Prototyping
What Do These Flip Flops Say About Manufacturing's Future?: The Cool Parts Show #21
These 3D printed flip-flops are an example of mass customization, but they also hint at manufacturing's more sustainable, circular future. Find out why in this episode of The Cool Parts Show.
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Essentium’s DryBox Stores, Protects 3D Materials
Storage system maintains optimum environment for materials to extend shelf life, yield more consistent prints and produce better part quality.
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Sintavia Increases Production Capabilities
Company says demand for aerospace additive manufacturing is booming.
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Can Microscale 3D Printing Reduce Surgeries for Glaucoma Sufferers?
Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) is exploring this promise. Eye stents are made of metal today. Fine-detail additive manufacturing can enable polymer instead, improving patient experience.
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Better Material Recapture, Reuse Through 3D Printing (Video #5)
3D printing helps to simplify both manufacturing of a product and material recapture at the end of its usable life. The key is having a plan at the beginning. More in this video, the last in our series on 3D Printing and the Circular Economy.
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How 3D Printing Changes Products in the Circular Economy (Video #4)
3D printing makes possible new and different consumer goods, but also changes the buyer's relationship to those goods. More in this video, part of our series on 3D Printing and the Circular Economy.
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Made In Space Sends Ceramic Manufacturing Module to International Space Station
Commercial in-space manufacturing device is designed to demonstrate proof-of-principle, single-piece ceramic turbine blisk manufacturing in microgravity for terrestrial use.
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ALM’s Polypropylene Powder Offers Higher Elongation at Break
PP 400 polypropylene powder for selective laser sintering provides better impact resistance for use in dynamic environments.
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More Sustainable Manufacturing Through 3D Printing (Video #3)
3D printing can support the circular economy by offering an alternative to centralized mass production. More in this video, part of our series on 3D Printing and the Circular Economy.
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How 3D Printing Enables More Sustainable Designs (Video #2)
The circular economy needs the lightweight, optimized and efficient designs that only 3D printing can provide. More in this video, part of our series on 3D Printing and the Circular Economy.
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