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New Developments In 3D Printing For Digital Orthodontics And Dentistry

Charles R. Goulding considers the work in and implications of 3D printing in the dental industry.

The Science Of 3D Printed Jigs & Fixtures

Jigs and fixtures are a staple application in 3D printing, but there’s much to know when using them.

HP’s Environmentally Friendly Packaging And Production Solution

HP has developed a new and innovative Molded Fiber Advanced Tooling Solution with the intention of delivering lighter, faster, more durable, user-friendly, cost-efficient, customizable, and environmentally friendly packaging.

Mighty Buildings’ Different Approach To Construction 3D Printing

I have some thoughts about a new construction 3D printing startup, Mighty Buildings.

Sensitive, ‘Invisible’ 3D Printed Sensors

Using 3D printing technology, Researchers from the University of Cambridge created electronic fibers 100 times thinner than a human hair, making sensors with massively improved capabilities.

The Empire State Trail: Opportunity For Recreational Activities And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley consider a hike or bike with 3D printing.

Robot Bike Company Turns to solidThinking for Custom Mountain Bikes

As more manufacturers combine additive manufacturing (AM) processes with innovative design techniques using modern software, the products once thought of as “one-size-fits-all” are becoming increasingly personalized.

Semiconductor Industry Strategic Developments And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding considers the rising importance of the semiconductor industry and its impacts on the 3D printing sector.

The Tiniest 3D Printed Lady Liberty Celebrates US Inauguration Day

Micron-scale 3D printing brings a tiny take to big celebrations as Microlight3D unveils the tiniest Statue of Liberty.

Air Force Issues National Call For 3D Scanner Technology

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley examine Air Force demand for reverse engineering using 3D scanning and 3D printing.

Why Would a 2D Printing Company Install a 3D Printer?

A curious announcement from Stratasys detailed how a 2D printing company installed a 3D printer. I’m wondering why they would do so.

American Bicycle Group And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding goes on a 3D printing ride with the American Bicycle Group (ABG).

Ursa Major Technologies Applies 3D Printing To Rocket Engines

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider out-of-this-world opportunities for 3D printing.

Additive Manufacturing: Steadily Becoming Mainstream in Manufacturing

In a world of digitally driven production, additive manufacturing (AM) has steadily solidified its place.

Impresión 3D e Innovación con Propósito en 2021

Charles Goulding y Andressa Bonafe consideran un nuevo año de soluciones de construcción avanzadas impulsadas por la fabricación

3D Printing And Purposeful Innovation In 2021

Charles Goulding and Andressa Bonafe consider a new year of advanced manufacturing-driven construction solutions.

Canyon: Putting The Pedal To The Metal With Help From 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi take a ride with 3D printing for advanced bicycles.

Future Trends In Healthcare And 3D Printing

The next time you or someone you love needs care, you may well find your doctor firing up a 3D printer to provide it.

Demolished Brutalist Building Saved Through Photogrammetry

A citizen 3D scanner has captured and 3D printed a now-demolished building.

Delayed Elective Surgery, Medical Devices And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding, Adam Friedman and Preeti Sulibhavi take a look at how 3D printing plays into near-term surgical delays.

Nucor Steel’s 2020 3D Printing Program

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine 3D printing initiatives in a major steel firm that showed great promise throughout 2020.

Doctors On 3D Printing

3D printing has done some pretty great things for the medical industry, but what do doctors think of it? Doctors’ Opinions Of 3D Printing In Medicine First off, how is 3D printing incorporated into the medical workflow and what is it used for? Usually, products will be created by shaping a material through processes like… Continue reading Doctors On 3D Printing

Uppgradera: An Upgraded, 3D Printed IKEA Experience

Budapest-based designer Adam Miklosi has decided to “upgrade” existing IKEA products with his open-source collection of 3D printed accessories.

Are The New African 3D Printed Buildings The First Of Many?

A joint venture in Africa is 3D printing buildings, and it appears to be a service designed for expansion.

Retired Aged Aircraft And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley consider the rising use of aerospace 3D printing as newer aircraft prepare to enter fleets.

3D Printing Aiding Spinal Surgeries

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata examine 3D printing being used for more advanced spinal surgical care.

Designing 3D Printed Animal Prosthetics

DiveDesign and Bionic Pets utilize nTopology to design end-use 3D printed parts for applications that don’t require mass manufacturing and instead would benefit from smaller-scale productions.

Appliance Trends, Hygiene, And 3D Printing

Charles Goulding, Jr. considers rising applications of 3D printing in the appliance industry.

Petoi Bittle: Build and Program Your Very Own Robot Dog

If you’ve always dreamed of making your own robot or love the STEMI Hexapod bot but never had the technical know-how to do so, then boy do I have just the robotic dog for you.

