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Siemens and Ultimaker
Siemens has always been synonymous with innovation whose Research & Development is in their life blood. Annually Siemens invest over 6 billion dollars in their Research & Development. Jamie McDyre, Head of Freight and Products – ASEAN Pacific, Mobility says “Siemens is moving away from just looking at the factory floor, into considering the whole value chain now, and what that allows us to do, using 3D printing etc, it allow us to bring that process to our customers, and bring them into our design processes early on.” 3D printing allows Siemens to get their customers involved by bringing...
Sweco Architects shares their Architectural design process
One such inspiring story is that of Henrik Bejmar, an architect working for Sweco, the largest architectural and engineering consultancy firm in Europe. Headquartered in the beautiful city of Stockholm, he’s helping a team of architects create a monumental new development in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The project contains over 280 hectares, which will hold over 60.000 to 90.000 apartments and 200.000 office spaces once finished. To help bring their ideas to life they needed a rapid prototyping tool they could rely on every day to create models with tight deadlines. So they turned to 3D printing and started using the...
Leo Haslam's Creature Creations
We’ve been a fan of Leo Haslam's work for some time now. Seeing the level of creativity and inventiveness he pours into every model is very inspiring. That's why this week we not only bring you his 3D printing story, but offer you four of his amazing models to download, print and enjoy! Scroll down to the bottom for the models if you just can't wait to start printing. “It all started when I was a kid. Throughout my childhood I was always drawing monsters or making strange aliens out of clay. Eventually I discovered ZBrush which opened up the...
Ultimaker and Dance
When talented choreographer, James Batchelor first approached XYZ Workshop about a year ago with the idea of a collaboration whereby 3D printed props/costume would form part of the storytelling dance process, the seed was planted for an intriguing journey. XYZ Workshop having had past work featured further ashore in the U.S., Singapore, Russia and UK, having an chance to work with some local talent and having it staged at a performance space right in Melbourne city seemed like a perfect opportunity. The conceptual idea for the latest piece of the Metasystems series stems from an interplay of observations of constructions...
Ultimaker partners with Philips to bring Medical 3d models to reality
The international society of medical professionals in the field of Magnetic Resonance held their 23rd annual meeting in the prestigious Metro Toronto Convention Centre in the beginning of June. Once a year, medical professionals from all over the world gather to share ideas, present workshops and educate one another to further this particular field of research with ISMRM. More than 7000 experts in the field attend this week long conference to fuse technology and experience into meaningful progress. In a collaborative effort by both companies, Philips and Ultimaker wanted to give attendees something to think about within the theme of...