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Transformation Mask, a helmet that mixes 3D printing, robotics & HoloLens mixed reality

Transformation Mask allies the artistic expression of Shawn Hunt, a Vancouver based artist to the possibilities of the Hololens, Microsoft’s wearable augmented reality device. If bringing cutting edge technologies in his art truly inspired...

SparkMaker, the long-awaited 3D printer on Kickstarter

The WOW! team, challenges all 3D printers on the market by bringing to life a $100 SLA desktop 3D printer, SparkMaker. WOW! totally understood the need for the market to make use of a...

Disney Research would bring animated characters into the real world

Disney Research and other researchers made use of 3D printing to create animated objects by mechanized cables and joints. Entitled ‘‘Designing Cable-Driven Actuation Networks for Kinematic Chains and Trees’’, the research demonstrates the method...

BASF will pursue business opportunities in 3D printing via a new Group company

From September 1st, 2017, one will refer to BASF 3D Printing Solutions GmbH, a subsidiary of BASF, based in Heidelberg, (Germany) as the site of InnovationLab GmbH. The subsidiary will be dedicated to the 3D...

Forecast 3D will offer Full-Run 3D Production Using HP’s Multi Jet Fusion 3D Printing Technology

Forecast 3D just opened a new 3D Manufacturing center in its HQ in California. The latter comprises 12 HP Jet Fusion 4200 3D printers which provide the capacity for full-run, high-volume production manufacturing using...

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...

Dassault Systèmes and Boeing, a strategic partnership for the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform

After AITAC BV’s acquisition and the agreement with AP Works, Dassault Systèmes expands its strategic partnerships, this time with the American giant Boeing, a contract valued at $ 1 billion according to French sources.  This...

PHYTEC prints PCB prototypes in just one day

With increasing pressure to accelerate its product development cycle, German-based company PHYTEC makes use of 3D printed electronics to streamline development processes. The truth is for most of the companies, a lot of time is...

Russians will send their first 3D printed TOMSK satellite into space from ISS

Since Spring 2016, the Tomsk-TPU-120 satellite awaited for the “go” before being sent into space from the International Space Station (ISS). Yesterday, Tomsk Polytechnic University announced the good news: “On Monday, the satellite's systems...

“Family of the future”, very soon to be unveiled by Flam3D

“Family of the future” is a project of Flam3D, a non-profit  organisation representing over 70 Companies and Research Institutes in Flanders, Belgium. The aim is “ to promote all aspects of 3D-printing and facilitate...