OceanGate’s Composite-Intensive Submersible
Update: Oceangate’s expedition to the Titanic has been rescheduled for next year. More info here.
OceanGate Inc., a provider of manned-submersible services, has launched Titan, formerly known as Cyclops 2 – the world’s only privately owned manned-submersible capable of...
World’s oldest standing army gets new headgear
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The world’s oldest standing army is getting some new headgear.
The Swiss Guards plan to replace their metal helmets with plastic PVC ones made with a 3-D printer, giving the pope’s...
Microbots That Swarm to Build Structures
At SRI International in Silicon Valley, researchers have developed perhaps the most impressive microbot army yet: the MicroFactory. It’s an ant colony made robotic, with half-millimeter machines zipping around to construct truly impressive structures. It...
Forms in Nature a 3D Printed Chandelier
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A year and a half ago, we told you about Forms in Nature, a stunning light sculpture by Hilden & Diaz (Thyra Hilden and Pio Diaz) that casts shadows of trees throughout a room. The 3D printed piece...
GM Uses Generative Design Software to Advance Vehicle Design
General Motors has always been a leader and a pioneer of the auto industry, and that’s no exception when it comes to 3D printing. The company has been using the technology for more than 30 years and...
Medtronic Launches New Titanium 3D Printed Platform
There are many applications for 3D printing in the medical field, from prosthetics and anatomical models to pharmaceuticals and custom surgical guides – the potential even exists one day for fully 3D printed replacement...
Improving 3-D printing of plastic parts
Robots that can build homes, marathoners' running shoes and NASA's upcoming spacecraft all have one thing in common: 3-D printed parts. But as enthusiasm for 3-D printing continues to grow and expand across markets,...
Self-forming structures by 3D printing on pre-stretched fabric
Massachusetts-based design studio Nervous System has recently made use of 3D printing technology to explore the possibility of creating self-forming structures by printing on stretched fabric. The basic idea behind the project was to make...
Additive manufacturing: Big and going commercial
Large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) is relatively new to the 3D printing marketplace but has quickly established a promising niche. Essentially, LFAM is a marriage of the motion systems used in today’s precision CNC-machining or...
3D printing custom, production-quality masking
For years, our coating operation has purchased masking products from various vendors. The market for standard, off-the-shelf caps, plugs and adhesive products are very competitive and reasonably priced. Some projects require custom masking, however,...
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