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Read More » June 23, 2020 GE Plans to Make Wind Turbines Taller with 3D Printed Bases As renewable energy initiatives sweep across the lands (and seas) of the world, an interesting data point has emerged: in many parts of the world, like those near coasts, mountain ranges,... Read More » June 18, 2020 McLaren 720S Customized with 3D Printed Aero Kit 1016 Industries, in partnership with Abushi, is 3D printing an extensive custom body kit for the McLaren 720S Spider supercar. The performance-focused kit design company out of Miami is l... Read More » June 15, 2020 3D Printed Working Model of an F1 Gearbox We recently explored how Formula 1 has embraced 3D printing to fabricate car parts, test prototypes, and even guide regulatory decisions. Suffice to say, F1 and AM are now tightly intertw... Read More » June 12, 2020 ESD Safe Materials for 3D Printing The mechanical properties of 3D printed thermoplastic materials have been fairly well explored at this point. Sure there is always room for improvement… gradually, over time, researchers ... Read More » June 11, 2020 3D Printing and Formula 1 Formula 1 is the highest class of auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), meaning F1 cars are the fastest road-course race cars in the world, capabl... Read More » June 9, 2020 ESA Tests ALM Rocket Engine Last week we took a look at the 3D printed liquid rocket engine in the world from a Brooklyn-based company called Launcher. They had 3D printed a copper rocket nozzle, throat and combusti... Read More » Production News Bolstering the Stability of Supply Chains with 3D Printing It’s easy to think that modern supply chains are as efficient as they’ve ever been considering how the resources of so many countries and companies can be leveraged through instant ... Automotive The Mysterious 3D Printed Part in the Tesla Model Y Just recently on a teardown video of a Tesla Model Y, a manufacturing engineering consultancy firm made a strange discovery ... Use Cases 3D Printing as a Production Technology 3D printing has moved past the prototyping and one-off era and is now shifting rapidly towards small to midsize volume production of end-use parts. Let’s have a look at the evolution of 3D printing into a production technology ... Sonda SYS. SL02 365 x 365 x 610 mm Polymer Powder Price on request BigRep PRO 1020 x 970 x 980 mm Large scale, Filament deposition > $150,000 BigRep STUDIO G2 1000 x 500 x 500 mm Large scale, Filament deposition > $60,000 BigRep EDGE 1500 x 800 x 600 mm Large scale, Filament deposition Price on request Carbon M2 189 x 118 x 326 mm Resin > $162,500 Materials Use Cases An Overview Of Silicone 3D Printing Silicone is a relatively new material in 3D printing, though not due to a lack of demand as its mechanical properties are ... Use Cases Intro to Ceramic 3D Printing The modern 3D printing space is a far cry from the days of plastic prototypes. Today’s users have their choice of materials, from rigid and flexible polymers to high-performance composites ... Aerospace Webinar On High-Temperature Polymers Materials like PEEK, PEKK, and ULTEM are reshaping the manufacturing space with their high strength-to-weight ratios, chemical resistance, and high operating temperatures. As a manufacturer of 3D printers designed for industrial applications, AON3D prepared a webinar to give you the low down on these high-temp materials ... Metal Metal 3D Printing for Spines Medical 3D printing news of the last few months has been dominated largely by coronavirus-themed stories. Masks, ventilators, valves… even vaccine discovery aided with 3D printing. Metal 3D Printing Goes Nuclear TWICE in One Week As 3D printing technologies, processes and standards have matured, we have seen additive manufacturing climb the ranks of technically complex manufacturing fields. Metal Metal 3D Printing: An Overview of the Most Common Types Metal 3D printing is considered the apex of all 3D printing. When it comes to strength and durability, there’s nothing quite like metal ... Automotive Automotive Combining AM Technologies For Ultra-Light Automotive Seating Weight reduction is one of the many drivers pushing the widespread adoption of additive manufacturing technologies in the automotive manufacturing industry. Automotive How 3D Printing Is Changing Auto Manufacturing The market value of 3D printing in the automotive space is projected to reach $2.5 billion by 2023... Automotive Testing A Lamborghini With 3D Printed PETG Intake Stack Prototypes The folks over at Driftworks have been modifying and testing a Lamborghini Murcielago as part of an ongoing Youtube series ... Healthcare Medical 3D Printing and COVID-19 As countries around the world grapple with the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), there have been several 3D printing-related occurrences worth reporting. Medical GE Produces Minimal Print Face Mask The Covid pandemic has shown a spike in output from home 3D printing enthusiasts and industrial bodies alike. Many online designs suffer from a common feature however … Medical Life-size 3D Printed Human Body Could Aid Cancer Treatments From prosthetics to anatomical models, 3D printing has helped copy the human body in many ways. One such case is Marie, a life-size 3D printed human body. Marie could immensely aid in the various cancer treatment projects and possibly more in the future ... Industry 4.0 3D Printers 3D Systems Figure 4 Powers Nokia’s Factory in a Box The level of productivity that can be unlocked with a 3D printer is limited only by the user’s imagination. 3D printers are incredibly flexible when compared to most manufacturing machines ... Use Cases 3D Printing & Embedded Electronics – How AM Enables Smarter Objects All throughout the world of modern manufacturing, 3D printing is adding unique functionalities to various products in ways traditional manufacturing cannot manage. The ability to produce ... Use Cases Sim Automation Develop 3D Printed Feeding Bowls For Automated Robotic Production Systems Germany-based Sim Automation has developed a 3D printed feeding bowl for their automated robotic production system. The company prototyped the bowls using a Modix Big 60 3D printer ... Reviews Reviews Hands-On Review: Ultimaker S5 The Ultimaker S5 is a workhorse for professional and creative environments. It produces quality prints and is incredibly reliable, easy to use, and versatile. Reviews Hands-on Review: HI-TEMP Filament If a poll was taken of makers around the world asking what one characteristic of 3D printing filament they’d like to be improved, there’s a good chance that higher heat deflection would be ... Reviews Hands-on Review: TPU Filament Of all the materials from BigRep that we’re reviewing, I was probably the most anxious about TPU, a highly flexible material. I’ve used several brands of TPU in the past and had a lot of ... Professional 3D Printers Best 3D Printers - Filament Deposition Overview of the best filament deposition 3D printers ... 3D Printers The Increasing Accessibility Of Automated 3D Printing 3D printing and automati...