News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
The In(3D)ustry show opened today in the Italian Pavilion at Fira de Barcelona Montjuic and the first day was already intense with literally dozens of manifacturing industry speakers discussing how 3D printing has helped them to turn a manufacturing need into a manufacturing solution.
Les Roux’s project shows exactly the state of DIY house 3D printing: on one hand it is an amazing accomplishment for a single person to be able to “digitally” build a living structure out of concrete. On the other, there still are years of work ahead in figuring out exactly how this additive process can be integrated into the industrial AEC sector.
In order to face disability, either patients or caregivers become Makers. One goal: find innovative and accessible solutions for day to day challenges. Inspired by a successful maker project by Fabio Gorrrasi, who designed and prototyped a tutor for his daughter suffering from SMA, Sanofi Genzyme launched the contest MaketoCare, focused to celebrate ideas helping to improve daily living. Accept the challenge: submit your project about disability and quality of life to the Call for Makers and, if selected, present your idea to the Maker Faire Rome 2016
MetalFil – Ancient Bronze and MetalFil – Classic Copper are the latest PLA-based filament with a content of approximately 80% metal, available from Dutch 3D printing filament distributor Formfutura. This incredible high filling with metal powders enables every FDM 3D printer user to 3D print metal objects which are almost indistinguishable from genuine bronze and copper. The MetalFil™ products are extremely suitable to be post processed.
Altair and Airbus APWorks Team up to Make Additive Manufacturing a Reality for Customers
Starting today the Autodesk Spark additive manufacturing platform is merging into the Autodesk Forge Platform. After the transition is complete this fall, all Autodesk additive manufacturing APIs, services and sample applications will be available on the Forge Platform and the Spark developer portal will eventually be closed. 3D printing APIs are already available on the Forge Developer Portal.
Local Motors transforms the passenger experience with IBM Watson Internet of Things technology and Olli; on roads now in Washington, DC and soon in Miami-Dade County and Las Vegas.
From the runways of Milan to some of the many museum exhibits in New York City, 3D printed clothing garments and accessories have continued to become a prominent force in the fashion industry. This Friday, in Cordoba, Argentina, 3D printed fashion hit the stage for “3D Fashion Day”, the first-ever 3D printing fashion show to grace Latin America. The show will take place during the 2nd annual Cordoba-based “Congress of 3D printing and Digital Fabrications”, where ten clothing designers, both locally and internationally-based, will gather alongside field experts to showcase their latest creations with 3D printing technology.
Studio Bitonti, the studio led by one of the more popular designers, leading the next generation of digital manufacturing is announcing the new name of the design practice (formerly, Francis Bitonti Studio) with a new visual identity, one that reflects a shift in the studio’s focus.
The Selective Laser Melting technology (SLM®) by leading German metal 3D printer manufacturer SLM Solutions enables the production of new 3D printed tire tread mould segments in shorter time, less expensive and using three-dimensional geometries for prototype and mass production tools.