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Leverage 3D printing for automated packaging with real life applications.

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Krones: Optimized 3D-printed parts & spares for customers anywhere

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Canadian Academy Inspires Creativity, Fosters Design Thinking, with Builds Essential Skills for the Future with UltiMaker

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How 3D Printing is Making an Impact in Defense by Wevolver

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Royal Dutch Navy Case Study: Lifting a 12-tonne tank with a 3D printed link

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Biggest 3D printing farm in Finland Aalto University’s Innovative Workshop

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Audi Sport: 3D-printed tools, jigs and fixtures in a day instead of weeks

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How Schwartz Motorsportz 3D printed their way into the championship.

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How UltiMaker 3D Printing Supports Automated Welding

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IME Automation Boosts Manufacturing Efficiency with 3D Printing

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3D Printing for Flexible Manufacturing with IME Automation

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ERIKS: Leveraging 3D Printing to Improve Manufacturing Processes

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Korneel’s 3D Services: Empowering Business Growth with UltiMaker 3D Printing

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3D Printing for Mass Production in the Food Industry: The Policom Case

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Design and Engineering Firm Pensa adds Method XL for Small Batch Production

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Panelli Srl: Accelerating Prototyping and Testing with 3D Printing

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4×4 Cars with Durable 3D Printed Parts

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3D Printing Service Bureau Startup Keeps Customers Productivity High with UltiMaker 3D Printers

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Gourmet Cazorla: Optimizing production lines through 3D printing

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Hands for Ukraine: The Victoria Hand Project’s 3D Printing Initiative to Democratize Access to Prosthetic Care in Ukraine

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Prototyping S series

Revolutionizing Supercar Design and Production with the UltiMaker Ecosystem

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Lonypack: Optimizing food packaging with 3D printing

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Defense

[Case Study] Thriving in the Most Grueling Desert Race in the World with the Help of 3D Printers

Thriving in the most Grueling Desert Race in the World with the Help of 3D Printers Team BRX and Prodrive…

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MakerBot METHOD X 3D printer enables CALLUM to rapidly progress from prototyping to production parts with engineering-grade materials

MakerBot METHOD X 3D printer enables CALLUM to rapidly progress from prototyping to production parts with engineering-grade materials Design and…

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North American Lighting Accelerates Assembly Production with Method 3D Printers

North American Lighting Accelerates Assembly Production with Method 3D Printers NAL engineers print end of arm tools, assembly line jigs,…

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Prototyping Defense

WIESEMANN 1893 Brings Product Design and ENABLE 3D to Life with MakerBot METHOD X and 3D Printing

WIESEMANN 1893 Brings Product Design and ENABLE 3D to Life with MakerBot METHOD X and 3D Printing METHOD’s heated chamber…

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Urban Scale Interventions: 3D printing sustainable lighting installations

Urban Scale Interventions: 3D printing sustainable lighting installations Achieve 3D printing success Free in-depth white paper Take the shortcut to…

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Architecture

Rosti: From concept to reality with Ultimaker

Rosti: From concept to reality with Ultimaker 3D print the right parts and tools If you want to pioneer innovation…

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[Case Study] NASCAR Cup Series Team Spire Motorsports Punches Above Weight with METHOD X 3D Printers

NASCAR Cup Series Team Spire Motorsports Punches Above Weight with the Help of a Small Fleet of MakerBot METHOD X…

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[Case Study] Lockheed Martin Again Taps MakerBot 3D Printers for Their Next Big Space Project – An AI-Assisted Lunar Rover for NASA

Lockheed Martin Again Taps MakerBot 3D Printers for Their Next Big Space Project – An AI-Assisted Lunar Rover for NASA…

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Azoth

Azoth Driving the transformation of physical to digital inventory with additive manufacturing Azoth has built a new business helping manufacturing…

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NavVis

NavVis Rapid prototyping wearable scanners with 3D printing The NavVis VLX is no ordinary indoor scanner. It’s the world’s most…

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Metro Plastics

Metro Plastics Injection mold company looks to 3D printing to solve operational bottlenecks With the always-on productivity of the Ultimaker…

