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Implants

More Affordable Suture Anchors 3D Printed from PEKK: The Cool Parts Show #60

Selective laser sintering (SLS) of polyether ketone ketone (PEKK) is being used to produce medical implants that are more cost effective and perform better than their conventional counterparts. We highlight fasteners known as suture anchors in this episode of The Cool Parts Show. 

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Formlabs Expands Material Portfolio for Dental, Medical Applications

Formlabs’ Dental LT Comfort Resin is a flexible, durable material for comfortable long-term occlusal splints, nightguards and bleaching trays. BioMed Durable Resin is approved for human contact, and enables durable biocompatible and impact-resistant medical devices and instruments.

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Medical & Dental

Nexa3D Dental Resins, Workflow Increase Throughput

Nexa3D’s growing dental resin portfolio now includes 10 validated materials for both the NXD series and the XiP printer platforms.

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Formlabs Dental Offers Solutions for Making Digital Dentistry Easier

Formlabs’ dental offerings enable dental labs and practices to reduce costs and increase efficiency, while delivering industry-leading print quality.

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Farsoon Partners With Indurate Alloys in Canada

The partnership agreement enables Indurate Alloys to distribute Farsoon’s open, industrial-grade additive manufacturing machines to Canadian customers.

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Metal

Stratasys and Desktop Metal to Combine in Approximately $1.8 Billion All-Stock Transaction

Merger looks to deliver industrial polymer, metal, sand and ceramic solutions from design to mass production.

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Materials

Essentium Polycarbonate Material Withstands Extreme Cold Temperatures

The Altitude polycarbonate (PC) material can be used on any open-source 3D printer, enabling users to rapidly produce parts that can withstand cold temperatures on-demand — saving money, reducing waste and streamlining supply chains.

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Composites

Better, More Compact Radio Frequency Devices Through 3D Printing

3D printing technology company Fortify is applying its photopolymer process and material developed with Rogers Corporation to serve the expanding RF market.

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Materials

Frontier Digital Materials Platform Includes Searchable Lattice Library

The digital materials platform eliminates costly guess-and-check workflows by enabling users to search, analyze and order physical samples of lattice structures for hands-on evaluation, saving time, money and resources.

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Polymer

Jabil’s PLA 3110P Is Bio-Based Alternative to Petrochemical-Based Powders

The engineered material can advance sustainability initiatives while providing a low-carbon alternative to nylon-based materials.

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