Global engineering company Renishaw has produced a replica of a 12th Century Gloucester Candlestick using additive manufacturing (AM) technology. The operation was made possible through a collaboratio…
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14th century doors of the Florence Baptistery restored using 3D printing
In Italy, 3D printing and scanning technology has helped to restore the south doors of the Baptistery of Florence, built around 700 years ago. Made from bronze, the doors were suffering from deterior…
Smithsonian uses Mimaki 3DUJ-553 3D printer for hands-on exhibitions
Mimaki USA, a manufacturer of wide-format inkjet printers and cutters, and the Smithsonian are collaborating to use additive manufacturing within its museums and research centers exhibitions. The Smi…
Middle East Architecture Network creates 3D printed pavilion made from 30,000 water bottles
The Middle East Architecture Network (MEAN) has installed a 3D printed pavilion made from 30,000 recycled water bottles at the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC). This unique structure is kn…
Texas fossil museum preserves pre-dinosaur mammal skeleton with 3D scanning
The Dimetrodon, an apex predator that roamed the earth over 250 million years ago, long before dinosaurs ever did, has been digitally preserved at the Texas Through Time museum in Hillsboro, Texas tha…
Community fights to release Bust of Nefertiti 3D model licensed by Berlin’s Neus Museum
Historical artifacts have been made accessible worldwide thanks to 3D scanning and additive manufacturing. Initiatives such as Scan the World, and the Google Arts and Culture‘s Open Heritage pro…
Rolls Royce Black Badge campaign “Dares to be Different” with additive manufacturing
Anouk Wipprecht, a Dutch fashion designer, has incorporated 3D printing in the new Black Badge advertising campaign from leading car manufacturer Rolls-Royce. Featuring Viktoria Modesta, a Latvian pe…
3D printing used to test Leonardo da Vinci’s rejected bridge design
Researchers at MIT have used 3D printing to create a scale model of a bridge designed by Renaissance artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci. The design in question was a rejected proposal from Leonard…
Dallas’ Nasher Sculpture Center creates 3D printed art replicas for visually impaired visitors
NVision, a Texas-based 3D scanner manufacturer, has collaborated with the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas to help produce 3D printed replicas of historical sculptures for the visually impaired. The…
Builder 3D Printers help reconstruct 67 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton for Naturalis museum in the Netherlands
The Naturalis Biodiversity Center, a national research institute for biodiversity located in the Netherlands has used 3D printing and 3D scanning to help reconstruct a triceratops skeleton. Using the …