Good morning everyone! Welcome to our top five videos of the week! As usual, we have exciting and educational 3D printing video content. This week’s range from cold spray technology for additive manufacturing, an interview about 3D printing in an academia and research context, to country-specific information (in this case, about Singapore) about how users are adopting 3D printing in the engineering and manufacturing industry for healthcare. Elliot also reviews the UltiMaker S7 in a 3Dnatives original clip. If you enjoy it,
Top 1: Additive Manufacturing Using Cold-Spray Technology
This video is from University of Technology of Belfort-Montbéliard (UTBM), an engineering school located in France. We see their work on cold spray additive manufacturing – this being the technique of using metal powder particles to form a coating by ‘ballistic impingement’ upon a substrate, causing them to adhere to the surface. This technology can create strong metal parts. A model of a hand is shown in the video. Additional advantages include quicker build times and minimal surface preparation. Heat is not required when 3D printing. This means that common problems associated with heat are not a problem. It’s also much simpler to repair parts.
Top 2: How Singapore uses 3D printing in healthcare
Next, we will show you how Singapore uses 3D printing in their healthcare sector. There are many country-specific examples like the 2003 treatment of a nose cancer patient by Professor Chua Chee Kai with a 3D-printed surgical mold. From the video, we also learn about the potential of the Singapore Centre for 3D Printing, a new research facility which aims to be the world’s leading institute for 3D printing research and technologies. It is evident that the country believes 3D printing has great potential to improve manufacturing and engineering. They also want to make a name for themselves in the sector. If you want to learn more about the specifics of Singapore’s turn to 3D printing, check out the video below.
Top 3: What did 3Dnatives think of the UltiMaker S7
3Dnatives loves to provide research and news content. But, we also recognize the value of doing our own testing and reviewing new printers, scanners and other products for you. With the UltiMaker S7 we’ve done that. The UltiMaker S7, the first printer from Ultimaker since MakerBot’s merger, is a major advancement over previous FDM printers. Elliot inspected the printer and gave his impressions on it. You can read his article about the printer here.
Top 4: A Scientist’s Perspective On 3D Printing for Biological Research
Interviews are a valued method to gain insight into a topic, including manufacturing and science, in an accessible and interesting way – this video certainly shows that! This clip features Quinton Smith (UCI researcher) discussing a variety of his research projects. He uses 3D printing to create tissues for organ growth in patients with liver disease. Bioprinting is one of the most exciting uses of 3D printing. It could replace transplants in future.
Top 5: Ceramic 3D printing for conservation
While we have written before about ceramic 3D printers and their use in the production of unique art pieces and design, did you know they can also be used for conservation purposes? This video will show you how! This video shows how to make a series of reef tile that replicates the structure of natural coral reefs. These reef tiles were designed to protect coral from sediment buildup, as we can see from the description. The pieces were made of terracotta and then fired to 1125 degrees Celsius.
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