Mass Customization
8 Ways the Plastics Industry Is Using 3D Printing
Plastics processors are finding applications for 3D printing around the plant and across the supply chain. Here are 8 examples.
Stephanie Hendrixson
Executive Editor, Additive Manufacturing
EOS Launches Digital Foam Architects Network
EOS created the collaborative additive manufacturing alliance to accelerate time-to-market for 3D printed foam applications.
Read MoreMaterialise Opens Medical 3D Printing Facility
At the new facility in Plymouth, Michigan, Materialise specializes in the 3D printing of personalized titanium cranio-maxillofacial (CMF) implants for more patient-specific care.
Read MoreLithoz, Himed Partner for Research on 3D-Printable Medical-Grade Bioceramics
This collaboration is designed to help grow the range of biocompatible materials suitable for a future that includes highly customized, patient-specific medical solutions that can be printed on demand.
Read More3D Printed Lattices Replace Foam for Customized Helmet Padding: The Cool Parts Show #62
“Digital materials” resulting from engineered flexible polymer structures made through additive manufacturing are tunable to the application and can be tailored to the head of the wearer.
Read MoreBauer Hockey Uses EOS 3D Printed Digital Foam for Customizing Helmets
The new in-store experience, combined with proprietary 3D printing technology, opens the door for personalized hockey products.
Read MoreNMPA Certifies Farsoon 3D Printed Tantalum Interspinal Fusion Cage
The company says the additively manufactured implants can be fully customized according to patients’ conditions, and the trabecular microstructure can achieve a high porosity of 68-78% to promote bone tissue and vessel fusion.
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3D Systems, Klarity Partner to Expand Access to Patient-Matched Radiotherapy Innovations
Klarity has added 3D Systems’ VSP Bolus to its radiotherapy solutions, enabling radiotherapy clinics in the U.S. and Canada to embrace 3D printing technology without investing in costly, time-consuming software.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
ActivArmor Casts and Splints Are Shifting to Point-of-Care 3D Printing
ActivArmor offers individualized, 3D printed casts and splints for various diagnoses. The company is in the process of shifting to point-of-care printing and aims to promote positive healing outcomes and improved hygienics with customized support devices.
Read MoreWasp Polymer, Ceramic 3D Printers for Customized Serial Production
Formnext 2022: Italy-based Wasp offers 3D printing options for sustainable, customized serial production with polymers and ceramics.
Read MoreHasbro Uses Formlabs 3D Printing Technology to Create Custom Action Figures
Hasbro ushers in a new era of mass customization in consumer entertainment with its Selfie Series figures using 3D printing to manufacture personalized action figures at scale.
Read More3D Printed Putter Tailored to the Golfer: The Cool Parts Show #49
An engineering student in South Africa used metal and polymer 3D printing in tandem to create a putter customized to the individual golfer’s swing.
Read MoreRoss Develops Customized, Fully Enclosed Mixing/Melting System
The system features a specially designed elevator system which enables the mixers to be lowered to a maintenance position and raised to an operating height, thereby enabling gravity to feed from the melter into the holding tank.
Read More3D Printing for Electric Vehicles Presentation Series
Discovering Design Freedom and Mass Customization from the Electrification Revolution (Monday, June 6, 2022 at 2:00 PM ET)
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8 Cool Parts From Formnext 2023: The Cool Parts Show #65
New additive manufacturing technologies on display at Formnext were in many cases producing notable end-use components. Here are some of the coolest parts we found at this year’s show.
Peter Zelinski
Editor-in-Chief, Additive Manufacturing
Admatec’s Larger Integrated Binding/Sintering Furnace for Ceramic 3D Printing
Company scales up for more efficient mass customization and serial ceramics 3D printing production lines.
Read More3D Systems’ VSP Bolus Optimizes Radiotherapy Targeting
The system is designed to enable the creation of a more personalized bolus made from a soft material that contours to the patient’s anatomy, enabling a more efficacious treatment and a more comfortable experience.
Read MoreGE Aviation Singapore Approved for Metal Additive Engine Component Repairs
The company says metal 3D printing enables customization and complexity for repair parts, with repairs customized for each individual part because each part wears differently during service.
Read MoreSciaky Delivering World’s Largest Metal EB DED 3D Printer
Contract calls for a customized, high-deposition EBAM 300 Series additive manufacturing system to Turkish Aerospace Industries to 3D print titanium aerostructures 6 meters (nearly 20 feet) in length.
Read MoreArburg Freeformer Prints Implants Made from Medically Approved PEEK
Formnext 2021: Arburg’s Freeformer 300-3X processes medically approved PEEK for the first time, using Evonik’s original Vestakeep i2 G plastic to create customized skull implants, including support material.
Read MoreResearchers 3D Print Customized Sensors with Integrated Electronics
Inductive proximity sensors come in cylindrical metal casings in which a coil, circuit board and plug are installed in a fixed configuration and can be used for non-contact detection of metal objects.
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Researchers Develop Method for Creating Customized 3D Printed Metals With Contrasting Properties
Researchers were able to use 3D printing techniques and tweak printing parameters to produce a 3D printed metal with different microstructures that create stronger and weaker regions in the exact locations in the metal that they wanted.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
Freeformer Enables Tailored Pharmaceutical Production
A 3D printer for polymer part production has enabled researchers from the University of East Anglia to develop individually tailored pharmaceuticals that better support patient needs and outcomes.
Read MoreEOS’ Digital Foam Flexible Lattice Polymer Enables Mass Customizations
Highly flexible lattice polymer material can be used to manufacture more comfortable, safer and lighter products that can be individually customized.
Read MorePhotopolymer Printers, Open Access Software Enable New Applications
The company’s printer versions are tailored for specific-use cases, giving users the power to develop new advanced materials.
Read More3D Printed Scapula Customized for Patient: The Cool Parts Show #25
A patient treated for a tumor of the shoulder blade was able to preserve full use of the arm thanks to an implant tailored to the precise form of the original scapula and made through electron beam melting.
Read MoreSintavia Expands Rocket Manufacturing Capability with Customized AM Printers
For most existing commercial rocketry in production, the M4K-4 can manufacture an entire thrust chamber assembly as a single unit, including optimized regenerative cooling passages, thereby dramatically reducing manufacturing complexity and time.
Read MoreTitan, Jabil Customize Formulations for Pellet Extrusion 3D Printing
Partnership qualifies and integrates customized materials for use on Titan’s pellet-based Atlas 3D printers to produce stronger, lighter and more flexible parts.
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