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ISS adopts Artec Leo: 3D scanning accelerates leak repairs in refineries
Repairing and sealing pipelines in refineries and the petrochemical industry is time-critical, often hard to access, and safety-relevant. Industrial Specialty Services (ISS) is digitizing...
Robotic clay printing: TreeSoil creates microclimates for young trees
With TreeSoil, researchers from the Material Topology Research Lab (MTRL) at the Technion, together with the Tree Lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science,...
Between engraving and G-code: An AI-assisted jewelry workflow is growing in Bavaria
In Rieden near Amberg, a local craft tradition does not end with the retirement of an 87-year-old pewter engraver. The jewelry designer Andrea Patzner...
ESA project: Skyrora tests Metalysis alloy “Tanbium” for 3D-printed engine components
Skyrora has commissioned Metalysis to supply a high-temperature-resistant powder for additively manufactured rocket nozzle components. The Refractory Complex Concentrated Alloy (RCCA) named Tanbium—computationally designed...
AFYS3G manufactures enclosures for laboratory equipment with a large-format FFF printer of its own design
The Dutch company AFYS3G is increasingly relying on in-house additive manufacturing for building laboratory equipment. For enclosures and larger mechanical components, the manufacturer uses...
Personomic relies on 3D printing and parametric variants for custom-fit bicycle saddles
The Stuttgart start-up Personomic tackles a classic bike-fitting challenge with additive manufacturing: instead of offering saddles as a one-size-fits-all product, they are tailored to...
Case Study: Production of 3D Printed Robotic Components for Agri-tech
By Sasha Bruml & Felix Manley, Founders, 3D People Dogtooth is a UK-based agri-robotics firm that is revolutionising the fruit harvesting industry. The company is...
3D printing as a building block of adaptive fashion: Students develop functional details for children’s clothing
At Iowa State University, design students have demonstrated in practice how 3D printing can complement adaptive clothing for children with complex medical needs. As...
3D-printed gas-to-gas heat exchanger helps methanol engines during cold starts
Green methanol is considered an interesting option in heavy-duty transport and shipping, but in northern regions it often fails at cold start. The reason...
Austrian Post unveils first 3D-printed Edelweiss stamp
The Austrian Post has introduced a new postage stamp that blends traditional symbolism with modern manufacturing technology. Titled “Edelweiß reloaded,” it is the first...
