1 week ago
Consumer, Marketing
In celebration of the Royal couple’s dedication to the fight against single-use plastic bottles, SodaStream, the world’s largest sparkling water brand, has dressed up a set of limited edition bottles to be auctioned as a donation to the plastic-free charity – Surfers Against Sewage. As a driving force behind the removal of single-use plastic from the world, SodaStream is thrilled to shed light on this global hazard by donating all proceeds …
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1 week ago
Consumer, Video
Sure, one of the coolest things about the Nintendo Labo series of games is that the “accessories” are made from recyclable cardboard so they are environmentally friendly and won’t pollute for centuries to come (unlike those piles of E.T. buried in the New Mexico desert by Atari). However, there is …
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1 week ago
Additive Manufacturing, Consumer, Metal
Precious AM powder (and EOS PRECIOUS M80) supplier Cooksongold will be providing its 18K 5N Red Gold to talented watchmaker Michiel Holthinrichs to produce an exclusive gold version of his unique Ornament 1 3D printed watch model. Michiel has been among the first to experiment with 3D printing as a …
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2 weeks ago
Consumer
German large-format 3D printer maker BigRep continues to push the limits and boundaries of its 3D printing technology, introducing new ideas and concepts that can truly disrupt traditional manufacturing practices. The latest is a concept that appears to be quite feasible: a 3D printed airless bike tire that can actually be used …
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3 weeks ago
3D Modeling, Automotive, Consumer
We’ve covered Sebastiaan Pot and his amazing scale model cars before, however, every new creation – and there are now several – is a new work of art that does not cease to amaze. The same applies for this latest 1:8 scale Aston Martin Vulcan – with the added perk that …
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April 20, 2018
3D Printing Events, Construction 3D Printing, Consumer, Design
3D Print Tech Company Aectual made a beautiful debut at the Salone Del Mobile, with an exhibit at Ventura Future with DUS architects and a collaboration with Mae Engelgeer for Wallpaper Handmade. Both show Aectual’s sustainably produced bespoke 3D printed Floors with terrazzo infill. Design-driven Tech Company Aectual envisions a …
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April 19, 2018
Consumer, Industrial, Mass Customization, Mass Production
SLM Solutions co-founder Henner Schöneborn is joining Swiss start-up UrbanAlps, developer of the Stealth Key, in order to take world’s first 3D metal printed key toward full-scale industrialization. As co-founder of SLM Solutions, Germany, CTO and Member of the Management Board, Henner was until June 2018 the key driver of SLM’s …
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April 18, 2018
3D Printing Processes, Consumer, Materials, Wearables
Nike Flyprint is the first 3D-printed textile upper in performance footwear. What it is not is a solution for footwear tooling, though that is something Nike has a long history with. At its most basic level, Nike Flyprint uppers are produced through solid deposit modeling (SDM), a process whereby a …
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April 12, 2018
Consumer, Design, Mass Customization, Mass Production
Francesco “Franz” Colorni and Massimo “Max” Temporelli were among the first to embrace the personal manufacturing vision and found a Fablab in Europe. Their early vision, together with third partner Bernardo Gamucci, evolved into TheFabLab – Make it Real and, recently, they opened a new The FabLab laboratory in Turin. From …
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April 12, 2018
Additive Manufacturing, Consumer, Design, Furniture
Webert is an Italian high end bathroom products design studio and, like other high-end design companies, has begun toying around with metal AM for production. The revolutionary and unique One Series is the new Webert 3D printed faucet collection that leverages stainless steel 316 to integrate the extraordinary geometric potential of …
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