by David | Feb 27, 2020 | 3D Models, 3D Trends, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, has been around in one shape or form for a while. The process essentially entails building a three-dimensional object from computer-aided design (CAD) to add material layer by layer until a final product is complete. . The use...
by David | Feb 27, 2020 | 3D News, 3D Trends, Companies, Medical
Boston Scientific produces a large range of medical devices used to diagnose and treat patients with issues in the areas of cardiology, urology, endoscopy and many more. It was founded in 1979 with the aim of creating less invasive medical devices and procedures, they...
by David | Feb 27, 2020 | 3D Trends, Companies, Dental, Medical
For some companies working with AM, specificity is key. That means focusing on a niche area of the market in order to face minimal competition. For others, including Croatia’s Medical 3D Design, a more holistic approach can pay dividends. Based just outside of Zagreb,...
by David | Feb 26, 2020 | Companies, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Materials
In a corner of the ground floor inside the Youngstown Business Incubator’s Tech Block Building 5 downtown, Gary Gladysz uses a rheometer to test a small sample of a white, pasty substance. . The substance is an initial formulation of his 3D printer ink. A small dab...
by David | Feb 26, 2020 | 3D 101, Maker Movement
Among the ways to deposit material in a layer-by-layer approach, one is to use jetting technology. Jetting material in this manner is akin to inkjet printing. But, instead of ink as the material, the material is usually a type of photopolymer or wax. (Other vendors...
by David | Feb 26, 2020 | 3D News, 3D Trends, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
I’ve written extensively in the past few years on additive manufacturing, often suggesting that additive will spread partly because companies will produce more at home rather than rely on slow global supply chains . By using smaller, flexible additive factories close...
by David | Feb 26, 2020 | 3D News, Dental, Medical
Russian researchers are experimenting with titanium implants meant to promote the reconstruction of the jaw after surgery, outlining their study in the recently published ‘ Experimental Biointegration of a Titanium Implant in Delayed Mandibular Reconstruction .’ ....
by David | Feb 26, 2020 | Companies, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Materials, Printers and Accessories
Boston-based RIZE Inc. is dedicated to creating products for industrial additive manufacturing systems around the world. The company is known for having developed and patented a hybrid printing technology it has termed “Augmented Deposition.” . RIZE has worked with...
by David | Feb 26, 2020 | 3D News, Companies, Materials, Printers and Accessories
Kraiburg TPE performed extensive tests to examine the suitability of its thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) for use in additive manufacturing (AM). . The tests showed that most of the company’s TPEs can be used on fused deposition modeling (FDM) on devices from Pollen...
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