Cranial implants need to meet many highly stringent criteria. In the case of an Argentine patient who required a particularly large implant after stroke-related surgery, the project called for a level of design that was as close to perfect as one can imagine: from the highest degree of precision and compatibility to the integration of…
Photos of the Day: 3D-Printing Custom Shoe Spike Plates
New Balance has turned to design-driven manufacturing for 3D printing custom spike plates, based on an individual runner’s biomechanics and personal inputs, for their elite athletes. Read: Designing a Perfectly Balanced Shoe Using a proprietary process to collect race simulation data from Team New Balance runners, the Sports Research Lab then applies advanced algorithms to…
Additive Manufacturing Expert EOS Joins Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing
Applied research consortium will install a direct metal laser-sintering (DMLSTM) system for industrial 3D printing applications in its production lab The first additive manufacturing (AM) OEM invited to join the Virginia-based Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) is EOS, the technology and market leader for design-driven, integrated e-Manufacturing solutions in the AM and industrial 3D…
EOS Launches the Direct Metal Laser-Sintering (DMLS) System
EOS will be displaying its brand-new EOS M 290 system at Rapid 2014, the successor to the established and market-leading EOSINT M 280, designed for the tool-free production of high-quality serial components, spare parts and prototypes. With a build volume of 250 mm x 250 mm x 325 mm (9.8 x 9.8 x 12.8 inches),…