3D Printing

Nordson has introduced  30cc disposable Unity HiTemp syringe barrels which reduce the downtime and maintenance costs often associated with aluminum barrels commonly used in the pneumatic dispensing of hot melt adhesives. 

RS Components is offering a special bundle that combines 3D modelling software and printing hardware to provide advanced and affordable 3D design and prototyping capabilities. RS is offering a 40% reduction in price of the RS IdeaWerk 3D printer  when purchased with DesignSpark Exchange and DesignSpark Drawing.

Magna Parva has developed a prototype of an in-orbit manufacturing system that could provide a method of producing huge carbon composite 3D structures in space. 

A special bundle that combines advanced 3D modelling software and 3D printing hardware, and which provides advanced and highly affordable 3D design and prototyping capabilities is on offer at RS Components. RS is offering a 40% reduction in price of the RS IdeaWerk 3D printer when purchased with DesignSpark Exchange and DesignSpark Drawing – which are add-on software modules that extend the capabilities of DesignSpark Mechanical, the advanc...

The first 3D printer from CEL is available at RS Components. The Robox offers professional-quality specifications and exceptional print speed with future-proofing adaptability. It is suitable for a wide range of users including electronics, mechanical, and product engineers involved in creating designs and needing rapid prototyping capabilities, or those in the education field as well as domestic users.

Scientists from Tsinghua University, Beijing, and Drexel University, Philadelphia, have developed a 3D printing method capable of producing highly uniform ‘blocks’ of embryonic stem cells. These cells, which are capable of generating any and all cell types in the body, could be used as the ‘lego bricks’ to build tissue constructs, larger structures of tissues and potentially even micro-organs.

Dolomite has previewed its innovative Fluidic Factory at MicroTAS 2015 in Gyeongju, Korea, on 25th October. The first commercially available 3D printer for fluidically-sealed devices, it offers rapid, straightforward and reliable printing from as little as $1 per chip. Using FDA-approved, robust cyclic olefin copolymer, this makes it easy and affordable to 3D print devices for almost any application.

  Combining the convenience and cleanliness of top side light projection with the high precision of bottom projection, WASP TOP DLP has been introduced by WASP. The technological solution for DLP 3D printing has been released into the public domain for non-commercial use.

The future of performance footwear has been released by Adidas. The Futurecraft 3D is a unique 3D printed shoe midsole which can be tailored to the cushioning needs of an individual's foot. The 3D concept is part of the ‘Futurecraft series’, a forward-looking initiative that places open source collaboration and craftsmanship at the heart of design to drive innovation across all elements of production.

Researchers at the University of Akron, USA, and the University of Texas, USA, have developed a new technique to produce a 3D ‘micro-printed’ array of needles which are capable of drug delivery. The pain-free drug delivery device would allow drugs to diffuse within the body as the biomaterial device degrades, offering treatments for a wide range of diseases, including melanoma cancers.