Local Motors relies on 3D printing to produce its vehicles
3D printing plays multiple roles at the company’s Knoxville microfactory, from prototyping to the production of parts for autonomous vehicles.
Local Motors relies on 3D printing to produce its vehicles—specifically, the Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM)...
Chocolate Factory replacing metal machine components with FDM manufactured Nylon parts
A Dutch chocolate factory is replacing metal machine parts with FDM-manufactured carbon-filled thermoplastic alternatives, thanks to Visual First, a 3D printing service bureau also operating in the Netherlands.
The bureau harnessed the Stratasys Fortus 450mc Production system to produce...
HP Inks New 3D Printing and 3D Scanning Partnerships with CEA and NFL
Roughly a year and a half ago, a momentous change occurred in the 3D printing industry when HP unveiled its Multi Jet Fusion industrial 3D printing system. The system was unlike anything anyone had ever seen before, offering...
Nanoscribe’s Photonic Professional GT 3D Printer Put to Use in Life Sciences Studies on...
We often see 3D printing technology used in science and medical fields such as drug discovery, neuroscience, and regenerative medicine, for applications ranging from 3D printing pills and making hearing aids to developing tissue scaffolds. German microfabrication expert and 3D printer manufacturer Nanoscribe, which...
FEMTOprint Has an Eye on 3D Printing for MedTech Applications
FEMTOprint, headquartered in Muzzano, Switzerland, has recently partnered with Galatea Lab, Instant Lab(EPFL, Switzerland), and the Jules-Gonin Ophthalmic Hospital (Lausanne, Switzerland) to explore how 3D printing can further the med-tech industry.
In creating a consortium for developing new innovations together,...
Hybrid meta-biomaterial that can prolong lifespan of hip implants
A hybrid meta-biomaterial that promotes bone growth is not something you will find in nature, but it can be created using a 3-D printer and existing biomaterials. TU Delft researchers have developed a meta-implant...
3-D PRINTING BREAKTHROUGH HELP SUBMARINES DIVE DEEPER
BROOKLYN, New York – A team of materials scientists at NYU Tandon School of Engineering has developed the first process to 3D print components of syntactic foam — extremely strong and lightweight composites used...
What’s next for additive manufacturing?
https://soundcloud.com/design-world/whats-next-for-additive-manufacturing
Gordon Styles, president, and CEO of Star Rapid, a service provider in China takes a look at some of the changes he sees coming to additive manufacturing. Styles looks at plastic and metal 3D...
Digital Manufacturing and 3D Printing to Build Surveillance and Attack Aircraft
Over the last few years, more and more 3D printing innovations have been coming out of South Africa, like the country’s first platinum 3D print. The technology also has its uses in the country’s defense sector, as the South...
Columbus plant makes plastics used in 3D printers
One of the first things visitors notice is an 8-foot-tall armored robot standing against a wall. This tough character is actually a suit of armor made of 3-D printed plastic parts.
Fans of the video...
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