News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
Gravity Industries, a UK startup dedicated to human propulsion technology, has been making headlines over the past year for its boundary-breaking Jet Suit. More casually known as the “real-life Iron Man suit,” the wearable, engine-equipped device enables the user to, well, fly.
Italy-based print provider Colorzenith 3D printed a life-size replica of a classic Italian car, the Lancia B24 for the Don Pasquale opera, performed in Europe’s largest opera house, La Scala in Milan, Italy. The set designers, Davide Livermore together with Giò Forma Studio, required a lightweight car for an iconic scene where soprano, Rosa Feola, descends from the ceiling to the stage while sitting in the car.
Chinese company Jinshi3D also operates as Kings3D and specializes in researching, producing and selling industrial SLA 3D printers (and providing relative 3D printing services using its technology). China’s widespread adoption of SLA technology offers yet another demonstration of how fast the Chinese AM market is growing by making technologies and materials more affordable. The impressive set of castles that Kings3D built for a client offers some insight into the company’s SLA production capabilities.
Printrbot, a desktop 3D printer manufacturer that came onto the scene in 2011, has regrettably announced it is shutting its doors. The company’s website indicates that low sales were the reason for it closing down.
3D printing enables a level of customization beyond your wildest dreams! However, the success of these types of products is very challenging to navigate because the meaning and value of “customization” is very different per industry.
Aniwaa’s new VR and AR comparison engine is now live and available. Following a recent round of seed funding, the company has built the most complete database yet devoted to virtual, augmented and mixed reality head-mounted displays (HMDs). To mark this milestone and the startup’s first foray beyond 3D printing, Aniwaa is also unveiling a major update to its website and branding.
3D printing is undeniably a very diverse technology as it has impacted a broad range of industries, from medical, to automotive, to fashion. One particularly exciting area for 3D printing applications, especially in recent years, has been in the entertainment industry, where AM has been leveraged not only as a narrative tool but has also been used behind the scenes to bring some amazing costumes and props to life.
Israeli fashion designer Danit Peleg first became interested in 3D printing in 2015 when she decided to explore the technology for her graduate project. The collection was not only a personal triumph for Peleg—who taught herself 3D modeling and printing pretty much from scratch—but it also marked the first ready-to-wear collection fully 3D printed using a desktop machine.
Often when we write about robots, we talk about helpful robots, meant to improve our lives or further research in some important way. In this case, however, we’ll be looking at robots built for two simple purposes: to entertain and destroy.
Coinciding with this year’s Canada Day weekend, Canadian artist Douglas Coupland has unveiled his newest and arguably most ambitious project to date. Called The National Portrait, the large-scale artwork consists of hundreds of 3D printed portraits based on real Canadian people.