The rise of additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, has transformed numerous industries across the globe. Healthcare in particular has the potential for disruption, as 3D printing has, and will continue to, provide new areas of cost savings, efficiency, and convenience across the medical industry.[1]
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Shooting for Mars: How Startup Relativity Space Is Using 3D Printing to Go Intergalactic
A look into startup Relativity Space and its use of 3D printing for the development of space-bound rockets.
Project Dreamcatcher: Can Generative Design Accelerate Additive Manufacturing?
In May 2018, the computer-aided design (CAD) software maker Autodesk announced the alliance with General Motors (GM) to explore the use of generative design and additive manufacturing (AM) in developing future vehicles [1]. Dubbed Project Dreamcatcher, Autodesk’s generative design algorithm […]
Taste the Future: 3D Printing Chocolate at Hershey
How Hershey is using additive manufacturing to customize chocolate production
Soft robotics – How 3D printing enables technological advancements to explore oceans and save lives
Additive manufacturing enabled soft robotics – Robots exploring the depths of our oceans or performing life-saving surgery: Near-time reality or vision of a far-off future?
Does Additive Manufacturing Pose a Threat to Gun Control?
The rise of Additive Manufacturing has been lauded as the next industrial revolution for the many efficiencies that it delivers over traditional manufacturing processes. However, increased access to and sophistication of AM technology also presents potential dangers, including interference with the ability of the ATF to regulate the production and distribution of firearms.
Printing the Tip of the Spear: Additive Manufacturing at the U.S Military’s Battlefront
Getting repair parts to sailors at sea and soldiers at the front lines of combat is a logistical nightmare. The U.S. Military thinks Additive Manufacturing technology can help.
How 3D chocolate printing open up new opportunities for The Hershey Company?
How can additive manufacturing help the US leader of the chocolate industry to address the current challenges facing its industry?
3D Printing the Future of Rail at Deutsche Bahn
Deutsche Bahn is investing heavily in additive manufacturing. How can they best incorporate this technology into their future supply chain?
Detroit and the Future of the Automobile: Will Additive Manufacturing Help GM Beat Silicon Valley at its Own Game?
Software and tech have eaten the automotive industry. Is 3D printing the key to Detroit's survival? GM plans to find out.