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#3dprinting: the highlights of 2017

2017 has been a year full of innovations and surprises in the 3D printing market. The year has been marked by big investments for growing companies, partnerships to further develop all areas where 3D...

#Formnext 2017: General overview of the 3D printing market

“A vibrant platform of innovation and networking formed a solid basis for outstanding business opportunities” This year, the exhibition demonstrates that the 3D printing market is increasingly becoming mature. On all four days, formnext 2017...

UM Collaborative laboratory, a hub for innovation and collaboration

The University of Miami College of Engineering-Johnson & Johnson 3D Printing Center of Excellence Collaborative Laboratory will aim to support joint research, materials development, and testing of 3D printing technologies and processes. Both UM faculty...

3D printing is part of mobile technology lab’ lessons

Newington Public School (NPS) partners with SMART Technologies Inc. to develop digital education through a mobile technology lab. The lab will offer lessons such as basic computing applications, coding, robotics, and 3D printing. Both partners...

PADT and Stratasys unveil first-of-its-kind additive manufacturing lab in Colorado

Phoenix Analysis and Design Technologies (PADT) teams up with Stratasys Ltd, one of the giants in applied additive technology solutions, to set up a first-of-its-kind additive manufacturing lab in Colorado - located at the...

“C-Turtle”, the 3D printed robot whose movements are similar to a sea turtle

Researchers at the University of Arizona 3D printed a modular robot whose movements are similar to a sea turtle. This project aims at developing cheap robots manufactured from paper on the one hand; on...

Wacker Chemie AG officially opens their ACEO Open Print Lab in Burghausen (Germany).

The ACEO campus will help users to deeply understand ACEO technology, an inkjet 3D printing that will function with silicones, combining both high precision and freedom in design. Through this initiative of Wacker Chemie, and...

Machine Learning Surfnet allows you to create 3D Models from 2D images

2D images can be transformed into 3D content. The method called SurfNet has been developed in a research led by Purdue University’s Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Karthik Ramani. How is SurfNet used? This method makes use...

3D printed water testing sensor will reduce risks of waterborne illnesses

University of British Columbia Okanagan campus’s researchers created a 3D printed quality sensor device which aims at monitoring drinking water.   The device is a low-cost and reliable way to get drinking water. By giving...

La Machinerie: the fab fab from Amiens that grows!

A workshop with tools dedicated to the additive manufacturing and the activities related to the DIY, the collaborative entrepreneurship, the digital one or the craft that would be opened 16h / week, is the...