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3D Systems Offers New On Demand Service for 3D Printed Anatomical Models

3D Systems is deeply involved in the medical industry and is using 3D technology to change and save lives, whether it’s through virtual surgical planning or 3D printed implants, bioprinting or 3D printed surgical models. Now the company is sharing its medical model expertise with a new On Demand Anatomical Models service. The service allows medical professionals to order 3D printed anatomical models from their own medical files, enabling them to better plan surgeries and educate patients or trainees.

The service is simple to use: all a user has to do is upload a 3D model file in STL, OBJ or PLY format to the new website. Customers can prepare their files for 3D printing using 3D Systems’ D2P software if they so choose, or any other commercially available software. The user then selects which materials they want their models to be 3D printed in, as well as areas to highlight, and requests an instant quote. The order can then be placed with one click, and the 3D printed model will arrive in approximately five business days.

3D Systems has also created a seamless connection between its D2P software and the On Demand Anatomical Models website, so medical professionals can quickly and easily create 3D models from their medical imaging data. D2P now has a module for Volume VR, allowing the user to upload and launch entire patient scans into a 3D virtual reality environment without any pre-processing of the data. The user can then “walk” through their scans and see an enhanced view of their patient’s anatomy, control layer visualization, and cut cross sections in any direction. Additional updates include improved mesh creation options, import and alignment of external mesh file into patient scan, and 3D PDF generation.

“For more than 25 years, 3D Systems has assisted medical professionals through the combination of our anatomical modeling experience and our 3D printing expertise,” said Katie Weimer, Vice President, Medical Devices, 3D Systems. “The healthcare industry is seeing the benefits provided through 3D printed anatomical models, and we are dedicated to continuing to expand our healthcare offerings to meet market needs. With the launch of our new On Demand Anatomical Modeling Service, we are making 3D printed models easier and more accessible to a broader range of the healthcare community.”

3D Systems will continue to offer its virtual surgical planning and anatomical modeling services in addition to the new service. The company also offers a Patient Specific Anatomical Modeling option, in which medical professionals provide CT or MRI scans to the team at 3D Systems’ Littleton, Colorado Healthcare Technology Center. The biomedical engineers at the center will then process the data, design the model, 3D print it and ship it to the customer. Whichever option medical professionals choose, 3D Systems is continually offering easier ways to obtain detailed, patient-specific 3D printed medical models for surgical planning, training and education.

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HP Opens New 3D Printing Center in China Featuring Multi Jet Fusion Technology

The world’s largest manufacturing market is in China, so it would make sense that 3D printing companies would want to set up operations there. Since it joined the 3D printing world with the introduction of Multi Jet Fusion technology in 2016, HP has been expanding its 3D printing presence all over the world, with expansions into Japan, India and many other locations across the globe. Now HP has partnered with Guangdong (Dali) 3D Printing Collaborative Innovation Platform to open a new 3D printing center in the manufacturing hot spot of China.

The new Lanwan Intelligence – HP Multi Jet Fusion Technology Mass Manufacturing Center opened over the weekend in Dali, Foshan, a major manufacturing hub in Guangdong Province. It will be powered by 10 HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing systems and will exclusively use HP technology to provide production-grade applications at scale for major customers in the automotive, consumer goods and other industries.

The new center’s opening ceremony was attended by senior representatives from national and local governments, businesses and academia. HP also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Guangdong Lanwan Intelligence Technology and the Institute of Foshan, Nanhai Guangdong Technology University. The MoU will promote the adoption of 3D printing technology in Southern China.

[L to R]: Yang Haidong, Director of the Institute of Foshan, Nanhai Guangdong Technology University, Stephen Nigro, President of 3D Printing, HP Inc., and Luo Jun, Executive Director of China 3D Printing Technology Industry Alliance and President of Guangdong Lanwan Intelligence Technology

“Everything starts with applications – and digital manufacturing innovators are leading the transformation of the $12 trillion manufacturing sector by producing industrial-grade parts across industries on HP Multi Jet Fusion,” said Stephen Nigro, President of 3D Printing, HP Inc. “We are thrilled that Guangdong (Dali) 3D Printing Collaborative Innovation Platform is deploying HP Multi Jet Fusion technology at factory-scale to drive its business growth and accelerate industry innovation. HP is committed to helping our global digital manufacturing partner community expand and thrive.”

