ASICS releases ACTIBREEZE 3D (printed) SANDAL Consumer Products

ASICS Releases ACTIBREEZE 3D (Printed) SANDAL

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ASICS has launched its new ACTIBREEZE 3D SANDAL – a 3D printed sandal specifically designed to help the body and mind of a recovering athlete in the ‘After Performance’ phase. The ACTIBREEZE 3D SANDAL features a novel geometric structure, made possible through parametric design and advanced 3D printing technology, to deliver outstanding comfort and protection for the wearer.

Spend a night in the 3D printed suite of a thousand-year-old tower in Italy Consumer Products

Spend a Night in the 3D Printed Suite of a Thousand-year-old Tower in Italy

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What happens if you combine a thousand-year-old castle overlooking the sea in Liguria and a startup that produces aerospace parts in additive technology with anthropomorphic robotic arms? You may be in for one of the most unforgettable experiences ever at the 3D printed suite of the Capitolare Tower, in Porto Venere, Liguria, Italy. 3dpbm will be visiting the Tower for its grand opening next week and we’ll bring you more exclusive images.

New digital products launched by Xometry AM Software

New Digital Products Launched by Xometry

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During a virtual event titled “The Xometry Marketplace: Powering Tomorrow’s Supply Chain”, Xometry launched a suite of new digital products, including – The Industrial Buying Engine on Thomasnet.com, and Workcenter (an all-in-one “manufacturing execution system”). The company has also opened the new Workcenter to third-party developers.

SAGA Space Architects 3D print 7-meter-tall analog moon habitat Professional Additive Manufacturing

SAGA Space Architects 3D Print 7-Meter-Tall Analog Moon Habitat

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SAGA Space Architects, a Copenhagen-based design practice working on making space liveable for future space travelers, have 3D printed their new 7-meter-tall analog moon habitat – the world’s tallest 3D printed polymer structure. The shell has been topologically optimized, and the corrugated surface generated, to withstand the specific forces the habitat would experience on the Moon. The habitat was brought to life in just nine months – from the first sketch to the final printed form, and has been designed to support a crew of two astronauts, comfortably, for 90 days on the surface of the Moon.

Honda reportedly had 3D models removed from Printables marketplace Legislation

Honda Reportedly Had 3D Models Removed from Printables Marketplace Legislation

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According to a story first published by TheDrive, “all models referencing the word Honda posted prior to March 30, 2022, were seemingly removed from Printables without warning. These included speaker brackets, key housings, hood latches, shifter bushings, washer fluid caps, roof latch handles, and my trunk lid handle—a part not offered on 10th generation Accords sold in the U.S. at all. According to the author of the article, many of the removed parts had no Honda branding but were just compatible with Honda vehicles. As it turns out, Prusa says it was issued a takedown notice from Honda and removed all 3D models that referenced the brand.

Some great examples of 3D printed furniture seen at Milan Design Week Consumer Products

Some Great Examples of 3D Printed Furniture Seen at Milan Design Week

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Milan Design Week takes place during the Salone del Mobile, the largest furniture fair in the world. It has become a place to see some of the latest advances in product design and 3D printing has been introduced as a development and a production process for some time. In fact, the 3dpbm team has been organizing events focusing on 3D printing during Milan Design Week since 2014. Now the use of 3D printing technology has become almost omnipresent, so much so that some 3D printed products are no longer presented as such. So it’s no longer a matter of finding the 3D printed products among traditionally manufactured ones, as much as finding some particularly interesting ones.

Antoni Gaudí’s Sagrada Familia column digitally replicated AM Software

Antoni Gaudí’s Sagrada Familia Column Digitally Replicated

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Luai Kurdi is the Founder and CEO of PRINT4D, a company based in Prague, Czech Republic, consisting of a group of engineers with a passion for technology and construction. PRINT4D utilizes the latest advancements in digital tools to revolutionize how the environment around us is imagined and constructed. According to a post on Luai Kurdi’s LinkedIn profile, he has replicated Antoni Gaudí’s Sagrada Familia Double Twist Star-Shaped-Base 14m high column, using parametric design in Grasshopper – demonstrating the real advantages of parametric design, digital fabrication, and 3D concrete printing.

Stratasys introduces J850 TechStyle 3D printer for high-end fashion Consumer Products

Stratasys Introduces J850 TechStyle 3D Printer for High-end Fashion

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Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS), a leader in polymer 3D printing solutions, is launching the first 3D printer designed specifically to 3D print on fabric, in a direct-to-textile mode. The Stratasys J850 TechStyle 3D printer, the company’s newest PolyJet printer, is being launched during an exclusive event at Milan Design Week’s Fuorisalone to meet the unique needs of design and fashion manufacturers, which include 3D printing for high-end, premium textiles and clothing, bags and accessories and footwear.

