Recycling 3D Printing Materials: 4 Possible Solutions
When will more eco-friendly and sustainable materials be available for use in 3D printers? Something like hemp plastic or other biodegradable materials? What are the technical limitations and who is working on them? Read on to find answers to these and more questions about ABS recycling, PLA recycling, and new materials that are on their way. Below we outline, very broadly, four mayor developments in recycling and 3D printing. These developments are: recycling existing 3D printing materials, using materials that are already recycled as 3D printing materials, using bioplastics, and recycling on location. (more…)
3D Printed Football Fever
As football fever is spreading, temperatures drop into the 20s in New Jersey where two teams will soon face each other for the big game. That’s right folks, the football craze has begun… Here we go!
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The Devil’s Chair
We’re no angels… Ok, we’ll admit it. Even we ourselves sometimes feel like there’s a little bit of a devil inside us. Not a big one, not a very bad one, but a small little devil that kicks us very hard in the side every morning when we’re supposed to be polite to the man wearing too much cologne on the bus ride to work. Designer Rendy Himawan knows the feeling: he created a chair based on this very idea and called it the Devil’s Chair.
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Singapore’s First 3D Printing Festival
Last December, we were a proud participant at Singapore’s First 3D Printing Festival, an event hosted by Singapore’s NTU School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Now, a small month into the New Year, we are happy to show you some of the event’s highlights featuring many of our designers.
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And the Winner of the Valentine Challenge is…
Cody Reisdorf with ‘Twisted Hearts’ which is, according to the designer, “a single wire with an interesting cross section, twisted around itself 57 times”. It was a close call, but most members of the jury agreed this pendant would look great in our ever growing gallery of beautiful jewelry designs.
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3D Printing Gold: It’s Possible
It seems like only yesterday that we were the first 3D printing service in the world to launch 3D printing in titanium. But we wanted to remind you that we have another cool 3D printing material in our portfolio: gold. 3D printing gold is an exciting new opportunity for 3D designers and jewelry makers – scroll down to learn more about it!
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Eric van Straaten Presents the Largest Full Color 3D Printed Sculpture in the World
Last Wednesday, the Amsterdam art fair REALISM opened its doors and this year marked the first time that the Dutch contemporary figurative art fair has featured a special exhibition of 3D printed art. Dutch artist, Eric van Straaten, is a prominent name in this exhibition thanks to his latest work ‘Priezah’, the world’s largest full-color 3D printed sculpture – printed with great care and attention here at i.materialise.
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Valentine’s Day: Show Some 3D Printed Love
The Holidays are over, you’ve kicked off the New Year and Valentine’s Day is approaching. Time to put the spotlight on that special someone and show some 3D printed love.
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Twikit Releases Seal Ring and Cufflinks Apps
Twikit designs 3D Customization tools for brands and designers. Last summer, they powered jewelry designer Anne Zellien with her own customizable necklace app. This time, they’ve teamed up with Dutch brand POSTUUM and Belgian designer duo DAMN for 2 new jewelry apps.
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3D Printing Shines At Cirque Du Soleil’s LIGHT Nightclub In Las Vegas With Anouk Wipprecht
On New Year’s Eve, LIGHT Nightclub, the first-ever nightclub by the creative minds behind Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas (Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino), launched new designs by renowned Fashion-Tech Designer Anouk Wipprecht as a celebratory crowd rang in 2014.
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