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Our New Website and Awesome New Stuff from Sculptshore

We are BIGGER AND BETTER and back with whole lot of surprises! We have been quite engaged in manufacturing huge range of funky,unique and useful products, Theme based academical projects for students , real time miniature models and lots more.  Lots of New stuff starting this week! Excited  Look no further! Check out our Amazing New Website here! 

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3DPrinted Exoskeleton to Defy Paralysis

The robotic suit, created by 3D Systems and EksoBionics, allows Amanda Boxtel, who was paralyzed in a skiing accident, to walk for the first time since 1992.

Amanda Boxtel stands – literally – as living proof of that new paradigm.

In 1992, Boxtel was paralyzed from the waist down in a catastrophic skiing accident. But 22 years later, thanks to a groundbreaking 3D-printed robotic suit developed by 3D Systems and EksoBionics, she's able to stand up and move around on her own.

Boxtel's new exoskeleton, the first of its kind, was custom-built for her. Designers from 3D Systems scanned her body, digitizing the contours of her spine, thighs, and shins, a process that helped them mold the robotic suit to her. Then they combined the suit with a set of mechanical actuators and controls made by EksoBionics. The result, said 3D Systems, is the first-ever "bespoke" exoskeleton.

According to Scott Summit , the senior director for functional design at 3D Systems, the partnership between the two companies was about coming up with a way to fit the exoskeleton to Boxtel's body in such a way that it never had hard parts bumping into "bony prominences," such as the knob on the wrist.

The process of creating the 3D-printed robotic suit lasted about three months, Summit said, starting when he and 3D Systems CEO Avi Reichenthal met Boxtel during a visit to EksoBionics. Boxtel is one of ten EksoBionics "test pilots" and Reichenthal was inspired by her vision of what might be done with her new exoskeleton.

Already, Summit said, the exoskeleton was designed to attach to the body very loosely with Velcro straps, with an adjustable fit. But it wasn't meant for any one person.

That's where 3D Systems came into play. By using a special  3D scanning system, Summit's team was able to create the custom underlying geometry they used in making the parts that attach to the exoskeleton. "When the robot becomes the enabling device to take every step for the rest of your life," Summit said of Boxtel and her exoskeleton, "the connection between the body and the robot is everything. So our goal is to enhance the quality of that connection so the robot becomes more symbiotic."

Check this video where Amanda Boxtel walks with 3DPrinted Exoskeleton:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bhCAkUMQ5GA

Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57619037-76/3d-printed-exoskeleton-helps-paralyzed-skier-walk-again/

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The Making Of RoboCop's 3-D Printed Suit

Sony Pictures and MGM's RoboCop remake, starres Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton.RoboCop remake has divided fans of the original from the get-go. Particularly contentious has been the reimagining of the  RoboCop suit, which turns the original into sleek, stealthy, almost ninja-like armor.

The new Robocop reboots the story from Paul Verhoeven's 1987 sci-fi action movie of the same name about a hard-working police officer targeted and nearly killed by a drug lord whose decimated body is used in an experiment to create the perfect cybernetic police officer.

For the remake, director José Padilha turned to Martin Whist, production designer of the film for a new design. It turns out a lot of attention is paid to the functionality of the suit, including how the organic elements are maintained and how it's controlled.

It's this iconic suit, but many of its elements would appear dated to the eyes of a contemporary audience coming to the franchise for the first time," Whist says in an interview with Co.Design.

The team made two updated suits based on the original one. The first RoboCop suit was a prototype that looked much like the costume from the original which gets upgraded over time. The upgraded suit is black that comes complete with a gleaming red visor. According to Whist, the sleeky design was inspired partly by real-world materials like graphene.

Once the designs were finalized, the 3D models of the two suits were sent to company Legacy Effects to build. The company is famous for making suits for Iron Man, Avatar, Real Steel, and Pacific Rim, among others. There elements were then printed out on high-definition 3D printers (Legacy owns Objet and Envisiontec 3D printers) before being painted and assembled into the final suit.

Check out the video where, Jason Lopes of Legacy Effects explains how 3D printing is used to design and create the characters and creatures used in some of the most popular blockbuster films and animations of recent years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEVYUsng9Pc

Source:http://www.fastcodesign.com/3026175/inside-the-making-of-robocops-3-d-printed-suit

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3D Printing Eyewear Kit

The Eyewear Kit based in The Netherlands makes lenses for 3D printed glasses frames. The lenses can turn 3D printed frames into functional, fun, and fashionable glasses that match the needs and tastes of wearers.

Eyewear Kit is a new, inclusive, platform that aims to make it easy for anyone to source, and personalize, their own 3D printed eyewear — whether for prescription glasses, normal sunglasses or just as a fashion statement. The platform brings all of the necessary components together — 3D printed frames, lenses and customization.

At launch, there is an initial collection of designer frames, from Michiel Cornelissen, who is renowned for his work with 3D printing and understanding the processes and how to design for them.

As an example of Michiel’s experience in designing for 3D printing, the Hatch frames feature an intricate latticework that makes these glasses incredibly lightweight — and unmanufacturable using any other production method. According to Michiel: “They look like no eyewear you’ve ever seen.” What is more, the hinges are printed directly, so there is no assembly required for the legs. These ‘smart hinges’ fix themselves in position when the glasses are opened.

There are currently three designs:

The premise behind Eyewear Kit is that you can select the 3D printed frames of your choice and determine your own colour (breadth of colours depend on choice of fulfillment service selected and, as you would expect, prices vary accordingly). From there users can then select their lenses of choice. Here there is a wide range on offer in terms of sun protection, full prescription, reading glasses, fun colour tints and more. Prices do vary again, but nothing (with the frames or lenses) that would cause you to raise an eyebrow, even compared with a walk-in optician’s outlet. This is what makes this platform so accessible. 

