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Mass Customization Gets Real

Scan data, CAD and maturity of additive manufacturing meet growing demand for personalized products.

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GoProto 3DElastoPrint Service to Use New TPA Material

Elastomer material developed by Evonik and HP

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Women in 3D Printing to Hold First Ever TIPE 3D Printing Conference

The event will highlight the growing diversity of the 3D printing industry.

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3D-Printed Pharmaceuticals Pave the Way for Customizable Drug Therapies

Personalized pills created by 3D printers will help treat complex diseases cheaply.

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ExOne’s New Metal 3D Printer Raises the Binder Jetting Bar

InnoventPro binder jet printer offers nanoparticle-infused binders and IoT connectivity.

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3D Printing Platform Jellypipe Launches in UK and Ireland

Online marketplace connects printers with manufacturers.

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Million Dollar Air Force Contract Will Repair Parts With 3D Printing

The work will involve repairing aircraft engines using a metal additive system.

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How to Modernize 3D Printing as a Service

MakerOS provides an operating software for 3D printing services.

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Recommended Resources

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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eBook - JC Steele’s Efficient Sand Casting Strategy with Large-Format Additive Manufacturing

Learn how JC Steele optimized their sand-casting process, reducing expenses by 75% and increasing annual productivity by over 50% with BigRep large-format 3D printers. JC Steele turned to BigRep large-format additive manufacturing to quickly produce the massive patterns their business is centered around.

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Research Report - Additive Manufacturing in 2020 - What’s ahead for 3D printing in the new year

The benefits of additive manufacturing are real, but over the last 5 years 3D printing users have learned to separate 'hype' from 'hyperbole' and have discovered where additive manufacturing can truly be applied in the product development lifecycle.

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White Paper - A Guide to 3D Printing Materials - Picking the right material at the right time

When it comes to using an FDM 3D printer effectively and efficiently, choosing the right material at the right time is essential. This 3D Printing Materials Guide will help give you and your team a basic understanding of some FDM 3D printing polymers and composites, their strengths and weaknesses, and when to use them.

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