3D Printing for High tech

Have you ever wondered how the high-tech industry can keep up releasing new gadgets and all sorts of electronic devices at such a fast pace? There might be a dozen reasons that explain it but let’s focus on how production of essential components needs to be optimized.

A 3D printed book, future of reading?

Genius: 100 Visions of the Future. That’s the name of the first 3D printed book created by Genius 100, a community of leaders in different fields that range from science to education that aims...

Spare parts 3D and Whirlpool to produce 3D printed spare parts

Whirlpool, the American manufacturer of home appliances will collaborate with Spare parts 3D for the production of spare parts. The Home appliance specialist wants to exploit 3D printing to improve its aftersales service. Spare parts...

Avi Reichental: ‘‘There’s never been a better time to be in Additive Manufacturing.”

Avi Reichental is certainly one of the most iconic figures in the additive manufacturing industry. At Formnext, we met a man who is both simple and inspiring, an encounter that raised questions about the...

3D Internet, reality or utopia of the Future?

We have talked about a wide range of topics: 3D shoes, 3D products, 3D software…What if we talk about 3D internet? The logical approach would be to consider a sort of combination between 3D...

BigRep found a solution to integrate full connectivity into its large format 3D printers

BigRep and Bosch Rexroth: in their way to establish 3D printing as an industry 4.0 application Additive Manufacturing has already had a significant impact on prototyping and small serial production. However, one of the biggest...

Playing music using Moritz Simon Geis’ 3D printed sonic robots

Moritz Simon Geist, media artist and robotic musician, will very soon releases his first record, played entirely by futuristic robots he fabricated. “Robotic music is the type of music that is auto-tuned and sound futuristic.” It...

3D printing is part of the 10 Tech Trends that will make near-term impacts on business – Discover the others

For most people, there is so much buzz surrounding some technologies that it is often difficult to really determine their true potential for businesses. In order to dissociate reality from hype, CompTIA Emerging Technology...

Titomic & TAUV unveiled 3D printed soldier-enabled drones

Titomic and TAUV 3D printed in metal a soldier-enabled UAV that might unlock a key domestic and export defence capability. The 3D printed prototype has been shortlisted for Innovation Awards at Land Forces, the...

PwC announces 2-year digital skills course to train 1,000 employees on drones, blockchain and 3D printing

Starting in January, Digital Accelerators, the recently announced PwC’s intermediate to advanced skill-building program, will enable 1000 participants to gain expertise in 3D printing, drones and blockchain. For two years, employees will be discovering...

3D Printed Bionic Eye might one day Restore Sight

Researchers from the University of Minnesota 3D printed a set of light receptors on a hemispherical surface in order to create a bionic eye prototype. This bionic eye prototype is very similar to human eye,...

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