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Melbourne Health Accelerator
Last week, on the 22nd of May 2017, Special Minister of State Gavin Jennings joined health professionals and researchers at the Royal Melbourne Hospital to launch the new Melbourne Health Accelerator (MHx) program. As an Australian first, MHx will work with clinicians and researchers as they develop new technologies to tackle some of the most pressing and emerging challenges facing our healthcare system today. The program will also cultivate commercially viable answers to complex healthcare challenges, by connecting health professionals and leading medical research experts with health technology start-ups.MHx will allow health professionals and researches access to a Maker Space...
Using Infill Mesh with CURA
Have you tried the new infill mesh function in Ultimaker CURA? You can now determine very easily sections of your 3d model to have different #mesh density, pattern, wall thickness etc to make more functional 3d Print Picture attached is and experiment on a finger making the joints more flexible with less infill. The last image is showing a dense infill mesh on the handle of a mallet.Other application would be to make a section of a part more durable while minimising print material for the non essential parts. This was done on an Ultimaker 2 but if you do...
The New Ultimaker 3
Ultimaker, the leading open source 3D printer manufacturer, announced today the global availability of the next generation of its 3D printing product line, the Ultimaker 3 and the Ultimaker 3 ExtendedWith Ultimaker 3’s advanced capability to print complex geometries using industrial-grade materials right from the desktop, users gain freedom of design never before accessible in the professional environment. Fully integrated hardware, software and materials configuration, as well as full settings alignment, ensures both efficient workflow and precision print results. Ultimaker 3 New Features With the Ultimaker 3, professional and reliable 3D printing is now available for multiple users across the...
Future Learning Spaces
Last month we were invited by organisers at Education Changemakers 2016 to set up a little makerspace for a Teacher and School Leader's event at the NAB village National Bank of Australia HQ in Docklands Melbourne. We were asked to see if we could develop something involving 3D Printing that would engage the Teachers attending the event. We started exploring an idea of making use of one of our Curriculum kits called the Kidville. We thought that the kit, which is actually designed to help to inspire and guide teachers and their student to reimagine cities they would like to...
Ultimaker used to bring 2000 year old Egyptian Mummy back to life
We get very excited when our Ultimaker users make groundbreaking work with their Ultimaker. Cue in University of Melbourne who recent received a lot of press around their recreation of a 2000 Year old Mummy. Stacey Gorski and her supervisor, Dr Varsha Pilbrow, with part of Meritamun’s 3D printed skull. Picture: Paul Burston. A team of experts at the University of Melbourne have been able to create a lifelike replica of a 2000 year old Egyptian Woman's Head, using new technologies including CT scanning, an Ultimaker 3D printer and forensic facial reconstruction, combined with good old-fashion Egyptology. This was...