3D Printing News Briefs: June 25, 2019 http://bit.ly/2ZEqudI Recently, HP released its sustainable impact report for 2018, which is the first item we’ll tell you about in our 3D Printing News Briefs. Then it’s on to more good news – the 3D Factory Incubator in Barcelona is reporting a very positive first 100 days in business, while AMUG has named the winners from its Technical Competition. We’ll close with some metal 3D printing – Nanoscribe published a fly-over video that illustrates the design freedom of nano- and microscale 3D printing, and Laser Lines is now a UK reseller for Xact Metal. HP Releases 2018 Sustainable Impact Report HP has released its Sustainable Impact Report for 2018, which talks about the company’s latest advancements in achieving more sustainable impact across its business, as well as the communities it serves, in order to create a better green future. Its sustainability programs drove over $900 million in new revenue last year, and the report shows how HP is using 3D printing to drive a sustainable industrial revolution, such as reducing the amount of materials it uses and expanding its recycling program. The report also states new commitments the company set for itself in order to drive a low-carbon, circular economy.
To learn more about HP’s efforts to reduce the carbon footprint, such as investing in an initiative to keep post-consumer plastic from entering our waterways and the recycling program it started with new partner SmileDirectClub, visit the company’s dedicated Sustainable Impact website. Successful First 100 Days at 3D Factory Incubator On February 11th, 2019, 3D Factory Incubator – the first European incubator of 3D printing – was officially inaugurated in Barcelona. It’s now been over 100 days since the launch, and things are going very well. In that time period, the incubator is reporting a total of 15,000 3D printed pieces, and 20 incubated companies, and still has room for more interested projects, though all its private spaces are now occupied. The original goal is to incubate 100 companies in 5 years, and it seems as if 3D Factory Incubator is well on its way. Located in the Zona Franca Industrial Estate, the unique initiative is led by El Consorci de Zona Franca de Barcelona (CZFB) and the Fundación LEITAT, and has received an investment of €3 million. The goal of the incubator is promote the growth of 3D printing initiatives, and there are a wide variety of companies hosted there, including consumer goods, a logistics company, healthcare companies, design initiatives, and mobility. AMUG Technical Competition Winners Announced At the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) Conference in April, 17 entries were on display to compete for the gold in the annual Technical Competition of excellence in additive manufacturing. The winners have finally been announced, and it seems like the panel of judges had a hard time deciding – they were unable to break the tie in the Advanced Finishing category. Maddie Frank of the University of Wisconsin, with her 3D printed electric cello, and Bill Braune of Met-L-Flo, with his 30 inch-tall model of “The Master Chief” Halo video game character, are co-winners in this category for their attention to detail and “exceptional execution,” while Erika Berg of Carbon won the Advanced Applications category with her digitally printed helmet liner for Riddell’s SpeedFlex Precision Diamond Helmet.
The winners each received a commemorative award, as well as complimentary admission to next year’s AMUG Conference. Nanoscribe Shows off Design Freedom in Fly-Over Video German company Nanoscribe, which manufactures and supplies high-resolution 3D printers for the nanoscale and microscale, is showing the world how its systems can up many opportunities in 3D microfabrication, with a new fly-over video, which truly highlights the design freedom it can offer when making 3D microparts with submicron features. The video shows actual scanning electron microscope (SEM) images of extreme filigree structures that were 3D printed on its Photonic Professional GT2. From a variety of angles, you can see diverse geometries, which show off just how versatile Nanoscribe’s high-resolution 3D printing can be – all 18 of the objects and structures were printed in just over an hour. The company’s microfabrication technology makes it possible to create designs, like undercuts and curved shapes, and customizable topographies that would have been extremely difficult to do otherwise. To streamline the microfabrication process for its customers, Nanoscribe offers ready-to-use Solution Sets for its Photonic Professional GT2 printers, which, according to the company, “are based on the most suitable combination of precision optics, a broad range of materials and sophisticated software recipes for specific applications and scales.” VIDEO Xact Metal Names Laser Lines New UK Reseller Pennsylvaniastartup Xact Metal welcomes Laser Lines – a total solutions provider of 3D printers and laser equipment – as a UK reseller for its metal 3D printers. These machines, which offer extremely compact footprints, are meant for customers in high-performance industries that require high-throughput and print speed, such as medical and aerospace. Laser Lines will immediately begin distributing the Xact Metal XM200C and XM200S systems, as well as the XM300C model once it becomes available next year.
