Category: Innovations

Vanderbilt and NIST: Bayesian AI optimizes FFF printing

Vanderbilt and NIST: Bayesian AI optimizes FFF printing

Artificial intelligence optimizes FFF 3D printing parameters: precision and reliability at the center

A model based on Bayesian neural networks developed by researchers at Vanderbilt University and NIST promises to make FFF printing more reliable. The system optimizes temperature, speed

SLICE: 3D printing transforms tennis balls into sneakers

SLICE: 3D printing transforms tennis balls into sneakers

SLICE: from used tennis balls to new sneakers thanks to 3D printing

A young designer transforms a sports waste into footwear using 3D-printed guides. The project aims to give new life to millions of balls that end up in landfills every year.

Soroosh Riazi Isfahani, student

Kalogon: variable density 3D cushions for wheelchairs

Kalogon: variable density 3D cushions for wheelchairs

Kalogon sviluppa cuscinetti personalizzati con reticoli a densità variabile stampati in 3D

L’azienda americana propone una soluzione di seduta terapeutica basata su stampa 3D e customizzazione digitale per chi passa molte ore seduto.

Kalogon ha introdotto una tecnologia di seduta supportiva che ut

Camera Things: first variable-speed 3D shutter

Camera Things: first variable-speed 3D shutter

3D-printed variable-speed shutter: the technical challenge solved by Camera Things

3D printing has opened new possibilities in the construction of handmade cameras, but one component has always remained particularly tricky: the variable-speed shutter. Camera Things has developed a

LLNL: first 3D printed ceramic laser waveguide

LLNL: first 3D printed ceramic laser waveguide

LLNL 3D prints ceramic lasers to overcome the limits of optical fibers

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have created the first all-ceramic laser waveguide using 3D printing. The device, based on yttrium aluminum garnet doped with ytterbium (Yb:

Bambu Studio 2.8: car assembly guide from CAD

Bambu Studio 2.8: car assembly guide from CAD

Bambu Studio 2.8 introduces automatic generation of assembly guides

Bambu Lab has integrated into Bambu Studio 2.8 an innovative feature that automates the creation of assembly instructions for multi-component projects. The new Assembly Guide tool transforms CAD files into step guides

Act’ble: modular 3D pointe shoes against injuries

Act’ble: modular 3D pointe shoes against injuries

Act’ble reinvents the pointe shoe with 3D printing

A German startup applies additive manufacturing to classical ballet, creating modular pointe shoes that last longer and reduce injuries for professional ballerinas.

Professional ballerinas consume hundreds of pairs of shoes

preFlight 1.3.0: Baobab engine and variable layer supports

preFlight 1.3.0: Baobab engine and variable layer supports

preFlight 1.3.0: new Baobab engine and advanced compatibility for supports

The preFlight slicing software has released version 1.3.0, introducing Baobab, an innovative support generation engine that promises superior print speeds with reduced material consumption. The update

Hi3D V3.0: 2048³ resolution for AI models ready for printing

Hi3D V3.0: 2048³ resolution for AI models ready for printing

Hi3D V3.0: 2048³ resolution for AI-generated 3D models

Hi3D has released version V3.0 of its AI-based 3D model generation platform, bringing the resolution to 2048³ voxels. It is the first commercial system to reach

FlashForge: patent for automatic 3D head change

FlashForge: patent for automatic 3D head change

FlashForge patents automatic toolhead changing for FFF 3D printers

FlashForge has filed a Chinese patent describing an automatic toolhead changing system for multi-material and multi-color 3D printing. The solution aims to reduce the mass carried by the carriage during the

AxiLoop MC8: eight heads for multicolor printing without waste

AxiLoop MC8: eight heads for multicolor printing without waste

AxiLoop MC8: eight print heads to reduce waste in multicolor printing

AxiLoop is preparing to present the MC8, a 3D printer with eight print heads and eight integrated spools. The goal is to reduce time and waste in multi-color and multi-material production. The first demonstration can

Michigan: new AM hub, medical implants and ceramic walls

Michigan: new AM hub, medical implants and ceramic walls

Michigan launches a new center for additive manufacturing, while 3D printing revolutionizes medicine and architecture

Automation Alley e Oakland University hanno inaugurato un centro di eccellenza per la manifattura avanzata in Michigan. Intanto, chirurghi israeliani hanno salvato una paziente oncol

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