New York-based 3D printing bureau Voodoo Manufacturing, has launched a new service, Fulfilled by Voodoo (FBV). FBV is a full-stack manufacturing and fulfillment service that Voodoo hopes will make it easier for businesses to sell 3D printed products online, freeing them…
3D printing news Sliced, Lulzbot, adidas, FATHOM, GE Additive
This edition of our 3D printing news digest Sliced asks the following questions: Would you use a bandage 3D printed directly onto your skin? How tall is the largest 3D printed sculpture of a human? 3D printing can turn smartphones…
U.S. Navy will rely on 1,000 3D printed parts by end of 2018
The U.S. Naval Air System Command (NAVAIR) is ramping up production of 3D printed parts. System Command estimates that it will have approximately 1,000 3D printed parts approved for use across the fleet before the end of 2018. Currently only…
Australia races for Commonwealth Games gold with 3D printed gloves
Scott Crowley has competed in the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Queensland, Australia, with the aid of gloves 3D printed at the University of Adelaide (UoA). The gloves were used in the wheelchair portion of the paratriathlon final,…
Low-cost space exploration enabled by Cornell University’s 3D printed satellites
Space Systems Design Studio (SSDS), a lab in Cornell University’s Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, is 3D printing small satellites for space exploration as part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative. A project to provide access to space for non-profits and…
Rize intros Digitally Augmented Parts to counter 3D printed piracy and counterfeits
Boston, U.S. based 3D printer manufacturer Rize Inc., has introduced what they are calling the first 3D printed Digitally Augmented Parts (DAP). According to Rize, DAPs will enable the creation of “functional 3D printed parts with digital information” using Rize’s…
Renishaw and Cardiff University corner niche in 3D dental market
Renishaw is working with the Cardiff University Dental Hospital (CUDH) to develop 3D printed Cobalt Chrome (CoCr) removable partial dentures. Though 3D printed dental and medical implants have been in the news lately, more affordable removable partial dentures, which do not…
3D printing brings V&A sculptures to patients at Great Ormond Street
Sculptures from London’s leading art and design museum, the V&A, have been brought to young patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), through 3D printing. Working with GOSH Arts programme the V&A ran 3D printing workshops with children treated in isolation for…
3D Printing news Sliced, Shining 3D, Autodesk, Sharebot and Mini
This edition of our 3D printing news digest Sliced asks the following questions: How is 3D printing being used in post cancer surgery for dogs? How are rats and 3D bioprinting being used to repair damaged human diaphragms? How is…
3D printing for production, dental aligner molds with Stratasys’ J700 dental 3D printing
3D Printer manufacturer Stratasys is working with leading U.S. and Spanish orthodontics research labs, Dynaflex and Ortoplus, to advance the large-scale production of clear aligner molds with the Stratasys J700 Dental 3D Printer. The market for clear aligner molds is…
