How microfactories are changing the manufacturing playbook
These small, modular facilities are leveraging robotics, additive manufacturing and advanced technologies to alleviate long lead times for parts and components.
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Changing how eyeglass lenses are made
Eyeglass lenses have been cast, shipped, and ground the same way for decades. Azul 3D is betting that UV-curable photopolymers and 3D printing offer something better
Tolerances: Expectations for Industrial 3D Printing
In the world of additive manufacturing, “What tolerance can you guarantee?” is the question everyone asks -- and the one no responsible shop should ever answer with a promise. Industrial 3D...
Original Prusa MK4S, the More User-Friendly 3D Printer Than Bambu
Looking for a 3D printer brand more welcoming to owners' tinkering after the Bambu Labs uproar? Let me introduce the Czech Republic's Prusa.
‘Fuck you, Bambu’: How one private message could change the face of 3D printing
The open-source 3D printing community is lining up to fund a war against Bambu Lab, after it threatened a developer who modified its open-source code.
How Invisalign Became the World’s Biggest User of 3D Printers
Joe Hogan, Align Technology’s plastics-nerd CEO, says you shouldn’t eat with your aligners and that you don’t need to wear your retainers every night.
A search engine for shapes
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Hasbro has announced Hasbro Selfie Series figures—a groundbreaking endeavor to use 3D printing to manufacture personalized action figures at scale.
Additive Manufacturing Movement | 2020 Trends Report
Meet the manufacturers capitalizing on 3D printing today, and find out how they are transforming their design and production workflows with additive.
Inside the effort to print lungs and breathe life into them with stem cells
Martine Rothblatt wants to end transplant shortages with 3-D-printed lungs.