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Replacing Steel Floors with 3D Printed Sustainable Floor Panels
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Replacing Steel Floors with 3D Printed Sustainable Floor Panels Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Maine have designed and 3D-printed a singl...
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Snapmaker Celebrates Eight Years of Creativity and Innovation
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Snapmaker Celebrates Eight Years of Creativity and Innovation June 1st marks a milestone for Snapmaker as it celebrates its 8th anniversary with a theme that takes us back to the core of its mission:...
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Empowering STEM Education with an xTool P2 Laser Cutter
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Empowering STEM Education with an xTool P2 Laser Cutter In today’s educational landscape, the demand for effective STEM teaching methods is more pressing than ever. Educators constantly seek eng...
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XTool P2 Laser Cutter Wins Red Dot Best of the Best 2024 Design Award
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XTool P2 Laser Cutter Wins Red Dot Best of the Best 2024 Design Award The XTool P2 Laser Cutter stands out as a beacon of design excellence and functional prowess and the perfect tool for educational...
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Sustainability of Powder and Wire Additive Feedstock
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Sustainability of Powder and Wire Additive Feedstock The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association a global advocacy group focused on promoting sustainable additive manufacturing industry practice...
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3D Printing transformed with new Sensor Technology
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3D Printing transformed with new Sensor Technology A sensing technology that can assess the quality of components in fields such as aerospace could transform UK industry. In the study, published today...
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3D Printed Material Performance to be tested on the Moon
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3D Printed Material Performance to be tested on the Moon Stratasys Ltd., today announced that it will provide 3D-printed materials for an upcoming lunar mission to test their performance on the surfac...
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3D Printing stronger materials five times faster
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3D Printing stronger materials five times faster It’s allowed the aerospace, medical, automotive, manufacturing and many other industries to customize parts and prototypes in ways they never could bef...
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In-situ 3D Printed Water Tanks use 25 percent less material
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In-situ 3D Printed Water Tanks use 25 percent less material The design freedom of 3D construction printing has been known for years and has mostly been used for the creation of aesthetically more inte...
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Europe’s largest 3D Printed Building inaugurated by Heidelberg
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Europe’s largest 3D Printed Building inaugurated by Heidelberg In a landmark achievement for the 3D construction printing industry, PERI 3D Construction announces the completion of Europe’s larg...
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Metal 3D Printing unlocked with Velo3D Flow Developer
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Metal 3D Printing unlocked with Velo3D Flow Developer Velo3D, Inc., a leading additive manufacturing technology company for mission-critical metal parts, today announced the release of Developer, a ne...
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Superhydrophobic Materials revolutionizing Surface Science
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Superhydrophobic Materials revolutionizing Surface Science Superhydrophobic surfaces, characterized by their ability to repel water with a contact angle above 150° and a sliding angle below 10°, offer...
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Upscaling 3D printed nanocellulose for Green Architecture
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Upscaling 3D printed nanocellulose for Green Architecture For the first time, a hydrogel material made of nanocellulose and algae has been tested as an alternative, greener architectural material. The...
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Robotics electric controls could be replaced by 3D Printed Pneumatic Modules
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Robotics electric controls could be replaced by 3D Printed Pneumatic Modules In the future, soft robots will be able to perform tasks that cannot be done by conventional robots. These soft robots coul...
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MIT explores 3D Printing portable Mass Spectrometer
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MIT explores 3D Printing portable Mass Spectrometer Mass spectrometers, devices that identify chemical substances, are widely used in applications like crime scene analysis, toxicology testing, and ge...
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Building fire-resistance with 3D Printed Concrete Homes in Los Angeles
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Building fire-resistance with 3D Printed Concrete Homes in Los Angeles In January 2024, the robotic arm 3D printer created by RIC Technology, a pioneering 3D printing company based in California, will...
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3D-Printing Alloys with improved Strength and Ductility
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3D-Printing Alloys with improved Strength and Ductility Researchers make a type of material called durable high-entropy alloys (HEAs) by combining several elemental metals. HEAs have potential uses in...
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Metal Steam Turbine Blades can now be 3D Printed
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Metal Steam Turbine Blades can now be 3D Printed Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory became the first to 3D-print large rotating steam turbine blades for generating...
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Injection Moulding vs 3D Printing: The Realm of Modern Manufacturing
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Injection Moulding vs 3D Printing: The Realm of Modern Manufacturing The manufacturing world is evolving rapidly, with technologies like injection moulding and 3D printing at the forefront. Both these...
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Stress in 3D Printed parts measured with Neutrons
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Stress in 3D Printed parts measured with Neutrons Using neutrons to see the additive manufacturing process at the atomic level, scientists have shown that they can measure strain in a material as it e...
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MIT develops vision system to give 3D Printers active feedback
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MIT develops vision system to give 3D Printers active feedback With 3D inkjet printing systems, engineers can fabricate hybrid structures that have soft and rigid components, like robotic grippers tha...
