News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
If you were one of the few to attend the AT&T Shareholders Conference in Dallas this year, you might have been lucky enough to walk away with one of Voodoo Manufacturing’s custom 3D printed keepsakes inspired by one of my favourite TV shows, Westworld.
Sure, one of the coolest things about the Nintendo Labo series of games is that the “accessories” are made from recyclable cardboard so they are environmentally friendly and won’t pollute for centuries to come (unlike those piles of E.T. buried in the New Mexico desert by Atari). However, there is little arguing that cardboard has a hard time sustaining the abuse that most video game accessories experience. So 3D printing Nintendo Labo accessories could be a welcome new development.
In celebration of the Royal couple’s dedication to the fight against single-use plastic bottles, SodaStream, the world’s largest sparkling water brand, has dressed up a set of limited edition bottles to be auctioned as a donation to the plastic-free charity – Surfers Against Sewage. As a driving force behind the removal of single-use plastic from the world, SodaStream is thrilled to shed light on this global hazard by donating all proceeds to Surfers Against Sewage, a charity chosen by the royal couple
In a galaxy not so far away—well, Hollywood—Solo: A Star Wars Story made its screen debut last week. Not only did the world premiere event bring together high profile stars from the sci-fi franchise, but one of Star Wars’ most iconic spaceships also made an appearance, courtesy of automotive company Nissan.
Precious AM powder (and EOS PRECIOUS M80) supplier Cooksongold will be providing its 18K 5N Red Gold to talented watchmaker Michiel Holthinrichs to produce an exclusive gold version of his unique Ornament 1 3D printed watch model. Michiel has been among the first to experiment with 3D printing as a designer watch manufacturing tool and the results have been quite impressive.
3D printing technologies are enabling individuals and organizations all over the globe to cut back on production costs. As came to light recently, even the Pope has reaped the benefits of additive manufacturing, as members of his Swiss Guard will soon be trading in their expensive (and heavy) metal helmets for plastic 3D printed ones.
German large-format 3D printer maker BigRep continues to push the limits and boundaries of its 3D printing technology, introducing new ideas and concepts that can truly disrupt traditional manufacturing practices. The latest is a concept that appears to be quite feasible: a 3D printed airless bike tire that can actually be used on a normal bicycle.
Although 3D printing promises a revolution in many industries, primarily industrial manufacturing, nowhere are the possibilities greater than in the field of product design and modular architecture. Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello, of the cutting-edge San Francisco Bay Area-based design firm Emerging Objects, have developed remarkable techniques for printing architecture from a wide variety of powders.
3D Print Tech Company Aectual made a beautiful debut at the Salone Del Mobile, with an exhibit at Ventura Future with DUS architects and a collaboration with Mae Engelgeer for Wallpaper Handmade. Both show Aectual’s sustainably produced bespoke 3D printed Floors with terrazzo infill.
SLM Solutions co-founder Henner Schöneborn is joining Swiss start-up UrbanAlps, developer of the Stealth Key, in order to take world’s first 3D metal printed key toward full-scale industrialization. As co-founder of SLM Solutions, Germany, CTO and Member of the Management Board, Henner was until June 2018 the key driver of SLM’s Additive Manufacturing and Powder Bed Technology innovations. As a CEO of SLM Software JV, Henner was/is also responsible for the ADDITIVE Intelligence Suite.