3D Printing

3D Printing

Automation startup leverages 3D printing to build a better end-of-arm tool

An integrated temperature control and filtration system allows users to create a cleanroom environment within the build chamber of the new R1 3D printer from German startup Kumovis (Munich).

Savage Automation's 3D-printed end-of-arm tool

July 30, 2019

Automation

3D Printing, Automotive and Mobility, Consumer Products, Injection Molding, Medical

3D-printed flexible mesh supports customization of prosthetic and implantable medical devices

In addition to reducing tooling weight without sacrificing strength or durability, 3D printing allows Savage Automation (Salt Lake City) to mount hardware more efficiently and route vacuum and electrical connections through the tooling body rather than strapping them to the frame.

3D-printed flexible mesh developed at MIT

July 26, 2019

The medtech minute (or two)

PlasticsToday Staff

MIT engineers have designed pliable, 3D-printed mesh materials in which the flexibility and toughness can be fine tuned to support soft tissues such as muscles and tendons. The mesh structures can be tailored to match individual anatomies in ankle and knee braces, and even in implantable devices.

July 25, 2019

DSM and Briggs Automotive Company announce collaboration on Mono R supercar

In this week’s wrap-up of medical device–related news: FDA wants Allergan to recall textured breast implants; sister brand MD+DI reflects on the space program’s contribution to medtech advances; and the Galien Foundation presents finalists for the most innovative medical devices of the year.

July 24, 2019

Automotive and Mobility

3D-printing startup Fortify secures $10 million in Series A funding

Stephen Moore

The companies will showcase potential of 3D printing for car manufacturing.

July 17, 2019

3D Printing

Automotive and Mobility, Materials

Clare Goldsberry

Fortify’s Fluxprint technology combines magnetic and digital light processing 3D printing to produce composite parts with optimized mechanical properties.

Liver model fabricated using Wacker Aceo 3D printer

New silicone-elastomer 3D printers integrate multiple printing nozzles

July 17, 2019

K Show

3D-printed resorbable implant technology achieves ISO 13485 certification

The Aceo Imagine Series K2 printers from Wacker (Munich) can print up to four silicone materials in varying colors and hardnesses.

July 16, 2019