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Armani steps into the future with 3D printed billboard Marketing and Content

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When thinking of billboards, one rarely thinks of state-of-the-art advertising, as the medium has existed in some form for centuries. Thanks to recent technologies, however, the giant, road-side adverts have gotten a new lease on life. 3D printing, for instance, is occasionally being used to transform the two-dimensional boards into dynamic three-dimensional installations, often resulting in a highly justified second glance from passersby.

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ecoLogicStudio brings 3D printing and organic life together at Centre Pompidou Professional Additive Manufacturing

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You can expect to marvel at more than Marcel Duchamp’s Fontaine readymade sculpture at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, as a special exhibition, “La fabrique du vivant” (The Fabric of the Living), has just kicked off. The exhibition, which explores the notion of the “living” and the interactions between organic creation and digital era technologies, features two pieces which are of particular interest to us.

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UrbanAlps closes 2.5M financing round to go global with Stealth Key Consumer Products

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UrbanAlps AG and its Stealth Key startup closed a CHF 2.5M (Swiss Francs), equivalent to $2.5 M, series A financing round to finally move into full-scale production for its high-security 3D printed key and lock system. The financing round allowed the 3D metal printing start-up to overcome the death-valley between prototyping and serial production. With high-security products shipped to 4 continents, thousands of Stealth Keys 3D metal printed and close to a hundred customers, the Stealth Key targets its expansion to the German security market.

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Hexr launches custom helmet as the battle of the 3D printed helmets heats up Consumer Products

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Carbon just made highlights all over the planet with its new L1 system and upcoming 3D printed football helmets (just in time for the Superbowl). Helmets could be the next battleground for 3D printed consumer products, as Hexr Helmets just announced a new 3D printed custom bicycle helmet produced using powder bed fusion (laser sintering) technology. This time the helmet is made using laser sintering and focuses more on customization rather than mass production. But the results are similar: better performance through geometry.

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How 3ntr 3D printing helps bring Crocs’ shoes to consumers Consumer Products

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Crocs is a company known for its ability to innovate in the field of footwear, introducing a new and broadly appreciated casual shoe concept to the market. In order to maintain the high quality standards that have always distinguished the company, Crocs recently introduced the use of additive manufacturing to its production process—specifically advanced 3D printing solutions provided by Italian 3D printing company 3ntr.