News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
After a strong fourth quarter, GE-owned, Sweden-based EBM 3D printer manufacturer Arcam closed fiscal year 2016 with net sales of 648.3 million Swedish Krona (MSEK) or about $US 72 million, a 12.5% growth. Operating losses amounted to 29.8 MSEK, however the underlying operating income amounted to 15.0 MSEK after adjustments for non-recurring costs.
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A new study of bone formation from stem cells seeded on 3D printed bioactive scaffolds combined with different mineral additives showed that some of the scaffold mineral composites induced bone-forming activity better than others.
Ackuretta Technologies, a leading innovator and manufacturer of professional grade 3D printers and materials, has announced that it will be showcasing its 3D printing technology at the Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair– including a very first hands-on demonstration with the recently released industry-grade Ackuray A135 3D DLP printer.
While they are a certain source of hype, 3D printed sex toys have not yet take been able to break into the global sex toy industry due to limits in material quality and well, design. Now the new Tenga 3D range of male target products seems to finally take a more professional approach to this potentially huge market niche for 3D printing. Operated by Love is Life Ltd, company registered in England & Wales, Tenga discretely and directly provides the UKs most comprehensive range of TENGA products. The company has recently launched a range of high quality 3D printed “male masturbators”.
Nano Dimension Ltd., a leader in the field of 3D printed electronics, intends to create a platform for 3D bioprinting of cells and connective tissues to form biological structures that function as human kidneys. After conducting market research into applications of the company’s technology to the field of 3D bioprinting, the company has chosen to focus primarily on solutions for end stage kidney disease (“ESRD”), which leads to kidney failure.
Netherlands based metal 3D printer manufacturer Additive Industries announced the finalists of Additive World Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge 2017 in two categories: professional or student designer. From a group of 76 contestants, almost double in comparison with last edition, 6 finalists were selected. ‘This year we have seen that submissions showed more than just topology optimization or light weight design. The designers took a broader view on design for additive manufacturing and tailored their designs to eliminate manufacturing difficulties, reduce the number of parts, minimize assembly or lower logistics costs, often combined. This clearly underlines the trend that industrial additive manufacturing is maturing’, says Daan Kersten, co-founder and CEO of Additive Industries. The redesigns were submitted from all over the world (a.o. USA, the Netherlands, Germany, UK, Spain, India, Russia and Italy). The selected designs are from the different fields, such as advanced food processing, aeronautics industry, automotive industry, high-tech and consumer markets. On Wednesday evening March 15, during the Additive World Awards Dinner in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Erik de Bruijn (chairman of the jury) will announce the winners of the Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge 2017.
Using a printed 3D model as a guide, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles cardiologist Frank Ing Created a modified stent for an 18-month-old’s pulmonary artery surgery, giving a family hope.
Verashape, the producer of VSHAPER 3D printers, supported by The National Centre for Research and Development, has been conducting intensive research into innovative additive manufacturing. As part of this project, the R&D department of Verashape is working on software supporting the process of 3D printing in Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) technology. Verashape has licensed Siemens PLM Software Parasolid Communicator software to assist in the import and preparation of models for 3D printing.
Coobx, a Liechtenstein based startup, announced that they are introducing a liquid photpolymer based 3D printer on March 9th. The new system will be based on an innovative new photopolymerization approach which has been named LIFT, an acronym that stands for Light Initiated Fabrication Technology.