by David | Jun 2, 2020 | 3D News, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
After reading the now famous article about a ventilator valve that can be 3D printed for $1, compared to the traditionally-manufactured valve costing $11,000, I realized that the way 3D printing costs are calculated is still vastly oversimplified, which leads to...
by David | Jun 2, 2020 | 3D News, Materials, Military
Chitin derived from shrimps, mushrooms, and other organisms may lead to new 3D-printed, multi-layered polymer coatings to protect soldiers against bullets, lasers, toxic gases, microbes, and other hazards. . Most famous for being the main component in the...
by David | Jun 2, 2020 | Printers and Accessories
Number of Views: 4 3D printing has become a lot more accessible these days than it had been in the past. Back then, you’d have to shell out as much as $1,000 for one. Today, however, there are plenty of budget 3D printers out that cost less than $300, such as the...
by David | Jun 2, 2020 | 3D 101, Technology
What is the first thing that pops into your head when you hear the phrase 3D printing? Do you imagine the latest high-speed 3D printer? With their growing popularity, it’s hard not to. . But what if we told you there are more ways to 3D print an object than with a 3D...
by David | Jun 2, 2020 | Conferences, Events and Webinars
With so many events going virtual due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic , there’s also been an increase in the number of webinars that companies in the additive manufacturing industry are holding. To make things easier for our readers, since there’s so much online...
by David | May 31, 2020 | 3D News, Companies, Design / Engineering, Geopolitical Regions
Innovative hardware and IoT startups are gaining more attention and becoming mainstream in India as many ventures are actively looking to develop and assemble their products from scratch. Along with this, 3D printing has gained popularity globally because of the...
by David | May 30, 2020 | 3D Growth, Companies
Many investors probably consider 3D printing a loser space. This is understandable since the group’s two best-known and longest publicly traded companies, 3D Systems ( NYSE:DDD ) and Stratasys ( NASDAQ:SSYS ), seem to have become experts at printing red ink....
by David | May 30, 2020 | 3D 101, 3D Hobbyists, Maker Movement
If you’ve ever considered collecting action figures, then you’ve probably realized one thing – they can get very expensive. It’s not uncommon to see highly detailed action figures that cost $200 or more. A collection of these action figures can be considered a small...
by David | May 30, 2020 | 3D News, Aerospace and Aviation, Geopolitical Regions
This week, European engineers hot-fire tested a fully 3D-printed thrust chamber that could one day power the upper stages for rockets. The chamber has just three parts, and was constructed using additive layer manufacturing, another name for 3D printing. . This...
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