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3D Printing Interview with Bryan Crutchfield of Materialise http://bit.ly/2Ycwb1Y Bryan Crutchfield is the Vice President and General Manager of Materialise. Materialise NV is one of the largest and longest-established independent companies in the 3D printing. Materialise is both a large 3D printing service bureau as well as the largest vendor of 3D printing software. The company also makes software for medical professionals in 3D printing catering to surgeons, researchers, and manufacturing companies. Materialise is also particularly interested in rolling out software to hospitals. What is the Materialise initiative on 3D printers in hospitals all about?
What infrastructure is being set up to make this a lasting change and not a trend?
Education is a large sector that can be tackled with 3D printing, how is Materialise educating the masses through this initiative?
What type of interaction is Materialise having with the future doctors of the world who will be utilizing this type of work on a consistent basis?
What are some pain points within this initiative in terms of growth and development?
Where has been the most adoption of this initiative globally and geographically?
What have been some interesting developments that were not expected as this initiative began?
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Research Centered Around 3D Printed Strain Sensors Continues http://bit.ly/2IFj83T Researchers continue to study strain sensors, a growing area of interest as 3D printing and electronics continue to meld and expand, with the need for sensors and monitors in many different applications. The authors outline their findings further in ‘Dynamic Measurements Using FDM 3D Printed Embedded Strain Sensors,’ explaining why sensors are so necessary for technology today such as smart structures. As ‘intelligent systems’ continue to progress in sophistication, they must be monitored in more sophisticated ways too. The authors are aware that strain sensors are critical for aerospace and medical components—especially when lives could be at stake—and much previous research has been performed by scientists and engineers regarding sensors and applications such as:
They point out, however, that there are limitations in attempting to use FDM 3D printing in the fabrication of sensors—resulting in erratic outcomes with the material, problems with extrusion, and other issues causing defects.
Three different samples were created, using an Ultimaker 3 dual extruder, with PLA, tested with a focus on the piezoresistive principle: ‘the capability of an electrically conductive material to change its resistance if a mechanical deformation occurs.’ Overall, the researchers noted that the sensors created via FDM 3D printing could perform dynamic strain measurements in this study, up to 800 Hz. This was performed with the use of both a high-dynamic-range accelerometer and a numerical model.
Sensors are required for so many different electronic operations today, and with 3D printing, researchers are able to come up with affordable new ways to monitor machinery and other devices, innovating with different strain sensors, embedding them in metal, and even using them in medical applications like prosthetics. What do you think of this news? Let us know your thoughts! Join the discussion of this and other 3D printing topics at 3DPrintBoard.com. [Source / Images: ‘ Dynamic Measurements Using FDM 3D Printed Embedded Strain Sensors’]
Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. Printing via 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing https://3dprint.com June 25, 2019 at 02:59AM U.S. Postal Service Issuing Tyrannosaurus Rex Forever Stamps Aug. 29 http://bit.ly/2FwZEwi With this pane of 16 stamps, the Postal Service brings Tyrannosaurus rex to life — some 66 million years after its demise. Printing via USPS News http://bit.ly/2hH9aDC June 24, 2019 at 02:37PM Sesame Street Forever stamps now available for purchase http://bit.ly/2FrXG0g DETROIT — The U.S. Postal Service honors Sesame Street with a pane of 16 Forever stamps. A first-day-of-issue ceremony for the stamps was held today before The Sesame Street Road Trip event at Lafayette Park, 1592 Antietam Avenue, Detroit, MI. Printing via USPS News http://bit.ly/2hH9aDC June 24, 2019 at 02:37PM
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FEMME TYPE Book Launch — Leeds http://bit.ly/2Ld5A1l Another book launch is in order! FEMME TYPE and People of Print have kindly been invited by Village Bookshop & Gallery Leeds to host a book launch and mini-exhibition beginning the evening of the 4th of July and running through until the 21st of July. Leeds is the book’s print production birthplace (by Pressision Ltd), so holding the event there seemed perfectly natural and exciting for everyone involved. On the launch night, you can come have a bev with us, hold the physical book in your hands showcasing all the lovely designers involved AND, exhibited in their exhibition space upstairs, you can find A2 posters of scaled-up artwork featured in the book printed onto high-quality Hahnemühle paper. Most of these prints will be available to purchase on the night and throughout the entire event until the 21st. After this date, FEMME TYPE will print and pack up the orders and send them out to the lovely customers who bought them. You can find the likes of My Name is Wendy, Andrea Tinnes, Hello this is Kae, Laura Meseguer, Marta Cerda, Maria Doreuli, Rachel Joy Price and Joana Correia. Make sure to follow the @femmetype Instagram to see sneak peeks of the printed goods! Click the facebook link to find out more details, RSVP and we’ll see you there! facebook.com/events/352507115447527 femme-type.com Printing via People of Print http://bit.ly/2DhgcW7 June 24, 2019 at 12:13PM Boom Supersonic Working with VELO3D to Make Metal 3D Printed Flight Hardware for Supersonic Flight Demonstrator http://bit.ly/2X2Xfzj Metal 3D printing startup VELO3D came out of stealth mode last year with its innovative, support-free laser powder bed fusion process that offers a lot more design freedom than most metal systems. Since the company commercialized in 2018, it’s made known that aerospace manufacturing is one of its largest target markets, and since that time at least two OEMs in that industry are using its Sapphire 3D printing systems to make parts. Now, it has just announced a partnership with Colorado-based Boom Supersonic – the company working to build the fastest supersonic airliner in history.
