by Paul | Dec 15, 2020 | Metal
This fixture tool for holding additive manufactured parts for machining was made within the same additive manufacturing build as the parts themselves. . Production metal parts made via additive manufacturing (AM) generally need CNC machining as a secondary step. The...
by Paul | Dec 15, 2020 | Entertainment, Medical
Protect3d co-founders Kevin Gehsmann, Clark Bulleit and Tim Skapek began making customized 3D printed protective devices while they were still undergraduate engineering students at Duke University. . “It began as a series of projects using the skills we learned...
by Paul | Dec 15, 2020 | Art and Sculpture
Fashion house Viktor&Rolf turned to 3D printing technology to create a sumptuous rose gold dress of thorny branches and flowers for the brand’s iconic Flowerbomb perfume bottle. . The 15 bespoke 3D printed creations are part of a new limited edition to celebrate...
by Paul | Dec 15, 2020 | Construction, Design / Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
The introduction of 3D printing – in any form – into the construction industry is among the most fascinating and, at the same time, challenging endeavor. On the one hand, the most advanced and technologically complex, digital manufacturing processes; on the other an...
by Paul | Dec 15, 2020 | Aerospace and Aviation, Companies, Metal
U.S. company 6K , which has locations in West Virginia and Massachusetts, uses proprietary advanced plasma processing to develop AM powders from sustainable sources. . The company is so named for its continuous UniMelt process, which it says is the world’s only...
by Paul | Dec 15, 2020 | Companies, Design / Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Stratasys Ltd. announced a new program to integrate its 3D printers in production environments with the factory floor via the GrabCAD Software Development Kit (SDK). . Each SDK package includes a complete set of application programming interfaces, documentation, and...
by Paul | Dec 14, 2020 | 3D Hobbyists
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — How much would you guess for a new ukulele? $50? $100? If it is on your Christmas shopping list, you could make one for just a little over $10 with a 3-D printer. . “A lot of just comes down to having the right designs,” Ben Strohm,...
by Paul | Dec 14, 2020 | Architecture, Companies, Construction, People
Peri’s 3D printed apartment building in Germany. Peri A three-floor apartment building is now being 3D printed in Germany by Peri, a Germany-based formwork and scaffolding maker. . The three-floor, 4,090-square foot apartment building will contain five...
by Paul | Dec 14, 2020 | 3D Hobbyists, People
So, you want to get started with a 3D printer? Congratulations. It’s not an overstatement to say that 3D printing changed my life. . It opened up the possibility of making custom physical objects to meet my own specific needs. It got me comfortable building in...
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