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3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: July 30, 2023
Webinar topics covered in this week’s roundup include metal AM material development, 3D printing for wax investment casting patterns, post-processing for military applications, and more. Plus, Stratasys continues its tour,…
3D Systems Targets Booming Jewelry Market with New 3D Printer for Mass Production
For over ten years, 3D printing has been steadily impacting the jewelry industry, and according to the new “3D Printing Jewelry Markets 2023: Market Study and Forecast” report from SmarTech…
Speed and Castability: What Factors Affect Final Casting Results?
Over the past few years, 3D printing has been transforming the jewelry industry. The introduction of 3D printers gives jewelers the capability to produce castable, high detailed parts in a…
Three Suits of Armor 3D Scanned by Metropolitan Museum of Art for Artist’s Public Installation
Normally, the first thing that pops into my head when someone mentions 3D printed suits of armor is the beautiful work by Melissa Ng…unless, of course, we’re talking about armor…
Etsy Shop Offers Custom 3D Printed LEGO Jewelry to Accessorize Your Every Mood
Christmas is right around the corner, which mean it’s high time to start buying all of your gifts…unless you’re one of those people who doesn’t procrastinate and already has all…
Investment Casting and 3D Printing: BFFs
Investment casting has been used for millennia. In this process a wax pattern is made. This is hardened, then the wax is vaporized. The resulting mold is then hardened once…
Divide By Zero’s Accucraft i250D 3D Printer Successfully Used in Investment Casting and Art Projects
Mumbai startup Divide By Zero, one of the top industrial-grade 3D printer manufacturers in India, is known for its AFPM process, which is the first patented 3D printing technology to come…
New Service by 3D Hubs: Bringing 3D Printed Metal Parts to Market with PolyCast Materials and Investment Casting
Online 3D printing service platform 3D Hubs, which releases helpful data reports on 3D printing trends each quarter, gave us all a valuable 3D printing guide, and shows us where to…
3D Printing and Investment Casting Make a Perfect Fabrication Team
Not only is 3D printing a wonderful, versatile method of fabrication on its own, but it’s also turned out to play an important role alongside other, much older techniques in…
Recreating The Last Great Irish Elk Through 3D Printing
The Great Irish Elk was a majestic creature of heroic proportions that became extinct some 11,000 years ago. In a short movie by Brown Bag Films, created in 1998 and…
Recreating Iron Age Jewelry with 3D Printing
The Orkney Islands are an archipelago off the northern coast of Scotland. Comprised of 70 islands, about 20 of which are inhabited, it has a rich and storied history and…
3D Printed Animal Skulls in Miniature: Fire & Bone’s Latest Kickstarter Adds a Fourth Collection
It has long been recognized that, with the exception of the production of internet trolls, nature is a superb designer. For as long as the human mind has existed, we…
Thanks to 3D Printing, 1929 Oscar Statues Reproduced for 2016 Ceremony
It’s possible that the Oscars are the most publicly recognized symbol of glamour and success that don’t require being a member of a royal family. The red carpet, high price…
3D Printed Molds for Pieces in Throne of Kings Chess Set
I have seen a lot of 3D printed chess sets in my day, it seems to be a project that just cries out to 3D print enthusiasts, almost as a…
