本周的“切成薄片”，《 3D打印行业新闻摘要》（News Digest）是英国有史以来首个PMMA播放公共雕塑，Rapid Circuit板的建设和第1000名患者，可帮助您借助3D打印。
我们还涵盖了光纤，机器人工厂，Autodesk，Stratasys Direct，BigRep，反应引擎，Voxeljet，Protolabs等。
Robust材料和连续3D打印
Polish filament providerFiberlogyhas released a new filament called EASY PET-G. This new material caters for those who want the properties of PET and the ease of printing typical of traditional PLA. The filament is made with glycol which ensures high resistance to mechanical, chemical and atmospheric factors. The new filament has also been designed to have good flow which enables prints with greater transparency and better layer bonding. The company claims it improves upon classic PET-G deficiencies: stringing, blistering and filament burning. It will be available to purchase from Fiberlogy distributors from April 2019.
Italian companyRobot Factory宣布了其无限3D打印机的更高温度版本，称为Sliding-3D Plus。滑动3D打印机use conveyor belts to continuously produce volumes of objects. Now in the PLUS upgrade, the nozzle can be heated to temperatures up to 480°C theoretically enabling the extrusion of high temperature materials including those with carbon and glass fiber reinforcement, PETG and HIPS.
Faster circuit board assembly
A new case study from leading 3D printed electronics provider纳米Dimensiondescribes how its蜻蜓Pro喷墨沉积系统can shorten the end-to-end process for assembling ball grid arrays (BGAs) and other surface mounted components on printed circuit boards (PCBs). BGA’s are found in everything from small devices such as phones and watches, to large vehicles and airplanes, typically take several weeks of complex manufacture and assembly.
Amit Dror, CEO of Nano Dimension, comments, “With the DragonFly Pro, companies can easily assemble BGA components within one hour. This means companies can do everything in-house, with no need for outside contractors, less risk of errors and they can complete complex PCB prototypes without high volume manufacturing processes,” he said.
In related news,TTM Technologies总部位于加利福尼亚的高级印刷电路板供应商最近还投资了另外两台Dragonfly Pro 3D打印机，并增加了该公司工厂现有的Dragonfly Pro机器。
Stratasys Direct, the 3D printing and prototyping service provider of OEM Stratasys, is expanding its additive metals offering with the addition ofvelo3dSapphire 3D print systemand Flow software. The Sapphire laser fusion metal additive manufacturing system allows for the printing of complex part geometries with in-situ metrology, closed loop control, and low-to-no support structures.
Kent Firestone, CEO of Stratasys Direct commented on the news,“The Sapphire system from VELO3D is an important part of advancing our capabilities to include using additive metals in applications and geometries previously challenging to 3D print.”
3D打印s jobs and recruitment news
Autodesk, an American software company, has announced that technology industry veteran Crawford Beveridge will not stand for reelection to the Board of Directors.Beveridge has more than 35 years of experience, 26 of those on the Autodesk Board, with time spent at太阳微型系统,Scottish Enterprise,生命值，数字设备公司和Analog Devices，Inc. Commenting on the news that was revealed at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders,贝弗里奇说,“这是我的荣幸rve our shareholders and the company over the past 26 years, which has allowed me to witness the company’s growth from a 2D CAD company to a global leader in design for the AEC, manufacturing and media & entertainment industries.”
In other employment news, Germanlarge-scale 3D printer manufacturerBigrep, has named Daniel Büning as its new Chief Innovation Officer. In his new role, Büning will be responsible for BigRep’s technological innovations and prototypes. Büning is co-founder ofNOWLAB, a digital technologies and innovation hub which joined BigRep in 2016. Prior to this appointment, he and his team of engineers and designers were the driving force behind the company’s groundbreaking prototypes, including theNERA E-MOTORBIKE, the Adaptive Robotic Gripper and the AGV Next mobile industry platform.
In other news, theBristol basedNational Composites Centre(NCC) has announced thatReaction Engines, a hypersonic engine manufacturer located in Abingdon, has joined the NCC’s membership network. The NCC focuses on the development of new technologies for the design and rapid manufacture of high-quality composite products. Reaction Engines plans to use the partnership to accelerate its research into ceramic composites for commercial space components, including development of thehypersonic SABRE propulsion system. The company says this partnership will play a critical role in the development of components for the commercial space market.
推进和执行3D打印法规
CECIMO, the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries, has welcomed the introduction of a new classification provision for 3D printing machines. This new product nomenclature standard for 3D printing is part of a system used by more than 200 countries. Maintained by theWorld Customs Organisation（WCO），该系统在技术上被称为协调系统，当局用来对国际贸易进行分类，并由约5,000个商品集团组成。
希望这将改善有关3D印刷机国际贸易统计数据的收集。AM机器的新分类代码将从2022年1月1日生效。
切实解决方案，3D印刷钛骨科植入物的制造商通过了美国的检查Food & Drug Administration(FDA) at its premises in Ohio. The company had its 3D Printing equipment validations and records reviewed, along with many other controls and procedures. The FDA found no violations when it conducted an Inspection. Commenting on the good news Adam Clark, CEO of Tangible Solutions said, “The results of this inspection give our customers another layer of confidence in our capabilities and processes.”
3D打印合作
Voxeljet的英国部门。a global OEM of industrial 3D printing machinesand the伦敦青铜铸造公司, have collaborated to帮助生产“绿人” - 纪念前工人（比尔）的纪念雕像，该铸造厂以前在伦敦东南部的德普特福德经营。为了创建该部分，使用摄影测量技术在伦敦青铜铸造3D扫描法案的技术人员。然后将3D模型数字分为铸件，并在voxeljet VX1000 PPB打印机上打印在PMMA中。然后将PMMA印刷部分投资于陶瓷外壳中，并用铜制铸造，以创建最终的220万雕像，这是英国有史以来首个PMMA-PAST公共雕塑。
James Reeves of voxeljet UK, said, “What I really like about the Green Man Project, is that it brings a digital aspect to a very analogue statue. It uses a traditional method of casting, but it’s using the very latest technology to create it.”
旧塑料板UW-Stevens Point的K.B.威利特冰场威斯康星州已捐赠给CREATE Portage County, a non-profit organisation, to feed its upcoming 3D printer which will be able to use recycled plastic. A large scale system, CREATE’s 3D printer will be able to 3D print objects up to 4 ft x 4ft x 8ft in size.
Saving lives with 3D printing
83岁 - 密歇根州居民莉莲·基利（Lillian Keavey），is the 1,000th patient to receive heart treatment with aid of 3D printing technology atHenry Ford Health System. Cardiologists made a 3D replica of Lillian’s heart to practice and design a properly fitting mitral valve, which allows blood to circulate in the heart.Lillian’s procedure was also broadcast for other cardiologist all over the world, so they can learn how to perform the procedure using a 3D model.
Digital manufacturing service providerProtolabshas won the Queen’s Award for International Trade for the third time. The company was one of just 201 companies across the UK to be recognised by the Queen to celebrate her 93rd birthday. It previously won the International Trade award in 2013 and 2010.
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Featured image shows The Green man statue in伦敦东南部Deptford。理查德·史密斯（Richard Smith）的图像。
