by David | Jul 24, 2020 | 3D News, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
As the global supply chain is focusing on transitioning for better agility, large-format 3D printing from BigRep offers a few interesting ways to integrate advanced manufacturing throughout operations. We often hear about how 3D printing is changing the shape of the...
by David | Jul 24, 2020 | Companies, Dental, Geopolitical Regions, Medical, People
With global supply chains disrupted by extensive lockdowns and travel curbs, 3D makers everywhere have stepped into the breach to produce personal protective equipment (PPE) for medical workers as well as ventilator parts and face masks for consumer use. . Qais Sabri...
by David | Jul 24, 2020 | 3D 101, 3D 101 Video, 3D News, Maker Movement, Maker Movement Video, Video
In this video, the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) gives an hour-long overview of additive manufacturing (AM) and its applications. AM, also known as 3D printing, is defined as a process of joining materials to make parts from 3D model data, layer upon layer....
by David | Jul 24, 2020 | 3D News, Aerospace and Aviation, Materials, Military
A recent mechanical engineering doctoral graduate has created a material for welding in extreme conditions that could minimize equipment needed and operator hazards. The material—a safe, stable, thermite paste—can serve as a portable, programmable heat source for use...
by David | Jul 23, 2020 | 3D News, Medical
When surgeons replace part of a blood vessel — something they do in 450,000 patients per year in the United States to treat blood clots, coronary disease, stroke damage and more — the grafted vessel is monitored by CT scans, ultrasounds and other expensive imaging...
by David | Jul 23, 2020 | 3D News, Aerospace and Aviation, People
Sabrina Kerber is a space architect and analog astronaut from Austria. She is currently doing a master’s program in architecture, with a specialization on space architecture at VUT (Vienna University of Technology). Sabrina has collected valuable experience in the...
by David | Jul 23, 2020 | 3D News, Companies, Materials
INTAMSYS announced a partnership with Victrex to allow use of a newly designed PAEK 3D printer filament in their high-temperature equipment. . INTAMSYS has been focusing on the high-temperature 3D printing market for several years, releasing a series of machines...
by David | Jul 23, 2020 | Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Materials
A polypropylene-like material suited for 3D printing biocompatible medical and wearable devices has been introduced by materials supplier Henkel in collaboration with Nex3D, a maker of stereolithography-based 3D printers. . The commercially available xMED412 is...
by David | Jul 23, 2020 | Bioprinting, Companies, Education and Research, Medical
Xpect-INX, a spin-off from the university of Ghent, has developed a technique for using a 3D printer to print human tissue using what it calls bio-ink. . At present, while 3D printers have been used to print an entire building, in the medical field they have been...
by David | Jul 23, 2020 | 3D News, Companies, Food
FELIXprinters has established itself as a key player in the supply of mid-priced highly accurate industrial additive manufacturing (AM) machines. The company’s reputation is built upon the Pro 3, Pro L, and Pro XL platforms, which are used throughout an array of...
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