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Top 5 Videos: the New Xerox ElemX, 3D Printed Bone, and Artec Scanners
This week’s selection of top 5 videos features additive manufacturing innovations from leading research institutions and manufacturing companies. Our top 1 looks into Xerox’s new liquid metal 3D printer, the ElemX, purposed to circumvent the risks associated with 3D p
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This week’s selection of top 5 videos features additive manufacturing innovations from leading research institutions and manufacturing companies. Our top 1 looks into Xerox’s new liquid metal 3D printer, the ElemX, purposed to circumvent the risks associated with 3D printers that rely on metal powders. The following video explores a brand new bio-ink that can be used to create 3D-printed bone. While our third video focuses on how the entire metal additive manufacturing process can be accelerated, you can find out how 3D scanners can speed up design processes in our fourth selection! Finally, our last pick for the week’s top 3D printing videos details the TruPrint 5000 from TRUMPF. Hope you’ll enjoy and have a great Sunday!
Top 1: Xerox launch Liquid Metal Printer, the ElemX
Xerox have launched a brand new liquid metal 3D printer, the ElemX. Following the discovery of several risks associated with metal powders used in 3D printing, Xerox decided to gamble on an alternative method of 3D printing metal and acquired the startup, Vader Systems. The Naval Postgraduate School in California have already invested in a machine in an endeavour to explore the potential applications of 3D printing for the U.S. Navy. You can find out more about the ElemX’s capabilities in the video below:
Top 2: UNSW scientists use new bio-ink to create 3D-printed bone
A team from the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), a leading research and teaching university in Australia has been researching a novel 3D printing method. The scientists have developed a ceramic-based ink that could allow surgeons to create 3D-printed bone parts using real living cells. This new application of bioprinting, (methods enabling cellular structures to be made from bioinks loaded with stem cells), marks an important step forward in the industry. Dr. Kris Kilian goes into more detail about this project in the video below. Additionally, you can read our coverage of the story here.
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