by David | Sep 11, 2019 | 3D News, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
If your company has not already made the leap into additive manufacturing (AM) to solve production challenges, market predictions indicate you soon might. However, although prices have dropped as the technology has matured, any investment in 3D printing is still...
by David | Sep 11, 2019 | Companies, Conferences, Events and Webinars, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Printers and Accessories
Zortrax has just teased what looks to be a new PEEK printer ahead of TCT Show in the UK. . Polish high-end printer manufacturer Zortrax is poised to announce an FDM 3D printer that will, in its own words, “open a whole new chapter in the company’s history.” The...
by David | Sep 11, 2019 | 3D News, 3D Trends, Medical
I’ve rarely seen a trend go so glacially slow and then speed up so rapidly as 3D printing labs in US hospitals. . For years there were only one or two pioneers such as Albert Woo trying to establish 3D printing labs in hospitals. Using 3D printing for phantoms,...
by David | Sep 11, 2019 | Fashion, Clothing, Shoes, Jewelry
In the mood to wear multicolored, patterned shoes but only own boring white ones? A special ink out of MIT lets objects change color when exposed to certain kinds of light. The best part? The color swap can easily be reversed, making for endless customization —...
by David | Sep 11, 2019 | 3D News, 3D Trends, Medical, Pharmaceuticals
3D printing technology is becoming disruptive to the pharmaceutical industry. The manufacturing of personalized medicine, such as patient-specific pills, can make customized drug delivery and dosing change the way people take their medicines forever. Still, the...
by David | Sep 11, 2019 | 3D News, Aerospace and Aviation, Companies
Relativity Space’s 3D-printed rocket will help send satellites to more zones in orbit through a new agreement announced Wednesday (Sept. 11) with Momentus. . A Terran 1 rocket launch for 2021 will launch Momentus customers to space, and then Momentus’...
by David | Sep 11, 2019 | 3D News, Companies, Conferences, Events and Webinars, Materials
3D Systems is to introduce five new materials for its Figure 4 family at TCT Show with general availability scheduled for October 1 st. The company will also showcase the Figure 4 Standalone and Modular platforms, as well as a selection of metal 3D printing...
by David | Sep 11, 2019 | 3D Models, Architecture, Design / Engineering
For a long time, construction design started from the very basics: pen and paper. Buildings were designed using traditional two-dimensional drawings. But with drawings, miscalculations sometimes were only discovered after construction had already begun. . Thanks to...
by David | Sep 11, 2019 | 3D News, Geopolitical Regions, Medical
Tarek Loubani is a Palestinian-Canadian doctor who works with the Glia Project, a group that creates open-source designs for 3D-printable medical hardware. . Their goal is to let local populations manufacture their own medical wares at prices considerably lower than...
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