Fashion designer Irina Tosheva has turned to the Zortrax M200 to create bespoke fashion accessories and ornaments that have taken her designs to a higher plane. At SS16, the fashion show in Kosovo that pays homage to the vibrant Eastern European design fraternity, Tosheva stood out from the crowd. She did so with a scintillating combination of interesting designs and integrated technology. She had something different to offer. She had a 3D printer. Even haute couture counts the cost Even in the world of high fashion, designers are limited in terms of materials. Truly bespoke buttons, fastenings and more cost a vast amount when they’re produced by traditional methods. Ornate additions to outfits, meanwhile, add a layer of complexity that often means the designer rules them out. A 3D printer, though, can produce bespoke items at a low cost. That means the designer can just focus on breathtaking designs. They… read more
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The 2021 3D Printing Industry Awards shortlists are now open for voting. You can watch the event on the 3D Printing Industry YouTube channel on the 21st of October. Fillamentum, a Czech manufacturer of filaments for the 3D printing industry, is showcasing its new NonOilen filament at Expo 2020 in Dubai. Developed in collaboration with the Slovak University of Technology, the polylactic acid/polyhydroxy butyrate blend (PLA/PHB) is 100% biodegradable and can be recycled several times without losing its functional properties. According to Fillamentum, NonOilen is also the company’s first filament to be made entirely out of 100% bio-renewable sources, in line with the firm’s goals of advancing the circular economy. Josef Doleček, founder & CEO of Fillamentum, said, “In general, the idea of sustainability and recyclability is becoming the number one topic in companies across all industry sectors. Sustainability is one of the main principles of Fillamentum, which is ready… read more
November 15, 2021 Leave a Comment Anycubic has today launched their latest resin-based LCD 3D printers, which includes a 6K resolution desktop model and also a budget friendly 4K version. Read on to know more about the new duo of resin printers! New resin printers in 4K and 6K variants! (Image credit: Anycubic) High Resolution Resin First up, let’s take a look at the 6K resin printer which is called the Anycubic Photon Mono X 6K. The Photon Mono X 6K is the first 9.25-inch 6K desktop model available, and comes with a much-improved 5,760 x 3,600 pixels and print resolution of up to 34 microns, which offers superior quality printing. Great news for you wargaming miniature fans out there who crave the extra detail on the little miniature faces! Additionally the Photon Mono X 6K features an industry-leading 350:1 black and white contrast screen, enabling it to print models… read more
Researchers from pharmaceutical 3D printing specialist FabRx, University College London and Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC) have developed a novel 3D printed device capable of removing drugs from water. The infiltration of pharmaceutical drugs into environmental water supplies is a key global issue that can have huge impacts on ecological equilibrium and pose significant risks to human health. The team’s customizable and reusable biocatalytic device, called Printzyme, is able to remove certain pharmaceutical drugs from water, and could potentially help to tackle the world’s water pollution crisis in the future. The researcher’s Printzyme device can remove pharmaceutical drugs from water. Image via Pharmaceutical 3D printing FabRx is a UCL spin-out that leverages 3D printing technologies to create personalized medicines and drug delivery devices. The company has previously worked with UCL and USC to develop personalized 3D printed chewable tablets for children with the rare metabolic disorder maple syrup urine… read more
Researchers from RMIT University have developed a new eco-friendly 3D printable concrete material that uses recycled glass as an aggregate. Conventional concrete formulations tend to rely on natural river sand as a primary ingredient, but this resource is slowly becoming a scarce commodity and its use tends to have damaging effects on the environment. By opting for recycled glass particles instead, the RMIT team believes its work could propagate circular economy principles in the construction sector, bridging the benefits of 3D printing and sustainable concrete production. Interestingly, the team also investigated the effects of the glass particles on the flexural strength and crack propagation characteristics of the concrete. They determined that the novel formulation could actually provide benefits in the way of mechanical properties too, depending on the direction it is 3D printed. 3D printed concrete structures created by RMIT. Photo via RMIT University. Replacing river sand with recycled glass… read more
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