Bellus3D Provides Unusual COVID-19 Service

Bellus3D, a 3D scanning company, has developed a way to provide a customized 3D print to make face masks far more effective.

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Question of the Week: Ceramic 3D Printing

This week’s question relates to the costing of ceramic 3D printing: what are the options, costs and considerations for 3D printing ceramic jewelry?

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Falcontech To Take FIFTY Farsoon Metal 3D Printers

Farsoon announced a monstrously huge deal with Falcontech to provide the AM service with no fewer than 50 advanced metal 3D printers.

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CASTOR Assists The Transition To Additive Manufacturing

A startup company has developed services to assist the transition to additive manufacturing technologies by performing a sophisticated analysis of target parts.

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New Supply Chains and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look into 3D printing and the new shape of supply chains.

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Multi-Million Series A Funds Point-of-Care Medical 3D Printing

Medical point-of-care 3D printing gets a boost through a multi-million-euro investment.

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3D Printed Microlenses for Long-Distance Spectroscopy

3D printed microlenses have been produced by researchers for use in spectroscopy.

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Formlabs Client Demonstrates Immense Production Flexibility Using 3D Printing

One of Formlabs’ clients has been saved from catastrophe during the COVID-19 crisis in a way that demonstrates the incredible power of 3D printing.

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3D Printing And The Small Business Pivot Toward A Localized Supply Chain

3D printing is enabling many a small business the agility to pivot operations toward localizing their supply chains.

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Three Business Revelations During COVID-19

Anna Zevelyov, the CEO of 3D scanner company Thor3D, examines three revelations when it comes to conducting business during and beyond the time of COVID-19.

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Artec 3D Releases New Reverse Engineering Features And More

Artec 3D released Artec Studio 15, their latest release of 3D scanning management software, and it includes some interesting new reverse engineering features.

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3D Printed Foam Expands 40x for Big Prints from Small 3D Printers

Researchers have developed a way to expand 3D printed objects 40x using foam.

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AR Support For 3D Printing Companies With New Alliance

Augmented reality (AR) and 3D printing are coming closer together all the time, now including a smart remote field service solution brought to additive manufacturing through a new alliance.

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EOS Focuses On Metal 3D Print Safety

A technical notice recently issued by EOS to their clients regarding 3D print metal condensate safety.

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Sourcing US Grid Components And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi dig into the potential use of 3D printing for sourcing the US power grid.

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Stratasys Client 3D Printing ISS Components, More To Come?

A new 3D printed part being used on the International Space Station could open up new worlds of 3D printing applications.

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Virginia Hui Wang: “Winning Trust From Partners And Investors Has Been Very Difficult”

Virginia Hui Wang founded HCStudio in 2016, researching the science and applications of Lasers and Materials in making small and complex metal components.

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BigRep Releases Two New 3D Print Materials

BigRep announced the availability of two new materials for their large-format 3D printers, ABS and ASA, and this could open up many more new applications.

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Innovating Out Of Downturn

Pandemic-driven transitioning is leading to an interesting long-term reconfiguration of factory work.

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The Largest 3D Printing Factory Is Coming

A company is in the midst of building what could be the largest 3D print farm in the world.

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Book of the Week: Introduction to Finite Element Analysis and Design

This week’s selection is “Introduction to Finite Element Analysis and Design” by Nam H. Kim, Bhavani V. Sankar, and Ashok V. Kumar.

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Black Hawk Twinned

Digital twin creation of the US Army’s Black Hawk helicopters will bring new life into the out-of-production aircraft. Part-by-structural- part 3D scanning of a UH-60L Black Hawk — the Lima model — is set to create a digital twin / virtual model of the popular helicopter. Wichita State University (WSU), which is partnering with the […]

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Will PodoPrinter Use A Belt-Driven 3D Printer?

Evidence has arisen indicating the upcoming PodoPrinter project may make use of a belt-driven 3D printer. Astute reader Rob writes: “LutraCAD, developers of design software for insoles posted a Youtube video, showing integration of Cura into their software, allegedly meant for printing insoles directly from their software on a Blackbelt printer or Podoprinter (Sole?) The […]
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MakerBot’s Secret Automated Annealing Feature

I recently learned the MakerBot METHOD series has a very unusual feature for a 3D printer: integrated annealing. 3D Print Annealing Annealing is the process of heating up an object to improve its physical properties. Essentially, the material is allowed to recrystallize and this forms a stronger part. Wikipedia explains: “In metallurgy and materials science, […]
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How 3D Printed Candles Can Light Up The World

Charles R. Goulding and Mindy Zhu examine the ways 3D printing is helping candlemaking stay alight. 3D printed candles are lighting up the world. Candle companies are now using 3D printing technology to develop new and improved candle production processes, in addition to product testing. Candle molds, holders and covers can be made using 3D […]

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A New 3D Printer Company From The Ashes Of LulzBot?

I’m looking at an interesting news report detailing the first products from a new 3D printer manufacturer located in Loveland, Colorado.
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Design of the Week: ‘Tater Hammer

This week’s selection is the ‘Tater Hammer by designer Eric Au of Metro’s Q-Branch.
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