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3d printing, castable resin, dental, FormiCast, investment casting, jewelry, new product - June 03, 2016

FormiCast Castable Resin now available

Investment casting or lost wax casting has been around for thousands of years. In the traditional method, a model is first made from wax, then a plaster mold is created around the wax model. This plaster-wax assembly is fired in a kiln to harden the plaster and burned out the wax to create a negative mold that allows parts to be cast. 3D printing is changing the game. This same technique is now being renewed by replacing the wax model with 3D printed parts. With the introduction of lower priced, high quality 3D printers and castable resins, this technique is...

Media Report: Holding Water in a Sieve – A 3D Printed Superhydrophobic Sphere

3D Printer World's Todd Halterman brings attention to our ability to create complex structures such as lattice cubes and spheres that are also superhydrophobic. Read the whole article HERE

Media Report: 3D-Printed Reactionware Gives Objects New Properties

Thanks to Michael Molitch-Hou at 3D Printing Industry who envisions i3DP applications within the field of medicine, "allowing for the development of biomedical components that resist bacteria or other unwanted environmental hazards." Read the whole article HERE

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3D Printing - June 03, 2016

Media report: Breakthrough adds a new dimension to printing (w/ Video)

In this feature article from the November 22, 2013 issue of Phy.org, Dr Jun Yang discusses how the i3DP process works.

The right material for the job

Adaptive material for increasing complex 3D printing 3D printing, or additive manufacturing, has come a long way from its humble beginnings of producing simple plastic parts. Today 3D printing is used to produce increasingly complex functional components, including mechanisms, and electronics. It is now evolving from a prototyping technology into a full production technique. As the demands on 3D printers become more complicated, it is important that 3D printing materials become more adaptive and functional. The challenge is to develop materials that can be the basis for printing many different types of complex products. Inspired by nature People have been...