by David | Dec 9, 2020 | Dental, Medical
SmarTech Analysis has published its sixth edition of the Additive Manufacturing in Dentistry report and, noting the tumultuous experiences of 2020, projects a promising turnaround for the market in 2021. . According to the company, dental 3D printing will surpass...
by David | Dec 9, 2020 | Medical
3D-geprinte rugimplantaten A lab-on-chip, an intervertebral disc, or an ultra-thin grid in an X-ray machine. All examples of applications with 3D printing in the medical world. . Promising production technologies in a world where new products have to meet strict...
by David | Dec 9, 2020 | Materials, Metal, Technology
I’ve always thought that there are three things you can do with metal: cut it, bend it, and join it. . Sure, I knew you could melt it, but that was always something that happened in big foundries- you design something and ship it off to be cast in some large angular...
by David | Dec 9, 2020 | Architecture, Companies, Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Five years ago, retail innovator Phillip Raub disrupted the industry when he co-founded b8ta , a retail-as-a-service company with experiential, data-driven showrooms designed for trying and buying new tech products. . Now he has his sights set on flipping the...
by David | Dec 9, 2020 | Manufacturing and Supply Chain
In 2000, several former employees of film camera and projector manufacturer Eumig, which filed for insolvency in 1981, joined together to found In-Vision Digital Imaging Optics GmbH , a manufacturing shop for projection lenses just outside Vienna, Austria. . When the...
by David | Dec 9, 2020 | Medical
In 2017, researchers with the Smart and Sustainable Automation Research Lab (S2A Lab) at the University of Michigan College of Engineering developed a filtered b-spline (FBS) algorithm that could help speed up 3D printing by regulating the vibrations . . This week,...
by David | Dec 9, 2020 | 3D Growth, Finance
3D Printing company Stratasys Ltd. announced today it signed an agreement to acquire start-up Origin Inc. . According to a release, the merger (expected to close in January 2021) is an opportunity for Stratasys to expand its leadership through innovation in the...
by David | Dec 9, 2020 | 3D News, Education and Research, Printers and Accessories
New system enables realistic variations in glossiness across a 3D-printed surface. The advance could aid fine art reproduction and the design of prosthetics. Shape, color, and gloss. Those are an object’s three most salient visual features. . Currently, 3D...
by David | Dec 9, 2020 | 3D Hobbyists, Maker Movement
One of the major advantages of 3D printing is the ability to quickly test and then iterate on mechanical designs. [gzumwalt] does a lot of this, and has recently been working on various versions of a rigid chain mechanism . . A rigid-chain mechanism is one way of...
by David | Dec 7, 2020 | Automotive, Metal
Larger parts seem to be the trend for metal 3D printing lately. Maybe not yet mass produced large parts but certainly some big one-offs for custom luxury and racing cars. . Leveraging the expertise and AM capabilities at AM and engineering services provider MIMO...
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