Advantages of 3D Printing Clear Materials
From headlight covers to beverage bottles to packaging, we see transparent 3D printed parts across a diverse plethora of industries. No other manufacturing process produces clear components ...
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3D Printing Use Cases & Applications
Read all about 3D printing use cases and 3D printing applications. Stories from and interviews with companies that use 3D printing in their daily routine.
French Army 3D Print Spare Parts at Remote Bases
The French armed forces have been employing 3D printing to produce spare parts for far-off bases in regions such as Mali. Since procuring supplies and equipment on the field can be ...
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UK Rail Companies 3D Print Train Seating Components
Much like its counterparts in the automotive and aviation industries, rail transport is seeing the benefits of 3D printing. Rail companies within the UK are now leveraging additive ...
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National Aerospace Solutions 3D Print Discontinued Part For Lube Oil System
For many factories and engineering facilities, procuring small components can be a massive headache. Arnold Airforce Base found themselves in such a situation, in need of a circuit breaker ...
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3D Printed Bathroom Appliances Developed by GROHE
Bathroom appliances specialist GROHE has developed a new line of faucets and taps using sleek metal printed designs. The company's process results in very thin faucets with minimal pieces, ...
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3 Ways The Furniture Industry Benefits from 3D Printing
From design to production, 3D printing is making waves across the furniture manufacturing industry. Manufacturers, designers and stores embrace 3D printing technologies to produce novel ...
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How Volvo Trucks is Using 3D Printing For Tools & Fixtures
Volvo Trucks has been using 3D printing for various parts of its production process, applying the technology to tools, jigs, fixtures and a lot more. In particular, 3D printing has become a ...
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Fully Customizable Tennis Racket Handle
Looking for a new innovative method, tennis racket specialist Unstrung Customs teamed up with Ogle Models on a fully customizable tennis racket handle. The resulting design allowed them to ...
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Farmer Saves Costs by 3D Printing Parts for Home-built Maize Seed Metering System
As modern farming is increasingly reliant on complex machinery. Farmers have to endure long wait times for ordering components through traditional channels or the internet. This can be a ...
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3D Printing Respirator Tubes Cuts Production Costs 10X
This story is about a respirator manufacturer that previously used injection molding to produce tubes for ventilation products but has now switched over to additive manufacturing. They found ...
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3D Printing A To-Scale Triceratops
A (partly) 3D printed Triceratops dinosaur skeleton named Dirk is now on display at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the Netherlands. Dirk required months of 3D scanning, 3D printing, ...
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Examples of Functional 3D Prints
This is an overview of functional 3D prints you can print at home with a desktop 3D printer. From small things that improve your everyday life to game controller mods. Find your next 3D ...
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3 Ways 3D Printing is Revolutionizing Digital Dentistry
3D printing has had a huge impact on digital dentistry. From increased efficiency and cost savings, to faster production speeds and improved quality, all due to: new software, 3D scanners, ...
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3D Printed Toilet Seat Cover Cuts Costs For US Air Force
The US Air Force's first certified 3D printed part might somewhat surprise you. Faced with an aging aircraft fleet, the USAF is turning to 3D printing to dramatically cut down turnaround ...
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3D Printing Seating With BLB Industries
When Swedish 3D printing company BLB Industries is commissioned to produce BIG pieces, they go SMALL, that is, The BOX SMALL. Needless to say, the large-format 3D printer was ironically ...
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The Influence Of 3D Printing On The Gaming Industry
From board games and tabletops to their high-tech electronic counterparts in consoles and PCs, games are a wide and varied genre of entertainment. They are also realms for self-expression, ...
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3D Systems FabPro 1000 Use Cases
The FabPro 1000 DLP 3D printer from 3D Systems is a desktop solution to professional and industrial problems, with a desktop price to match. Here, we’ll explore a couple use cases of the ...
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How 3D Printed Sports Equipment Is Changing the Game
The sports equipment manufacturing industry and its ancillary arms is annually worth around $300 billion worldwide. Additive manufacturing sporting goods has distinct advantages compared to ...
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3D Printed Car Parts Bring Back the Classics
Additive Manufacturing & Car Restoration 3D printing is widely applied in the automotive manufacturing sector by international powerhouses like Ford, Audi and many others. Car ...
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Why Earphone Brands Use EnvisionTEC Printers For Mass Production
When it comes to audio devices, headphones appear to be the number 1 choice nowadays. 87% of people say that they use headphones/earphones for listening to music and 53% of millennials own ...
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