3D Printing And Hip Replacements

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata explore the role of 3D printing in the manufacture of hip replacements.

Cannabis And 3D Printing: R&D On The Ascent

Charles Goulding Jr. considers the place of 3D printing in the growing cannabis industry.

3D Printing For Shoulder Surgery

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata examine 3D printing coming into play to aid in advanced shoulder surgery procedures.

Yacht Creality: The Yacht Named For A 3D Printer

The Yacht Creality becomes the first yacht to be named after a 3D printer brand.

3D Printing Aiding In Ankle Surgery

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata examine how 3D printing is stepping up to create better results in ankle surgery.

5 Things We Like About PepsiCo’s Newly Redesigned Bottles

Charles R. Goulding and Ryan Donley look at how 3D printing helped PepsiCo design new bottles with a lot to like.

Carbon 3D Printing Goes To Dental School

The Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) at Boston University became the first dental school in the U.S.A. to install and implement a Carbon M series 3D printer.

SLS 3D Printing Helps IndyCar Brakes Keep Their Cool And Race To Victory

When it comes to racing, most of the focus is on speed — but work with SLS 3D printing is also helping critical braking components keep their cool for a winning IndyCar team.

Amazon Drones, Prescription Drugs, And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Adam Friedman consider how 3D printing might play into Amazon’s use of drone-delivered prescriptions.

How 3D Printing Can Help Us Weather The Ongoing Pandemic

We’re going to take a look at a few key areas in which 3D printing, as an accessible form of manufacturing, is useful to weather the pandemic.

Mobility Goes Additive For RAIL-iability In 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi get on board with Mobility Goes Additive’s forward-looking additive manufacturing vision.

3D Printing Chess Sets

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata consider 3D printing as part of a logical gambit.

Makers Are Still 3D Printing PPE

It’s fallen out of the headlines since the spring, but individual makers remain hard at work at their home 3D printers making pandemic protection gear.

3D Printing’s Pandemic Call To Action

COVID-19 took the healthcare system by storm (and surprise). We had little time to prepare and lots of lives at stake. 3D printing is trying to balance the playing field by responding to worldwide calls to action.

Geothermal To 3D Printing: You’re Grounded

Charles Goulding Jr considers how geothermal energy might come together with growth in 3D printing.

COBOD 3D Printer Building Three-Floor Apartment

COBOD announced their partner is using the BOD2 construction 3D printer to build a three-story apartment building in Germany.

German RepRap’s Silicone Journey

I spoke with German RepRap’s Andrea Berneker to learn how they have been deploying their silicone LAM process.

U.S. Supply Chain Bottlenecks And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider further solutions 3D printing can offer to major supply chains in the face of ongoing disruption.

The $9.5 Billion Columbia Submarine Contract And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine the increasing role of additive manufacturing in Navy submarines.

Cobra Golf Tees Up With Metal Jet 3D Printing

HP’s Metal Jet 3D printing is taking a swing on the greens via Cobra Golf’s fancy new putter.

3D Printing Impact Of Xbox Series X And PlayStation 5

Charles Goulding and Adam Friedman consider how 3D printing might impact updates to the latest gaming consoles.

MiniFactory’s Additive Customer Journey

I spoke with Olli Pihlajamäki of miniFactory to find out how they work with additive manufacturing clients.

Tongue Tied Pharma: Oral Thin Films And 3D Printing

Charles Goulding Jr. considers the use of 3D printing in a different sort of pharmaceutical development.

Ice Cold: A New Day For Thermal Desalination And 3D Printing

Charles Goulding Jr. dives into 3D printing used for thermal desalination applications.

Two Manufacturing Processes That Excel In The Art Of Jewellery Making

It is quite challenging trying to fathom how two industrial techniques are used to create delicate jewelry. 3D printing is an additive process and CNC machining uses a subtractive technique, but both methods produce fine pieces.

3D Printing And Solar Panels

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata look at how the solar panel industry could make use of 3D printing technology.

Racing the Clock with Help from Carbon Capture and 3D Printing

Charles Goulding Jr. examines the possibilities for use of 3D printing in carbon capture equipment.

Essentium’s Unique Approach To Aerospace 3D Printing

Many 3D print companies service the aerospace industry, but it appears that Essentium is doing things in quite a different way.

PCL Construction Discovers New 3D Printing Use Case

I’ve learned of an amazing form of 3D printing usage that I suspect many construction companies don’t yet know.

3D Printed Fashions Becoming More Sophisticated

Ganit Goldstein is an Israel designer developing techniques for producing fantastic 3D printed fashions.

3D Printing Pumps

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata take a look at the use of 3D printing for pump prototyping, manufacture, and replacement inventory.

