Norbert Sparrow

Sustainability, Recycling, Materials

How the ‘slow revolution’ of 3D printing will advance in 2019

The PVC Recycling in Hospitals program, developed by the Vinyl Council of Australia and sponsored by medical device OEM Baxter Healthcare, provides one pathway to effective recycling of the most widely used plastic in healthcare settings, PVC.

January 30, 2019

3D Printing, Materials

Why manufacturing needs augmented reality

The potential of generative design aligned with additive manufacturing, bioprinting and the mainstreaming of functional color parts are on the watch list of HP Senior Fellow and Chief Technologist Paul Benning.

January 30, 2019

Extrusion: Film & Sheet, Extrusion: Pipe & Profile

Injection Molding

Listen up: Headphones that remove earwax is the latest recipient of a Cool Idea! Award from Protolabs

In addition to boosting productivity and efficiency and, in some cases, achieving stunning ROI, augmented reality (AR) also can mitigate the skills gap, according to AR pioneer Scott Montgomerie.

January 29, 2019

Jabil introduces comprehensive, custom 3D-printing engineering materials program

The OtoSet device, invented by Tucson-based startup SafKan, is a welcome technological leap from the more than a century-old Ear and Bladder Syringe that is still commonly used to remove earwax.

January 25, 2019

Automotive and Mobility, Materials, Medical

3D printing elbowing its way into production space will be a big story in 2019

The integrated materials, processes and machines program provides evaluation, qualification and validation of materials alongside certified machines and processes, matching specific part performance with application requirements.

January 21, 2019

Automotive and Mobility, Materials, Medical

The boundless possibilities of generative design

Improved 3D-printer speeds and reliability, reduced cost of entry and ongoing developments in materials have put additive manufacturing on the production map. That will accelerate in 2019, according to Cullen Hilkene, CEO of 3Diligent, a digital manufacturing services provider in El Segundo, CA.

January 17, 2019

Automotive and Mobility, Consumer Products, Medical

How to mitigate slow crack growth in molded and extruded plastic parts

The alignment of artificial intelligence with the power of cloud computing can produce optimized, lightweighted designs, most of which would have been inconceivable by the human mind.

January 11, 2019

Extrusion: Pipe & Profile, Injection Molding, Materials

Italian medtech company will 3D print orthopedic implants at top-ranked U.S. hospital

Plastics used in products with a long life expectancy may be prone to slow crack growth. Christian Herrild, Director of Growth Strategy at Teel Plastics (Baraboo, WI), suggests some remedies.

January 10, 2019