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German RepRap Releases 3D Printer X1000 V2, Providing Massive Build Space for Industrial Use

Founded in 2010, German RepRap ,the Munich-based manufacturer ,specializes not only in making and distributing 3D printers but also develops other solutions such as 3D printing software, scanners, filament, and peripheral accessories. Their client base consists of industrial corporations and businesses, designers, architects, schools, and far more–with a focus on product development and prototyping, as…

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To Transform Education with 3D Printing & Virtual Reality

If you were to look ahead 10 or maybe 15 years from now, the education system will likely have undergone a series of seismic changes. As numerous technologies converge, education will be more interactive and hands-on, providing a more intelligent, entertaining way of learning. It’s becoming especially difficult for children to sit still and direct…

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Making a Playable 3D Printed Violin

With the help of musical artist and violinist Laurent Bernadac, French company 3Dvarius designed a fully playable electric violin using the most advanced 3D printing technology and based on the traditional Stradivarius. Printed as a single piece, the process combines the precision of computer renderings and the time honored skills of violin making. Because of…

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Siemens Announced Investment in Metal 3D Printing Firm Materials Solutions Limited

Siemens has announced an investment, via the venture capital unit of the company, in Materials Solutions Limited, a United Kingdom firm devoted to metal 3D printing, with a plan to incorporate its technology into the gas turbine manufacturing process. Materials Solutions is a developer of high performance materials and laser 3D-printing processes. With a suite…

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Just 2 Hours to Make This 3D Printed Wooden Wrist Watch

3D printing and fashion continue to converge much faster than most of us had expected. What seemed like merely a pipe dream by some fashion designers just a couple years ago has quickly become a means of creating all sorts of unique clothing, accessories, and footwear.   Currently an India-based company called Fracktal Works offers…

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ULA Believes 3D-printed Plastic Rocket Components Will Save Over $1M Annually

The United Launch Alliance, a 50-50 joint venture between Lockheed Martin and The Boeing Company formed to provide reliable, cost-efficient access to space for U.S. government missions, announced a shift earlier this year from traditional metallic applications to additive manufacturing using Stratasys Fused Deposition Modeling 3D-printing technology. As a result, ULA will save more than…

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Glass 3D Printing was Demonstrated by MIT’S Mediated Matter Group

MIT’s Mediated Matter Group has demonstrated an optically-transparent glass 3D printing process. The process, dubbed G3DP, or Glass 3D Printing, was developed with the help of MIT’s Medical Engineering Department, the Wyss Institute and MIT’s Glass Lab. It is based on a dual-heated chamber concept. The upper chamber acts as a “Kiln Cartridge,” which works…