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A new large format 3D printer is available in the market, Mimaki is the responsible for this one, 3DGD-1800 is the model.

Mimaki 3DGD-1800, a large format 3D printer

Paulo Núñez Thursday, 04 June 2020 17:18

Mimaki has just introduced their 3rd 3D printer, they first debuted the Mimaki 3DUJ-553 back in September 2017, a 10 million-color 3D printer; In contrast their new product, the Mimaki 3DGD-1800 is a large-sized/high-speed 3D printer, to be precise a machine that can print at…

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3D Printed Valves save COVID-19 Patients Lives

María Renée Ayau Monday, 11 May 2020 18:12

When an epidemic or a pandemic such as coronavirus (COVID-19) strikes, the main problem is the increase in fatalities as health systems are stretched to the limits. This happens because of the thousands of patients presenting all at once, hence these run out of resources…

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corn plastic allows us to make a comparable product to petroleum based plastics, out of a renewable resource

Bioplastics, are they really eco-friendly?

Paulo Núñez Friday, 03 April 2020 21:06

Plastics and “green choice” usually don’t go together as most plastic materials are made from petroleum, these include: polyethylene, PVC, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyester, nylon and acrylic. Most plastics don’t decompose. This means plastic can stick around indefinitely, destroying marine ecosystems. (noaa.gov) In the past decades,…

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3D Printing for Circular Economy

María Renée Ayau Monday, 30 March 2020 18:15

When you think about 3D printing it is mostly associated with manufacturing objects and prototypes made out of plastics and filaments. Although there are other more sustainable and more eco-friendly choices, these are not on people´s top of mind for 3D printing. 3D printing is…

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