by Paul | Dec 15, 2020 | 3D Hobbyists
3D printers have come a long way in the past few years. Do you want to get started in the wonderful world of 3D printing, but don’t want to spend too much money? Well, you’re in luck. . You can get started for as little as $100 (although things start to...
by Paul | Dec 15, 2020 | Aerospace and Aviation, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Metal
The XB-1 aircraft contains more than 20 titanium parts from the 3D printer, mainly for critical engine operations in an extremely high temperature environment. . The aircraft contains more than 20 printed titanium parts. The digital manufacturing innovator VELO3D...
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...
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