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Customized Production Will Become Scalable with 3D Printing
Mass personalization and customization could be the catalysts for industrial change and the adoption of 3D printing for production.
Personalized Bike Helmets With HEXR’s 3D Printed Solution
HEXR could be the example of how to use 3D print technology for personalized products.
Body Scanning Breakthrough
Researchers have developed a new algorithm that could light up the 3D printed fashion industry.
Seeking The Perfect 3D Printed Swim Goggles
A company is offering perfectly-fitting swim goggles with 3D technology.
Twikit Lights Up Mass Customized 3D Printed Lattice Tools
Twikit launched a new automated lattice tool they call “Laddy”.
BMW Abandons 3D Printed Customization Service
BMW has apparently abandoned their experiment in 3D printed customized parts.
Made To Measure: Amazon’s 3D Scan Fashions Could Lead To More 3D Printing
Amazon announced a new product they call “Made For You”, and it could lead to astounding changes in the 3D print industry and consumer market.
Glimpsing The Future Of Mass Customization
In an interesting short video, 3D print service Qualified3D demonstrates a method for producing mass customized objects.
ResMed: Disrupting The Sleep Care Industry With Help From 3D Printing
Charles Goulding and Peter Favata contemplate 3D printing opportunities that could arise in a more personalized sleep care industry.
LightForce Closes $14M Funding For 3D Printed Braces Brackets
3D printing funding is looking down in the mouth today as LightForce Orthodontics announces a $14 million Series B round.
Mass Customization Is Coming
With the arrival of the new Superstrata 3D printed bikes, I’m wondering whether we’re now at the moment when mass customization begins to grow in the minds of consumers.
Arevo’s 3D Printed Continuous Carbon Fiber Manufacturing Process Just Got Real
California startup Superstrata just launched a new e-bike made with 3D printed continuous carbon fiber.
Hero Forge Demonstrates Mass Customization Possibilities
Hero Forge has designed an amazingly easy-to-use online service to perform mass customization, in an example to other industries.
The Magic Behind Materialise
We had a chat with Materialise’s Stefaan Motte to find out what’s happening at the long-time 3D printing leader.
Will 3D Printing Truly Reshape Retail?
Singularity Hub’s Peter Diamandis makes some predictions about how the retail market may be affected by 3D printing in the future. We have some counter-points.
Signify To 3D Print Massive Quantities of Light Shades And Fixtures
Signify announced a plan to mass customize lighting products using 3D printing technology, potentially requiring as many as 500 3D printers.
Stratasys Invests Big Time in Xaar, But Why?
Why would Stratasys invest so much in Xaar? Our thoughts lead directly to Stratasys’ new product strategy, and it’s not like their previous products at all.
UNYQ And IKEA Continue To Personalize Gaming
A personalized product line is 3D printing comfort for gamers.
3D Printing to Shape the Skyline
A recent use case of 3D printing in construction shows a nice use of technology in raising a skyscraper.
TwikIt’s Twikbot Cloud Platform Could Inject 3D Printing Into More Industries
I’m looking at an unusual 3D printing software platform, Twikit.