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ElementsLab, a close look at Taiwan’s jewelry 3D printing service Consumer Products

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Based in Taiwan, ElementsLab is an innovative jewelry 3D printing service that introduced the use of 3D printing technologies in order to offer mass customized jewelry, primarily making silver and light jewelry. Founded by Ting Tang, the company entered the industry with an experimental spirit. “Following the changes and growth of the AM industry, we use more materials and apply them to many different industries,” she says. “These seemingly different industries, In fact, they all point to the same direction—the application of future manufacturing and customization.”

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The New Raw transforms plastic waste into 3D printed furniture in Thessaloniki Sustainability

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Plastic consumption and plastic pollution are key contributors to the globe’s climate crisis. A non-renewable material, plastic has become a ubiquitous part of our day-to-day lives, as we buy products made of it and too frequently throw it away. As plastic continues to take its toll on our environment, it is at least a little bit heartening to see how certain people and organizations are facing the problem head on, often in creative and innovative ways.

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Wiivv and Dr. Scholl’s team up to offer custom 3D printed insoles Consumer Products

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3D printed insole manufacturer Wiivv has announced an exciting partnership with popular foot care brand Dr. Scholl’s at CES 2019. Through the collaboration, Dr. Scholl’s is breaking into the 3D printed insole market by offering its clients custom insoles powered by Wiivv Fit Technology. Customers simply have to download a smartphone app to order their own customized, Dr. Scholl’s 3D printed insoles.

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Rein van der Mast releases new Meteor 3D printed fountain pen Consumer Products

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Dutch designer and technologist Rein van der Mast has been disrupting how fountain pens are made. Instead of relying on proven technology, in 2013 he was the first to 3D print a titanium fountain pen, followed, in 2016, by the nibs. Some amazing models followed: the very unique Spica Virginis (also available in solid gold) and, progressively more widely available models, such as the Type One. The latest addition to van der Mast’s collection is Meteor, an exclusive multi-metal fountain pen in which arts and crafts of the past go hand in hand with manufacturing technologies of the future.