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Rosswag Engineering Wins EPMA Award for Hybrid Forging-3D Printing Technology Combining Open Die Forging and DMLS https://ift.tt/2PYpgtj Recently the EPMA 2018 Powder Metallurgy Component Awards took place, honoring outstanding contributors to the field of powder metallurgy. Awards were given in four categories: Additive Manufacturing... View the entire article via our website. Printing via 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing https://3dprint.com November 28, 2018 at 11:48AM
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3d.fab’s BioAssemblyBot Wants to 3D Print Skin onto People https://ift.tt/2Sg7WwM 3D bioprinting continues to diversify as more and more companies and research organizations join the field, each bringing their own take on the technology to the table. French collaborative... View the entire article via our website. Printing via 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing https://3dprint.com November 28, 2018 at 10:03AM U.S. Postal Service Letters FROM Santa Program Provides Santa’s Personalized Response to Your Child’s Letter https://ift.tt/2zuyPG0 WASHINGTON — Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus — and the U.S. Postal Service can help you prove it when Santa replies to your child’s letter — complete with a North Pole postmark. Printing via USPS News https://ift.tt/2hH9aDC November 28, 2018 at 09:47AM
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Lol Gallimore https://ift.tt/2SeSwbS Recent graphic design and illustration graduate Lol Gallimore, previously based in Liverpool, has now moved to the Netherlands to continue her career in design. Gallimore’s particular passion is publication design, in all formats; hand-binded, bespoke books, catalogues and loose leaf structured formats. Characterised by bright, vibrant colours usually created through a risograph printing process right through to quiet tones with more of a focus on type and paper texture, Gallimore’s work is wonderfully playful and experimental. Publication design is an art and Gallimore loves to experiment with beautifully made papers, how the colours and textures overlap and bounce off of one another, how the ink sits on the paper, all the way to what technique will be used to bind the spine. There’s several components to consider when designing a publication from how it’ll be crafted, to the intelligent context to paper quality and content to its print process and binding. The tangibility of printed matter and archiving it on a shelf is something that Gallimore and ourselves share as something we both enjoy in a digital age where the longevity of content is often short lived. “To me, print is an excellent way of solidifying a concept, setting a tone and engaging other senses than just visual. The experimentation process of a project is when it’s most enjoyable for me, my approach is often to just act and then react; I love when a concept or an idea develops organically.” — Lol Gallimore Lol Gallimore is certainly passionate about print, just like us. Check out more of her work via the links below. Want to be a People of Print Member? APPLY HERE. Printing via People of Print https://ift.tt/2DhgcW7 November 28, 2018 at 07:08AM
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Megan Milum | Idea Juice Magazine https://ift.tt/2KDj2JB We’d like to welcome Portsmouth-based graphic designer Megan Milum as part of our People of Print Membership programme. We’ve chosen to showcase an interesting conceptual project created by Milum focused around the idea of inspiration. The word ‘inspiration’ is used frequently throughout the design industry, people are desperate to know where a popular designer retrieves their inspiration from to create their great work. Milum found this word used equally as frequent throughout her degree, and found herself scrolling through the internet in search for it, which just made her more uninspired than inspired. From this insight, Milum gathered information on the different ways we can get inspired and interviewed post graduates students on their advice and tips on what they do to keep inspired. Then, from her findings she conceptualised a magazine that would provide young creatives with a burst of quarterly inspiration, trying to prevent them automatically going straight to online sources. Digital platforms have taken over a huge chunk of where creatives find references from as it’s so quick, easy and free to access unlike print where it’s more permanent and generally costs to use.
Want to become a People of Print Member? APPLY HERE. Printing via People of Print https://ift.tt/2DhgcW7 November 28, 2018 at 06:11AM 3D Printing an Improved DMLS Automotive Component Using Topology Optimization and DfAM https://ift.tt/2KEfUNx Engineers frequently use topology optimization to optimize the design and layout of parts to create lightweight and optimized structures. The technology often results in organic, complex shapes,... View the entire article via our website. Printing via 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing https://3dprint.com November 28, 2018 at 04:18AM
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3D Printing News Briefs: November 28, 2018 https://ift.tt/2E2QF6S We’re starting with some business news in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to an award. A British company is the first automotive consumer retail brand built entirely... View the entire article via our website. Printing via 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing https://3dprint.com November 28, 2018 at 03:54AM Researchers 3D Print Resistors From Electrically Conductive Filament on a Desktop 3D Printer11/27/2018
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Researchers 3D Print Resistors From Electrically Conductive Filament on a Desktop 3D Printer https://ift.tt/2P8lfgR In a paper entitled “Characterization of resistors created by fused filament fabrication using electrically-conductive filament,” a pair of researchers 3D prints resistors using... View the entire article via our website. Printing via 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing https://3dprint.com November 27, 2018 at 03:18PM
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3D Printable Modular Record Player Lenco-MD Launches on Kickstarter https://ift.tt/2PYmmor Just this morning, a Kickstarter campaign launched for the Lenco-MD, a 3D printed record player created by Dutch knowledge-sharing community Qeske, Swiss quality Hi-Fi manufacturer Lenco, and 3D printer manufacturer Reprap Universe (RRU). While the Lenco-MD certainly turns the concept of the classic record player on its head, it’s certainly not the first one to be created with 3D printing; however, it is the first 3D printed record player with a modular design. Retro is in these days, especially in terms of 3D printed objects, and vinyl itself has been experiencing something of a renaissance. However, the current design for most record players is still mostly based on concepts from the 20th century.
