News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
3D Hubs, the world’s largest online marketplace for 3D printing services, today announces the acquisition of Printivate, a specialized service for optimizing and fixing 3D models. 3D Hubs will integrate Printivate in its platform to improve 3D file handling and printability prediction.
The blending of the physical and digital worlds has arrived, with 3D scanning, virtual reality, and additive manufacturing forming a complete 3D ecosystem. However, while 3D scanning and printing allow us to create and manipulate objects, emerging technologies are pointing to 360° virtual and augmented reality (AR/VR) as entirely new ways to record, experience and share life itself – from extreme sports to family vacations and distant environments.
The 7th International Conference and Exhibition on 3D Body Scanning Technologies will take place from 30 November to 1 December 2016, in Lugano, Switzerland.
Partnership with Artec 3D aims to disrupt the manufacturing marketplace for anatomical 3D models by enabling widespread availability through 3D printing.
In the latest report, 3D Printing Software Markets – 2016: A Ten-Year Forecast and Opportunity Analysis, Scott Dunham from the leading AM market research firm SmarTech Publishing analyzes 3D printing software market trends and growth forecasts to 2026 and describes eight different tool types within four different major workflow patterns.
At the invitation of the Korean government, Kunal Varma, President and COO of EFESTO (https://www.efesto.us/), visited South Korea this past week. EFESTO, in addition to being an AM company in its own right, is a registered reseller of the Sciaky (https://www.sciaky.com/) large-volume EBAM (Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing) industrial metal 3D printers. Mr. Varma met with industrial leaders and researchers at the Korean Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) in Ulsan, South Korea to discuss possible sales of Sciaky industrial machines to South Korea.
Professionals and students are invited by Additive Industries to (re)design products dedicated for metal 3D printing
Covestro is presenting its latest materials and technologies at the K 2016 – the largest plastic industry shows in the world – ranging from an electric car to 3D-printed surfaces for shoes to rotor blades for wind power systems. Covestro will be exhibiting athletic shoe uppers. What is special about them is that they come straight off a 3D printer, printed by means of fused filament fabrication from thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), a plastic made with materials from Covestro.
After its offer being rejected by major SLM Solutions stakeholder Elliot Associates GE (NYSE: GE) ...
Roboze, a leading Italian manufacturer of professional 3D printing solutions for rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing applications, announced today that it has reached an agreement with Nextstep3D, a leading 3D provider of advanced additive manufacturing solutions, to resell Roboze products in the Netherlands, Belgium & Luxemburg region.