3D printing is an exciting and emerging technology. From cars to dental implants to human organs, from customized works of art to functional prototypes and tools, the list of what can be 3D printed is constantly growing. However, when entering this market, much more is involved than simply purchasing a machine for your office and … Read more →
Lee-Bath Nelson is VP Business at LEO Lane, a company she co-founded that offers brands a way to stay in control of the quality and quantity of their parts and products in the AM/DAM ecosystem. Previously, she served as Corporate Director of Business Development at Orbotech. Prior to that she spent over a decade as … Read more →
The University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario) has received $27 million CAD ($20 million USD) in funding to set up a “world-class” additive manufacturing laboratory. According to the university, when fully equipped, its Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing (MSAM) lab will be “one of the 10 largest university-based AM facilities in the world.” The Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing Lab … Read more →
Artec 3D Software’s Studio 12 is now much more user-friendly, with about 75% of new features adopted from customer feedback. “We’re proud to present our most advanced, powerful and comprehensive professional 3D scanning software yet – which is fast, smarter and easyier to use, but which still never compromises on accuracy with a variety of … Read more →
Deakin University (Waurn Ponds, Australia) is currently working on a world-first breakthrough technology capable of printing plumbing and sanitation supplies using discarded plastics. The “3D WASH” technology will be carefully tested and evaluated in the Solomon Islands by Children’s Charity Plan International Australia later this year. Dr. Mazher Mohammed, Research Fellow at Deakin’s School of … Read more →
Students at the University of California Merced, under the direction of Professor Kara McCloskey, PhD, are building robots – but not just any robots. Her students are creating “bio-bots” which are tiny robots made from living tissue! They move and they walk, but they don’t have any electronic components. What they do have are muscles … Read more →
Massivit 3D Printing Technologies (Lod, Israel) has announced that its customer, OMUS (a specialist 3D printer in Australia) has constructed what is believed to be the world’s first 3D-printed, pop-up retail store on behalf of luxury fashion brand Louis Vuitton. Thirty panels in 18 days The eye-catching 9-metre-wide, 10-metre-long and 2.7-metre-high (29.5 ft. x 32.8 … Read more →
Seoul South Korea’s Rural Development Administration (RDA) and Hallym University have collaborated to create a 3D Silk-Printing System that produces components suitable for use in vivo (i.e. within a living organism). The new silk ‘filament’ is made from the fibroin protein that also constitutes 75% of the silk naturally produced by spiders and larvae of … Read more →
Manufacturer Future Make (Nanjing, Jiangsu, China) has released the Polyes Q1 handheld 3D Printer Pen with dimensions of 224 mm x 40 mm x 26 mm (8.8” x 1.57” x 1”), a gross weight of 600 grams (21.1 ounces) and a 10°C – 30°C working temperature. Its high light-curing speed and environmentally-friendly “cool ink” make … Read more →
Here, Elliot Schiller, a Director at Toronto’s Teeger Schiller Inc., a firm specializing in government funding and systems selection and implementation, investigates how to get government funding for your 3D projects. His clients receive over $5 million annually to support ongoing business innovation. E-mail eschiller@teegerschiller.com, visit www.FundingHelp.ca or phone 1-888-816-0222 Ext. 102. Are you developing … Read more →
Israeli 3D printer and 3D printed electronics manufacturer Nano Dimension recently completed tests on a new process that successfully 3D-printed conductive materials onto textiles. The pre-treated fabric had the conductive pattern printed on it using Nano Dimension’s DragonFly 2020 3D Printer and its AgCite Silver Nanoparticle conductive ink. After collaborating with a leading European textile … Read more →
Massivit 3D Printing Technologies (Lod, Israel) will use the SGIA Expo to unveil its Massivit 1800 3D Printer to the U.S. market. The Expo is taking place at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada September 14-16. With a vast array of visually-striking 3D printed sign and display applications in its booth (607), Massivit … Read more →