News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
3D printing, or additive manufacturing (AM) brings a host of benefits that traditional methods of manufacture (or prototyping) simply cannot. The technology involves the creation of a three-dimensional solid object from a digital model. This object can be almost any shape and size. AMShow-Europe 2016 will explore these possibilities and more
US-Based DesignBox3D – a distributor of the best professional grade 3D Printers – and Spanish 3D printer manufacturer BCN3D Technologies have embarked on a on a partnership to bring the BCN3D SIGMA 3D Printer to the US market.
Montreal-based Genistar is adding some finishing touches to its spanking new showroom where it is currently running a Prodways ProMaker L5000 3D printer. Genistar, whose sister company is Axis Prototypes a 3d printing service bureau also based in Montreal, became a North American distributor for Prodways’ line of production-grade 3d printers in June 2014. The showroom will allow Genistar to run printed parts through the machine, which boasts one of the fastest build cycles in the category of DLP (Digital Light Processing) printers, as well as serve as a demonstration piece for prospective customers.
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After Synthesis in 2014 and Arthesis in 2015, this year again we are once again going to bring the state of the art in 3D printing hardware, software and materials to the Fuorisalone Design Week Events taking place around the Salone del Mobile Furniture Fair design in Milan. The future of 3D printed metal is almost here and it means that designers will be able to produced finished high end objects with 3D printing.
British Inventors Project finalist Buzz Technology are showcasing their vision for two modular concepts which could find their way into future smartphones. Both 3D printed smartphone accessory prototype solutions were showcased at the Gadget Show LIVE! in Birmingham, UK. DRONE-IN-A-PHONE is a tethered microdrone that folds up and fits into a camera case. By placing the battery into the smartphone case, and using a folding mechanism, Buzz Technology’s Senake Atureliya and his team have managed to reduce the size and weight of the drone, thus making it pocket-size. Flight times are significantly increased and the mini drone is able to withstand strong winds.
The 27th yearly report form Wholers Associates is out and, as it has done for most of the previous editions, tells us of a rapidly growing AM industry. While the growth rate has slowed in the past year, mostly due to a “rebound” after hitting the peak of the hype cycle for many sectors of 3D printing, the industry has been growing at CAGR of 26.2% for almost there decades.
This is going to be a year of transition for 3D printing, a year that will see many big names try to make their mark, including HP. These giants, however, will have to compete with current industry leader Stratasys, which is going to put up a fight to lead the next generation of 3D printing, judging by the latest launch of the J750 6+1 materials, full color, polyjet 3D printing system.
When you consider which media ride the hype and which ones can create it, Motherboard, Vice’s tech website, certainly belongs to the second type. The same is true about knowing when to stop (riding the hype) and an article by Motherboard shows that that time has come for consumer 3D printing.
It was just a matter of time as many tech giants, such as Google, Apple and Microsoft are already investing heavily in 3D printing technologies. Now Facebook has also joined the crowd with a new service that will enable anyone to 3D print a statuette of any of their active Facebook friends.