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Consortium Aims to Bring High-Value 3D Printing to UK

Additive manufacturing experts aim to create accessible, large-format additive manufacturing technology that will make UK manufacturing more competitive and sustainable.

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Design

3D Printed Lattices Replace Foam for Customized Helmet Padding: The Cool Parts Show #62

“Digital materials” resulting from engineered flexible polymer structures made through additive manufacturing are tunable to the application and can be tailored to the head of the wearer.

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Stratasys, CollPlant Unite Technologies for Industrial-Scale Bioprinting of Tissues, Organs

The joint development and commercialization agreement will initially focus on development of a bioprinting solution for CollPlant’s regenerative breast implants, addressing $2.6 billion market opportunity.

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Materials

Formlabs Develops Tough Elastomer Powder for Strong, Functional, Skin-Safe Parts

The TPU 90A powder is the first elastomer material for its Fuse Series 3D printers and which enables durable, skin-safe parts at a low cost for a variety of industries, including health care, consumer goods, manufacturing and engineering.

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Automotive

Faster Iteration, Flexible Production: How This Inflation System OEM Wins With 3D Printing

Haltec Corp., a manufacturer of tire valves and inflation systems, finds utility in 3D printing for rapid prototyping and production of components for its modular and customizable products.

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Polymer

KraussMaffei’s PowerPrint 3D Printer Offers Large-Scale Printing

Companies can purchase KraussMaffei’s large-scale powerPrint 3D printer for in-house production or utilize the company’s print-on-demand service.

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Polymer

Chromatic’s RX-Flow 2500 Features Compact Workspace

The RX-Flow 2500 printer has a more compact workspace of 348 × 543 × 194 mm (13.7 × 21.4 × 7.63"), while maintaining the cost efficiency, speed and quality output of the larger RX-Flow models.

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LPBF

Farsoon, Evonik Collaborate on INFINAM Thermoplastic Copolyester

INFINAM TPC (thermoplastic copolyester) is a ready-to-use, elastomer-grade material for powder bed fusion 3D printing that can enable customers to unlock new markets and applications.  

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Sustainability

GKN Aerospace, Materialise Partnering to Propel Additive Manufacturing in Aviation

Materialise supported the delivery of the additively manufactured wing tip for Eviation’s Alice, the world's largest all-electric aircraft, which made its maiden flight in 2022.

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Composites

To Improve Performance of Compression Molded Composites, Add 3D Printed Preforms

9T Labs' Additive Fusion Technology enables the manufacture of composite structures with as much or as little reinforcement as is necessary, using 3D printed continuous fiber preforms to add strength just where needed. 

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