In this latest edition of the 3D Printing Industry news digest Sliced, 3D printing sets a new Guinness World Record; we get a preview of the show floor at Formnext; NASA invests its future in 3D printing; and various distribution deals are made across the industry.
Read on for updates from the likes of BCN3D Technologies, Prusa Research, Copper 3D, BeamIT, ParaMatters and more.
The Mud Frontiers
Rael San Fratello, an Architectural design studio in Oakland, California, is exploring sustainable and ecological construction through the creation of four 3D printed mud structures. Through its 3D printing “MAKE-tank”新兴对象，这些结构是泥浆边界项目的结果，该项目模仿了本地卷轴和丝绸陶器。
创新的3D印刷结构也将存在于Formnext今年。以及在过去12个月中宣布退出隐形模式的退出，总部位于英国的后处理系统制造商增材制造技术(AMT)将出现在带有独特摊位的Formnext展厅。该公司将通过模块化，完全可重复使用的84米广场支架结构展示和展示，并使用6000多个3D打印零件与钢根设计。每个组件也已进行后处理，它们连接了1100米的轻质铝管以创建4m高的摊位。
其他3D打印事件很快发生了航天Additive Manufacturing Summit(AAMS), taking place from 3 to 4 December 2019 at the迪亚哥拉·拉贝格在图卢兹,法国国会中心。这个世界的ional business convention, dedicated to additive manufacturing in the aerospace industry, is returning for its second show, with the first edition having taken place in 2017. The first AAMS saw 200 companies representing 15 different countries in attendance.
The most 3D printers operating simultaneously
BCN3D技术，总部位于巴塞罗那的开源3D打印机制造商，全球3D波兰3D打印机转售商，已宣布了新的合作伙伴关系，并签署了分销协议。Global 3D现在将出售BCN3DSigma and Sigmax 3D printers在波兰市场,以及公司的full range of filaments, accessories and spare parts. “We are pleased to cooperate with Global 3D, which will support us to increase the sales in a polish market that has high potential for the IDEX system and the distinctive duplication, mirror and multimaterial printing mode. The considerable experience in additive manufacturing combined with a top-quality technical know-how makes Global 3D the right fit to help us to grow and serve polish customers in an excellent way,” states Xavi Martínez Faneca, CEO of BCN3D Technologies.
本周的另一项分销协议来自铜3D这是一家位于美国的智利3D印刷材料公司，该公司宣布了与Kuunda3D, a 3D printing reseller based in Kenya. Copper 3D is known for developing3D printing materials which have antibacterial properties, for which it has received funding from the likes ofNASA。该公司最近宣布任命3D宇宙作为北美经销商。
获奖开源3D打印机制造商Prusa研究has also set a new world record for the “Most 3D printers operating simultaneously.” The company collected all the 3D printers located within its headquarters in Czech Republic, totalling to 1096 3D printers, and set them running concurrently in the facility’s basement. The record was officially confirmed by a representative of吉尼斯世界纪录。以前的记录是由总部位于加利福尼亚的2014年创下的airwolf3dwith 159 machines running simultaneously.
Beamit，意大利添加剂制造服务局已安装了第四次M 400-4 3D打印机从领先的3D打印机制造商和服务提供商EOS。Beamit将使用该系统，一种四重金属3D打印机，用于制造石油和天然气行业的组件。Beamit最近通过添加了其添加剂制造产品组合两台3D打印机从SLM Solutionsas well. Mauro Antolotti, Chairman of BEAMIT, commented, “Industrial 3D printing has proven to be a real revolution for countless industrial sectors and we see even more viable potential.”
“因此，我们很高兴通过加强与EOS的合作来扩展3D打印生产能力。”
九头蛇研究, a 3D printer manufacturer based in Portland, Oregon, has announced the release of Nautilus, its new flagship desktop 3D printer. An open source, community-led 3D printer, the Nautilus features components from the likes ofDuet3dandE3D。For example the 3D printer’s “Tool Cartridge” system feature an E3D V6 HotEnd. It supports a wide range of materials, including ABS, Flexible, Nylon, and fiber composites, and comes packed with integrated software. “As a company, our primary goal is producing world-class hardware on an open source platform. Manufacturers like E3D, Duet3D, and Fillamentum combine these values perfectly,” commented John Kray, Founder and CEO of Hydra Research.
