Schlagwort: 3D Printing News
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Pepsi and Protolabs 3D Print Black Panther Masks for Collector’s Edition Soda Cans
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn a unique marketing campaign for the superhero movie Black Panther, Pepsi partnered up with the manufacturing service provider Protolabs to create a collectibles kit that featured five special edition soda cans fitted with 3D printed Black Panther masks. Right in the nick of time for the last month’s premier of the…
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3D Printing Method Creates Concrete Casting Molds to Help Restore New York City Building
Reading Time: 3 minutesEDG NYC is an architecture firm that has developed a new method of digital sculpting, which they call “Modern Ornamental”, to restore a building in New York City. The process utilizes 3D printing to produce complex molds for casting concrete structures. EDG is a New York-based architecture and engineering firm that has…
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New Kickstarter Initiative Could Lead to More Successful 3D Printing Campaigns
Reading Time: 3 minutesPopular crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has just introduced its Hardware Studio Connection program. Campaigns enrolled in the initiative receive expert support to deliver their hardware targets. If you’ve ever taken a punt on a Kickstarter campaign, there’s always a twinge of anxiety that follows the initial rush of backing. Will the campaign deliver?…
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Engineers Develop 3D Printing Method That Produces Tissue Scaffolding From Sugar
Reading Time: 4 minutesA team of engineers from the University of Illinois have developed a free-form isomalt 3D printing technology that produces intricate sugar-based scaffolding, which could potentially be used to grow tissue or study tumors. Slowly but surely, bioprinting is reshaping the medical landscape in multiple ways, from producing custom scaffolding to quite literally…
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3DPrinterOS Cloud-Based Operating System is Integrated Into KODAK Portrait 3D Printers
Reading Time: 3 minutes3DPrinterOS, the cloud-based 3D printer management company, announced that it will be integrated into the Kodak Portrait 3D printer ecosystem. The partnership will help provide schools and enterprises with a way to manage files, track printers and materials, and enable printing from networked computers. 3DPrinterOS, the company behind the world’s first operating system for desktop…
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3D Printed Autonomous RoBoats Aim to Reduce Road Traffic in Amsterdam
Reading Time: 3 minutesResearchers from MIT CSAIL and the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions are working on a project called the RoBoat, an autonomous boat system that can be used as water taxis, or even be joined together to create floating structures and bridges. Imagine being able to start your morning off by hopping on…
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ColorFabb to Launch New Color on Demand Filament Service in June
Reading Time: 3 minutesColor on Demand is a new service coming soon from colorFabb which will enable you to have the color you want matched and produced. With more choice than ever, you can either order from the dozens of RAL colors or create your own. colorFabb will soon be offering a service which works…
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UCLA Bioengineer Develops SLA 3D Printer That Produces Complex Artificial Tissues
Reading Time: 3 minutesResearchers from UCLA have developed a SLA-based bioprinter that is able to create therapeutic biomaterials from multiple materials. This advancement could potentially be used for on-demand printing of complex artificial tissues for use in transplants and other surgeries. Body tissues are highly complex and made of various different cell types, and this makes…
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HP Highlights 3D Printing Tech Growth at Global Innovation Summit
Reading Time: 3 minutesAt its Innovation Summit in Barcelona this week, HP showcased its growth and the adoption of its technologies amidst a wider push for 3D printing as an industry. Highlights include multiple companies, including Protolabs, IAM 3D Hub, Materialise and ZiggZagg, upgrading to the company’s Multi Jet Fusion technology. At the HP Innovation…
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MIT and BMW Develop “Liquid Printed Pneumatics” for Inflatable Car Interiors
Reading Time: 3 minutesBMW and MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab have collaborated to develop “liquid printed pneumatics”, the first reported 3D printed inflatable material that can morph from one state to another and expand into any shape or function. Just around two years ago, the BMW Design Department and MIT’s Self-Assembly Laboratory began a cross-disciplinary study with the mutual…
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MIT and BMW Develop “Liquid Printed Pneumatics” for Inflatable Car Interiors
Reading Time: 3 minutesBMW and MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab have collaborated to develop “liquid printed pneumatics”, the first reported 3D printed inflatable material that can morph from one state to another and expand into any shape or function. Just around two years ago, the BMW Design Department and MIT’s Self-Assembly Laboratory began a cross-disciplinary study with the mutual…
