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DE Editors · March 15, 2022 · …applicants are applying 3D printing to change the world,” says Brett Charlton, chair of the AMUG Scholarship Committee. “Every year, there are new applications, new stories, and new ideas that show another level of how AM is leaving its footprint on our world.” “This year's scholars are using…
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DE Editors · December 4, 2013 · …graphene-enhanced materials for 3D printing.Daniel Stolyarov of Graphene Laboratories was appointed CEO and Michael Gouzman, a leading expert in 3D printing, was appointed vice president of engineering and technology.Lomiko will provide graphite to the company as the exclusive supplier and invest $50,000 in the start-up for 250,000 preferred…
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John Newman · April 7, 2014 · …houses. Ever since 3D printing hit the consciousness of the mainstream, various inventors and organizations have been dreaming of 3D printing a house. Even NASA has investigated construction through additive manufacturing.Now, it seems, Chinese company WinSun Decoration Design Engineering Co has succeeded in using AM to erect pre-fab…
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Brian Albright · February 26, 2019 · …Matching System 〈PMS〉-based 3D printing filament line, which the company is calling the first of its kind in the world. FiberForce Italy is a 3D printing filament supplier that offers nylon/carbon fiber, nylon/glass fiber, PLA, ABS and other filament materials. “We are excited to release the first 3D…
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Brian Albright · February 23, 2017 · …environmentally friendly way by printing houses and entire cities. The company has designed a 3D-printing crane called the Minitank that could deposit as much as 2,153 sq. ft. of concrete each day, slashing construction times in half.The company was founded by 19-year-old CEO Chris Kelsey, who sold a…
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DE Editors · January 20, 2020 · …stronger and safer. Utsing concrete will reduce the cost by at least 30%, as well as making the structure more fire resistant than traditional methods. This home will have the strength to last into the next century. SQ4D Inc. Is a 3D printer manufacturer from Patchogue, NY, that…
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Brian Albright · October 17, 2014 · …projection to provide a concrete representation of big data.Zachary Weber and Vijay Gadepally printed a 3D model of MIT’s campus (dubbed LuminoCity) out of translucent plastic. A projector connected to a laptop illuminates the model, altering colors based on different data inputs.The team filtered a portion of Twitter…
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John Newman · August 14, 2012 · …d’art from sand or concrete.Stone Spray uses sand and a binder to cement it together, similar to the D-shape process. Although the printer has been used to create sand structures, the end goal was to create a system capable of building architecture using additive manufacturing (AM). In all,…
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John Newman · May 6, 2016 · …its hopes on 3D printing, the company has instead turned to an old, reliable technology made over for (theoretically) easy home use: vacuum forming. In place of objects made in the complex arena of digital design, Mayku’s FormBox creates molds using existing objects, offering a new take on…
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DE Editors · August 8, 2022 · …printers and a structural concrete “ink” designed to meet requirements for ICC-ES AC-509 testing. The company’s NEXCON printers are being sold currently. Presidio is focused on innovation in the real estate and construction sector, including leveraging technology, robotics and blockchain to modernize and scale the industry. Presidio supports…
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Beth Stackpole · June 23, 2022 · …the days when 3D printing was primarily associated with a singular class of materials—mainly low-cost thermoplastics—which limited potential use cases. Today, an expanding palette of new materials is delivering greater choice and flexibility, driving more widespread of adoption of 3D printing and opening doors to new applications across…
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John Newman · February 14, 2013 · …with the intent on printing a house using its D-Shape process for a while now, and has gotten some new attention from the artistically designed Landscape House. Now, a new challenger has appeared. London-based Softkill Design has a plan to build a house using more traditional AM materials.Where…
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DE Editors · November 19, 2024 · …consortium of leading 3D printing companies has been established to address pressing challenges that manufacturers face in adopting and scaling 3D printing technology for industrial use. Named Leading Minds, this collaboration brings together Ansys, EOS, HP, Materialise, Nikon SLM, Renishaw, Stratasys, and TRUMPF. The consortium aims to overcome…
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John Newman · September 23, 2013 · …potential uses of 3D printing. Adding AM to the building of structures offers a chance to reduce construction times, or provide temporary shelters that can be quickly erected given access to concrete or sand and some binding agent.While a number of entities, including NASA, have shown interest in…
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Brian Albright · April 28, 2023 · …true whether you are printing plastic clips, custom toys, metal parts for aerospace applications, or entire buildings printed from extruded concrete. It is also true of the additive manufacturing market itself; over time, it has slowly built upon each success to grow ever larger. While the industry is…
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DE Editors · March 24, 2020 · …has used the 3D printing technology called HSS (High Speed Sintering) and the Windform P1 isotropic material. “Following the intensification of the emergency due to the lack of fundamental devices for the care of patients affected by COVID-19,” says Franco Cevolini, vice president and technical director, CRP Technology,…
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DE Editors · April 19, 2022 · …is a digital sand printing solution provider for foundries. The new S-Max Flex combines ExOne’s sand printing expertise in process and materials with Desktop Metal SPJ technology in an architecture to deliver new value to foundries. “To achieve our vision of Additive Manufacturing 2.0, we need to make…
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DE Editors · August 20, 2021 · …Suffolk Construction. Using 3D printing and robotics technology, Diamond Age is building a suite of 26 end-of-arm robotic tools to offset 55% of the manual labor required to build a new home, reducing the construction cycle time from about 9 months to 30 days, the company reports. The…
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Beth Stackpole · March 26, 2021 · …the notion of 3D printing production-grade parts for automobiles and airplanes, and the technology is frequently tapped to create bespoke products—whether a fashion item or a custom-fit prosthesis. More recently, 3D printing played a huge role in addressing pandemic-induced shortages of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including masks, swabs,…
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John Newman · August 20, 2012 · …In place of pouring concrete for a foundation, screw piles measuring from 12 to 20 ft. are embedded into the ground, leaving a foot or so of clearance under the building.The company calls its construction technique “D-process” and it begins by working with a client to determine their…