The 3D printed Capitolare Suite Tower is now officially open 3D Printing Events

The 3D Printed Capitolare Suite Tower is Now Officially Open

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Saving an ancient tower dating back to 1161 from decadence. This is where the project that led to the construction of the Capitolare Suite Tower begins: an exclusive luxury location created by Andrea Borlenghi, a 29-year-old entrepreneur with career in the world of AM startups. Now you can book to spend a magical night there, across the ancient past and the future of manufacturing.

Daniel Arsham Creates Artistic 3D Printed Sink for KOHLER

Daniel Arsham Creates Artistic 3D Printed Sink for KOHLER

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KOHLER, an American manufacturing company, best known for its plumbing products, has collaborated with Daniel Arsham, a contemporary, New York-based artist, to create Rock01 – a 3D printed sink created using paste-based pneumatic material extrusion. Extrusion-based additive manufacturing (EAM), often used for the rapid production of metals and ceramics, works by extruding the metal or ceramic material in solid powder form and mixing the powder with an expendable viscous fluid. In this case, pneumatic extrusion nozzles were used.

HeartBeatDress by Anouk Wipprecht, a New 3D Printed Dress Masterpiece

HeartBeatDress by Anouk Wipprecht, a New 3D Printed Dress Masterpiece

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In collaboration with a leading global crystals manufacturer, Dutch fashion tech designer Anouk Wipprecht just released her new 3D printed HeartBeatDress – a dress that records and broadcasts something very ‘intimate’ to you as a provocation to be true to your feelings. Considering that Wipprecht’s 3D printed dress creations are often so advanced that they enjoy popularity for several years after the initial launch, each new release is an event for both the 3D printing and the fashion tech industries.

World’s Largest Real Concrete Building 3D Printed by GUtech University

World’s Largest Real Concrete Building 3D Printed by GUtech University

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On Tuesday, December 14, 2021, the German University of Technology in Oman, GUtech, completed 3D printing the walls of what so far is the largest 3D printed building in made with real concrete. The importance of the event was marked by the presence of His Excellency Sultan Al-Habsi, Minister of Finance of Oman together with more than 200 guests including several ministers and VIPs of Oman, who attended the event in Muscat, the capital of Oman.

Hexagon and CADS Additive Collaborate Improve DfAM

Hexagon and CADS Additive Collaborate Improve DfAM

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Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has entered a new partnership with CADS Additive. The companies will exchange technologies to progress DfAM (design for additive manufacturing). Under the agreement, Hexagon has integrated the build prep specialist’s material-saving support structure generation technology into its Simufact Additive software. CADS Additive will also integrate Hexagon’s build simulation capabilities into its AM-Studio software.

DQBD Evolves Cycling Saddle Production Workflow with SAF

DQBD Evolves Cycling Saddle Production Workflow with SAF

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German design company DQBD is leveraging the Stratasys H350 3D printer to produce personalized cycling saddles that offer a higher level of comfort and performance efficiency compared to regular versions. DQBD is additively manufacturing several of the saddle’s load-bearing parts at scale, saving thousands of euros in costs and cutting lead times from months to just several days compared to traditional molding methods.

Sarco is “Go for Ko” in Switzerland

Sarco is “Go for Ko” in Switzerland

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And that’s why you really should never say never in 3D printing. When Sarco was introduced a couple of years ago as a 3D printed assisted suicide pod to simplify euthanasia we wrote that off as a publicity—or at most an artistic—stunt (so much so that we did not even cover the story). But we should not have written it off and we should have covered the story. Now the Sarco pod has been OK’d to KO by the Swiss authorities (one of the first nations to legalize euthanasia.

Autodesk Releases Netfabb 2022 with Increased AM Hardware Support

Autodesk Releases Netfabb 2022 with Increased AM Hardware Support

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The Autodesk Netfabb team is ready to release Netfabb 2022 with more integrated support than ever before for 3D printers, starting with the EOS SDK for EOSPrint (PBF), Stratasys Origin One integration (high-speed photopolymerization), Mimaki integration (multi-color material jetting), ExOne X1 160Pro binder jetting and many more hardware manufacturers and machines now natively supported.

Betonindustrie Brievengat to 3D Print First Buildings in the Caribbeans

Betonindustrie Brievengat to 3D Print First Buildings in the Caribbeans

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Dutch technology provider CyBe Construction and Curaçao concrete expert Betonindustrie Brievengat (BIB) are joining forces for a strategic partnership. At the end of September, three operators of BIB will be trained by the team of CyBe to operate the purchased 3D printer. This is through a 10-day on-site training during which the first two buildings will be printed in the island of Curaçao, the first-ever 3D construction printing initiative in the Caribbean archipelago. These two buildings will serve as office space and café in Willemstad, the capital city of Curaçao.

CADChain Launches BORIS to Protect Sensitive Shared CAD Files

CADChain Launches BORIS to Protect Sensitive Shared CAD Files

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As all AM industry operators know well, sharing CAD data is risky to IPs and businesses. Starting with the registration of authorship, the new BORIS plugin from CADChain for Autodesk Inventor accompanies a designer’s creations through the design phase, providing safety, security, and peace of mind. The free-to-join beta testing program is now open for registration and begins on October 14th.

