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3D Printed Violin on an Ultimaker 2
image copyright of hovalin.com Earlier this year we came across an amazing project created by a talented Husband and Wife duo, Kaitlyn and Matt Hov. The two of them started the Hovalin Project, an Open-Source 3D Printed Violin. You can learn more about the project by visiting their website at Hovalin.com The hovalin is a functional acoustic violin that can be produced using most standard consumer 3d printers. The total cost of raw materials for the violin (4/4) is currently about $70. The hovalin was designed with Autodesk Fusion 360. Its shape and dimensions are inspired by the Stradivarius violin...
Introducing the Ultimaker 2+ and Ultimaker 2 Extended+ 3D Printers
Ultimaker has just launched 2 new 3D printers at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) Las Vegas 2016. The new printers revealed today are the Ultimaker 2+ and Ultimaker 2 Extended+, which are the latest iterations of the hugely popular and award-winning Ultimaker 2 family of 3D printers. These two new successors to the Ultimaker 2 and Ultimaker 2 Extended were developed based on the company's extensive experience and know-how in 3D printing technology, as well as the close collaborations with Ultimaker's own user community. According to Ultimaker's CEO Jos Burger, "The Ultimaker 2+ and Ultimaker 2 Extended+ are results of countless collaborations...
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...
GOTYA 3D Printed Awards
Earlier this year, Imaginables and XYZ Workshop assisted the Design Institute of Australia to create a unique 3D-Printed Award for their Graduate of the Year 2015. The Graduate of the Year Award [GOTYA] is a portfolio based Design Institute of Australia program that rewards the highest standards of excellence in final year undergraduate design students or recent graduates. Categories awarded are Industrial Design, Interior Design, Interior Decoration, Graphic Design, Fashion Design and Jewellery Design. Educators in each state are invited annually to nominate their top design students to State level GOTYA programs, with each student submitting three different studio projects...