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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?\u00a0Find the highlights in our recap events, new products, strategic announcements and innovative applications that have punctuated the months of a rich year for the 3D printing industry.<\/p>\n

January: CES 2018 to start the year<\/h3>\n

The year 2018 started on the heels of the traditional\u00a0CES of Las Vegas<\/a>.\u00a0The technology show unveiled a preview of the new 3D printers from KODAK, Nexa3D, Polaroid, AirWolf, Dobot or XYZprinting!<\/p>\n

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Rocket Lab took off with its 3D printed rocket<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In January, the\u00a0SmarTech Publishing firm<\/a>\u00a0unveiled the potential of 3D printing in the dental sector, with a study estimating $ 9.5 billion this market in 2027.<\/p>

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For the rest of the news that should not be missed is; the company\u00a0Rocket Lab\u00a0managed to launch a rocket equipped with 3D printed components while the Dutch company CEAD presented an interesting concept of\u00a0very large format 3D printer\u00a0for shipbuilding.<\/p>\n

February: Are we moving towards an increase in the wages of 3D printing?<\/h3>\n

On the occasion of the Pyeong Chang Olympics, we introduced\u00a0the Athletics 3D startup,\u00a0which uses Zeiss and Zortrax 3D technologies to equip biathlon athletes.<\/p>\n

Two new studies were also published revealing on the one hand how\u00a0the automation of additive manufacturing<\/a>\u00a0could represent a market of 11.2 billion dollars by 2027, and on the other hand how the annual wages in the field of the 3D printing is expected to\u00a0increase by at least 9% in 2018.<\/a><\/p>\n

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March: Hollywood resorts to additive manufacturing<\/h3>\n

One of the most beautiful 3D creations of the year is attributed to Julia K\u00f6rner, stylist in charge of the majestic costumes of the\u00a0film Black Panther<\/a>, released at the cinema last March.\u00a0The designer used 3D printing to create unique pieces from laser sintering machines.<\/p>\n

In another field, the Chanel brand unveiled\u00a0\u00a0a mascara with a 3D printed brush<\/a>.\u00a0Advantages ?\u00a0Microcavities to absorb the material to provide the right dose of makeup, but also a homogeneous distribution of the material on the eyelashes.<\/p>\n

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We also learned of\u00a0the birth of the Run2Rail project, supported by \u20ac 2.7 million, to use additive manufacturing to improve the efficiency and ecological footprint of European trains.\u00a0An initiative devised by the Institute of Railways Research (IRR) of the University of Huddersfield in England.<\/div>\n

April: The main sellers of 3D printers are …<\/h3>\n

A much-anticipated study in April was about\u00a0the 3D printer sales record of CONTEXT<\/a>.\u00a0While the HP manufacturer took the first place in the market for professional machines for the first time, the Taiwanese manufacturer XYZprinting remained the leader on desktop 3D printers for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n

In April, manufacturer Ultimaker announced the arrival of its latest generation\u00a0of 3D printers with the S5<\/a>.\u00a0A double extrusion machine that wants to be the best at the moment on the desktop FDM machine market.\u00a0The other news of the month came from the\u00a0startup Byflow<\/a>\u00a0which opened the first 3D printed restaurant in the city of Wolvega in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n