The Heat Is On: Get 10% Off On All Orders Over €250 With Our Promo Code “Creativesummer2021”!
This summer might be the perfect time to start a new 3D project and materialize your wildest ideas. If you are taking a holiday from work, you can dedicate more time to your hobbies, including exploring your creativity in 3D software and design something extraordinary. To give you an extra creative boost, this week, we are launching our special Summer Sale!
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An Interview With Materialise’s CEO: The Top 5 Highlights
Looking back at three decades
In June 1990, Fried Vancraen and his wife, Hilde, founded Materialise and embarked on a mission to create a better and healthier world through our hardware and software infrastructure and an in-depth understanding of 3D printing.
But the radical change didn’t come overnight. With incremental steps, 3D printing has indeed revolutionized the way we manufacture products and has helped to save lives. This interview between Fried and Kristof Sehmke, our Communication Manager, goes over the last 30 years of the company’s story with a look forward to the future. Read on to learn about five highlights from the interview!
1. Surprise at the evolution of AM
Fried says, “I always recognized 3D printing as a paradigm shift in manufacturing and as a technology with huge opportunity,” but he has been pleasantly surprised with the technology as it exists today — especially when it comes to metal sintering. He adds, “It h
Get To Know Our Rubber-Like Material And Its New Extra Smooth Finish
In autumn 2019, we announced our new and improved TPU offering! At i.materialise, we’re always working hard to expand our range of materials and finishes. And now, we’re introducing a new finish to give Rubber-like parts an ultra-sleek look: extra smooth.
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Best Wishes For 2021!
From the whole team here at i.materialise, we’re wishing you a safe and happy holiday season!
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30 Years Of Innovation: Dependable SLS Enables Sustainability In AM
We’re wrapping up our 30th-anniversary blog series for our parent company, Materialise, with a look at the final 3D printing technology in our portfolio: selective laser sintering (SLS). SLS, with i.mat offerings in Polyamide (SLS), Alumide, and Polypropylene, has been offered at Materialise since 1998. Over the past 22 years, our team has worked with this technology to reliably print application after application. This next decade, we’re turning our sights on sustainability, and SLS has a major role in enabling our customers to order prints that are manufactured in a more sustainable way with our new Bluesint PA12 material.
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Black Friday Savings: Get 15% All Weekend Long!
Give unique 3D-printed pieces this holiday season. And get them at a great price when you order between Black Friday and Cyber Monday. (more…)
30 Years Of Innovation: Stable And Durable FDM Is Ideal For Aerospace
To keep our 30th anniversary celebration going, this month we are putting the spotlight on one of the most popular 3D printing technologies: Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). Every month since our anniversary in June of this year, we’ve been doing a deep dive on a different technology to show that there is not a one-size-fits-all approach to 3D printing. Read on to discover why FDM’s strengths lead to durable prints, and why it is the trusted go-to for aerospace and other industries that rely on certified manufacturing.
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Creating Opportunities for Creative Expression Through Custom Writing Aids
The slightest sketch of a pencil may just mean the world. Those scribbles, even when unrecognizable, are full of joy and enthusiasm. And they can change a child’s life.
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Oxidized Brass & Steel Tarnish: How to Get an Antique Look
Wondering how to achieve an amazing antique look on your steel & metal objects? We talked to jewelry designer Michael Mueller about how to get the perfect oxidized brass look and steel tarnish style. (more…)
30 Years of Innovation: Multiple Colors in One Print with PolyJet
On June 28th, we celebrated our 30th anniversary, and we’ve been celebrating every month since by highlighting a different technology on our blog. The focus for September? PolyJet. And you can save 10% on Multicolor+ and High-Detail Resin prints, the materials that use this technology, during September by using the code 30Y_PolyJet at checkout.
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