News and Insights of 3D Printing and Manufacturing
Stratasys if working to further consolidate its leadership in rapid prototyping and tooling applications by introducing new material compatibility for its flagship J750 full color, multi-material 3D printing solution, delivering additional functionality and versatility for rapid prototyping and tooling applications.
Shapeways and Valve Corporation today announced a landmark program to allow creators to make and sell 3D printed objects based on Valve’s games and hardware. This first-of-its-kind program grants a license to designers to create 3D printed objects based on Valve’s heralded game franchises including DOTA 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Team Fortress 2, and Portal, as well as its entertainment hardware including the Steam Controller and Steam Link.
A team of designers from Studio UnSeen, Tiia Vahula, Ljudmilla Georgijeva, Madis Kaasik, working ...
In 3D Printing, surface finishing and coloring post-processing solutions are needed to produce acceptable printed parts. CIPRES, a leading provider of SLS 3D printing and e-coloring services, will be the first European company to provide high-speed surface finishing using AMT’s PostPro3D technology, in conjunction with CIPRES’S proprietary e-coloring technology. This unique combination of technology enables CIPRES to produce thousands of perfectly finished 3D Printed parts per day.
Many are familiar with Italian design brand names like Alessi, Pininfarina or Colani. We think of cars with elegant lines, fine furniture and iconic household objects. Now, Zare from Boretto, Italy, has ventured to design a new toothbrush in collaboration with Nussbaumer Design, headed by Christoph Nussbaumer. The result is very unusual – this toothbrush is made from metal. The metal 3D printed MIO toothbrush features a timeless design and is mass produced by means of additive manufacturing.
Fillamentum is adding a new material to the company’s best selling PLA Extrafill Vertigo series. This new, elegant material adds some sparkles to the company’s line of materials. Vertigo Galaxy is engineered for quality and superior galactic finish. The Fillamentum PLA Extrafill is a material for the FFF (also known as FDM) 3D printing technology.
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EnvisionTEC‘s E-Shore A material for footwear is ready for beta testing on the company’s Perfactory line of 3D printers, a family of printers that is considered one of the most reliable in the world, now in its fourth generation.
Just one week after partnering with Zbrush on in-app 3D printing, Sculpteo is now collaborating with Sony to mark the launch of the new Sony Xperia XZ1. Through the application “3D creator” of the new Xperia XZ1, users will be able to have Sculpteo’s online service 3D print the 3D scans they will create using their smartphone.
Luxexcel and IFB Solutions have signed a contract for the first 3D print platform for ophthalmic lenses. The platform will be integrated into IFB’s optical operations in Winston-Salem, N.C. which is one of the top 10 independent labs in the country. The Luxexcel platform consists of industrial grade optical 3D-printers, lens-design software and workflow integration tools which enable customers like IFB Solutions to manufacture 3D printed ophthalmic quality lenses that meet all industry standards. The technology is initially focusing on difficult-to-manufacture medical specialty lenses.
HP Inc. have started FitStation powered by HP, a new platform that will deliver custom-fitted and individualized footwear through innovative 3D scanning, dynamic gait analysis and manufacturing technologies. FitStation is the next step in the company’s journey to reinvent how the world designs and manufactures with commercial 3D technologies.