What gave Einstein so many bright ideas? How are 3D printed fakes entering the art world? Where can I get a 3D printed Tiny Rick? How many hours does it take to design a 3D printed dress?
These questions and more from metal additive manufacturing to desktop 3D printing are answered in this edition of our Sliced3D printing newsdigest.
本周的第一个综述还具有后处理技术，CTC GmbH Stade，Damien Hirst，Coventry的制造技术中心（MTC），Nano Dimension，Arcam，Dobot和“ Titanium的父亲”。
What’s possible with 3D printing?
Tiny Rick, a younger version of the character Rick in Rick and Morty been given a new storyline by designer and YouTuber3D Print Guy。粉丝大众需求的产物现在可以打印3D，并在3D Print Guy的频道上具有独特的动画短片功能。你可以在此处获取.stl文件。Enjoy!
Damien Hirst’s mockumentary Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable, that features 3D printed artworks lifted from the sea, is now available on Netflix. The film chronicles the fictional lead-up to Hirst’s show at the Venice Biennale in 2017.
Under the Real Play Coalition, the LEGO Foundation, Unilever and IKEA have releaseda 3D printing kit对于曾经属于阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦的一组玩具块。
get ahead in additive manufacturing, UK based SMEs GRM Consulting Ltd. and K-Tech have enlisted the help of Coventry’s National Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) to help optimize their software for metal 3D printing. In two successful test prints, GRM and K-Tech successfully produced motorbike forks, optimized for toughness vs. weight.
GRM董事总经理Martin Gambling评论说：“ MTC在增材制造技术方面的经验在确保我们的工具补充这些新兴技术方面非常有帮助。”
Seattle running shoe makerBrooks是与HP建立3D扫描合作伙伴关系的最新进入定制运动鞋竞赛的人。
3D印刷连衣裙是Remarkable campaignat格里菲斯大学, Australia, that seeks to encourage research innovation. The dress was designed over 400 hours by昆士兰艺术学院讲师Sam Canning博士，由25,000至30,000个单独的作品制成。
3D打印的交易
Trideushas become a reseller of BigRep 3D printers and hardware in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
Nanyang Technological University，新加坡（新加坡NTU）已成为a Nano Dimension DragonFly 2020 Proelectronics 3D printer.
FollowingGE添加剂的提议at the beginning of January, Arcam AB has now official delisted from the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange. The last day of trading was January 26, 2018.
PostProcess Technologieshas signed two regional sales partnerships in the U.S., one with Prototyping Solutions in Buffalo, NY and the second with the TekPro Group, headquartered in California. According to the company, it is the first “to automate post-printing for the industrial 3D printing market.” The new partnerships will help PostProcess reach its market potential.
为3 d生物打印和医学技术的进步
和研究人员Pennsylvania State Universityhave found that mixing different forms of PDMS/silicone can promote cell adhesion in3D bioprinted scaffolds.
In the latest from3D printing trends in healthcare,Augusta University Medical Institute佐治亚州，已经采用了这项技术来为其学生建立教育模型。该程序目前着重于关键模型，例如心脏，大脑和脊柱和弦。
Combining computer-vision, machine learning and 3D printing,ShapeCrunchin Delhi, India, is making custom insoles for people with foot problems. Co-founders Nitin Gandhi explains the thought behind the project, “I went to the doctor and he told me to get a pair of custom orthotics. Then I went to a shop to get those made and was surprised to see the manual process,”
“所有的机器都被进口，我终于得到的矫正器必须被替换，因为它们不舒服[…]，因为已经在3D打印中工作了，我们认为如果3D打印鞋垫，看看它是否舒适。它实际上有效。”
咬人教育
Dobot，A CES 2018创新奖荣誉奖, came to the UK Beat show last week to exhibit it’s educational potential. DOBOT founder and CEO Jerry Liu comments, “DOBOT hopes that each kid can enjoy the pleasure taken by robots and artificial intelligence, that’s what we are striving for!”
AUniversity of Washington study, involving experiments with a 3D printer, has discovered more about how mosquitoes know just the right time to bite. Ouch!
有什么新的材料？
Traxer, a 3D printing service provider based in Germany, has released 3DWASH, a new, eco-friendly cleaning agent. 3DWASH is specified for use on alkali-based support materials, such as those3D printed on the Stratasys Fortus series.
轨道复合材料的patented carbon fiber 3D printing method is undergoing research at Airbus subsidiaryCTC GmbH Stade.在该项目中，CTC正在调查该技术可用于3D打印大面积（例如转子叶片和飞机机翼），并且比其他连续纤维增强的塑料添加剂制造快100倍。
Stanley Abkowitz, known as the ‘Father of Titanium’ has passed away at the age of 90. In 1951, Abokowitz invented Ti-6Al-4V at a U.S. Army laboratory. The titanium-aluminum mixture has since become one of the most commonly used titanium alloys in the manufacturing industry. It’s powdered form is used in metal 3D printing by the likes ofGE航空,数字金属andDARPA。
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