In this edition of Sliced, the 3D Printing Industry news digest, additive manufacturing enables the creation of the Bionic Girl,China reveals plans to build a solar power station in space with 3D printing technology and the longest 3D printed pedestrian bridge pays homage to ancient中国建筑.
Also, the latest updates from Open Bionics, Desktop Metal,Tsinghua大学的建筑学院, Sigma Labs, E3D Online, 3devo, and others被特色。
The Bionic Girl
Open Bionics, a UK manufacturer of3D printed, bionic limbs for amputees,collaborated withTwentieth Century Fox Film, to create the 3D printed “Hero Arm” based on the new movieAlita: Battle Angel为了13-year-old Tilly Lockey. At 15 months old, Lockey lost both hands from meningitis B; now, with the Hero Arm Lockey can perform multi-grip functions as well as柔性muscles just below her elbow.
该公司在电影的未来派主题中获得了Fox的许可协议，以设计英雄手臂用户。Lockey被称为仿生女孩，陪同电影的联合主演在伦敦的世界首映式上，她的英雄手臂。
Professor Xu Weiguo and his team fromTsinghua大学的建筑学院, behind thelongest 3D printed pedestrian bridgeinstalled in Shanghai last month, have divulged that the structure was inspired by the Anji Bridge. Also known as the Zhaozhou Bridge, the Anji Bridge is the oldest open-spandrel stone segmental arch bridge in the world.
New 3D printing materials
Desktop Metal, a Boston metal 3D printer manufacturer, has launched 316L stainless steel for itsStudio System, an advanced in-house additive manufacturing system. This material is known for its corrosion resistance and excellent mechanical properties at extreme temperatures. Ric Fulop, CEO and co-founder of Desktop Metal said:
“增加了316升，使工程师能够为广泛的应用打印金属零件，包括发动机零件，实验室设备，纸浆和纸张制造，医疗设备，化学和石化加工，厨房用具，珠宝，甚至是低温工具和设备。”
B9Creations，总部位于南达科他州的制造商B9 Core Series of DLP 3D Printers,已经发布了其最新的3D打印材料Rugged - Nylon 6.开始公司的工程树脂线，据说该材料等同于注射式尼龙。
Rugged-Nylon 6 is designed for functional testing and low- to mid-volume production runs; it demonstrates high impact strength and elongation, low moisture absorption, and is also low modulus.
辛辛那提公司, an Ohio-based build-to-order machine tool manufacturer, has developed a new lightweight carbon-fiber resin material for its Small Area Additive Manufacturing (SAAM) FFF 3D printer. This material is said to produce parts with surface finishes suitable for custom tooling applications, as well as assembly, welding and, CNC fixtures.
Previously, Cincinnati Incorporated used itsBig Area Additive Manufacturing(BAAM) technology to create the 3D printed vehicle called the Strati.
In other news,E3D Online，一家位于英国的3D打印机组件的制造商，解决的问题regarding its latest nozzle, the NozzleX.
3D printing courses
MELD Manufacturing,metal 3D printing subsidiary的Aeroprobe, a measurement solutions provider,已经推出了一个新培训计划认证参与者使用MELD机械。在为期4天的课程中，将在弗吉尼亚州的Technology Meld总部提供动手训练和课堂教学。
专利MELD solid-state processis designed to produce less residual stress than other融化池金属3D打印过程.
3devo,Dutch manufacturer of theNEXT 1.0 Industrial Desktop Filament Extruder, has launched a series of hands-on training workshops on filament extrusion known as奉献.
Devotraning研讨会的范围从4个小时到两天，在公司位于乌得勒支的总部，专注于3D印刷行业的制造商，创新者，研究人员和教育家。
3D printing at sea
The Charles de Gaulle, the flagship of the French Navy, otherwise known as the Marine Nationale, has onboarded a 3D printer for spare part production.
This is accompanied by an EOMS NG, an optronic naval system,和SMART-S and SCANTER 6002 radars which contribute to the operational efficiency of warships. Prior to this, a 3D printer was installed on the on the French helicopter carrier, the Dixmude.
Materialise,the award winning software andhas reinforced its support for theUN Sustainable Developments Goals Charterat a round-table meeting, chaired by Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium. The company also received the ‘Factory of the Future Label 4.0’ from industry platformsAgoria和Sirris.
同样，来自中国太空技术学院（CAST）的研究人员正在探索在太空中建造太阳能站的可能性，以提供“为人类的无穷无尽的清洁能源来源”。
CAST的研究人员Pang Zhihao透露，该团队正在研究使用配备机器人和3D打印技术的太空工厂的可行性，以在太空中构建电站。
In other news, New York’s太空探索体系结构（搜索+）一家公司开发人为支持的设计概念，用于太空探索和api和, a Russian manufacturer of construction 3D printers has launched aKickstarter为了NASA’s 3D Printed Habitat Challenge.
搜索+/apis cor将在NASA的现场演示中，将3D打印Mars X House，这是未来火星栖息地的原型。Kickstarter的资金将在此演示之前支持对结构的测试。
Additive manufacturing and business
Sigma Labs，基于圣达菲的3D打印软件和硬件公司，已被任命为Fraunhofer Iapt的加性联盟- 国际增材制造网络。雷电竞充值
As the first U.S. company to join the Additive Alliance, Sigma Labs will seek to advance the development and implementation of additive manufacturing. This membership also further exposes the company’sPrintrite3D技术to the metal 3D printing market. Some of the Additive Alliance members includeStratasys公司,3D Systems,空中客车,TRUMPF, andRenishaw.
自动化后处理提供商DyeMansion将分发它的Powershot C,Powershot S, andDM60着色系统通过英国与Europac3D, a 3D technology hardware and service reseller.
在医疗保健领域，PrinterPrezz, a California-based 3D printing service bureau specializing in the medical sector, has signed a customer agreement withSI-BONE，一家医疗设备公司，为未来的3D打印植入物设备开发和建立服务。
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Featured image shows the Sliced logo over Tilly Lockey with her 3D printed Hero Arms. Photo via Open Bionics.
