The concept and use of 3D printing is now well established, with a large selection of printers available today, ranging from your low-price small 3D units for home to the larger and more robust industrial printers.
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Lockheed to acquire Sikorsky for $US 9 bn
Lockheed Martin will acquire Sikorsky, the maker of the Black Hawk helicopters, for $US 9 billion, one of its biggest ever purchases.
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Kodak demolishes building at headquarters [VIDEO]
Kodak continues to move from its photography product manufacturer origins, bringing down its 92-year-old Building 53 at its Rochester, New York headquarters at the weekend.
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Geelong’s Carbon Revolution in world-first deal with Ford
Ford’s Shelby Mustang GT350R will be fitted with carbon fibre wheels from Geelong’s Carbon Revolution, the first original equipment use of CF’s high-performance wheels.
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New water-soluble 3D printing material released [VIDEO]
3D Systems has released a new, water-soluble feedstock, designed to make the removal of support structures from 3D printed objects easier.
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Infigen to sell US wind business
Infigen has sold its US wind energy business to Primary Wind Power for approximately $US 272.5 million.
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Old ACL Bearing factory to re-open, employing 40
The old ACL Bearing factory in Launceston will reopen, with 40 workers re-employed by the new owners.
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Divergent says “3D printed car” could out-accelerate Porsche Spyder
A start-up car maker, Divergent Microfactories, has claimed that its “3D printed” supercar, the Blade, can reach 60 miles per hour quicker than the Porsche 918 Spyder.
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US flag companies stop manufacturing Confederate flags after shooting
Flagmakers in the US have been announcing they will end production of the Confederate flag, following the Charlestown massacre.
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San Francisco start-up unveils “3D printed” supercar
Divergent Microfactories has unveiled its new supercar, the Blade, which uses 3D printed aluminium in its chassis.
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Boeing to invest further $70m at Port Melbourne
Boeing has re-committed to its Port Melbourne operations, its largest R&D site outside of the US, with a $70 million investment in the site.
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Ford opens 3D printed car store
Ford Motor Company has launched a store where customers can order 3D printed versions of vehicles or STL files from which they can make their own.
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Start-ups leaving Australia due to lack of venture capital: US tech investor
A prominent Silicon Valley investor, Adeo Ressi, has said a lack of venture capital and a small market were seeing start-ups exit Australia.
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Virtual reality becoming a physical reality in manufacturing
The digital manufacturing age – with physical and digital convergence – has caught the attention of industry in the United States, according to industrial conglomerate GE.
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Dow’s Liveris visits Canberra
The high-profile, Australian-born leader of Dow Chemical, Andrew Liveris, visited Canberra yesterday.
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HD drone flyover footage of Tesla Gigafactory [VIDEO]
Part of what is planned as the world’s biggest battery factory, Tesla’s Gigafactory, has been captured by drone.
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L’Oreal plans to 3D print human skin for lab tests
Cosmetics giant L’Oreal has announced a partnership with San Diego bioprinting start-up Organovo.
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Fast-growing Universal Robots acquired by Teradyne
Teradyne has agreed to buy Denmark’s Universal Robots for $US 285 million in cash.
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The 3D printing boom continues
The overall appetite for additive manufacturing continues in all segments of the market. Brent Balinski spoke to long-time industry consultant Terry Wohlers, principal consultant and president of Wohlers Associates. Wohlers Report 2015 was released in April, the firm’s 20th anniversary edition.
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Business Class: Heg heading to America
The Heg clothespin was in hot demand after it was named in the top 10 products at a housewares show in Chicago. An American distributor couldn't wait for a shipment to arrive - so the Heg is flying express with Qantas.
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