Three Spooky 3D Printing Innovations Of The Past

3D printing isn’t often associated with the word “spooky”, but as Halloween fast approaches, I couldn’t help but think of a few spooky 3D printing innovations that I’ve seen over the past few years.

SLS 3D Printing For Robotic End-Of-Arm Applications

When improving a 3D printed part, sometimes a different 3D printing technology is the best route as contract manufacturer HARBEC recently found.

3D Printed Pharmaceuticals Pave the Way for Customizable Drug Therapies

Since its inception during the later decades of the last century, 3D printing (also known as additive manufacturing) has moved far beyond merely fabricating simple plastic parts.

Can RV Rental Platforms Take To The Road With Help From 3D Printing?

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine a few ways 3D printing can come into play for the RV rental lifestyle.

A New 3D Printing Material That Resembles Biological Tissues

Scientists have developed a new 3D printing material that closely mimics biological tissues.

Fabrisonic Experimenting With Hybrid 3D Printing Approaches

Fabrisonic described a very unusual project in which they employed two different 3D printing processes.

3D Printing Goes Outdoors During The Pandemic

Charles R. Goulding, Preeti Sulibhavi, and 3D printing take to the great outdoors.

3D Printed Designer Furniture

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata find that the idea of 3D printing sits comfortably for designer furniture.

Relativity Space Bags Major 3D Printed Rocket Client

Relativity Space has landed a major client, Lockheed.

Stephanie Santos Wows With 3D Printed Couture

Stephanie Santos is a designer who wants to combine the beauties of nature and art with fashion/textile technology through 3D printing.

Eleven 3D Printed Parts On NASA’s Perseverance Rover

NASA has revealed their use of 3D printed parts on the Perseverance rover, currently en route to the planet Mars.

Henkel 3D Printing And Pandemic-Driven Preparation And Impact

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider Henkel’s participation in the 3D printing industry and potential preparations for another pandemic-driven lockdown scenario.

3D Printing To Battle Gum Disease

Especially during COVID-19, pearly whites can be especially difficult to achieve, considering that we can’t always visit our dentist regularly.

3D Printing Hiking Equipment

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata take a hike — with help from 3D printing.

IKEA Brings 3D Printing Back Home

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider some of the homey and 3D printed touches possible with IKEA furniture and accessories.

3D Printing Pills!

Purdue University’s College of Pharmacy and Aprecia Pharmaceuticals are partnering to further technology and research in pharmaceutical 3D printing.

3D Printing For Pumps, Toys, And Windmills

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider a link between three leading companies leaning on 3D printing.

Fusetec 3D Prints Body Parts To Ramp Up Surgical Training

South Australian company Fusetec 3D prints body parts for medical training purposes. They hope to ramp up production post COVID-19.

A 6m Proof Of Belt 3D Printing Capability

An incredible demonstration of the capabilities of belt 3D printers has been completed: a 6-meter-long part part has been produced.

Puma Inspiration Comes From Hip Hop, High Fashion, And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi consider next steps for Puma and how 3D printing could impact the latest style icon collaboration.

Cost-Efficient Custom Prosthetics

Young entrepreneur Easton LaChappelle built his first robotic arm at the mere age of 14. Now, at the age of 24, he’s the CEO of Unlimited Tomorrow –a company looking to reimagine the prosthetics industry.

The B-52 Bomber’s First 3D Printed Engine Part

The U.S. Air Force 3D printed a metal engine part to keep the B-52 Bomber in service until new engines are fitted in the late 2020s.

Italy’s Digital Renaissance Gets Help From 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi take an artistic look at Italian 3D printer use in the country’s latest Renaissance.

Three Reasons To Be Thankful For 3D Printing Against COVID-19

COVID-19 has been a substantial part of our lives for the majority of this year and we’re very thankful for all of the innovators who took the initiative to help alleviate the impact of this pandemic.

3D Printing Ocean Turbines

Renishaw has joined hands with the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) to produce two of the parts used in ocean turbines with the use of additive manufacturing.

Seeing 2020: The Value Of Pupillary Distance And 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi examine the vision of online eyewear, helped along with 3D printing and an understanding of appropriate measurements.

ResMed: Disrupting The Sleep Care Industry With Help From 3D Printing

Charles Goulding and Peter Favata contemplate 3D printing opportunities that could arise in a more personalized sleep care industry.

3 New Open Source Tools To Aid In Battling COVID-19

During times of uncertainty, Michigan Tech’s Open Sustainability Technology (MOST) Lab doles out three new open source tools in response to the ongoing pandemic. The MOST Lab With advancements in technologies like 3D printing, people can share their designs with people across the world from them in a way that allows them to replicate medical-grade… Continue reading 3 New Open Source Tools To Aid In Battling COVID-19