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[Case Study] Landing on the Moon with the Help of 3D Printed Rocket Engines

Landing on the Moon with the Help of 3D Printed Rocket Engines Space startup Triton Space Technologies is designing highly…

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NASCAR Cup Series Team Leavine Family Racing Used MakerBot 3D Printers to Produce Race Car Parts

NASCAR Cup Series Team Leavine Family Racing Used MakerBot 3D Printers to Produce Race Car Parts METHOD X 3D printers…

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ADVANCING SOLAR TECHNOLOGY WITH THE HELP OF 3D PRINTING

ADVANCING SOLAR TECHNOLOGY WITH THE HELP OF 3D PRINTING California-based solar technology startup Solarytics uses the MakerBot METHOD platform to…

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Van Amersfoort Racing: 3D printing when every second counts

Van Amersfoort Racing: 3D printing when every second counts Motorsport has always been the home of technological innovation. Engineers in…

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ERIKS: Working clean, certified, and in control with 3D printing

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ZEISS: 3D printing precision parts for serial production

ZEISS: 3D printing precision parts for serial production For Carl Zeiss Optical Components, a subsidiary of Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik…

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Schubert: A digital warehouse for on-demand manufacturing

Schubert: A digital warehouse for on-demand manufacturing Gerhard Schubert GmbH is a global market leader in top-loading packaging machines (TLM). For its digital,…

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Heineken: Ensuring production continuity with 3D printing

Heineken: Ensuring production continuity with 3D printing With over 150 breweries around the world, Heineken is one of the largest…

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Ford: Reinventing efficient manufacturing using 3D printing

Ford: Reinventing efficient manufacturing using 3D printing Since its foundation in 1914, Ford has driven innovation in automotive manufacturing. From…

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Royal Netherlands Air Force: Speeding up maintenance with 3D printed tools

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Transforming the face of architectural design with 3D printing at KPF

Transforming the face of architectural design with 3D printing at KPF The role of physical models within the architectural design process has…

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Architecture

Owens Corning: Creating the perfect material profiles for customers’ solutions

Owens Corning: Creating the perfect material profiles for customers’ solutions Owens Corning, a world leader in fiberglass composite materials, roofing,…

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Product development

A unique 3D printing collaboration between mathematics and chemistry faculty

A unique 3D printing collaboration between mathematics and chemistry faculty Kristen Schreck, Ultimaker Pioneer and Associate Professor of Mathematics, follows…

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Prototyping

BOSEbuild: Accelerating design and testing phases with 3D printed parts

BOSEbuild: Accelerating design and testing phases with 3D printed parts When the BOSEbuild team began designing their next build-it-yourself product, BOSEbuild…

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In the spotlight: Dinara Kasko, pastry artist

In the spotlight: Dinara Kasko, pastry artist We are always excited to see Ultimaker 3D printers in social media posts,…

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Make Architects: From 3D print to award-winning building

Make Architects: From 3D print to award-winning building Make is a different kind of architecture practice. The employee-owned firm aims…

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Architecture

Empowering student innovation at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Empowering student innovation at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering The NYU Tandon School of Engineering is more than just…

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Prototyping

In the spotlight: Jorge Valle, 3D artist and product designer

In the spotlight: Jorge Valle, 3D artist and product designer We always love to see social media posts, blogs, and…

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Product development

Integrating 3D printing and The Goblet Project

Integrating 3D printing and The Goblet Project Pioneer Chris Hanusa shares one way he integrated 3D printing into his Integral…

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3D printers in the public library: Finland ahead of the curve

3D printers in the public library: Finland ahead of the curve You might already be familiar with Finland’s reputation for…

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Lessons in letting go – releasing student energy speeds creation and use of our art and innovation lab

Lessons in letting go – releasing student energy speeds creation and use of our art and innovation lab Pioneer John…

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Digital fabrication informs ceramics decorative process

Digital fabrication informs ceramics decorative process Pioneer Young Kim blends his classical arts background with digital fabrication to create a…

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Product development

Modeling rocks at iCREATE

Modeling rocks at iCREATE When the Ultimaker Community Team was in Cleveland last October for the International Symposium of Academic Makerspaces (ISAM)…