使用3D打印的未来培训太空工程师
NASAhas awarded a $420,000 grant toDelgado Community College为了培训潜在的员工。该赠款将帮助少数族裔学生走上STEM职业道路，重点是太空应用中的先进制造业。除了获得多达5,000美元的奖学金外，学生还可以完成为期一周的实地考察University of Louisianaat Lafayette. There they will get to participate in the Additive Manufacturing Project for the In-Space Manufacturing of Lightweight Metal Alloys. “This funding will enable Delgado to meet the needs of this industry by providing students with relevant training to prepare them for careers in space advanced manufacturing,” stated the Delgado chancellor Larissa Littleton-Steib.
作为教育网络安全挑战的一部分，U.S. Naval Academy在3D打印机中发现了一个新的漏洞。网络挑战hackthemachine被登上了New Lab在布鲁克林海军场。19岁的凯德·海克尔（Kade Heckel）做出了这一发现，他是美国海军学院中部三等阶层的一员。预计脆弱性的暴露将对舰队产生现实影响，并告知船上做出的决定。
High performance mountain cycling enabled by 3D printing
铸造研究所(FRI), a research facility based in Poland, has partnered with Californian software companyParaMatters为了开发轻巧的汽车悬架直立。该组件是通过paramatter的认知generative design and topology optimization software, and then investment casted using avoxeljet3D打印模具。六个设计被进口到认知中，并具有定义的参数，以最大程度地减少强度限制的质量。PARAMATTERS生成设计软件的功能使得可以直立的轻质悬架创建，据说比原始组件轻45％。
“ Cogniticad提供了各种选择和高度的灵活性，以为充满挑战的应用程序创建轻巧的设计，” Paramatters的Michael Bogomolny博士，联合创始人和CTO评论说。
“By combining automatically AI-generated design to 3D printing and investment casting, we were able to create a suspension upright that was almost half the weight of the original part and could be mass manufactured at low cost.”
辐射性能山地自行车组件制造商，已经推出了一个新的Kickstartercampaign for its 3D printed Radic GAMMA mountain bike brakes. Available for $312 NZD ($197 USD), the 3D printed brakes are designed to offer high performance when cycling. They are manufactured using AlSi10Mg Aluminum Alloy and weigh less than 60 grams. Furthermore, the Radic GAMMA brakes feature an open design, for allowing increased airflow, which helps to keep the brake temperatures low.
Regemat Bioprinting
Regemat 3d, a Spanish biotech startup, has seen its technology used by a number of researchers for a variety of medical purposes. Vicente Linares, a research collaborator and doctoral candidate of the Faculty of Pharmacy at the塞维利亚大学，能够使用Regemat 3D的V1 BioProinter制造药物剂型。
弗朗西斯科·何塞·卡尔罗·卡斯特罗, a specialist in biomedical investigation also based in Seville, used REGEMAT 3D biotechnology to test the fabrication of a 3D mesh to simulate prostheses for the treatment of hernia.
终于在挪威结束了，一位生物复合材料科学家RISE PFI ASresearch institute by the name of Garry Chinga Carrasco used the V1 to produce dressings for skin abrasions and similar applications, like the printing of tissue models.
Arkema将全球能力提高超过50％
Smith Bits，全球油田服务公司的钻头制造子公司Schlumberger, has introduced a new line of additive manufactured armor cladding, titled Aegis, designed to improve the performance of bits. Drill bits are the cutting tools used on drills to remove material and create holes. The new Aegis armor cladding is intended to improve bit body design flexibility, while improving its erosion resistance, rate of penetration and durability for longer runs. It is manufactured using an electron-beam additive manufacturing (EBAM) process. “Our new armor cladding technology combines innovative materials science with an electron-beam additive manufacturing process,” said Kristi Vilay, president, Bits & Drilling Tools, Schlumberger. “This new manufacturing approach allows us to integrate a new proprietary material into our customized, fit-for-basin bits, providing a differentiated technology to improve our customers’ overall drilling performance.”
阿克马法国高级材料公司已扩大其生产能力高潮specialty polyamide 12 powder at the Mont plant in France, with an investment of €20 million ($21.9 million). Orgasol is made through a unique patented polymerization process which creates its small and complex controlled particle size distribution. Due to its notable strength, viscosity, stability, and contour resolution, Orgasol has been used for a range of industrial applications in 3D printing. “The Mont site has a long, proven legacy in the production of specialty powders,” commented Erwoan Pezron, Global President of Arkema’s Technical Polymers Business Line. “With this new production capacity, we continue to actively support our customers’ continued growth in cutting edge applications, notably in high performance coatings, composites and 3D printing.”
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