Dump the air pump. These 3D-printed flexible bicycle tires could be the future of riding. BigRep created the world’s first 3d printed airless bicycle tire. The design was printed with the new PRO FLEX flexible filament on the BigRep ONE large 3D printer. More prototypes are in the works. The tire looks a bit like some airless…
MARKFORGED SHIPS FIRST METAL X 3D PRINTERS Award winning 3D printer developer Markforged has officially shipped the first batch of its Metal X systems to customers around the globe. 3D Printing Industry has seen several of these printers demonstrated by re-sellers in Europe and the U.S during the past months. Though the company has not yet disclosed order…
Polymertal: 3D Printed Metal Plated End Use Parts 3D printed metal-plated production can bring weight, cost and design flexibility advantages over existing solid-metal approaches. Discover how Polymertal metal-plated an aerospace fuel tank 3D printed on a BigRep ONE to create a product which may replace current solid-aluminium designs. This is one of many possible industrial…
Customized Hearing Care Solution Since the inception of 3D printing in the early 1980s, mass production has been viewed as the technology’s holy grail. But for more than a decade, while other companies have teased the possibility of full-production 3D printing of sneakers, eyeglasses, toys and other objects, Switzerland-based Sonova, the world’s leading hearing care solutions provider,…
EnvisionTEC Launches its Largest High-Speed Continuous 3D Printer Yet The new EnvisionTEC Vida cDLM with a larger build area delivers a print speed of 20-50 mm per hour, depending on material. Dentists, orthodontists and labs can now 3D print night guards in FDA-approved material in less than 20 minutes. Features The new Vida cDLM allows…
How Stanley Black & Decker is leveraging on Metal X Stanley Black & Decker is using the Markforged Metal X 3D printer to produce functional parts. Since adopting the metal 3D printing system into its production workflow, the industrial tool manufacturer is saving between 34 percent to 48 percent on manufacturing costs. Savings through Markforged Metal…
BigRep and Etihad Airways Partner to Fill Airplane Cabins with 3D Printed Components Etihad Airways is the second largest airline in the United Arab Emirates, and is firmly committed to the idea that 3D printing has a solid place in the aerospace industry. In Etihad Airways’ case, it has a solid place right in the…
Markforged 3D Printed Tooling & Fixtures Additive manufacturing is not only useful as a production method for end use parts, but also as a complement to other manufacturing methods in the machine shop. Industrial 3D printers produce high-strength parts tough enough to withstand manufacturing floor environments, where printed parts are put to use as tools,…
BigRep presents DUSTER, the biggest FDM-3D printed drone in the world Copter frame has been printed with the world’s largest serial 3D printer Drone is the result of a cooperation between BigRep and drone specialist Robert Reicher The Berlin-based tech startup BigRep has printed the largest FDM-3D printed drone in the world: DUSTER. The market…