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Stratasys Gets Tough with Nylon 12

New nylon material with specs to be toughest in additive manufacturing is a reason to take notice.

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Creaform’s Latest 3D Scanner is 4 Times Faster

MetraSCAN BLACK 3D also has 4 times better resolution.

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Relativity Space and 6K Set Up Recyclable 3D Printing System to Build New Rockets

Closed loop supply chain will reuse scrap as new powder bed material.

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Could 3D-Printed ‘Bone Bricks’ End Amputation?

Bomb injuries lead to bone-mending discovery.

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3D Printing a Floating House in 48 Hours

House reduces the carbon emissions of typical construction at lightning speed.

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Startup’s Bike Helmet is Custom Fit, 3D Printed Honeycomb

UK’s Hexr introduces £299 helmet made from castor bean oil.

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LEHVOSS Develops a New Flame-Retardant 3D Printing Filament

High temperature filament uses ceramic fillers to achieve high level of thermal stability.

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GE Joins Forces to Develop 3D-Printed Concrete Bases That Lift Wind Turbines to Record Heights

The technology boosts renewable energy production while lowering the levelized cost of energy.

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Recommended Resources

Live Webinar - 3D Printing Elastomers - Challenges & Solutions - Aug 18, 2PM ET

Material Performance. Part size. Cost. Throughput speed. The challenges to 3d printing elastomers have solutions and we have the case study to prove it. Each printing platform has challenges and benefits in printing elastomers. We present DLP printing as a leading solution to additive manufacturing of flexible parts and products.

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White Paper - The New World of Thermoplastic Manufacturing

Digital-direct thermoplastic manufacturing offers exceptional quality, opens the door to novel design parameters not possible with injection molding while also bypassing the long lead time and up-front investment in injection molding tooling, offering a better total value proposition.

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Guide - When to Outsource Manufacturing to a Service Provider

As a 3D printer owner, you may be already reaping the benefits of 3D printing, such as rapid production, design freedoms and easy access to fresh prints of the machine. We dive into scenarios to help you decide when you need to outsource your project to a service provider.

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eBook - Manufacturing the Cars of Tomorrow

In this ebook, we'll explore how additive manufacturing is going to transform the way cars are made. This includes commentary from thought leaders such as Ford's CTO, Ken Washington, Customer case studies of ways 3D printing is being used today, and a variety of part examples where 3D printing is already impacting how automobiles are made.

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