The United States is a world leader in additive manufacturing. A majority of the top AM companies are based in the US, but a shrinking workforce of skilled laborers has led to uncertainty about the expansion of AM. Throughout the US, educational environments are shifting and the government has renewed funding for advanced manufacturing to ensure that the 3D printing industry achieves its potential and benefits the US economy.

Every year, innovation strengthens additive manufacturing’s foothold within the global economy. But even with the steady growth of the current market share, there still exists a vast potential for expansion, especially in the United States, which is expected to remain at the forefront of AM in the coming years. The American automotive, medical, dental, and aerospace sectors stand out as key factors in the major growth potential.  

The average 10-20 person product design team includes engineers and designers, project managers and the purchasing department. 3YOURMIND makes their work simpler with Team Access for 3D Print Projects. The platform enables the team to add members to work on 3D projects simply as inputting their email address.

This was the first 3D printing meetup ever to be organized in Wrocław. The event was co-organized by the Wroclaw Agglomeration Development Agency, responsible for investments and investors relations throughout the region, who saw the potential of connecting local companies to market leaders through 3D Printing.

It is known that 3D models aren’t always as perfect in reality as on our screen. So what are the best practices for modelling an object that will be 3D printed? We will show you how to avoid the most common mistakes, learn how materials and 3D technologies affect the printability of a model, and ensure you create a high quality designs.

The world of 3D Printing is constantly developing solutions to widen the application scope of this production method along all fields. New materials open the doors to new solutions, different structures for diverse application, and the demands of the market lead to the development of reliable processes to fit its needs. Which are these processes? And which technologies are currently most adopted for industrial application?

 The more cost effective the prototyping process is, the more and easier it can be to implement it into the design process. 3D printing will become a crucial factor in increasing the rate of innovation, and those companies that master the use pre-assembly for prototyping will have a clear advantage.

Functional design is a simple concept that has large implications when combined with 3D printing. The goal is to simply design modularly so that each individual component serves a specific, individual function. It is very similar to many agile practices that are used in programming and management to ensure that all development goals are in small manageable pieces with potential to test and receive feedback quickly.

In an exclusive interview with 3YOURMIND, Meltwerk the Berlin based company founded in 2015 under the brand Trinckle3D, explain the reasons behind their production decisions that support their main mission, to break the barrier between ordinary people and 3D Printing.

Each year 3D Printing plays a more central role in the entertainment industry, especially for  filmmakers and effect studios. 3D printing allows these creative minds to make the “unprecedented” more quickly and more realistically than any other technology. They are the stereotypical “small batch production” centers as they are producing the visuals for a single film. So it is no wonder that 3D printing is beginning to take center stage in flim production.