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3D Printing News Briefs, September 9, 2023: MES Software, Hearing Aids for Refugees, & More
Kicking off 3D Printing News Briefs, Nexa3D is celebrating a milestone achievement, AMFG is partnering with Elite Mold and Manufacturing Inc., and Lehvoss will present several application examples of its…
3D Printed Veggies Made Appetizing & Nutritious for Dysphagia Patients
3D printing has been used in the past to help elderly patients with dysphagia—difficulty swallowing or chewing—by creating inks made from puréed food and extruding them into a shape that…
3D Printing Healthcare Applications for the Elderly
3D printing has many applications in the healthcare industry, as it allows users to fabricate complex, cost-effective, patient-specific devices on-demand. In the same vein, 3D bioprinting is important for applications…
Food 3D Printing: What Happened to 3D-Printed Food for the Elderly?
Near the peak of food 3D printing hype, circa 2014, one European project garnered a good deal of attention for its exciting work in food fabrication The PERFORMANCE project, which…
3D Printing News Briefs: March 9, 2019
We’re taking care of business first in today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, and then moving on to education. Optomec has announced two new additions to its LENS series, and CRP…
Amplifying the Power of the Elderly with 3D Printed Assistive Technologies
Ideally, with age comes wisdom, and with wisdom comes the realization that our bodies are no longer as durable and capable as they were in youth. Given enough time, the…
Chinese Company Introduces an Affordable 3D Printed Robot That Aids The Elderly
Two technologies which are sure to lead the way to a brighter future, as well as boatloads of profits for those developing them, are 3D printing and robotics. These two…
German Company, Biozoon, Working on 3D Food Printers For The Elderly
The population of elderly individuals around the globe has been increasing at a steady rate, and will continue to increase for the next decade. Nursing homes are filling up, and…