case study
Dinsmore and the Children’s Hospital of Orange County Show Value of Patient-Specific 3D Printed Tibia Model
A 3D printed anatomical model assisted in recent successful surgery on eighteen-year-old Moises Campos. In order to help surgeons better prepare for the complex operation, the Children’s Hospital of Orange…
3D Printing News Briefs: October 31, 2017
Happy Halloween! To celebrate, check out our 3D Printing News Briefs – we’re starting with some virtual reality research, then moving right along with all sorts of new innovations and…
3D Systems and K2M Group Holdings Join Capabilities to Collaborate on 3D Printed Implants
This winter, K2M Group Holdings, the first top spine company to market a 3D printed titanium interbody device, announced that it had entered into a comprehensive development agreement with 3D Systems;…
Water Pik Relies on Desktop 3D Printing for Faster Product Development
Everyone knows the importance of flossing their teeth, but I can’t think of one person who actually enjoys doing it. It’s one of those things that’s necessary but unpleasant. But…
How Sonova Became a Global Leader in Production 3D Printing and Helped the Hearing Aid Industry Go Digital
The hearing aid industry today owes its current appearance to hearing aid manufacturer Sonova and 3D printer manufacturer EnvisionTEC. Fifteen years ago, EnvisionTEC 3D printed hearing aids for Sonova’s Phonak brand, and…
Vaupell Turns to 3D Printing to Create Complex Aerospace Investment Casting Tools
You’ve probably heard endless sound bites regarding 3D printing and how it is going to revolutionize industry, changing the world as we know it in manufacturing; however, it really helps…
3D Printing Technology Hits the Road as EOS Makes Custom 3D Printed Car Parts…for Kids
When we were kids, my younger sister had one of those red Little Tikes Cozy Coupe cars, which was all well and good until you had to Fred Flintstone it…
3D Design and 3D Printing Enhance Creation of Patient-Specific Titanium Jaw Implants
While we’ve seen 3D printed medical implants made out of materials like silicone and cobalt chromium, the most common metal of choice is titanium due to its low density and high…
Advanced Lattice Structure Creation and 3D Printing Ensure the Perfect Fit for Footprint 3D
Problems with the feet can lead to problems with the legs, hips, and back, and problems with the back can lead to problems with the rest of the body, so…
3D Printing Helps Autonomous Sailboat Take On the Atlantic
Industrial 3D printer manufacturer German RepRap, based in Munich, first introduced its large X1000 3D printer in 2014, and it’s been evolving ever since. The industrial printer, with a massive…
NIDEK Technologies Achieves Clear Vision with Help from a Stratasys 3D Printer
NIDEK Corporation is a multinational company with offices in Japan, the US, Brazil, China, Singapore, and France. Its single research and development branch, NIDEK Technologies, is located in Padova, Italy, where…
Rize One 3D Printer Case Study: Cut the Post-Processing, Cut the Costs & Time in 3D Printing
Massachusetts-based industrial 3D printing company Rize Inc., known for its augmented polymer deposition technology, introduced its desktop Rize One 3D printer last summer: the printer, with its high-speed support removal, pretty much eliminates the…
Y Soft’s International Education Survey Finds That Majority of Schools Limit Student Access to 3D Printing
It’s a fact that students go to school to learn. They learn about historical events and how the government works, they learn how to perform mathematical equations, and they learn…
How Stratasys Direct Manufacturing Is Using 3D Printing to Help Reshape Detroit
Olympia Entertainment, a subsidiary of multi-billion dollar conglomerate Ilitch Holdings, is using 3D printing technology to redesign downtown Detroit. Specifically, the District Detroit, a world-class development of 50 blocks of…
3D Printing Helped to Create Nature-Inspired Flex-Brick bionicTOYS
A Kickstarter campaign just launched for what is arguably the coolest toy this year: bionicTOYS are inspired by the science of motion and nature’s own flexibility, and introduce STEM-based skills…
Case Study of YSoft 3D Printing Classroom in Czech Republic Yields Important Results
It’s pretty clear by now that 3D printing in the classroom is extremely beneficial to students; they enjoy learning and using the technology, and it helps prepare them for the…
