Developments in micro 3D printing continue.
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A Metal 3D Printer For Shoe Printing?
I saw a huge metal 3D printer that apparently only prints shoes.
The Massivit 10000 3D Printer Launches
Massivit announced the official launch of a their biggest machine: the huge Massivit 10000 3D printer.
Massivit’s Cast-In-Motion 3D Print Technology
Massivit announced a new process called āCast In Motionā that simplifies composites tooling
Design of the Week: Collapsible Silicone Container
This weekās selection is the Collapsible Silicone Container by YouTuber Eric Strebel.
BigRep Gets Into Construction 3D Printing
BigRep announced a step into an entirely new field for the company: construction 3D printing.
AddiFab Intrigues With 3D Printing Freedom For Injection Molding
āItās kind of basic,ā says AddiFab Inc. CEO Carsten Jarfelt, āwe combine the freedom of 3D printing with the known, credible, repeatable benefits of injection molding.ā
“Alternately Soluble” 3D Print Casting
Iām reading about a very unusual technique for 3D printed casting that involves two soluble support materials.
NASA Spins Off 3D Printing Technique
I’m reading about how NASA has been using 3D printing on their giant SLS rocket, and noticed they were using a technique we have not written about previously.
AddiFab Emerges with Freeform Injection Molding, Mitsubishi Collaboration
Product and prototype: productype. The freedoms of 3D printing with the volumes of injection molding. AddiFab promises these and more.
Melissa Ng Throws Down the (3D Printed) Design Gauntlet
Melissa Ngās stunning Phoenix Gauntlets are inspired by 15th century armor and brought to new fashionable life with 3D printed jacket molds.
A Sweet Spot for Viridis3Dās 3D Printing Foundry Solution
EnvisionTECās subsidiary Viridis3D has been developing a unique system for 3D printing sand molds for use in foundries.
The Case For Adding Injection Molding Capability
Readers of this blog are by definition interested in 3D printing, but there are other ways to manufacture objects. One of them worth considering is injection molding.
EOS Partners With GF Machining Creating Interesting Possibilities
Industrial 3D printer manufacturer EOS has partnered with GF Machining Solutions, and we think the results could be quite interesting.
Unilever Leverages 3D Printing to Slash Injection Molding Lead Times
Stratasys Ltd. and the Italian division Unilever have announced that they’ve cut lead times for prototype parts by 40%
Spin Casting: A Required 3D Printing Accessory?
A new Kickstarter project has launched the RotoMAAK, a rotational casting machine. But what does this have to do with 3D printing?
Are You Ready To Mold 3D Prints?
Most 3D printers produce objects in a very limited set of materials, typically only one or two. But what if there was a way to make items from many kinds of materials? That’s exactly what you can do by combining your 3D printer with ComposiMold, a system for making molds. ComposiMold is a reusable… Continue reading Are You Ready To Mold 3D Prints?
Open3DP Gets Gummi
Those researchers at the University of Washington took a break from casting ceramics, glass and other inedible substances to experiment instead with more tasty material using “food friendly molds”. Unfortunately their choice for shape was, um, themselves! They carefully captured full-body scans using a Microsoft Kinect and designed a negative mold and 3D printed… Continue reading Open3DP Gets Gummi
The Form 1 Forms Molds, Too
We’ve seen some incredibly fine 3D prints emerge from the Form 1 resin-based 3D printer and now Formlabs has shown another use of their fascinating device: mold making. We think the Form 1 would be a tremendous machine for mold making. Why? Because its fine detail provides a big advantage over traditional plastic extrusion… Continue reading The Form 1 Forms Molds, Too