PrinterPrezz Acquires Vertex Manufacturing

PrinterPrezz Acquires Vertex Manufacturing

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PrinterPrezz, Inc. and Vertex Manufacturing have completed the merger between the companies, both active in the advanced manufacturing sector and specifically in advancing and evolving the AM workflow. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal is significant as it marks one of the first times that a new entry AM software company (PrinterPrezz) has acquired a physical AM service provider (Vertex). Both companies are innovative in their approach to AM: PrinterPrezz in terms of its holistic approach to the AM workflow and Vertex, a new company founded by industry veterans, in terms of their adoption of new AM technologies such as those provided by Velo3D along with PrinterPrezz software.

3D printed homes by ICON and 3Strands hit the Austin, TX market

3D printed homes by ICON and 3Strands hit the Austin, TX market

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It has been a busy month for Austin-based 3D printing construction firm ICON. Not only did it raise $207 million in Series B funding and unveil a 3,800-square-foot training barracks for the Texas Military Department, it has now brought four 3D printed homes to market in Austin, Texas, in collaboration with Kansas City developer 3Strands. Two of the four 3D printed homes have already been sold, while the remaining two are hitting the market today, August 31, 2021.

ESA and MX3D show 3D printed Lunar Floor at Venice Biennale

ESA and MX3D show 3D printed Lunar Floor at Venice Biennale

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A skeletal floor for the ESA-supported lunar habitat design was created by leading architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and is currently on show at this year’s Venice Biennale. This prototype lunar floor design section was 3D printed in stainless steel by Dutch company MX3D, known for creating a metal 3D printed bridge in Amsterdam using internally developed large format, robotic WAAM technology

New nTopology 3.0 Introduces Real-time Visualization via GPU

New nTopology 3.0 Introduces Real-time Visualization via GPU

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In nTopology 3.0, the third major update of nTopology‘s design software, the NYC company is introducing GPU acceleration for seamless interactivity. By enabling this new opt-in feature, nTop users will enjoy an instant 10x to 100x performance boost to workflows that use complex field-driven geometry. In other words, they will now be able to preview design changes in real-time and regenerate parts with even the most complex geometry in seconds.

3YOURMIND Raises $12.4M in Continued Series A+ Round

3YOURMIND Raises $12.4M in Continued Series A+ Round

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3YOURMIND, a US-German software company in additive manufacturing, closed a new Series A+ financing round with two prominent European investors. LBBW VC, the venture capital arm of Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, is strategically focused on supporting highly innovative companies with scalable B2B business models in emerging markets. Verve Ventures, located in Switzerland, is one of the leading European investors with extensive reach to new market opportunities enabled by its digital venture capital platform.

SIMBA Chain Awarded a SBIR Phase 1 Contract to Bring Blockchain-enabled Digital AM to Battlefields

SIMBA Chain Awarded a SBIR Phase 1 Contract to Bring Blockchain-enabled Digital AM to Battlefields

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The U.S. Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office (AFRSO) has awarded blockchain innovator SIMBA Chain a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 1 grant to develop a solution that will ultimately allow the Air Force to manufacture, test, and deploy critical replacement parts for aircraft and other weaponry on forward operating locations and bases around the world using advanced 3D printing supported and secured by blockchain.

Autodesk Adds Netfabb Tools to Fusion 360 Software

Autodesk Adds Netfabb Tools to Fusion 360 Software

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Autodesk added its suite of Netfabb tools to the Autodesk Fusion 360 software, which incorporates additive CAD, cost-projection and milling tools. Netfabb, a web-based subscription service, builds upon the Fusion 360 software by adding a parts library, additive system and material parameters and simulation software to the Fusion 360 package. Existing Netfabb subscribers will receive access to the Fusion 360 package included with their subscriptions.

L’Oréal Partners with AMFG to Streamline AM Workflows

L’Oréal Partners with AMFG to Streamline AM Workflows

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AMFG, a supplier of MES and Workflow automation software for additive manufacturing, and L’Oréal have partnered to optimize rapid prototyping workflows in its 3D printing lab. As 3D printing volumes increased, L’Oréal decided to invest in a solution that could support this growth and chose AMFG’s software as its workflow management platform.

Aectual Studios Creates 3D Printed Fully Circular Furniture Consumer Products

Aectual Studios Creates 3D Printed Fully Circular Furniture Consumer Products

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Aectual Studios, a platform for mass-customizable building and interior products, announced a new product line that is entirely circular and made of plant-based plastic, with a striking matte, ceramic-like appearance. The company designed a selection of 3D-printed room dividers and safety screens to offer a solution to the ad-hoc disposable plastic screens that clutter current work environments. Over time, screens can be shredded and reprinted into new panels, planters, or bookcases. The products were unveiled during Dubai Design Week, in the new Aectual Dubai Showroom.