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Elementary-College Engineering Design partnership

Elementary-College Engineering Design partnership Pioneer Matthew Wigdahl writes about how his fifth graders and local undergraduate engineering students learn from…

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Prototyping

Empowering locals in Sierra Leone with Ultimaker 3D printers

Empowering locals in Sierra Leone with Ultimaker 3D printers The brutal civil war that ravaged Sierra Leone for over a…

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Jabil Auburn Hills sees 80% reduction in production time with Ultimaker

Jabil Auburn Hills sees 80% reduction in production time with Ultimaker Jabil, one of the largest manufacturing service providers in…

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Empower one MakerGirl, empower the world

Empower one MakerGirl, empower the world In August of 2016 Pioneer Kendall Furbee, then a sophomore studying Materials Science and…

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Research on the benefits of 3D printing in a trauma hospital

Research on the benefits of 3D printing in a trauma hospital 3D printing is seeing increasingly widespread adoption in the medical…

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Medical

3D printed puzzle breaks down braille barriers

3D printed puzzle breaks down braille barriers For blind and visually impaired people, learning to read braille is essential. But for…

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Product development

Tactile Problem/Solution Bank Community Project

Tactile Problem/Solution Bank Community Project 3D modeling and printing should be accessible to every educator: it provides an affordable alternative…

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A study in innovative design at the Cincinnati Art Museum

A study in innovative design at the Cincinnati Art Museum Dedicated to promoting inventive art-related exhibits and programs, the Cincinnati…

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3D printing and the jewelry boutique: A model for small business success

3D printing and the jewelry boutique: A model for small business success Cameron and Rebecca Stern, co-creators of Stern Design Works,…

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Exploring our galaxy—and beyond—with 3D printing

Exploring our galaxy—and beyond—with 3D printing April Jubett’s background in scientific illustration and 3D animation paved the way for her…

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Casting metal parts for prototyping from 3D prints

Casting metal parts for prototyping from 3D prints Sylatech is an investment casting firm that uses Ultimaker 3D printers to…

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Design Engine community project

Design Engine community project In September, the Ultimaker North American Community Team released The Design Engine, a card game to…

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Upcycling community project

Upcycling community project The Ultimaker North America community team is proud to present the first of the 2018 community projects:…

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Ocean Plastic Community Project

Ocean Plastic Community Project The Ultimaker Community Team will be launching a series of interdisciplinary projects over the next few…

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3D printing and the future of personalized fashion

3D printing and the future of personalized fashion For industrial design master’s student Jessica Joosse, the fourth industrial revolution transforming…

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Farmshelf: Cost-effective custom parts for an urban farm system

Farmshelf: Cost-effective custom parts for an urban farm system Farmshelf has carved out a place for itself in the urban farming space by…

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3D printed fractals at JMU 3SPACE

3D printed fractals at JMU 3SPACE Pioneer Professor Laura Taalman, (a.k.a. mathgrrl), reviews a multi-week study of fractals by general…

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Taking architecture from dream to design with 3D printing

Taking architecture from dream to design with 3D printing Daniel Arellano joined the Bercy Chen Studio over seven years ago,…

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Architecture

Recap: Siemens PLM Connection 2017

Recap: Siemens PLM Connection 2017 Siemens PLM connection was held at the Estrel Convention Centre in Berlin, Germany between Monday…

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An innovative 3D printing venture at Atlantic University College

An innovative 3D printing venture at Atlantic University College With support from students knowledgeable in 3D modeling and CAD software,…

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Prototyping

Faulkner Industrial: 3D printing the future of architectural design

Faulkner Industrial: 3D printing the future of architectural design Faulkner Industrial might be a small, young firm, but thanks to…

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Architecture

St. Matthew’s Episcopal Day Maker Lab: Inspiring through innovation

St. Matthew’s Episcopal Day Maker Lab: Inspiring through innovation Educator Rob Morrill holds a Master’s degree in English—along with an…

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Prototyping

Eram heels: 3D printing personalized shoes in-store

Eram heels: 3D printing personalized shoes in-store Have you ever been shopping for shoes and found it hard to get…

