Aectual Beta Launches Global Design-to-delivery Platform for 3D printed AEC products Professional

Aectual Beta Launches Global Design-to-delivery Platform for 3D Printed AEC Products

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Since its founding in 2017, Dutch company Aectual has taken the tenets of 3D printing—including customization, design freedom and sustainability—to heart, applying them to the areas of architecture and interior design. Many of our readers will be familiar with the company: in 2018, it gained notice for 3D printing a section of terrazzo-style flooring in Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. Just a few months ago, it also unveiled a collection of 3D printed fully-circular furniture made from plant-based materials.

Studios are Building Businesses with 3D Model Subscriptions on Patreon

Studios are Building Businesses with 3D Model Subscriptions on Patreon

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As affordable 3D printers, especially high-resolution resin LED systems, continue to gain adoption within fan communities around the world, entirely new business models are starting to take shape, with the support of modern fund-raising tools, Patreon in particular. Graphic studios are creating collectible action figures, table-top game figurines, cosplay accessories, busts, movie memorabilia, and more for users to buy, download, and 3D print at home as part of ongoing 3D model subscriptions.

The High-speed Photopolymerization Race for Production 3D Printing is on 3D Printing Processes

The High-speed Photopolymerization Race for Production 3D Printing is on 3D Printing Processes

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Last month Stratasys bought Origin and Desktop Metal bought EnvisionTEC. Both acquisitions were not casual. They were strategic decisions made by companies that, for different reasons, had some cash to bet on the next 3D printing growth area and decided to go for high-speed photopolymerization technology: EnvisionTEC’s founder Al Siblani invented and patented the technology for high-speed, continuous DLP but never thought much of its potential; Origin’s Programmable Photopolymerization (P³) is one of the technologies that went after the potential of these processes for digital mass production through durable photopolymerizable materials.

Oprah Wore 3D Printed Glasses During the Megan and Harry Interview

Oprah Wore 3D Printed Glasses During the Megan and Harry Interview

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Ok, it’s gossip. But Oprah’s interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry was one of the events that will go down in interview history. And Oprah thought that 3D printed glasses looked good enough to wear for the occasion. The US queen of talk shows wore a pair of glasses from Götti Switzerland in her interview with Meghan and Harry. The glasses are 3D printed using SLS technology and finished using DyeMansion‘s print2product workflow.

Dyslexic Children’s Glasses Printed Using HP MJF Tech

Dyslexic Children’s Glasses Printed Using HP MJF Tech

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Atol les Opticiens, a French optical company, is additively manufacturing glasses with HP’s multi jet fusion technology to provide cost-effective options for dyslexic children. The Lexilens smart glasses bring two trends together: the development of connected solutions designed to improve the lives of people with learning difficulties; and technical advances in additive manufacturing.

Where Open Source 3D Printing and Sim Racing Collide

Where Open Source 3D Printing and Sim Racing Collide

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3DRap is a startup based in a small town on the hills of Irpinia, in Southern Italy, in the medieval town of Capocastello. As the name implies the company was founded around the idea of RepRap 3D printing: they created an open-source system, leveraged the Arduino platform for a number of projects and built a digital production facility. But the sweet spot where their open-source 3D printers began to truly make business sense is sim racing: 3DRap is now a manufacturer of custom 3D printed mods for sim racing peripherals, hitching a ride on one of today’s key technology trends to reach people all over the world.

Dyslexic Children’s Glasses Printed Using HP MJF Tech

Dyslexic Children’s Glasses Printed Using HP MJF Tech

by Consumer

Atol les Opticiens, a French optical company, is additively manufacturing glasses with HP’s multi jet fusion technology to provide cost-effective options for dyslexic children. The Lexilens smart glasses bring two trends together: the development of connected solutions designed to improve the lives of people with learning difficulties; and technical advances in additive manufacturing.