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3D printers move beyond the hype and into mainstream manufacturing
Curiosity about and investment in 3D printing just keeps increasing, but what can you gain from bringing the technology into your business’s operation? Brent Balinski spoke to Stratasys and one of the market leading company’s local re-sellers about the technology.
January 24, 2014 0 comment
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Demand from aerospace, medical, drives Arcam’s shares up
Arcam’s shares are up 530 per cent in the space of a year as interest in the company’s EBM metal additive manufacturing technology grows.
January 24, 2014 0 comment
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3D printed chocolate might be around the corner
3D Systems has announced a partnership with confectionery giant Hershey to bring 3D printed chocolate to the mainstream.
January 21, 2014 0 comment
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What price our fascination with cheaper 3D printing?
The future of 3D printing is firming up as it moves from do-it-yourself tinkerers to key players selling complete consumer solutions.
January 21, 2014 0 comment
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Australia gets an extra expo for 3D printing in 2014
3D printing has come as far in Australia as warranting standalone expos and conferences, and this year there are not one but two trade shows dedicated to the technology.
January 20, 2014 0 comment
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Adobe adds another dimension to Photoshop with 3D printing for Creative Cloud [VIDEO]
Design software company Adobe has added 3D printing to its Photoshop program suite.
January 17, 2014 0 comment
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Fully functional loudspeaker is first 3-D printed electronic device
The 3-D printed working loudspeaker seamlessly integrates the plastic, conductive and magnetic parts.
January 15, 2014 0 comment
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Organovo bio-printing to be used in US health research institutes [VIDEO]
Californian bio-printing company Organovo has announced that it will join two of the US’s National Institutes of Health.
January 15, 2014 0 comment
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Barilla pushes for 3D printers in restaurants
Pasta manufacturer, Barilla, is looking to introduce 3D food printers in commercial kitchens, allowing diners to design and print their own pasta.
January 10, 2014 0 comment
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Sugar, chocolate 3D printing machines debut at US consumer show
A husband and wife team has created a confectionery 3D printer that has debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
January 9, 2014 0 comment
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First ever RAF jet flies with 3D printed parts
Defence contractor BAE Systems says that it has produced 3D printed parts used in the first flights by Royal Air Force fighter jets.
January 7, 2014 0 comment
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Toyota needs a new approach to avoid the road to nowhere
The Productivity Commission will today release the preliminary report of its inquiry into Australian automotive manufacturing industries.
December 20, 2013 0 comment
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The top 10 manufacturing stories from 2013
According to the popularity of stories on this website throughout the year, our attention was strongly drawn to 3D printing, factory closures and insolvencies, and the occasional bit of lighthearted news. And – no surprise in an election year – Manufacturers’ Monthly readers also came to us for policy news affecting the industry.
December 20, 2013 0 comment
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British university 3D prints reindeer
England’s University of Birmingham has gotten into the Christmas spirit by creating an aluminium reindeer decoration with additive manufacturing.
December 19, 2013 0 comment
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CSIRO creates a 3D printed remedy for lameness
Today Holly, a decade-old mare, has taken her first steps in 3D-printed “horse-thotics”.
December 18, 2013 0 comment
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Titanium powder used to 3D print automotive parts for the first time
This breakthrough will see greater use of titanium in components across the automotive, aerospace and defence industries.
December 10, 2013 0 comment
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Apple lodges patents related to 3D printing in Liquidmetal
Apple has lodged patent applications in the US and the company appears to be considering the use of Liquidmetal parts in its next generation products.
November 22, 2013 0 comment
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3D printing pioneer wins award for innovation
A man known as “the father of 3D printing” has been honoured for his work at The Economist’s Innovation Awards 2013 in the Consumer Products category.
November 21, 2013 0 comment
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Objective 3D and RapidPro merge
Objective 3D and RapidPro have announced a merger.
November 8, 2013 0 comment
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Big is beautiful: Australia’s very own supersized 3D printer
This country’s love of giant things is well-documented, but all those books, articles and documentaries chronicling the Big Banana, Big Prawn, Big Merino et al. may have to be updated now that ART 3D has released its Sabertooth 3D printer system.
November 7, 2013 0 comment