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Prototyping

3D printing with UMaine Bioengineering students

3D printing with UMaine Bioengineering students Dr. Sara Walton is a lecturer in the department of chemical and biological engineering…

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Snow Business: 3D printing final parts for high-value snow machines

Snow Business: 3D printing final parts for high-value snow machines Snow Business is the world leader in snow and winter…

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Gantri: Shedding light on unique 3D printed designs

Gantri: Shedding light on unique 3D printed designs The founders of Gantri aim to change the way designers create quality products for…

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Product development

Tucci Hot Rods: 3D printing final custom car parts

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Volkswagen Autoeuropa: Maximizing production efficiency with 3D printed tools, jigs, and fixtures

Volkswagen Autoeuropa: Maximizing production efficiency with 3D printed tools, jigs, and fixtures Volkswagen Autoeuropa, who is responsible for manufacturing iconic…

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Defense

Our 3D printing journey in Multivariable Calculus

Our 3D printing journey in Multivariable Calculus Now it’s time to meet some inspiring and accomplished mathematics majors and mathematics/secondary…

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Prototyping

Cardiff University: Accessible 3D printed microfluidic devices

Cardiff University: Accessible 3D printed microfluidic devices Researchers at Cardiff University use 3D printing to create small devices that move small volumes…

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Prototyping

Rapid prototyping to solve 21st century problems

Rapid prototyping to solve 21st century problems Native Union used their Ultimaker 3 to rapidly prototype parts and mechanisms for…

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3D printing in landscape architecture and pool design

3D printing in landscape architecture and pool design 3D printing is changing the face of architectural design, both inside and…

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Architecture S series

Open Bionics: 3D printed prosthetic limbs

Open Bionics: 3D printed prosthetic limbs Open Bionics is creating the next generation of prosthetic limbs. What sets these apart from…

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Prototyping Medical

Inholland University: Building a 3D printed rocket

Inholland University: Building a 3D printed rocket 3D printing not only offers great applications in design, it can also be…

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Prototyping

Vathorst College: Integrating 3D printing in high school education

Vathorst College: Integrating 3D printing in high school education At Vathorst College in the Netherlands, 3D printing is offered as…

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Eventuri: Functional and fit testing of performance car intakes

Eventuri: Functional and fit testing of performance car intakes Eventuri develops car intake systems for top-tier performance cars such as the…

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MATT Architecture: Rapid model making with 3D printing

MATT Architecture: Rapid model making with 3D printing MATT Architecture creates architectural models in central London. They use 3D printing to…

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Architecture

Changing lives in developing countries with 3D printed prosthetics

Changing lives in developing countries with 3D printed prosthetics 3D printing offers limitless new possibilities, no matter what part of…

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Prototyping

Using Ultimaker to cast silicone for soft robotics

Using Ultimaker to cast silicone for soft robotics By modifying an Ultimaker 2+ 3D printer, students from Delft University of Technology…

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Henchmen Props: 3D printed props workshop

Henchmen Props: 3D printed props workshop Jordan Duncan originally started creating video game props as a way to demonstrate his prop…

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Functional prototyping at ABB Robotics

Functional prototyping at ABB Robotics By replacing traditional production methods with in-house solutions, 3D printing gives businesses around the world…

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3D printing artifacts from the Penn Museum

3D printing artifacts from the Penn Museum The chance to hold a 3D printed historical artifact in our hands is…

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Breaking barriers in education with 3D printing

Breaking barriers in education with 3D printing 3D printing fuels creativity and enhances problem solving when students get to see,…

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Prototyping

From a market-tested prototype to an eye-saving game-changer

From a market-tested prototype to an eye-saving game-changer 3D printing is reshaping the world we live in. It’s even changing…

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Prototyping

3D-powered prototyping by the Bhold Studio

3D-powered prototyping by the Bhold Studio How far can you get with a dream and a 3D printer? Susan Taing, a…

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Surgical planning using 3D printed bone models

Surgical planning using 3D printed bone models Ultimaker 3D printers are being adopted by many different industries including architecture, engineering,…

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