If you happen to classify yourself as one of the world’s many iPhone photographers or Instagrammers, you should probably (if you’re not already) be made aware of the Olympus Air, an open sourced and interchangeable digital camera lens that is specifically compatible with smartphone technology. A platform originally started by OPC Hack & Make Project,…
French company Thales is establishing an industrial competence center for 3D metal printing in Morocco. Thales said that 3D printing will reduce the time required to develop and manufacture high-value parts in complex metal alloys for aerospace and space applications. The construction at the center is scheduled to begin by next year and will be…
The popular footwear company New Balance is going full force into the realm of 3D print and design, having already announced that they are equipping their new running shoe line with 3D printed midsoles, following suit with their competitor Adidas and their own 3D printed Futurecraft insoles. Furthering their material investment in 3D printing, New…
Stratasys recently introduced SUP706 soluble support material for PolyJet parts. It is available for Objet 260/350/500 Connex 1,2,3 and requires a software upgrade. Stratasys has explained that SUP706 soluble support expands design freedom and fulfills a market requirement based on these two benefits: 1) productivity 2) it enables printing of much more delicate and complicated designs.…
When it comes to FFF 3D printers, filament variety is certainly limited. While it’s easy enough to find basic colors, it can be incredibly difficult to find a variety of shades of a particular color. Finding that right red, for example, has always been difficult and I’ve often had to settle for a color that…
New Balance has announced a new running shoe model that incorporates a 3D-printed midsole. The shoe will be available in April in Boston as a limited edition collection, with the release timed to coincide with the Boston Marathon. New Balance will sell “a couple hundred” of them in 2016 and intends to expand its retail…
As promised, German laser manufacturer TRUMPF has released new 3D printers at formnext in Frankfurt this week. Developed as part of a joint business with SISMA, the new machines complement the partners’ already existing line up of metal 3D printing systems with laser metal fusion technology (LMF). Together with the original laser metal deposition (LMD)…
SpaceX and NASA have announced that the propulsion system designed to safely abort the upcoming crewed Dragon capsule, called SuperDraco, has been successfully fired 27 times and completed development testing. SuperDraco is a 3D-printed engine that’s designed to be throttled from 20 percent to 100 percent of thrust and can be restarted multiple times. The…
