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3D Printing and Coronavirus Check-In - Week of 3/23/2020
Editors Peter Zelinski and Stephanie Hendrixson discuss 3D printing issues related to ventilators, personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks and face shields, and how business conditions have been affected by coronavirus.
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The Cool Parts Show Season 2 Out Now
Season 2 covers cool 3D printed parts from a major automaker, a custom glasses company, a drone engine manufacturer, a dental lab and a research organization.
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Massachusetts Hospital Seeks 3D Printed Masks for Coronavirus Response
A mask design is available online via freely available STL file. Hospital offers email address for 3D printing users able to help.
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Need Parts? These Additive Manufacturers Are Ready to Help
Disrupted supply chains are just one more effect of the coronavirus pandemic. These 3D printing service providers are ready to help fill production gaps with parts, tooling and prototypes.
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Ventilator Manufacturing: Challenges and Likely Response During Coronavirus Crisis
Can we achieve something like a wartime transition to ventilator production, or will the response need to look different from this?
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3D Printing Crowdsourcing to Help Hospitals Experiencing Supply Shortages Linked to COVID-19
As the virus continues to spread worldwide and breaks supply chains, 3D printers and expertise in additive manufacturing can lend a helping hand. Potential sources identify themselves using an online directory.
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The Foot Measurement System That Allows for Mass Customized Insoles
Aetrex’s Albert scanner is an example of how advances in measurement technology aid 3D printing in realizing its promise.
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New Opportunities for Quantum Physics: The Cool Parts Show #11
What does 3D printing have to do with quantum physics? We'll look at how the technology is enabling quantum physics research in this episode of The Cool Parts Show.
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A $1.5 Million Dive into the Melt Pool
A new, customized digital radiology vault and specialized additive manufacturing system at Auburn University aims to understand and control the complex heat and mass transport phenomena taking place during the laser sintering process.
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Is Your Dentist a Manufacturer?: The Cool Parts Show #10
Dental devices have always been custom, but 3D printing is disrupting how they are made. We go inside a dental lab in this episode of The Cool Parts Show.
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In Coronavirus Uncertainty, 3D Printing Is a Potential Solution for U.S. Manufacturing
The impact of the COVID-19 virus has reached U.S. manufacturers by way of the supply chain. Here are several ways 3D printing could help, plus a video discussion of the data with economist Michael Guckes.
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Additive Manufacturing and Measurement Interconnect — Each Enables the Other to Advance
Measurement aids AM and AM aids measurement. Recently posted articles describe how sensing and measurement make AM more capable, while AM delivers devices that are smarter because of sensing.
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