Tag: 3D printing
Global 3D Printing revenues to double to $25B by 2024
Constantly evolving value chains, market innovations, and cutting-edge technology developments have pushed 3D printing into the mainstream market. This type of production has surged in recent years, and a growing number of businesses are now using 3D printing solutions, allowing speed and flexibility while reducing costs. In the heat of the COVID-19 pandemic, 3D printing…
Tech Digest daily round up: Dutch couple become first to move into 3D printed house
A Dutch couple has become Europe’s first tenants of a fully 3D printed house in a development that its backers believe will open up a world of choice in the shape and style of the homes of the future. Elize Lutz, 70, and Harrie Dekkers, 67, retired shopkeepers from Amsterdam, received their digital key –…
How 3D Printers Can Be Beneficial To Homes and Offices
As little as 20 years ago the idea of being able to 3D print something sounded like an idea which wouldn’t come to fruition for decades. In spite of this, however, here we are in a position whereby we can use software to design something as technical as a house, and then a printer can…
COVID-19: 9 key trends shaping industry response
Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, The Reshaping of Industries Caused by COVID-19, encompasses nine key trends that will emerge from industries reshaping as a response to COVID-19. Chris Price reports... With the pandemic’s negative impact on the global economy, immediate action is critical. Technology leaders must assess the emerging opportunities resulting from COVID-19 and provide technological…
Materialise develops 3D Printed Oxygen Mask to address ventilator shortage
Belgium-based 3D printing company Materialise has developed the Materialise NIP Connector, a device to convert standard equipment available in most hospitals, into a mask to facilitate breathing for patients by creating positive pressure in the lungs. These assembled masks allow clinicians to reduce the time patients need access to mechanical ventilators, which helps to reduce…
Ford uses 3D printing for next-generation locking wheel nuts
As car security systems become increasingly sophisticated and thieves turn to their attention to car parts, Ford engineers are using 3D printing technology to develop next-generation locking wheel nuts. Together with EOS, a supplier for high-end solutions in additive manufacturing, Ford has created locking nuts with contours based on the driver’s voice. Like an iris scan…
How advancements in print have made marketing more efficient
Is print marketing outdated? It's tempting to think so - but, as various business heavyweights from the Forbes Communications Council have observed, print still has its place in marketing. For example, the likes of cards and brochures can leave lasting impressions on luxury consumers. In our primarily digital-driven age, print can help companies to stand…
Student creates 3D Kidney model to help train cancer surgeons
A student has used 3D printing technology to create a model of a kidney that could be used to help train cancer surgeons. The model created by Glasgow School of Art (GSA) student Lisa Ferrie could help surgeons hone their skills in performing a robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy – a procedure that removes part of…
Online Business Ideas Anyone Could Do
Image source: Pexels.com It appears that the internet is the go-to place if one wants to make money, and perhaps become financially independent. Plenty of individuals have already made a name for themselves by becoming entrepreneurs. Sure, getting started from zero does seem like a pain, but many would say…
Students create 3D-printed model of James Watt steam engine
A team of students have used 3D printing technology to create a model of a steam engine originally designed by James Watt more than 200 years ago. The JetX student society at the University of Glasgow spent five months putting together their scale model of the Boulton-Watt steam engine. The metre-long model uses more than…