Boom, founded in 2014 and backed by several investors, employs over 130 people to help realize its vision: use supersonic travel to make the world significantly more accessible to the people who live in it. The company wants to bring businesses, families, and cultures closer together, and has recognized that 3D printing will help speed up the process. Recently, Boom renewed its existing partnership with Stratasys in order to create 3D printed parts for its XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft, which is exactly what VELO3D will be doing as well.
The 55-seat, Mach-2.2 (1,687 mph) aircraft is the first supersonic jet to be independently developed, and is made up of over 3,700 parts, combined with multiple advanced technologies, such as a refined delta wing platform, an efficient variable-geometry propulsion system, and advanced carbon fiber composites. Because the demonstrator aircraft – a validation platform called the “Baby Boom” – has such demanding precision, performance, and functional requirements in order to reliably provide safe and efficient travel, Boom is using VELO3D’s Intelligent Fusion technology to make the metal flight hardware for the jet, as it offers more design freedom, process control, and quality assurance; these qualities are essential in challenging design environments. Boom is also working with VELO3D in order to leverage its customer support partnership, market expertise, and ability to guarantee consistent production quality. The supersonic flight company hopes that by utilizing metal 3D printing, it will be able to improve system performance and speed up the development of its XB-1 – which should eventually fly at twice the speed of sound – and any future aircraft as well. The two companies have already conducted validation trials together, which were successful in their accurate performance and achieving the desired results. VELO3D is currently working to develop two 3D printed titanium flight hardware parts, or “mice,” for the XB-1, which are part of the ECS system and make sure that the supersonic aircraft is able to conduct safe flights in any conditions; these parts will be installed on the prototype aircraft early next year.
These mice will help to facilitate the testing, which includes flow distortion simulation at the inlet, by decreasing the nozzle area in order to help simulate stall conditions while the engine is running from part power to mil power. Not only did Boom Supersonic receive 3D printed flight hardware out of its partnership with VELO3D, but the company’s engineers also had the chance to familiarize themselves with the limitations and capabilities of 3D printing in terms of supersonic aircraft. VIDEO Discuss this story, and other 3D printing topics, at 3DPrintBoard.com, or share your thoughts in the Facebook comments below. [Source/Images: VELO3D] Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.Printing via 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing https://3dprint.com June 24, 2019 at 10:18AM Marco Valenzuela of Additive Design Studio makes an Innovative 3D Printed Pipette http://bit.ly/2IFEm1D Marco Valenzuela is a designer who specializes in crafting innovative and new 3D printed products. Originally coming from the gaming world his Additive Design Studionow is focused on using Additive Manufacturing and 3D printing exclusively in product design. The team works with Design for Additive Manufacturing methods and also works with services to deliver parts to customers in FDM, SLA, Polyjet, MFJ, and metals. Marco made a pipette for a customer and this new design for a tried and true lab stalwart really interested us. We really believe that a wave of innovation will come to medical devices, medical supplies and even things like disposables through 3D Printing the right solution in medicine. Why did you print it?
How does it work?
What is different about it?
What materials and processes were used to print it?
What software did you use?
Why is it a good design?
We think that there is a bright future for 3D printed medical devices and medical supplies. Yes, this is a high touch regulatory environment so operating in it will never be simple. Medical supplies and devices have a lot of niche products however and a lot of comparatively low volume high priced goods. On the whole it will be exciting to see real low-cost innovation come to the medical world via 3D Printing. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.Printing via 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing https://3dprint.com June 24, 2019 at 08:06AM
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3D Printing Interview with Shibu John of 3DPERA http://bit.ly/2NiQyJQ Shibu John has his PhD in Media Consolidation. He is a technology evangelist and a turnaround specialist who promotes 3D Printing, Artificial Intelligence & Blockchain. He is currently the secretary general and founder at 3D Printing Education & Research Association. He is also the founder of Trinity Group and a promoter for 3D Printing World/ AI World/ Blockchain World. Give us some background on how you have reached this point in your career.
