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Braskem America Launches e-NABLE Chapter to Make Polypropylene 3D Printed Prosthetics
One of the world’s top biopolymer producers, Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem (NYSE: BAK) has an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Braskem America, that’s the leading producer in the US of the…
3D Printed Prosthetics Organization e-NABLE Holding Enablecon 2019 in Maryland
The very first e-NABLE Community Conference, or Enablecon, was held back in 2014, and the annual event has just continued to get bigger since then. We’ve learned that the Enable…
Create T.I.M.E and More: e-NABLE Introduces a New Series of Design Challenges
The creation of e-NABLE started with a steampunk convention. Ivan Owen created a functional metal hand as part of a costume, and posted a YouTube video online. A South African carpenter who had…
Hands for Ziti: Teacher & Students from International School of Aruba Team Up to 3D Print e-NABLE Prosthetics
While many around the globe dream of visiting Aruba, situated west of the Lesser Antilles in the Southern Caribbean sea, they dream of white sandy beaches, long naps, and fru-fru…
Working to Enable the Future through 3D Printing in East Africa
When being bombarded with the latest evidence of humanity’s nasty and brutish side, it can be hard to remember that there are gleaming moments among the trash. The news media…
This 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand Has a Video Game Built Into It!
I can not emphasize how much the entire 3D printing space has benefited by the open source nature that it has exhibited. Whether it be the open sourcing of the…
Michael Repajic Looks to 3D Print Prosthetic Hands for Los Angeles’ Homeless
As you probably already know, 3D printing can be used for a lot of different things. However, if there was one cause for which I have seen the greatest support…
3D Print Week NY Recap: Impressive, Inspirational, Amazing
This past week in New York City, 3D printing was all the rage, thanks in large part to an event that was aimed at taking the city by storm. 3D Print…
Teacher & Students 3D Print an Amazing Baseball Bat Swinging Prosthetic Hand
There is something about the start of the Major League Baseball season in the United States that brings a summertime excitement to the country. It signifies the start of warm…
15-year-old Star Wars Fan Receives Darth Vader-esque 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand
Over the past year or so, we have covered dozens of stories of 3D printed prosthetic hands, most of which have been created by a group of volunteers from e-NABLE….
3D Printed Prosthetic Hands Take a Turn Towards Fashionable with Paintable Fingernails
The major knock on most prosthetic devices — whether we are talking about arms, legs, hands, or whatever it be — is the simple fact that they are usually not…
