Applications

Sneakers have become an established part of our everyday life. At the same time however, the shoe industry is also confronted with a number of challenges. The Coral Runner, a unique shoe design by Singapore shoe designer Shun Pin Pek, shows how additive manufacturing can meet these challenges.

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Ultimaker, the global leader in professional 3D printing, launched its inaugural Innovators List: a celebration of the most unexpected, game-changing and inspirational uses of 3D printing across business and education this year. While 2020 turned out to be a year of disrupted supply chains and lifestyles, working from home drove unexpected digital collaboration and strengthened creativity and innovation. The 2020 Innovator List includes more than 25 visionaries using 3D printing to transform the way people work, think, and live, from the development of face masks, the production of bionic prosthetics, motorcycle parts and bespoke lingerie.

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An innovative Swedish company has used its expertise in applying electron beam melting technology to develop a new tooling concept for production of next generation molded fiber containers

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voxeljet High Speed Sintering: Polymer 3d printing for customized shoe components

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Production must become more digital, decentralised and flexible in order to be able to adapt to constantly changing market requirements and customer needs. Industrial 3D printing is the right choice for this.

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• APF process: Process original soft materials of virtually all Shore hardnesses

• Flexible and firm: Freeformer processes Hytrel® polyester elastomer from Dupont
• Functional: Resilient elastic prototypes for applications in the automotive industry

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Additive metal manufacturing is extremely promising in terms of the production of components whose machining has so far been associated with high costs or was not possible at all with conventional manufacturing processes. In order to be able to produce components made of metal materials economically, industry and science are continuing to drive forward the development of metal additive processes. Innovative laser technology can help to improve the processes here. How can the enlargement of the laser field of view and optimum laser control support machine builders in achieving optimum additive manufacturing results? By William S. Land II, Business Development Manager at Aerotech, Inc.

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The Challenge

A startup confectionary company wanted to create personalized candies for a variety of purposes, like special events or corporate outings. To make their products, they needed to create custom molds for silicone casting.

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Company working with leading fashion designers and brands to make customized fashion design commercially viable using novel direct-to-textile 3D printing technology
Since its unveiling at New York Fashion Week last fall, the ability to 3D print directly onto fabric has drawn significant interest from the world of high-end fashion. Exemplified by the works of fashion designers threeASFOUR and Travis Fitch on NYFW’s catwalk, this technological milestone gave the world a preview of what fashion design could look like when combining the geometric and aesthetic freedom of 3D printing with the comfort of fabric.

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The photochemically etched titanium parts produced by Precision Micro meet the highest standards of cleanliness and could save medical device manufacturers time and money.

A Monocyte Activation Test (MAT) performed on human blood under FDA conditions achieved excellent results with 0.024 EEU/device and 75.4%. For the components to pass the test, they must not exceed 20 EEU/device. In addition, the maximum recovery must be between 50% and 200% according to FDA regulations. A cytotoxic test was also carried out to check the toxicity of the medical devices and materials. It showed that the parts did not have any cytotoxic potential.

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