Monthly Archives: Januar 2018

IDC Japan report: 3D printing mainly used for production, transport, electrical machinery

The Japanese arm of research giant IDC (International Data Corporation) has released the results of its domestic 3D printing user survey. Amongst other findings, the survey revealed that 85.7 per cent of responding companies are using 3D printers to make prototypes.

Lux Research: 18 technologies most likely to transform the world over the next decade

Business leaders need to be able to spot emerging technologies that present big growth opportunities or serious competitive threats, but are often stuck relying on either subjective opinions or an excess of raw data without context or insight.

Eclipse Corp expects Massivit 3D printer to generate $1 million revenue in 3 years

Design company Eclipse Corp. has invested in a Massivit 1800 large-format 3D printer to provide design and thermoformed signage services that differ from traditional 3D printing companies. The Ohio-based firm, which will concurrently operate as a 3D printing service bureau, joins a number of print shops and communications providers who have already harnessed Massivit’s proprietary gel deposition technology. […]

Eclipse Corp expects Massivit 3D printer to generate $1 million revenue in 3 years

HoloLens gets an industrial mixed reality upgrade from Arvizio

Mixed reality is the combination of AR (augmented reality) and VR (virtual reality). At enterprise level, it is used to add another dimension to product design and visualization. As a potential outcome of the process, and important part of industry 4.0, additive manufacturing is often linked to explorations of AR, VR and mixed reality. As […]

EOS meets surge in demand for 3D printers with new 9000 square meter facility

Leading German 3D printer manufacturer EOS is to relocate its manufacturing facility to a new site in Maisach-Gernlinden, as part of a bid to increase its production. The new 9,000 square meter facility was announced alongside a new program of Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs). Expanded production facilities Having launched the EOS P 500 SLS 3D […]

Rutgers University 4D prints smart hydrogel structures that change shape and size

A team of engineers from Rutgers University-New Brunswick in New Jersey have demonstrated a novel method for 4D printing structures from smart hydrogel materials. The process, which is capable of 3D printing hydrogel structures that change shape (hence the 4D)