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Life-size 3D printing is emerging as one of the biggest – literally – consumer applications for 3D printing. The Life-size 3D Print Facebook Page is now the de facto global association for “Life-size 3D printeers” from all over the world and the projects they create and publish get more impressive…
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Every year at the Formnext expo in Frankfurt, the most cutting-edge additive manufacturing technologies, materials, software and applications from around the world are showcased. The event, perhaps more than any other in the additive world, functions as something of a microcosm of the industry and gives us an indication of…
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Formnext has revealed the winners of its 2019 Start-up Challenge in the lead-up to its international event in November. The winning companies are Belgium-based AdditiveLab, Latvia-based Exponential Technologies Ltd., Germany-based Glassomer and LMI – Laser Melting Innovations and Switzerland-based Spectroplast. All the startups impressed Formnext’s judging panel with their forward-thinking…
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Mankind is accelerating its exploration of space and the universe at an increasingly rapid pace. Manned habitations such as the International Space Station (ISS) have been in existence for over 20 years. We are on the cusp of starting to launch deep space exploration missions, but there are many challenges…
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Color is opening up a world of new possibilities for 3D printing. It’s helping surgeons create models to prepare for surgery, allowing manufacturers to develop better parts, and enabling customization not previously possible. After introducing full-color 3D printing capabilities with the MJF 500 series of systems, HP is now asking…
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Students from the Politecnico di Milano have redesigned a spacecraft component using 3D printing. The part will ultimately be installed aboard the new D-Orbit ION MK2 spacecraft and launched into space next August. The component was designed as part of the Italian university’s Additive Manufacturing for Space and Aerospace Applications…
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As the demand for personal devices increases, so too does the need for increasingly sophisticated and effective heat sinks, which help to regulate the temperature of electronic devices—keeping them up-and-running and safe. Metal additive manufacturing could offer a viable way forward to improve existing heat sink designs, resulting in more…
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Royal DSM has announced the I AM Tomorrow Challenge, an acceleration program for startups and scaleups focused on data analytics, AI and other advanced software solutions for large-scale 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing. Launched in collaboration with HighTechXL, Hexagon, and Ultimaker, the challenge offers select companies a spot in…
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The fourth edition of the 3D Pioneers Challenge came to a close this past June, after the contest’s expert jury selected the winning submissions from a pool of 36 finalists. Winners from each of the challenge’s eight main categories were presented with their prizes (worth over € 40,000) at Rapid.Tech…
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Each year, Good Design Australia presents prizes to the most innovative designs in various disciplines. This year, the 61st annual Australian Good Design Awards presented the highest award—the Good Design Award of the Year—to medtech company Inventia for its Rastrum 3D bioprinter, which is designed for advancing cancer treatments. The prestigious…
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