Monthly Archives: April 2018
BASF unveils new materials for industrial 3D printing applications
BASF and Essentium Materials are very committed to implementing a distribution network for plastic filaments. Both companies gather an important part of their industrial filament materials under the name Ultrafuse.
The Ultrafuse series is dedicated...
3D printing helps to solve crimes in the UAE
Abu Dhabi’s police has recently launched a 3D printing initiative to help solve crimes in their region. The announcement is not really a surprise when we know how much the country is willing to...
Top Chef Jan Smink is the first to integrate 3D printed food on the menu
In the Netherlands, we have recently witnessed a premiere in the food industry. The restaurant of Top Chef Jan Smink will be the first to integrate 3D printed food on the menu.
Jan Smink is...
Shining 3D unveils a new 3D scanner during the inauguration of its new office
In the additive manufacturing industry, every single achievement is celebrated and that’s very nice because behind every single achievement, there is a group of people that made it happened. Today Shining 3D celebrates the...
Top 5 prints that made us smile this week!
Every week, we discover with amazement the different prints of the amateurs but also the 3D printing professionals. Today, be it beginners, amateurs or professionals, we wanted to congratulate them but especially to make...
Centaur PP, the new filament of Formfutura
Formfutura, a manufacturer of filaments based in the Netherlands has unveiled its newest filament today: Centaur PP.
Centaur PP is a lightweight and high-performance Polypropylene (PP) filament, which integrates good mechanical properties and an interlayer...
Philipp Aduatz and Incremental3d 3D print a chair with concrete
Named The Digital Chaiselongue, the 3D printed concrete chair that draws our attention this morning is the result of a collaboration between the product designer Philipp Aduatz and the Austrian start-up incremental3d. The team...
UK: First Additive Manufacturing Apprenticeships begin in September
The Manufacturing Technology Centre is the first to give students the opportunity to learn and develop 3D Printing skills. 3D printing apprenticeships will integrate a pipeline of technicians fully skilled in 3D printing.
We are...
When Mini Design Head Oliver Heilmer explains how 3D Printing could change cars’ design
In the automotive industry, manufacturers are increasingly adopting additive manufacturing to bring a fresh look to the design. 3D printing companies go beyond that: open innovation programs are created to push this specific industry...
The PRO FLEX flexible filament for 3D printing
Still in a context of new materials, BigRep has unveiled its latest material based on TPU: PRO FLEX. The flexible material integrates engineering-grade properties for a wide range of applications.
The PRO FLEX would be...