PRACTICAL CASES

Investigation & design

How to change the way wheelchairs are designed and manufactured with 3D printing

Replique and HP have developed customized wheelchairs enabled through digital inventory and on-demand 3D printing ( Leer más... )

CATEGORY: Design BRAND: Replique

Commerce & industry

Can we now buy 3D printed food?

Vegan salmon fillet becomes the first 3D printed product available in supermarkets. What does this mean for the future of food 3D printing? ( Leer más... )

CATEGORY: alimentation BRAND: Revo Foods

Investigation & design

Invisible labeling system on 3D printed objects

Developed by MIT researchers, BrightMarkers are invisible fluorescent tags embedded in physical objects to enhance motion tracking, virtual reality, and object detection. ( Leer más... )

CATEGORY: New advances BRAND: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Investigation & design

Scientists Showcase 3D Printed Corals And Carbon Negative Concrete For Marine Conservation

The idea has been presented by scientists from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) at the 18th International Architecture Biennale in Venice, where current innovations in materials and marine conservation science are on display. ( Leer más... )

CATEGORY: New advances BRAND: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Commerce & industry

Researchers design a 3D-printed smart concrete wall for use on roads

Cambridge researchers, working in partnership with industry, have helped develop the first 3D-printed piece of concrete infrastructure to be used on a National Highways project. ( Leer más... )

CATEGORY: Building BRAND: University of Cambridge

Commerce & industry

The first 3D-printed post office is up and running

The 1,021 square feet building was begun in March 2023 and executed in just 43 days, two days ahead of schedule. Using conventional methods, L&T estimates would have taken approx. 8 months. ( Leer más... )

CATEGORY: Building BRAND: COBOD

Commerce & industry

The first public building in Europe is printed in 3D

The project shows the potential of 3D printing for construction beyond low-rise residential housing, using COBOD's BOD2 printer ( Leer más... )

CATEGORY: Building BRAND: COBOD

Automotive & aeronautics

Volkswagen Group manages to reduce the production costs of its Tiguan by up to 650% using 3D printing

Since 2018, Volkswagen has been betting on additive manufacturing with the creation of a center to produce complex automotive components using various metal 3D printing technologies. ( Leer más... )

CATEGORY: Designs BRAND: Additive Industries

Health & medicine

3D printing speeds up prosthetic production for Ukraine war amputees

With nearly half a million amputees in war-torn Ukraine, the Canadian non-profit Victoria Hand Project (VHP) is combining innovative materials from BASF Forward AM with the robust output of UltiMaker 3D printers to provide high-quality prosthetics. performance to those who urgently need them. ( Leer más... )

CATEGORY: prostheses BRAND: BASF

Investigation & design

Is it possible to 3D print a VTEC engine like Honda's?

On this occasion, YouTuber Camden Bowen, who 3D prints real engines and components on the market, has shown that a 3D printer can make a VTEC engine that runs on air. ( Leer más... )

CATEGORY: Design