3D Printing Processes
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Sustainable luxury accessories brand BOTTLETOP has designed “Arboretum 2.0”, a limited edition 3D printed Christmas tree made entirely from recycled waste plastic. The tree comes in ice white and is available in a small or a large version, in an edition of 25 (per size). The Small version is 85cm…
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Nanoscribe, a specialist in microscale additive manufacturing, was recently selected as the first place winner of the Baden-Württemberg State Prize for Young Companies. The award, worth €40,000, is bestowed upon companies that demonstrate economic success and make a sustainable contribution to society in some way. Martin Hermatschweiler, CEO of Nanoscribe,…
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3D printing giant Stratasys has used Formnext 2018 as a platform to reveal more details about its Layered Powder Metallurgy (LPM) technology currently under development. The process, which was first disclosed earlier this year, is being developed to improve the speed, cost and facility of 3D printing metal parts for…
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Polymer and metal AM industry leader EOS continues to drive the industrialization of additive manufacturing (AM) and will present its newest solutions at this year’s formnext. With LaserProFusion, EOS introduces a revolutionary technology for polymer additive manufacturing: nearly one million diode lasers melt the material, building up the part layer…
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The worlds of 2D printing and 3D printing are really being brought together through a new partnership between Eastman Kodak and Evolve Additive Solutions Inc. Through the collaboration, Kodak will supply Evolve Additive with imaging systems, parts and consumables based on its KODAK NEXPRESS digital electrophotographic platform. In doing so,…
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A team of researchers from the University of Twente in the Netherlands have developed a method for 3D printing metal microstructures made of pure gold. The technique being pioneered by the team uses a laser-based technology to deposit tiny droplets of metal to build up complex shapes. The method is…
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Austrian motorcycle, bicycle and sports car manufacturer KTM is a major adopter of AM technologies. Today many of the company’s R&D activities with additive manufacturing take place through its KTM Technologies division, which in turn includes several different companies and AM service bureaus. KTM was among the first clients of…
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Kai von Petersdorff-Campen, a doctoral researcher at ETH Zurich, could perhaps go down in additive manufacturing history as a pioneer of magnetic 3D printing. The researcher, who is developing a process for 3D printing objects that contain embedded magnets, recently demonstrated the technology’s viability by 3D printing an artificial heart…
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Apple was granted a total of 46 patents today, including a patent for a 3D printing technology that uses triangular tessellation. The patent, which was initially filed in 2014, describes a process invented by computer scientist Michael R. Sweet which utilizes a triangular infill pattern to produce stronger, more efficient…
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We know the common places. Compared to other countries in Italy there are fewer research funds, there is less coordination at the national level and it is difficult to emerge with new technologies. The visit to the AddMe Lab of the Polytechnic University of Milan, where Professor Bianca Maria Colosimo…
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