The first functional Lenco-MD prototype was ranked as one of the top three best innovations at the 2018 IFA Berlin. The 3D printable record player invites learning, as users have the option of building their own customizable version. Multiple modular units make up the Lenco-MD, and are easy to swap out with others in order to adapt the record player for various scenarios. For example, you can combine the Solar Module with the Speaker Module to play some records outside in the sun, or use the Bluetooth Module for a wireless listening experience. However, it’s important to note that these modules are not part of the campaign and are still currently in development, along with other options. While you can purchase the Lenco-MD as a complete set with all the parts already 3D printed in biodegradable PLA by RRU, you can also buy one of the kits to 3D print your own at home. Once 3D printed, it’s easy to assemble the Lenco-MD in just a few steps by adding the high-quality Lenco hardware and electronics, and you can use pre-set designs or your own imagination to create your own modules. A special tonearm for the record player comes perfectly balanced around a unipivot bearing, which means that it won’t favor one side over the other, resulting in less friction. The tonearm handle is flexible, and while the Lenco-MD is shipped with an AT3600 cartridge from Audio Technica, you can install nearly any cartridge and stylus you want. A belt-drive spins the platter, and the system absorbs the shock and lowers the vibrations from the record player’s motor. The Lenco-MD also comes with a built-in stereo pre-amp and RCA line out port, along with a headphone jack. In addition to the Bluetooth module for wireless streaming that’s currently being developed, the Lenco-MD team is also working on an AccuPack and a Solar Charging Module as well. The complete set will first be available in seven different colors – apple green, sky blue, white, red, orange, yellow, and pink.
The future Lenco-MD platform will include an overview of places around the world where people are 3D printing and building the modular record player on location, where it can then be purchased off the shelf. Additionally, a special maker reward with a new, affordable 3D printer from RRU, which was designed specifically for 3D printing the parts of the Lenco-MD, will be available in the future. The crowdfunding campaign for the 3D printable Lenco-MD record player allows you to pre-order your own through January 4th. Once the campaign is over, rewards will be produced and shipped from early to mid-2019. For those with access to a 3D printer with a minimum build volume of 330 x 330 x 100 mm, you can purchase the Lenco-MD Kit, which includes all of the electronics and hardware necessary to assemble the record player, for just €99. The reward also includes a license to 3D print all the parts yourself. For €149, you can get the kit with the pre-printed Platter and Tonearm, or purchase the Complete Set, with all the parts pre-printed, for €199. VIDEO Discuss this story and other 3D printing topics at 3DPrintBoard.com or share your thoughts in the comments below. Printing via 3DPrint.com | The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing https://3dprint.com November 27, 2018 at 01:48PM
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Bamboo Shows Itself to be a Promising 3D Printing Material https://ift.tt/2r79TQj In a paper entitled “ Preparationand Properties of Polypropylene Composites Reinforced by Modified Phyllostachys pubescens Fibers,” a group of researchers explores the use of bamboo as an extruded material. Bamboo is a sustainable, biodegradable material, and while it has been incorporated into filamentbefore, there hasn’t been a great deal of scientific research published about its use as a 3D printing material. In the study, the researchers used polypropylene (PP) as the matrix and bamboo as the reinforcing material. In addition to its sustainable properties, bamboo also has better strength, toughness and hardness than wood. The researchers created a compound material with PP and bamboo by heating and plasticizing via an extruder, and then created composite parts using extrusion and injection molding.
The bamboo powder was dried and mixed with an aluminate coupling agent and a compatibilizer, and combined with the polypropylene matrix. The materials were mixed at high speed and then plasticized and granulated using a twin-screw extruder. The particles were then injection molded to prepare splines, and the mechanical properties of the parts were tested. The chemical structure of the material was analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and the microscopic morphology of bamboo fiber and bamboo-plastic composites was observed by scanning electron microscopy. The bamboo powder and brittle broken bamboo plastic spline sections were observed after gold injection. The melt flow rate of the material was measured, as well as the Vicat softening point of the composite material. An impact strength test and a tensile strength test were carried out on the molded parts.
They also found, however, that bamboo powder can increase the heat resistance of the composite. The impact strength also increases with an increase in bamboo powder, although the tensile strength was slightly decreased. Overall, bamboo shows a great deal of promise when combined with a material like polypropylene. Because of its heat resistance, hardness, toughness and impact strength, it has the potential to be used as a valuable part of many 3D printing applications – not to mention that it produces an attractive wood-like finish. There is a great need for more sustainable 3D printing materials, and bamboo is one solution. Authors of the paper include Pan Ting, Heguo Wen, Licheng Huang, Zhongtong Sheng, Hu Yongjun and Yin Guomin. Discuss this and other 3D printing topics at 3DPrintBoard.com or share your thoughts below.
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