Do you know what we love? Robot Wars, and BattleBots. In these competitions, where manmade, remote-controlled combat robots go head-to-head, titanium, galvanized steel, aluminium and speed rule. Quite simply, if you don’t have a tough, hard-as-nails robot, then you’re going to get skinned. Ordinarily, 3D printing would not be a
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Back in October last year, Formlabs announced three new engineering resins for the Form 2: High-Temp, Tough and Durable. At the time, it was announced that Durable Resin would be available to purchase from January 2017 and Formlabs stuck to their word, announcing availability on January 31st. Formlabs published a useful
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Formlabs are always improving their 3D printers and the materials that they print with, and the Massachusetts-based company came good today with some interesting announcements at CES. They announced a new version of their most popular resin – Grey Resin – and they announced a new experimental product platform called
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Formlabs has today announced three new high-performance resins for engineering applications: High Temp, Durable, and Tough. Formlabs’ 3D printers are widely used by engineers to create super-tough and super-durable prototypes and end-use parts, and the launch of these three new resins further cements them as engineering favourites. All three of
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A navy veteran who served in the Vietnam War was left without a jaw or Adam’s apple after brachytherapy destroyed his facial tissue. But with the help of digital scanning and 3D printing, Shirley Anderson now has a life-changing prosthesis. Shirley’s Story Shirley Anderson met his wife, Della, at high school
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Formlabs are on a roll this year. Last month, they announced a new resin called Dental SG – the company’s first bio-compatible resin designed for dental applications with the Form 2 3D printer. That particular resin allows dental professionals to directly print surgical and pilot drill guides with incredible accuracy. You can
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The Markforged Mark Two is a 3D printer for serious design and engineering applications. This industrial-grade desktop printer can 3D print parts with a higher strength-to-weight ratio than 60 61-T6 aluminium. If that sounds incredible, then prepare to be utterly amazed because not only will the Mark Two print parts
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On March 31st, it was reported that 3D printing community Pinshape would close down in what was a huge blow to its thousands of users and the 3D printing industry as a whole. Pinshape even published a ‘goodbye’ blog post to its users. But shortly afterwards, a glimmer of hope emerged. Pinshape
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Formlabs’ library of materials for the Form 2 3D printer is extensive. Users can choose Standard resin for astonishing detail and low cost parts, or a Functional resin for something a little different. All Formlabs resins, which at the time of writing include Standard, Flexible, Dental SG, Castable and Tough, serve
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Formlabs has today announced a new resin for dental professionals called Dental SG Resin. It is the company’s first biocompatible resin designed for dental applications. Dental SG Resin is a CE-Certified and FDA registered Class 1 biocompatible material conforming to EN-ISO 10993-1:2009/AC:2010. It has been specially formulated for use in dental labs and
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