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Roboze targets advanced materials with One+400 desktop 3D printer

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 26, 2016

Roboze is looking to lower the barrier to entry for printing advanced thermoplastics for functional parts Designed for printing high-end…

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New polypropylene-style material for 3D printing launched by Envisiontec

Posted by Stephen Holmes - April 27, 2016

A sample of the new tough material from Envisiontec PolyPro MAX 3SP is the latest 3D printing material to be…

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Ravensbourne launches new materials library for design students

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 5, 2016

The materials library at Ravensbourne will grow to include some 1,500 materials used in product development and manufacturing Ravensbourne University…

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Granta Design and Senvol team up for comprehensive professional 3D printing database

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 17, 2016

Granta Design and Senvol have announced that the Senvol Database, a comprehensive database of 3D printing materials and machines, will…

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Opportunities for circular economy in Innovate UK’s Materials and Manufacturing competition

Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 23, 2016

Innovate UK’s latest funding competition includes potential awards for those with designs for product end-of-life, materials reuse, and remanufacture Innovate…

Features

Doggy delights

Posted by DEVELOP3D - October 27, 2016

As pet tech takes off, this month Stephen Holmes looks at some of the best modern products for the dogs…

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How ESA chose its materials for a space mission to the sun

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 2, 2016

http://www.esa.int/spaceinvideos/content/view/embedjw/477505 Space is a not a single environment, but many: so the manufacturing materials and processes used for each new…