This blog post will show you the best way to orient and support your resin prints for the Formlabs 3 and 3L SLA printers. By modifying the support touch point size and density, you can have resin parts that simply break off of the support which reduces your post-processing time. When it comes to supporting models for SLA 3D printing, the goal is to have the least amount of support while still securing the model [...]
3D Printed Prosthetics To Save A Bird’s Life While caretakers at ZooTampa were performing a routine check-up on a 25-year-old great hornbill, they found a lesion at the base of the bird’s casque, the yellow helmet-like growth on top of the head. Further examination determined that the bird, named Crescent, was suffering from life-threatening cancer. The great hornbill is one of the most endangered bird species on the planet, driven out of its habitat by [...]
Outsourcing vs. In-House: When Does it Make Sense to Bring SLS 3D Printing In-House? Do you ever wonder about the value proposition of bringing selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printers in-house and how it compares with outsourcing SLS parts from a service bureau? Or have you ever wondered about what it would be like to post-process these parts? In "Outsourcing vs. In-House: When Does it Make Sense to Bring SLS 3D Printing In-House?" a white [...]
A reprint from Hunterdon Historical Record, by Russ Lockwood Tuccamirgan's peace pipe and its two 3D replicas made with a 3D printer. On October 19, 1925, the Case family donated a Native-American pipe made of soapstone to the Hunterdon County Historical Society (HCHS). Indeed, members of the Wickcheoche Tribe and Wickcheoche Council attended the donation ceremony at the Lenape Chief Tuccamirgan's grave in the Case family cemetery on Bonnell Street in Flemington. The [...]
The First Environmental Evaluation of 3D-Printed Footwear A team of graduate students at Yale’s Center for Business and the Environment worked with HILOS and with data provided by their supply chain partners - BASF Forward AM and AMT - to examine each piece of their environmental impact. They then benchmarked the results against traditional footwear supply chain emissions to answer the following questions: How does 3D-printed footwear compare to legacy shoemaking? Where does the technology [...]
PreForm - Orienting Supports for Resin Prints In this week's 2 Minute Tuesday, we will take a look at the best way to orient and support your resin prints for the Formlabs 3 and 3L SLA printers.
Reprint from 3D Printing Industry 3D-printed climbing shoes, launching soon, are a “world-first” according to ATHOS, a Spanish sportswear start-up. The forthcoming range will be created with HP, a global technology company and makers of Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing systems, plus Sculpteo, an online 3D printing bureau. ATHOS 3D printed climbing shoes. Image via ATHOS “Changing the sports footwear industry” with 3D printing “3D printing technology is changing the sports footwear industry,” [...]
Join us for a day of metal 3D printing & learn why it has become additive manufacturing’s hottest growth engine. In less than a decade, Desktop Metal has helped to invigorate the additive manufacturing industry. Founded in 2015, they have endeavored to make metal 3D printing accessible to all engineers, designers, and manufacturing professionals. They've also invested in Metal Binder Jetting (MBJ) and Bound Metal Deposition (BMD) to power their Studio System™ and Shop System™ [...]
