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Qatar Airways to install Diehl’s largest 3D-printed part

Qatar Airways to install Diehl’s largest 3D-printed part 0 At a time when 3D printing technology is continuing to progress, ...
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The World’s First 3D-Printed Village Is Coming to Latin America This Summer

Acclaimed designer Yves Béhar of fuseproject , Austin–based construction technologies company ICON , and nonprofit New Story just unveiled plans ...
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Vinci sets up factory for 3D printed elements in Dubai

Vinci’s civil engineering subsidiary Freyssinet has set up a new company and factory in Dubai to 3D print concrete building ...
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COBOD ready to ship largest construction 3D printer to Saudi Arabia [video]

After much planning and testing, construction 3D printing company COBOD is ready to ship its BOD2 3D printer to Elite ...
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Automotive manufacturer Musashi partners with KeraCel to accelerate 3D printed solid-state batteries

Musashi Seimitsu Industry, a Japanese automotive manufacturing company, has announced a partnership with battery developer KeraCel to develop and bring-to-market ...
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3D printed wheelchairs project brings assistive tech to developing countries

A newly announced 3D printed wheelchairs project is improving access to assistive technologies in developing countries. . Run by charity ...
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UK Ministry of Defence to leverage 3D printing in new security approach

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has outlined new approaches of leveraging burgeoning technologies such as additive manufacturing and artificial ...
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The Trade War with China Could Accelerate 3-D Printing in the U.S.

SAUL LOEB/Getty Images Vice President Pence just made it all but official : The United States is in a cold ...
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Unique 3D-Printed Shock Absorber

A unique 3D-printed complex demonstrator for a shock absorber was showcased at Fakuma 2018 by Covestro . According to the ...
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3D printing and product liability: who is liable?

According to product liability law in the European Union, producers of products are subject to strict liability if products are ...
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South Africa leads other emerging economies in key areas of additive manufacturing

South Africa is one of the leaders in Additive Manufacturing (AM) among emerging and developing countries, Dr Jorge Vicente Lopes ...
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How Dutch 3D printing service Oceanz fits into the picture

Erik van der Garde, CEO of Oceanz Though a small nation, the Netherlands has made quite a significant impact on ...
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Nine Most Recent Posts in Geopolitical

Colorful 3D printed corals prove a housing hit with fish in Red Sea

by David | Sep 20, 2019 | 3D News, Environment, Geopolitical | 0 Comments

As coral reefs the world over suffer in the face of climate change, pollution and harvesting for aquaria, researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Haifa’s Technion-Israel Institute of Technology are experimenting with 3D printed corals, and finding...

Weerg makes largest EMEA order for HP Jet Fusion 5210 3D printers

by David | Sep 20, 2019 | 3D News, Companies, Geopolitical, Manufacturing, Metal | 0 Comments

Italian manufacturing service Weerg has placed—at time of writing—the largest single order of HP’s new Jet Fusion 5210 series 3D printers in the EMEA region. . Weerg made an order for six of the machines, which were launched by HP in May 2019. To date, three of the...

3D Printing: Pakistan’s Economic Revival through Technology

by David | Sep 19, 2019 | 3D News, Geopolitical, Manufacturing | 0 Comments

It should not come as a surprise that the integration of technology is considered a vital part of economic development but this is essentially true when it comes to a country like Pakistan. . Economically, Pakistan has struggled for the past decades to come to terms...

Robotics, 3D printing, IoT, Big Data will transform Indian manufacturing sector: Industry leaders

by David | Sep 17, 2019 | 3D News, Geopolitical, Manufacturing, People | 0 Comments

The Indian manufacturing sector is witnessing massive transformation due to explosion of smart technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, 3D printing, Big Data, and 5G. . Major manufacturing companies are shifting gears and investing heavily in...

Interview with Malika Khodja on Women in 3D Printing

by David | Sep 17, 2019 | 3D News, Geopolitical, People | 0 Comments

Malika Khodja talks about the importance of women in 3D printing and what has to be done to promote women in 3D printing in Africa. . Malika is a founder of Tiziri Advanced Manufacturing Technologies and a former CSIR researcher and PhD. Through Tiziri, Malika gives...

Beijing: Researchers 3D Print More Powerful PhotoAcoustic System

by David | Sep 17, 2019 | 3D News, Geopolitical, Medical | 0 Comments

While dark-field acoustics may sound mysterious, they pertain to imaging capabilities that are helpful to researchers in a wide range of applications. . In ‘ A versatile dark-field acoustic-resolution photoacoustic microscopy system aided by 3D printing ,’ authors...

Report: Terrorists Could 3D Print Weapons of Mass Destruction

by David | Sep 11, 2019 | 3D News, Geopolitical | 0 Comments

Bad actors could soon use 3D printers, combined with artificial intelligence, to secretly create nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). . That’s the terrifying takeaway from a newly released report by a multi-institutional research...

UK Ministry of Defence to leverage 3D printing in new security approach

by David | Sep 11, 2019 | 3D News, Geopolitical, Military | 0 Comments

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has outlined new approaches of leveraging burgeoning technologies such as additive manufacturing and artificial intelligence (AI) to strengthen national security. . In the recently published documents, the Defence Technology Framework...

3D printing stethoscopes, tourniquets and crucial dialysis-machine parts in Gaza

by David | Sep 11, 2019 | 3D News, Geopolitical, Medical | 0 Comments

Tarek Loubani is a Palestinian-Canadian doctor who works with the Glia Project, a group that creates open-source designs for 3D-printable medical hardware. . Their goal is to let local populations manufacture their own medical wares at prices considerably lower than...