News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
IKEA is exploring how fashion can help people be who they are by collaborating with fashion activist Bea Åkerlund. Together, they are creating a boudoir collection that brings instant, unexpected glamour.
The benefits from AR and VR for 3D modeling (and, eventually, 3D printing) are becoming clearer as these systems, which initially were erroneously meant for video gaming, are evolgin to the point that they can now be used almost seamlessly for professional applications. It happened before with Kinect, the breakthrough $100 3D scanner, and with Google Glasses. Now it is happening again as a 3D printing icon like designer Janne Kyttanen has joined Grib, the firm developing the AR 3D modeling app by the same name.
Inovsys SAS, the Marignane, France, based service platform for industrial innovation and research, is partnering with Roboze, a leading Italian producer of additive manufacturing solutions, on development and study of new materials for 3D printing processes, mainly in the fields of aerospace and medicine. As part of the agreement, Inovsys has purchased a hardware system […]
In a recent blog entry, the leading European 3D printing service Materialise offers three key suggestions on how to turn a 3D printing business idea into reality: start with an idea that adds value, keep your costs low, and learn from successful 3D printing start-ups. Read on to see which 3D printing business models generate profit.
Avio Aero, a GE Aviation business that designs, builds and maintains aviation engines, will produce, at its Brindisi plant, the additive-manufactured components of the General Electric ATP (Advanced Turboprop) engine, for the General Aviation market. The additive manufacturing machines will be installed at the Brindisi facility from 2018 and the first production activities will start between the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019.
US-based 3D printer reseller DesignBox3D, is known for been extremely discerning about the companies and brands that its chooses to represent. It has now added Tractus3D to the growing list of its approved suppliers.
Winter is coming in Summer this year, as the final season of Game of Thrones gets ready for the series premiere next July 16th. In anticipation of what can be considered on of the main TV events of the year, graphic artist George Crudo used Pixologic’s Zbrush to create the 3D model of a wooden stag to be 3D printed and signed by actress Kerry Ingram, who plays Shireen in the series.
ARRK Europe, a leading product development and prototyping center, has made further investment in ...
Today, it takes complex software and a specific skillset to create compelling VR and AR experiences. That software also requires building 3D objects on a 2D screen—something our brains aren’t wired to do. Starting from the assumption that creating the objects while in virtual reality could make this easier, the Google VR team developed Blocks, a VR app for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift that lets you easily create beautiful, 3D objects in no time.
Don-Plast is one of Poland’s leading manufacturers of plastic decorative goods used in designing flats, gardens and balconies. The company continues to expand its customer base by attending international horticultural and landscape architecture exhibitions presenting interesting shapes of flowerpots, bowls and vases. Their production has been supported for some time by the VSHAPER GO 3D Printer.