Local medical applications using various methods of 3D printing have gained global attention, and some are arguably world-leading.
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Meet an Endeavour Awards nominee: Gizmo 3D
This website will be profiling some of the Endeavour Awards contestants in the lead-up to the event’s gala dinner on May 12. Brent Balinski spoke to Michelle du Toit, managing director and co-owner of Outstanding Start-up candidate Gizmo 3D Printers, about the company’s aspirations.
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HP to pitch new additive manufacturing technology, with an emphasis on manufacturing, next week
HP is reportedly on track to start shipping its 3D printers this year, which it is pitching as manufacturing solutions rather than being just for prototyping.
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Digitisation, desktops and developing new businesses
The way things are designed and made is being shaken up by things such as new materials and greater connectivity. Better, cheaper tools are enabling more people can start their own businesses. Brent Balinski spoke to Dassault Systemes SolidWorks CEO Gian Paolo Bassi about all this and more.
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Australian manufacturer involved in another surgery world-first
A claimed world-first surgery involving a removed vertebrae tumour and a replacement, 3D printed implant was performed in December.
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Sydney simulator start-up readies for takeoff
SynFlyt is preparing to take its product to regulator CASA for approval this month. Brent Balinski spoke to founder Ross Maclennan about his flight simulator start-up.
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Aussie Aldi stores to start selling 3D printers next week
Aldi stores in Australia will start selling budget 3D printers and filaments, starting next week.
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3D printing gets a little closer to offering “a factory in a box”
Nano Dimension’s DragonFly 2020 is among a group of possibly game-changing industrial-level 3D printers set to become available this year. Brent Balinski spoke to company co-founder Simon Fried about what it offers.
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Stryker to build factory for additively manufactured titanium implants
US-based medical technology company Stryker has said it will build a state-of-the-art facility for titanium 3D printing, which it says will bolster its range of medical implants.
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3MF consortium announces new founding member, GE Global Research
The 3MF Consortium, an industry association created to develop and promote a new full-fidelity file format for 3D printing, today announced that GE Global Research, the central technology development hub of GE, which is pioneering uses for additive manufacturing, has joined at the Founding membership level.
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Mobile 3D printer could automatically fill in potholes [VIDEO]
A 3D printing robot on wheels could be a solution to potholed roads in the future, according to reports.
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3D-Printed watch a world’s first [VIDEO]
A Swiss engineer has designed and created the world’s first 3D-Printed mechanical watch.
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CES sees first ever 3D printed object made from meteorite dust
Asteroid mining company Planetary Resources and 3D Systems have displayed an additively manufactured object made out of metal sourced from a meteorite.
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Mcor launches world’s first full-colour, desktop 3D printer
Mcor, the leader in industrial full-color 3D printing, today launched Mcor ARKe, the world's first, full-color, desktop 3D printer. With Mcor ARKe, Mcor now offers their industrial quality full color 3D printing on the desktop.
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How 3D printing threatens our patent system
Remember Napster or Grokster? Both services allowed users to share computer files – usually digital music – that infringed the copyrights for those songs.
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New ceramic 3D printing method makes parts resisting 1,400 degree heat [VIDEO]
Californian company HRL Laboratories has developed a method of 3D printing ceramics with similarities to stereolithography, with the resultant parts possessing high strength and extreme heat resistance.
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Hacking a path forward with 3D printing classes
A 3D printing start-up wants to “educate and inspire” manufacturers and potential Makers. Brent Balinski spoke to Protoworks’ founder Hans Chang about 3D printing in businesses and schools.
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SA public schools to get 3D printing
A pilot program at 28 South Australian public schools involving 3D printing and starting first semester 2016 aims to increase student’s interest in STEM disciplines.
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Files for 3D printed guns banned in NSW, carry maximum 14-year penalty
Laws were passed in NSW last week outlawing the possession of plans to 3D print a firearm.
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New additive manufacturing hub launched at CSIRO event
Efforts to involve more manufacturers in the CSIRO’s Lab 22 have stepped up, with the announcement of a new additive manufacturing hub based at Clayton.
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