Trinity Media & Marketing Solutions What intrigues you in terms of 3D Printing as a whole?
Can you explain what the organization 3D Printing World does?
What are your thoughts on the skills gap that is within the world in terms of technical 3D Printing?
How do you see the media interacting with the 3D Printing industry in the future?
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Is 3D Printing the Future of Food? http://bit.ly/2ZImusE 3D printing disrupted the way people build things ranging from wheelchair ramps to homes. So, it’s not surprising that investigations are underway to see if the technology could help meet future food needs. 3D Printing Could Change How Restaurants OperateSome of the parties involved in 3D printing for food work to see which of the available methods work best for particular needs. For example, published findings indicated that extrusion-based 3D printing offers advantages including low-priced entry-level printers and the variety of raw materials available. Knowing which printing methods are most applicable to food could help this production method gain momentum. One of the primary reasons for the increased interest in 3D printing for food is that it could help restaurants operate more efficiently with better quality control. A company called Natural Machines offers a 3D printer called a Foodini. Stainless steel capsules contain the ingredients and users navigate through choices on a touch screen panel to prepare the food. If this option gains widespread appeal, foodservice businesses could find it’s easier to meet fluctuations in demand. Also, researchers are working to improve design parameters for 3D-printed food. Then, the cuisine could look especially appealing to foodies due to greater diversity in the materials used and the artistic nature of the outcome. 3D Printed Sweet ThingsMost people have likely marveled over the incredibly intricate cakes often featured at weddings and other special events. Eventually, there may be yet another conversation-starting element about those creations — like if people use a 3D printer to make them. Dinara Kasko is one of the pioneering cake makers taking that approach so far. If everything goes as planned when printing her designs, the process takes up to four days. So, doing things this way is not necessarily more efficient than making luxury cakes in the traditional way. But, the results are nothing short of awe-inducing. The people who try their hands at printing sweet stuff also have special considerations to keep in mind, especially when using chocolate. That’s because, compared to plastic materials, chocolate has very different melting points. That reality could mean that chocolate could get too warm and go out of shape as other parts of a treat get formulated. But, there’s no doubt that many people love sweet foods. Once people using 3D printers perfect their methods, the individuals who want to indulge could do so in a new way that could eventually become more efficient and give remarkably consistent results. Options for More Sustainable FoodsA stroll through today’s grocery store aisles shows that people have plentiful choices if they want to buy products that help them live more sustainable lifestyles. And, research shows that globally, 66% of people are willing to pay more for products made by sustainable companies. 3D-printed foods could be the answer to better sustainability in many cases. For example, the Foodini machine mentioned earlier stores the ingredients for meals in capsules. A method like that should cut down on food waste because people wouldn’t have to buy large quantities of the necessary ingredients that may ultimately go to waste. And, speaking of waste, a pair of Dutch university students invented a way to make new 3D-printed cuisine from food waste. They started with bread, since it’s the number-one discarded food in the Netherlands. But, they eventually expanded out to other things, including discarded fruits and vegetables. So far, they’ve just made snacks, but the results already achieved encourage people to think differently about food waste. People have figured out how to make plant-based meats with 3D printers, too. Environmental experts already warn that eating is not sustainable and that members of society should try to drastically cut down their consumption or be open to following a vegetarian or vegan diet. That’s a move that some people are not willing to make yet. Thanks to 3D-printed, plant-based meats, people may not have to choose between eating meat and saving the planet. A Key to Solving the Hunger Crisis?People have also pointed out that 3D printing could alleviate the food scarcity problem. The population is growing, and researchers are diligently seeking solutions that can feed everyone with nutritious sustenance. Some analysts believe that 3D-printed consumables could address the fact that not enough people have access to the food they need to stay healthy. It’s more of a thought-provoking concept than a surefire answer for now. But, people know that getting to the bottom of the crisis requires creative thinking. 3D printing could be one aspect of many that combine to broaden the overall access to food. Fascinating PossibilitiesThis overview gives a glimpse of how 3D printing could bring about substantial shifts in the culinary industry. We’ll have to stay abreast of news to see how things progress. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.Printing via 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing https://3dprint.com June 24, 2019 at 07:51AM |
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