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Single-print fabrication of Multi-Functional Systems and Robots with Inkbit
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Single-print fabrication of Multi-Functional Systems and Robots with Inkbit Inkbit™, a pioneer in advanced additive manufacturing solutions, announced today the publication of a landmark study...
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Stratasys 3D FDM Printer unlocks demanding manufacturing capabilities
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Stratasys 3D FDM Printer unlocks demanding manufacturing capabilities Stratasys Ltd., a leader in polymer 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions will showcase its new F3300 Fused Deposition...
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3D Printing with Steel improved with Lasers
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3D Printing with Steel improved with Lasers The method, developed by a research team led by the University of Cambridge, allows structural modifications to be ‘programmed’ into metal alloys during 3D...
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3D Printed Moulds for Precast Concrete Manufacturing
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3D Printed Moulds for Precast Concrete Manufacturing Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have conducted a comprehensive life cycle, cost and carbon emissions analysis on 3D-printed moulds for pr...
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Cleaning contaminated water with 3D-printed living material
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Cleaning contaminated water with 3D-printed living material Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new type of material that could offer a sustainable and eco-friendly...
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National Highways trials 3D-Printed Headwall on A30 road upgrade
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National Highways trials 3D-Printed Headwall on A30 road upgrade The first-ever 3D-printed concrete headwall is being trialled as part of the construction process on National Highways’ A30 Chiverton t...
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Capture 3D extra-large objects fast ZEISS ATOS LRX
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Capture 3D extra-large objects fast ZEISS ATOS LRX CAPTURE 3D, a ZEISS company and the leading provider of innovative 3D digitizing solutions in the U.S., today announced the ZEISS ATOS LRX—a new larg...
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Researchers explore Graphite with 2D and 3D properties
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Researchers explore Graphite with 2D and 3D properties For decades, scientists have been probing the potential of two-dimensional materials to transform our world. 2D materials are only a single layer...
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ExOne to showcase Sand 3D Printing Systems at GIFA
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ExOne to showcase Sand 3D Printing Systems at GIFA Desktop Metal, Inc., a global leader in additive manufacturing technologies for mass production with their ExOne brand, which remains the leader in d...
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Orbital Composites Technology enables Speedy Manufacturing
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Orbital Composites Technology enables Speedy Manufacturing An Oak Ridge National Laboratory-developed advanced manufacturing technology, AMCM, was recently licensed by Orbital Composites and enables t...
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Metal 3D Printing Prototyping Services by DSB Technologies
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Metal 3D Printing Prototyping Services by DSB Technologies DSB Technologies, a world leader in the manufacturing of powder metal components, announced the launch of its Metal Binder Jetting prototypin...
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Nexa3D launches ultrafast XiP Pro Industrial 3D Printer
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Nexa3D launches ultrafast XiP Pro Industrial 3D Printer Nexa3D, the ultrafast polymer 3D printing leader, announced today at Rapid + TCT 2023 the immediate availability of its XiP Pro ultrafast indust...
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New Stratasys GrabCAD Print Pro Software boosts volumes and profitability
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New Stratasys GrabCAD Print Pro Software boosts volumes and profitability Stratasys Ltd., a leader in polymer 3D printing, announced the launch of its new GrabCAD Print Pro software, with integrated q...
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Metal 3D printing reaches new heights with less waste
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Metal 3D printing reaches new heights with less waste In traditional manufacturing, components are created out of larger blocks of source material (such as steel) and the unused excess materials or th...
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Next-Gen ZEISS T-SCAN hawk 2 Handheld Laser Scanner released by CAPTURE 3D
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Next-Gen ZEISS T-SCAN hawk 2 Handheld Laser Scanner released by CAPTURE 3D CAPTURE 3D, a ZEISS company and the leading provider of innovative 3D digitizing solutions in the U.S., today announced the Z...
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Using Welding Techniques to improve 3D Metal Printing
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Using Welding Techniques to improve 3D Metal Printing A research team led by Dr. Sang-woo Song, Dr. Chan-kyu Kim, Dr. Kang-myung Seo at the Department of Joining Technology of the Korea Institute of M...
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Creating new opportunities with 3D Manufacturing
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Creating new opportunities with 3D Manufacturing Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, allows Seco Tools to create products that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to manufacture. The advant...
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Technology Trends in Modern Construction
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Technology Trends in Modern Construction In recent years, the construction industry has increasingly embraced sustainable practices and innovative technology to create more eco-friendly and efficient...
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MIT develops 3D-Printed Revolving Devices that sense how they are moving
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MIT develops 3D-Printed Revolving Devices that sense how they are moving Integrating sensors into rotational mechanisms could make it possible for engineers to build smart hinges that know when a door...
