs plant production area by 50 percent, to support serial manufacturing of its DM P2500 and new components. Since launching in September 2017, the increased demand has also resulted in the need to hire more engineers, technicians and sales employees, as well as investment in new materials […]

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New Simplify3D 3D Printing Materials Guide Helps You Choose Filament and Optimize Results Materials

by Design

The last few years have seen an explosion of new materials for 3D printing applications. Each material has its own strengths and weaknesses, so choosing the right one can be a daunting task. After more than a year of research and development, Simplify3D has published an extensive 3D Printing Materials Guide that explores all of the popular filaments in use today, providing expert tips to improve your results with each material. In addition to in-depth articles on more than a dozen different filament types, the Guide also includes a detailed Properties Table for comparing the physical and mechanical properties of one material against another.