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Miss South Africa contestants wear Bare Beauty swimwear adorned with 3D printed flowers Consumer Products

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I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: 3D printing is an incredibly versatile manufacturing process. From 3D printed race car parts, to sports equipment, to coral (and that’s just this week), additive manufacturing has found applications in many industries and for many, many purposes. Polish 3D printer manufacturer Sinterit recently drew out attention to another novel use of Selective Laser Sintering technology (SLS): swimwear.

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Backer concern grows over Team Owl Works’ Morpheus delta 3D printer, company says an update is imminent Research & Education

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There’s no denying that being a startup can be tough and often entails a journey marked by ups and downs. For South Korean 3D printer startup Team Owl Works, things began promisingly enough as it successfully raised over $244,000 dollars through a 2016 Kickstarter to bring its Morpheus delta resin 3D printer to life. Since then, however, things seem to have stagnated somewhat with the company which has recently drawn concern from backers of the project.

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LA Dodgers go with 3D printed logos on matte helmets for new MLB season Professional Additive Manufacturing

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Florida based 3D printing service and 3D printer reseller Dimension Works used the ULTRA 3SP 3D printing hardware from EnvisionTEC to supply custom 3D printed logos for the LA Dodgers’ new helmets, in anticipation of the new MLB season. The Dodgers are not new at playing around 3D printing since Laura and Janne Kyttanen’s Pixweet launched their Pixsweet 3D printed custom ice pops startup at Dodgers’ Stadium Season Opening last year.

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Isaac’s Fine Jewelry adopts EnvisionTEC’s Vida cDLM high-speed 3D printer for production Consumer Products

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Based in Boca Raton, Florida, Isaac’s Fine Jewelry has been in the jewelry industry for over 30 years providing high-quality designs and bespoke items for discerning customers. Isaac Cohen, who was among the first to embrace affordable AM technologies with a Formlabs system, is now adopting advanced high-speed 3D printing technologies from DLP market leader EnvisionTEC.

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Researchers successfully 3D print photochromic materials that change states when exposed to light Materials

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Research from the University of Nottingham has demonstrated the viability of 3D printing for fabricating structures using advanced materials that switch states when exposed to different environmental stimuli such as light. The innovative research project could have far reaching implications for the future of 3D printed electronics, medical devices and quantum computing devices.