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How 3D Printing is improving Flexible Design in Construction
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How 3D Printing is improving Flexible Design in Construction Construction and flexibility aren’t traditionally words that go together—particularly when you consider traditional building materials such...
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4 essential tips for successful 3D Printing in the Classroom
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4 essential tips for successful 3D Printing in the Classroom 3D printers might seem like a lunchbox-sized factory that can make you anything as long as you’re willing to wait for it to create th...
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VULCAN scans microscopic behaviour of 3D Printed Metal
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VULCAN scans microscopic behaviour of 3D Printed Metal From carbon fibre to concrete and bamboo, additive manufacturing—the industrial term for 3D-printing—utilizes many different materials and techni...
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Humanitarian Innovative Technologies bringing 3D Printed Schools to Ukraine
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Humanitarian Innovative Technologies bringing 3D Printed Schools to Ukraine Envision a world where we could build refugee homes in 48 hours. Imagine a world where we could 3D print a children’s...
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ICON set to use 3D Printing in NASA’s Lunar Surface Construction System
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ICON set to use 3D Printing in NASA’s Lunar Surface Construction System ICON, a leader in advanced construction technologies using large-scale 3D printing, announced received a contract awarded...
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Top 10 Desktop Laser Cutters for everyday business use
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Top 10 Desktop Laser Cutters for everyday business use In the last couple of year desktop laser cutters have started to come into their own, and are now an essential bit of kit alongside your inkjet a...
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Miniature Magnets can now be printed on a 3D Printer
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Miniature Magnets can now be printed on a 3D Printer Scientists from the Ural Federal University and the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences are determining the optimal conditions for 3D pr...
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X-ray CT inspection of 3D-printed parts improved by Deep Learning
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X-ray CT inspection of 3D-printed parts improved by Deep Learning A new deep-learning framework developed at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is speeding up the process of insp...
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Techmer PM and Purdue CMSC set to revolutionize Additive Manufacturing
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Techmer PM and Purdue CMSC set to revolutionize Additive Manufacturing When the Director of Additive Manufacturing Dr. Eduardo Barocio joined Purdue close to a decade ago, he wanted to make a meaningf...
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3D Printing Drone Swarms for Construction and Repair
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3D Printing Drone Swarms for Construction and Repair A new approach to 3D printing – led in its development by Imperial College London and Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories of Materials Scien...
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Nexa3D announces QLS 820 Powder Bed Additive Thermoplastic 3D Printer
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Nexa3D announces QLS 820 Powder Bed Additive Thermoplastic 3D Printer Nexa3D, the maker of ultrafast professional and industrial polymer 3D printers, announced the commercial availability of its new u...
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Las Vegas Raiders honours Al Davis with massive 3D-Printed Torch
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Las Vegas Raiders honours Al Davis with massive 3D-Printed Torch The Las Vegas Raiders football team had a tall order to fill. They wanted to commemorate their late owner Al Davis by creating a stunni...
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Quickparts makes Architectural Model 3D Printing easy and cost-effective
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Quickparts makes Architectural Model 3D Printing easy and cost-effective For more than 25 years, LGM has provided architectural models primarily for high-end residential and resort areas. LGM marries...
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Peri and Cive 3D print largest building so far in the US
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Peri and Cive 3D print largest building so far in the US While the US and Canada have seen several 3D printed buildings in recent years, in the US all of these have been single-story buildings. In mar...
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University of Pittsburgh boasts giant Gefertec arc605 3D Metal Printer
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University of Pittsburgh boasts giant Gefertec arc605 3D Metal Printer Tucked away in the sub-basement of Pitt’s Benedum Hall, past the racecar parts spilling into hallways, you’ll find a giant machin...
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MIT 3D Programmable Materials can sense their own movements
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MIT 3D Programmable Materials can sense their own movements MIT researchers have developed a method for 3D printing materials with tunable mechanical properties, which can sense how they are moving an...
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MIT explores using Artificial Intelligence to control Digital Manufacturing
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MIT explores using Artificial Intelligence to control Digital Manufacturing Scientists and engineers are constantly developing new materials with unique properties that can be used for 3D printing, bu...
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Greener Construction could be powered by 3D Printed Robots
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Greener Construction could be powered by 3D Printed Robots A new 6,000-pound industrial robot at Cornell University can 3D print the kind of large-scale structures that could transform the constructio...
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Sleipner teams up with Lego Brothers Garage to launch DB80 internationally
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Sleipner teams up with Lego Brothers Garage to launch DB80 internationally Unveiling new machinery and equipment for the mining industry on site around the world is never a simple task due to their en...
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Exploring the 3D Printing of Complex Metal Parts
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Exploring the 3D Printing of Complex Metal Parts 3D printing has opened exciting new avenues for engineers and forced product designers to reimagine what is possible. The ability to print complex meta...
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