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Chinese sports brand PEAK scores a double with 3D printed basketball boot Consumer Products

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After presenting FUTURE I, the first 3D printed shoe made in China, PEAK, one of the world’s leading professional sports brands, rolled out the world’s first 3D printed basketball boot. The official announcement was made at the 2017 PEAK China Tour & Dwight Howard III Press Conference on August 24 and goes a long way to establish PEAK as a real competitor to Adidas, Reebok, Nike and New Balance on 3D printed athletic footwear.

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Jabil Acquires the First Commercially Available DragonFly 2020 Electronics 3D Printer 3D Printing Service Providers

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  Nano Dimension Technologies has signed up Jabil as its first commercial customer. Jabil is a product solutions company providing comprehensive electronics design, production and product management services to global electronics and technology companies. According to the agreement, Jabil will lease the DragonFly 2020 3D printer from Nano Dimension. The company will likely be the first to […]

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XYZprinting Launches Inkjet-Extrusion da Vinci Color Desktop 3D Printer 3D Printer Hardware

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XYZprinting, one of the world’s leading affordable 3D printer manufacturers, is ushering in a new era of full-color 3D printing with the da Vinci Color – the world’s first full-color 3D printer that uses 3DColorJet technology – combining inkjet printing with the fused filament fabrication (FFF) 3D printing process. Announced at IFA 2017, the da Vinci Color (MSRP $3499.95) is available now for preorder on the XYZprinting e-store for USD $2,999.95.

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Additive Industries’ branding featured on Sauber-Ferrari at Spa and Monza F1 Grand Prix AM Industry

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Metal 3D printer manufacturer Additive Industries, Technology Partner of the Sauber F1 Team, had a special branding on the side of the Sauber C36-Ferrari monocoque for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. The company’s branding will continue to be present in the lower part of the car (albeit smaller) for upcoming Monza Grand Prix and future races as per the three year Technology Partnership signed with the Sauber F1 Team.

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Additive Industries’ branding featured on Sauber-Ferrari at Spa and Monza F1 Grand Prix Marketing and Content

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Metal 3D printer manufacturer Additive Industries, Technology Partner of the Sauber F1 Team, had a special branding on the side of the Sauber C36-Ferrari monocoque for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. The company’s branding will continue to be present in the lower part of the car (albeit smaller) for upcoming Monza Grand Prix and future races as per the three year Technology Partnership signed with the Sauber F1 Team.

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‘Tis the Season for Low-cost SLS Benchtop 3D Printers 3D Printer Hardware

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It has been in the making for almost four years, since the original patent expired in February 2014, now the time seems to have arrived for low-cost SLS systems to take over the benchtop and the prosumer 3D printing market. Four years seems to be the necessary time period to bring a new technology to market: it took about this long to HP for its multijet fusion and for low cost filament extrusion (FFF) to go from a few scattered maker’s projects to a young industry.

APWORKS and EOS Lead 3i-PRINT Project to Demonstrate the Potential of AM for Automotive Additive Manufacturing

APWORKS and EOS Lead 3i-PRINT Project to Demonstrate the Potential of AM for Automotive Additive Manufacturing

by Automotive

Altair, APWORKS, csi entwicklungstechnik, EOS GmbH, GERG, and Heraeus have used the front-end structure of a classic VW Caddy to demonstrate the full potential of industrial 3D printing within the automotive industry. The structure is very light, stable, and, at the same time, features a high degree of functional integration. In this joint development project known as 3i-PRINT, the involved companies covered every development step of the process, from design, simulation, optimization and manufacturing to post production of the part. From conceptual design to final vehicle, the project was completed in only nine months.

DMG Mori takes over EMO Hannover with LASERTEC SLM system and Digital Factory 3D Printer Hardware

DMG Mori takes over EMO Hannover with LASERTEC SLM system and Digital Factory 3D Printer Hardware

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EMO is the main reference event for DMG MORI and within every edition, the company sets up a huge display of its capabilities. This year more than ever before, AM will play a key role, with the LASERTEC 65 DED (powder-fed) system and the new LASERTEC SLM (powder-bed) system, resulting from the Realizer acquisition. In total over 8 new system launches will provide insights on the company’s Digital Factory strategy.