Wide-format inkjet printer manufacturer, Roland DG Corporation will be showcasing the potential of its new ceramic 3D printing technology using alumina powder at formnext.
3D Print Bureau have played a major role in the production of this year’s Sainsbury’s Christmas TV advert, which aired for the first time last night. The team 3D-printed hundreds of face masks used to animate each of the 27 characters’ features.
This episode of the podcast features a talk from something of a 3D printing luminarie, David Burns. Dave discusses how additive manufacturing's presence at IMTS forced him to have a change of mind.
TCT Show 2016 keynote David Burns talks about the evolution of manufacturing optimisation and the shift from analogue to "dynamic digital" manufacturing.
A team of scientists have proved the ability for teeth to damage prey is the most significant factor in the evolution of their shaping, using 3D-printed replicas of 200-million-year-old mammal teeth. Polymers that mimic insect prey were also used.
Two of additive manufacturing’s leading metal developers promise to deliver exciting opportunities to the industry as they co-locate at formnext 2016. LPW are to deliver a series of seminars, while 3DSIM showcase two new software products.
Over the past few decades, the UK has become a hotbed of innovative ideas, concepts and designs in both technology and application development within the additive manufacturing sector.
High end additive manufacturing, EOS are to integrate their EOSPrint software into Siemen’s NX to build on their recently announced end-to-end solution. The resulting solution promises to be an important part of the Siemens overall AM process.
Anatomy training is the latest sector to incorporate 3D printing, allowing medical students to physically examine replica body parts. This latest development could revolutionise the way medicine is taught, removing the need for cadavers.
A Turkish surgeon is using 3D technology to scan his clients' faces to show them what they will look like after plastic surgery. The method not only benefits patients, but allows the doctors a three-dimensional point of reference.
The UK’s annual showcase of 3D technologies for product development, manufacturing and engineering closed its doors in late September to rave reviews from visitors and exhibitors alike.
A group of researchers are working to digitalise the manufacturing of shoe insoles for patients with diabetes using 3D printers, meaning they will be able to assess them scientifically and produce a more cost-effective product.
