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July 2018
Custom 3D Printed Orthosis Helps Child Walk

Father Helps Son With Cerebral Palsy Walk With Custom 3D Printed Orthosis
Seven years ago, Matej’s and Mateja’s son Nik was born one month prematurely. Due to difficulties during childbirth, he suffered severe brain damage that led to cerebral palsy. Despite the grim initial outlook, Nik was tremendously motivated to be mobile, but the symptoms of his condition prevented him from standing or walking on […]
Hot-swappable Media Cartridges from Desktop Metal
Safe-to-handle, hot-swappable media cartridges have a push-to-release design for easy loading/unloading, while RFID-enabled supply monitoring prevents cross-contamination and ensures you never run out of material mid-print. In this video, Matt Barbati (Technical Trainer at Desktop Metal), gives an overview of the cartridge design and how it supports a seamless workflow for in-house metal 3D printing. Learn more by watching the […]
June 2018
Upcoming Event – 3D Printing’s Role in Manufacturing
We have an upcoming event at the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology called 3D Printing’s Role in Manufacturing. In this seminar, you will learn how HP is accelerating the path to Industrial 3D Manufacturing with the New Jet Fusion 3D 4210 Printing Solution and Expanded Materials Portfolio.
Attend this free event to learn how 3D Printing . . .
- Enables faster […]
Reverse Engineering a Can Holder
We reversed Engineered this 6-pack can holder which is great for quickly snapping cans on to it and easily carry them around. Here’s a brief overview of how we reverse engineered it, improved the design, and then optimized it for injection molding.
First, we used 3D System’s Capture scanner to scan directly into Geomagic’s Design X. With a […]
Join Us for a Live Webcast Featuring HP 3D Printing
Manufacturing Aids: Setting the standard for production lines of the future
HP will be presenting this live webcast on Wednesday, June 27th and it’s free to attend. The HP Jet Fusion 3D Printing’s revolutionary process has opened new possibilities in design and manufacturing, garnering attention for its speed, quality, and cost-effectiveness. Attend this webcast to learn about some of the advantages of using this disruptive technology […]
Rize 3D Printing in Life Sciences
Life Sciences, in this case, the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors, have various applications in which 3D printing can contribute real value. The needs are very specific and there are a few crucial requirements:
In clinical applications, all of these requirements hold true. But what’s more is that the printer must be safe to use and […]