Thor 3D Scanner
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3D scanning company Thor3D has introduced its newest hand-held 3D scanner, Calibry. The new device offers an affordable and lightweight 3D scanning solution suitable for capturing medium and large objects as well as objects with sharp edges, hair and black or shiny surfaces—properties have posed challenges to 3D scanners in…
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Thor3D is releasing its new “Calibration Tool” for the flagship Drake 3D scanner. This tool is a kit which consists of both new hardware and software and will allow users to calibrate their device at home. This calibration kit is made up of two parts: the board and the base.…
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An Australian-Chinese research team at RMIT University in Australia has created the world’s thinnest hologram, paving the way towards the integration of 3D holography into everyday electronics like smart phones, computers and TVs. Interactive 3D holograms are a staple of science fiction – from Star Wars to Avatar – but the challenge for scientists…
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Building on its legacy of offering the industry’s most complete 3D printing solutions for educators, MakerBot introduced the new cloud-based platform My MakerBot and the new MakerBot Educators Guidebook. These new offerings will substantially improve student access to 3D printing, make it easier for teachers to implement in their classrooms, and make it…
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Ever since additive manufacturing began to be seen as a production-capable technology, the benefits from generative and parametric design in creating geometries that can fully exploit the possibilities offered by additive processes became even more apparent. A new computational method for creating complex telescoping structures takes geometries to a new level, once…
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Scale versions of 3D printed asteroid models and other planetary bodies are now being used by the ESA for real-life testing of spacecraft navigation and landing systems – martian moon Phobos seen in the foreground here. “The models are based on accurate digital elevation model data gathered from past space missions. We…
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A new study evaluated two additive manufacturing methods for producing either fine or coarse textured titanium implants and compared the strength of bone integration, interlocking, and torque in rats given one or both types of the implants in the distal femurs. The ability to apply this technology to customize implant…
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Stratasys Ltd. the 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions company, unveiled the winning entries for the 2017 Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge. Judging submissions from more than 900 student inventors, engineers, artists, and entrepreneurs, this year’s contest was co-hosted by GrabCAD and fully supported in the GrabCAD Community – the…
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As a cardiothoracic surgeon at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, Richard Trimlett knows a few things about the heart. He and his colleagues in the U.K. perform 35,000 heart surgeries every year on average. Trimlett typically begins an open-heart surgery by stabilizing the heart with a suction device. But…
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Additive manufacturing processes and blockchain technology are currently seen as some of the most potentially disruptive technologies. German IT company PROSTEP, together with its partners (see image below), developed an initial prototype of the security solution within the framework of the SAMPL project. Additive manufacturing processes allow components like prototypes and…
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