While HP has already established a large 3D printing presence in the Asia Pacific and Japan region, this is company’s largest deployment of production-grade 3D printing in the region so far. The Mass Manufacturing Center is being established to meet the growing demand for production-grade parts and functional prototypes – Multi Jet Fusion technology’s claim to fame. HP’s release of the technology marked a turning point in the 3D printing industry, at which 3D printing began to become less of a simply prototyping technology and more of a means to actually create end-use parts.

“The demand for 3D-printed production-grade parts will grow exponentially over the next few years as we shift from analog to digital manufacturing,” said Luo Jun, Executive Director of China 3D Printing Technology Industry Alliance and President of Guangdong Lanwan Intelligence Technology. “By deploying HP’s Multi Jet Fusion technology in our new digital manufacturing center in China, we can better – and more quickly – deliver cost-effective and production-grade parts to our customers.”

China’s focus on 3D printing has been increasing lately, with other 3D printing centers opening and regulations being created. The country is a smart choice for HP as a location in which to create a new 3D printing hub, especially such a large one. As HP continues to expand, it continues to cement its position as a leader in production-grade 3D printing across the world.

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3D Systems Looks to Increase 3D Printer Efficiency with Aquant’s AI Platform

For the last two years, 3D printing industry giant 3D Systems has been looking into product launches in hardware, materials, and workflow, in order to create more opportunities for additional applications. 3D Systems President and CEO Vyomesh Joshi (VJ) mentioned this strategy again at RAPID + TCT in Texas last month, and highlighted a few examples.

For instance, the company has been focused on applications in the medical and dental fields for a while, and both the US Air Force and the US Navy will be utilizing its technology to reproduce older plane components and qualify metal 3D printing for warships. 3D Systems also recently introduced a new metal 3D printing system, along with an integrated metal 3D printing software platform.

Never one to just sit back and rest on its laurels, 3D Systems rallied after disappointing Q3 17 financial results and outlined a fairly aggressive approach to keeping its market leadership position. In keeping with the plan, the company recently made its newest announcement – it’s chosen the Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform by New York-based Aquant to increase field service efficiency through parts prediction.

“Advanced technology is key to continued growth for our business. By applying Aquant’s AI technology to our service processes, we believe we are taking a major step towards the vision of providing our customers with zero unplanned downtime,” said Mark Hessinger, the Vice President of Services for 3D Systems.

Aquant, an enterprise AI platform, learns the unique language of other enterprises through machine learning, and uses this knowledge to increase equipment uptime – what it refers to as Uptime as a Service. Its machine learning can provide a step-by-step troubleshooting process, which allows its customers to make faster, smarter decisions, driven by hard data, by taking Aquant’s recommendations for “predictive actionable service.”

The company uses Natural Language Processing (NLP) algorithms to quickly convert both historical unstructured and structured data into a helpful knowledge base. Aquant’s predictive AI can help elevate organizations by increasing first-time fixes on machines, which completely negates unplanned downtime.

Shahar Chen, Aquant’s CEO and Co-Founder, said, “We are honoured 3D Systems, one of the leading 3D printing companies in the world, has decided to partner with us. Our technology will allow 3D Systems to leverage all of the data they’ve gathered over the years to create an immediate improvement in speed and accuracy of issue diagnosis, achieve a significant increase in machine uptime, reduce operational costs and provide fast ROI.”

3D Systems will maximize its 3D printers’ uptime through Aquant’s innovative AI platform, which will allow the company to diagnose machine failures more accurately and quickly. Thanks to its increased productivity, 3D Systems will be able to save money by cutting out repeat service visits. In addition, Aquant analyzes historical item usage, so it’s better able to forecast any future demand.

According to the Aquant website, “Even the best experts cannot predict the exact parts and skills necessary to complete each job. In order to maximize machine uptime and increase first-time fix rate, Aquant’s machine learning algorithms predict which parts and skills are required for the job.”

The technicians at 3D Systems can call on Aquant’s technology to quickly diagnose 3D printer issues based on their report symptoms. In addition, the company will be able to better predict which parts will need service calls, escalate complex problems to the next level without delay. – basically letting Aquant take care of all of the heavy lifting.

It’s smart decisions like this – teaming up with Aquant to reduce 3D printer downtime – that keeps 3D Systems on top.

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UL and Tooling U-SME officially partner to launch Additive Manufacturing Professional Certification program

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