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December 2022
Unlimited Tomorrow Makes High-tech Prosthetics More Accessible
Medical device startup develops and manufactures its TrueLimb® robotic prosthetic device by leveraging HP’s MJF 3D printing technology and working with partners including ABCorp and Singularity Group.
Learn how medical device startup Unlimited Tomorrow recently partnered with ABCorp to additively manufacture components for the TrueLimb® robotic prosthetic. ABCorp operates a fleet of HP Jet Fusion 5210 3D printers and utilizes them to […]
Desktop Metal Secures Major Contract with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Desktop Metal recently announced a three-year, multimillion-dollar contract with the Veterans Health Administration to develop, test, and manufacture a variety of 3D printed healthcare products with a revolutionary new FreeFoam™ material.
Under a contract with the Veterans Health Administration, Desktop Metal will develop, test, and manufacture a variety of 3D printed healthcare products with a revolutionary new FreeFoam™ material. Shown here, FreeFoam parts can be […]
Desktop Metal Installs Over 1,100 Metal Additive Manufacturing Machines
Desktop Metal has installed over 1,100 metal Additive Manufacturing machines (Courtesy Desktop Metal)
Desktop Metal, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, has announced that it has now installed over 1,100 Additive Manufacturing machines worldwide. Of the installed machines, more than 80% are reported to be for the Binder Jetting (BJT) process.
“As the highest throughput process in 3D printing, Binder Jetting is the Additive […]
2022 3D-Printed Ornament Design Challenge Winners
This holiday season marks our fourth annual 3D-printed ornament challenge and we are wrapping up the competition. We would like to congratulate the winners for their unique and creative designs. First place went to J-Da Toribio from the Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center for her Jack Skellington ornament. She won a $300 Amazon gift card to treat herself to something special just in time for the holidays. And the second-place prize went to […]
Metrology Minute – Comparison Point Analysis
The Comparison Point Analysis tool in Control X lets you to click on arbitrary point locations on the Reference (CAD) model and compare those to the same point, mapped to the Measured (mesh) model. This is a useful tool for identifying the accuracy of random point locations on the model.
The typical method of mapping a point is using the “Along Normal” vector option, radiating from the selected point on the Ref model and projecting normal […]
Software-As-A-Service (SAAS) Now Available for OQTON
OQTON Inc., formally 3D Systems, will be introducing a subscription-based, software license rental model to complement its perpetual license sales model.
Starting in 2023, Geomagic Design X, Control X Professional and Geomagic for Solidworks’ customers will have the option of “renting” these products on an annual basis. The subscription model will ensure users a full year of software updates and bug fixes as well […]