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REWILDING THE CITY WITH FITNESS: 3D PRINTED SHOES DISPERSE SEEDS DURING THE RUN

WORCON

The young designer developed this new 3D printed running shoe outsole with the intention of facilitating plant and seed dispersion in urban areas, thereby promoting “rewilding and fostering a deeper […] Objava REWILDING THE CITY WITH FITNESS: 3D PRINTED SHOES DISPERSE SEEDS DURING THE RUN pojavila se prvi puta na Worcon.

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Cross-Functional Group Targets Metal 3D Printing Design, Engineering Services

Mold Making Technology

In particular, the group is highlighting its reverse engineering, 3D printing and conformal cooling design capabilities. According to The Plastek Group, metal 3D printing is paramount to improved cycle time and the dimensional stability of molded parts.

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A 3D Printing Retrospective

Mold Making Technology

3D printing advancements and applications have gone from conformally cooled hot runner nozzles using a 3D-printed pattern to cast the part with integrated cooling circuits (left) to large DMLS 3D-printed parts in 420 stainless steel with integrated conformal cooling and InnoVent Technology for venting (right).

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Designing a 3D Printed Part with Machining in Mind

Modern Machine Shop

Machining can be an obstacle in the quest for “first-time right” 3D printing — designers need to ensure parts can be held in the machine tool, and that machines can access the features and critical surfaces that need to be machined. These areas were machined to ensure a flush fit. Machinable support structures.

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Xact Metal Launches Initiative for 3D Printing in Moldmaking

Mold Making Technology

” This initiative aims to change the approach to metal 3D printing in the tooling industry by reframing the technology as a valuable option in a moldmaker’s toolbox. “The Xact Metal XM200G fits that bill. .” “The Xact Metal XM200G fits that bill.

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3D-Printed Homes Get Boost From Montana

21st Century Tech

Montana this month gave a City of Billings contractor approval to build homes using 3D-printed walls for new construction in the state. The technology Tim Stark, the contractor, is using comes from Apis Cor , a Florida-based technology company that emphatically states on its website, “We print 3D buildings.”

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Wearable Medical Devices and 3D Printing

Additive Manufacturing

Leanna Levine and her team at ALine specialize in the development of microfluidics solutions for customers in particular incorporating 3D printing for proof-of-concept and rapid prototyping of lab-on-chip devices. “We’ve The post Wearable Medical Devices and 3D Printing appeared first on Additive Manufacturing (AM).