by David | Sep 13, 2019 | 3D News, Fashion, Clothing, Shoes, Jewelry, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Metal
Many industries rely on skilled contract manufacturers to supply blended powders that are key ingredients in the products they produce. . Whether small 55-gal drum batches once a year or several thousand metric tons multiple times a year, contract manufacturers serve...
by David | Sep 13, 2019 | 3D Models, Companies, Software
3D Systems has received additional 510(k) clearance for its D2P (DICOM-to-PRINT) software for the medical industry. . The software, which enables clinicians to easily 3D print patient-specific anatomical models, works in tandem with 3D Systems’ 3D printers to create...
by David | Sep 12, 2019 | 3D 101, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Metal, People
A friend tipped me about Owen Hildreth’s work. The Colorado School of Mines Professor has spent years developing an automated metal support removal process for metal printing. . This is the holy grail of metal 3D printing. Direct Metal Laser Sintering (PBF) have a...
by David | Sep 12, 2019 | 3D 101, 3D News, Podcasts
Podcasts are ‘in’. Whether it’s listening to them on the commute to work, at the gym, during the dog walk, in the kitchen while you’re cooking or even at your desk, podcasts are a brilliant way to glean new information or simply be entertained. In fact, podcasts have...
by David | Sep 12, 2019 | 3D 101, Printers and Accessories, Product Reviews
If you’ve ever been a fan of the mantra “the future is now,” now is an opportune time to use it. Because when it comes to 3D printers — once thought to be a technology reserved for the rich and elite — owning a 3D printer is now actually quite commonplace. . Like any...
by David | Sep 11, 2019 | 3D News, Medical
Megan Johansen was diagnosed with scoliosis at age nine. . When her fourth child turned three years old, her spine collapsed to a 90-degree bend. “I couldn’t breathe,” Johansen said, “and I was starting to have really bad heart palpitations...
by David | Sep 11, 2019 | 3D News, Geopolitical Regions
Bad actors could soon use 3D printers, combined with artificial intelligence, to secretly create nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). . That’s the terrifying takeaway from a newly released report by a multi-institutional research...
by David | Sep 11, 2019 | 3D News, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
While many industries are using 3D printing to manufacture products, the technology has not been largely adopted in large-scale production. . According to researchers from the University of Arkansas Department of Industrial Engineering , this is mainly due to cycle...
by David | Sep 11, 2019 | 3D News, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
MIT Professor Timothy Gutowski discusses the energy and material savings additive manufacturing provides . With additive manufacturing (AM), novel parts can be designed and built with optimized topologies, eliminating the need for machining individual pieces and then...
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