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3D Printing News Briefs, February 17, 2024: Shot Blasting, Service Bureaus, & More
In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting out with post-processing, as SKZ Würzburg is using a shot blast system from AM Solutions for its research. Moving on to business,…
Non-Profits Make Affordable Prosthetic Liners in Ecuador with 3D Printed Molds
Two non-profits are making prosthetic care more sustainable and accessible in Ecuador. Operation Namaste and the Range of Motion Project (ROMP) partnered to establish in-country fabrication of prosthetic silicone liners…
JCRMRG’s 3D Health Hackathon Aims for Sustainable 3D Printed PPE
As we’ve mentioned many, many times over the last few months, the 3D printing community has really stepped up in a big way to help others as our world got…
Operation Namaste Making 3D Printed Molds for Prosthetic Aligners in Nepal
Last January, Certified Prosthetist-Orthotist (CPO) Jeff Erenstone, the Chief Technology Officer of Create O&P, decided to leave the company he co-founded in order to continue advancing and improving clinical and…
Greek Refugees Using Mass Portal 3D Printer, Donated by Materialise, to Design and Print Their Own Models
We often hear heartwarming stories of how 3D printing is being used to make the world a better place in all sorts of ways. In 2016, German NGO Soup & Socks…
3D Printing News Briefs: February 27, 2018
We’re taking care of business first today in 3D Printing News Briefs, then moving on to education and a virtual 5k to support a worldwide 3D printed prosthetics volunteer network….
Wiivv Donates Custom Fit 3D Printed Insoles to Volunteer Search and Rescue Team, Launches Employee Wellness Program
A health and wellness initiative at an old job allowed me to get a FitBit Zip for way less than the retail price, and everyone was encouraged to participate in…
e-NABLE Introduces Web Central App to Match Volunteers with People Who Need 3D Printed Prosthetics
From 3D printed animal prosthetics and 3D printed prosthetics for children and adults to bringing 3D printed prosthetics to under-served areas…every time I hear a new story about the e-NABLE volunteer community, it warms my…
Springboro STEMfest: Ohio Students Learn About 3D Printing, STEAM Education, and Rocket Launchers
Science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics are picking up steam lately – which is handy, as they fall into a curriculum of the same name, as STEAM education takes its…
New e-NABLE Community Sponsorship Program from MatterHackers: Support the Volunteers Who 3D Print Prosthetics
You know the old adage – “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” e-NABLE, a…
Enable Community Foundation Formed: Donations to e-NABLE keep 3D printed hands accessible
The 3D printing community isn’t just a community in name — one of the most inspiring aspects of the maker movement has, for me, been reading about the work people…
High School Robotics Club Creates 3D Printed Exoskeleton For Kids with Cerebral Palsy
When I sit down and think of where humanity is going, I see a world afflicted by wars, religious intolerance, and political unrest. There are terrible things going on all…
