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Just a few months ago, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, announced its acquisition of Luxexcel, a Belgian-Dutch company that specializes in producing 3D-printed lenses. The company had already raised several million euros to market its eyeglass…

It is once again Sunday, which means it is time for the week’s top 5 3D printing videos! This weeks content is engulfed by the three day long Rapid + TCT 2023 event in Chicago, Illinois, the largest, most influential…

Today, we’ll be taking you on a journey to Japan, specifically to the Kanazawa Shrine located on the central island of Honshū, where we’ll be exploring a new 3D printed pavilion. Conceived by architects Kei Atsumi and Nicholas Préaud, the…

After a quick overview of post-processing in 3D printing, it’s time go even deeper into the topic, starting with one of the first steps that takes place immediately after printing. This is the cleaning of the part, which involves both…

Directed Energy Deposition (DED) is a metal printing process that operates in three dimensions by adding material layer upon layer. The added material, whether in the form of a powder or a metallic wire, is melted using a focused energy…

RAPID + TCT 2023 has officially closed its doors. But if you were not able to attend the largest additive manufacturing event in North America, never fear! 3Dnatives was live from the floor of the show to bring you all…

Food is a basic fact of human life, and global trade means most people can enjoy cuisines and options from all over the world. However, not everyone can benefit from the rich variety of food available to us. What happens…

RAPID + TCT 2023 has wrapped up! Taking place in Chicago, Illinois on May 2-4, it was the 33rd edition of the three-day event. But with over 400 exhibiting companies, it could be hard to know to talk too. Luckily,…

One of the first, and most fervent, adopters of additive manufacturing was undoubtedly the aerospace industry. The sector was drawn to the technologies as a way to help with lightweighting parts (optimizing their weight vis-a-vis their strength). Now, the use…

Several organizations in Spain, France, and Portugal are collaborating on the European Cardiopatch project in the healthcare sector. The primary goal of this initiative is to advance cardiac regenerative medicine by utilizing additive manufacturing technologies. These 3D printing solutions would…

PrusaSlicer is a slicer software by famed 3D printer manufacturer of the same name, Prusa. The software is based on the open source slicer Slic3r, which Prusa has enhanced with a number of improvements to meet the requirements of users…

In the Italian Institute of Technology (ITT), there is a bio-inspired robotics laboratory whose mission is to design and develop new innovative solutions, while drawing inspiration from nature. In 2021, they launched the I-Seed, a project to develop a new generation…