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The renowned Forbes reporter, Thomas Brewster, demonstrated not long back that the facial recognition systems of the most well-known brands of smartphones are not as impenetrable as they might claim. To prove it he used a 3D printed head modelled after him.…

You may have read about this throughout 2018; that a 3D printed electric car will hit the market later this year. The Italian manufacturer X Electrical Vehicle (XEV) announced last year that their car; the LSEV, will be ready in April…

3D printing is being incorporated into more and more industries, and fashion is no exception to this. The technology is opening up for new, creative possibilities and solutions. Something we’ve seen being utilised in a variety of ways from jewellery to costume…

3D printing has grown exponentially in recent years, much of this growth is due to the people who are behind the technological developments and large companies in the industry. Because of this, we have followed the personalities of additive manufacturing that…

The American research institute MIT announced the creation of a consortium dedicated to additive manufacturing called ADAPT (for Additive and Digital Advanced Production Technologies). The goal of this business association is to identify visionary research, scalable education platforms and exploitable strategic perspectives…

Have you ever tasted 3D chocolates, little sweets that were made thanks to 3D printing? This was imagined by artist Ryan L. Foote who combined the 3D technologies and traditional techniques of chocolatiers to create a range of unique chocolates in various shapes. By…

Have you kept updated with additive manufacturing in 2018? Have you not followed the 3D printing news in recent months and you want an update? Find the highlights in our recap events, new products, strategic announcements and innovative applications that have…

Large industrial groups are among the first users of additive manufacturing, convinced of the advantages that technology offers today. The German group BMW is a perfect example of this. While announcing the opening of a new additive manufacturing center in 2019, they recently…

While the company Materialise gave us some predictions for 2019 trends in additive manufacturing, the US firm SmarTech Publishing brings us the results for the past year. They say the additive manufacturing market generated $ 9.3 billion in 2018, an 18% increase…

The Japanese group Canon, a specialist in cameras, copiers and printers, entered the additive manufacturing market last year. When they manufactured its FDM MARV 3D printer. This small office machine didn’t met a huge success. As it was confined to the Chinese,…

Additive manufacturing allows for a high level of customisation, which is harder to achieve with traditional design methods. Some interesting advantages have especially show up in the medical sector. However also in jewellery and fashion, where end consumers are looking for tailored products,…

The technologies of additive manufacturing’s impacts is constantly brought to different sectors from food to vehicles, through fashion and reaching consumer products. However, believe it or not, 3D printing technologies have gone into manicures… Or at least that is the proposal of Mani.me,…