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Printrbot Unveils New 3D Printers & CNC Milling Kit at Maker Faire 2018
Reading Time: 4 minutesAt the recently held Maker Faire 2018 event, the veteran 3D printer manufacturer Printrbot unveiled a range of new products, including the new Printrbot Play v2, a unique conveyor belt-style 3D printer kit for long prints and rapid single-object reproduction, as well as the Printrbot CNC v2 KIT. The desktop 3D printing…
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Printrbot Unveils New 3D Printers & CNC Milling Kit at Maker Faire 2018
Reading Time: 4 minutesAt the recently held Maker Faire 2018 event, the veteran 3D printer manufacturer Printrbot unveiled a range of new products, including the new Printrbot Play v2, a unique conveyor belt-style 3D printer kit for long prints and rapid single-object reproduction, as well as the Printrbot CNC v2 KIT. The desktop 3D printing…
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Humanetics is 3D Printing Crash Test Dummies That Resemble Elderly People
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe crash test dummy manufacturer Humanetics is using Markforged’s 3D printing technology and Onyx carbon-composite material to produce dummies the resemble elderly drivers, helping them accurately reflect injuries that could occur in a real car accident. Car crash testing is an integral part of ensuring vehicle safety, and brave human-like dummies have…
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Volkswagen Uses 3D Printing for Pikes Peak Hill Climb Supercar
Reading Time: 3 minutesVolkswagen, the German automotive manufacturing company, has unveiled a purpose built supercar, the I.D. R Pikes Peak electric, to compete in the Pikes Peak International Hill climb in Colorado Springs next month. With only a short time-frame to develop the car, the team used 3D printing extensively to prototype components. The Pikes Peak International Hill…
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Arevo Boosts Expansion of Carbon Fiber 3D Printing With $12.5 Million Funding Round
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe start-up has launched a unique carbon fiber 3D printing technology that allows for enhanced scalability. Through the latest cash injection, it hopes to commercialize the technology more quickly. Carbon fiber 3D printing is set to become a dominant trend in additive manufacturing over the next few years. This is driven in…
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ETSEIB Motorsport Uses BCN3D Sigmax 3D Printer to Develop Racing Car for Formula Student Competition
Reading Time: 3 minutesETSEIB Motorsport, the automotive engineering team from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, is now using 3D printing from BCN3D to help develop racing car parts for the Formula Student competition. Formula Student is a competition between students from universities worldwide with a focus on excellence in engineering. To enter the competition, teams are required to design,…
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This 3D Printed Smart Gel Walks Underwater and Moves Objects
Reading Time: 2 minutesEngineers at Rutgers University have created a 3D printed smart gel that walks underwater. It can also grab objects and move them. If you’re looking for some nightmare dreamscape material, try this on for size. Rutgers University researchers have invented a 3D printed smart gel that can walk underwater, grab objects, and…
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3D Printing Saves Toddler’s Life with Kidney Transplant
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn a pioneering operation, surgeons use 3D scanning and 3D printing to verify that a father’s kidney would fit in his young son’s abdomen before a live-saving kidney transplant. Surgeons at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London have used 3D printing to save a two-year-old child’s life in a complex…
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ESA Now Testing a Prototype Microgravity 3D Printer
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe European Space Agency (ESA) is testing a 3D printer designed to work under microgravity and fabricate with engineering polymers featuring high end mechanical and thermal properties. A prototype 3D printer capable of printing in microgravity has been handed over to the European Space Agency (ESA) for use on the International Space…
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BMW Mini Commemorates Royal Wedding with Unique Car Design
Reading Time: 3 minutesBMW has created a special-edition Mini to celebrate the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Megan Markle. Boasting a hand-made graphic print and 3D printed details, the car will be auctioned off for charity. What could be more British than a royal wedding? A one-of-a-kind Mini Cooper S with a bold graphic…
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Experimental Ceramic Resin for the Form 2 Now Available
Reading Time: 2 minutesA new experimental Ceramic Resin is a now available for the Form 2 from Formlabs, making ceramic 3D printing the most affordable and accessible it has ever been for engineers and designers. Stereolithography specialists Formlabs have announced the availability of a special new material for their Form 2 desktop 3D printer. Their…