Source: http://3dprintingindustry.com/2014/02/11/3d-printing-eyewear-new-platform-makes-inclusive-easy-anyone/

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3DPrinted Objects to help Students with disabilities

Assistive design is one of the greatest applications of 3D printing, the technology is enabling people with disabilities across the world to make lives more comfortable.

Students with disabilities from Hereward College in Coventry, England are using 3D printing to create customized equipment. Experts in 3D printing and adaptive systems from the University of Warwick are helping students with physical restrictions to use 3D printed equipment to solve everyday problems such as eating and drinking.

The 3D printing project is called 'Engaging Young People with Assistive Technology and began in September, 2013. The project has received funding from the University of Warwick and two university departments are delivering the projects: WMG, which is experienced in additive manufacturing, and the Department of Computer Sciences, which designs software and systems around individuals needs.' The departments are working in conjunction with the Access Research and Development Department at Hereward College. 3D Systems has donated a 3D printer to the college.

Ollie Baskeran, a student from Leatherhead in Surrey, has created a bespoke straw holder that allows him to enjoy beverages from a variety of bottles. Baskeran has Muscular Dystrophy and the 3D printed straw holder is shaped like a cork with a hole in the middle. This prevents the straw from moving around and keeps it in one place.

Baskeran said, 'I have limited strength and need to use a straw, but when you lift and tip the bottle at an angle, the straw moves around, making drinking difficult. I wanted to design something that would hold the straw in place and this was my brainwave. To be honest, I'm quite surprised nobody has come up with the idea before. The straw-holder just makes it ten times easier to enjoy a drink.'

'We took less than an hour to get all the measurements we needed and to create the design, which then took about 20 minutes to print.'

'Without 3D printing, I would never have been able to get the idea professionally designed and manufactured as it would have cost too much,' Baskeran continued. 'This technology opens up so many possibilities to make life easier for people with disabilities.'

Source:http://www.prsnlz.me/science-and-tech/warwick-helps-students-with-disabilities-3d-print-objects/

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Pedaling into the future with Custom 3DPrinted Bicycle

Following months of design, research and testing, the company Flying Machines Studio based in Perth, Australia has revealed its new Flying Machine 3DP-F1 which features titanium tubing joined with cutting edge 3D printed titanium lugs. The company is amongst the very first to embrace 3D printing for bicycle production – they view the technology as the way of the future.

To create this "bike of the future" Flying Machine used a hybrid of innovative and traditional bicycle manufacturing methods. The personalized geometry provided by 3D printing technology is used to create the titanium frame tubes which are connected by lugs. Lugged frame bicycles were once on the outs in bike making due to limitations with variation in geometry. But 3D printing may revive the lugged-framed bicycle as the technology allows the geometry of all bikes to be customized.

The company Flying Machines sees itself as a creative hub at the intersection of science and art. They emphasize the importance of creativity, beauty, and innovation in their bicycle designs – as well as efficiency. Flying Machines is interested in the accuracy, low waste, and low invested energy provided by 3D printing – as well as its "green potential."

The company's website states that the F1 is just the beginning of Flying Machine's adventures in 3D printing in titanium. They've already begun work on applying 3D Printing technology in several exciting new bicycle models.

All bicycles are now completely assembled and painted in the FM studio in Perth, Australia. Flying Machine uses a waterborne painting system which they describe as far superior to other techniques.

Check the video out here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=u-vTZ73jEUI

Source:http://www.3ders.org/articles/20140129-pedal-into-the-future-with-titanium-3d-printed-bike.html

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First Completely 3DPrinted Loudspeaker

An Indian-American researcher at the Cornell University has used 3D printing to make a loudspeaker that work almost as soon as it comes out of the printer. 

The loudspeakers are made up of a plastic body, conductive coil and a magnet. The researchers had to figure out how to design and print materials that could fit together and work right away.

Apoorva Kiran and Robert MacCurdy, both graduate students in Mechanical Engineering, worked with Hod Lipson, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, to customize a printer that could print a variety of materials. They used silver ink as the conductor and viscous blend of strontium ferrite for the magnet.

Everything is 3-D printed, said Kiran, who is originally from Bihar, as he launched a demo recently by connecting the newly-printed mini speaker to amplifier wires. 

"The exciting part of this project is that it paves the path to 3-D printing of consumer electronics and active systems," Apoorva Kiran. "A good thing about 3-D printing inks that we developed at our lab is that even though they are for advanced applications, they are not hazardous chemicals, and their recipe is so simple that people can tinker with them even in their garage. With this work we hope that 3-D printing starts an era of open innovation."

Researchers at Lipson’s lab previously printed a replica of the Vail Register -- the telegraph machine that was used by Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail to send the first Morse code message.

Check thisLipson said he hopes this simple demonstration is just the tip of the iceberg. 3-D printing technology could be moving from printing passive parts towards printing active, integrated systems, he said. 

But it will be a while before consumers can print electronics at home, Lipson said adding that most printers cannot efficiently handle multiple materials because it requires different temperatures and curing times. Creating a market for printed electronic devices, Lipson said, could be like introducing colour printers after only black and white had existed. It opens up a whole new space that makes the old look primitive, he said.

Check the video out here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OxuCqs74RA

Source:http://txchnologist.com/post/70402597091/first-completely-3d-printed-working-loudspeaker-built 

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3DPrinting Hits Fashion Yet Again With Awesome 3DNail Art

The 3D printed nail jewelry produced by TheLaserGirls is bringing a new dimension to the traditional manicure – and perhaps pedicure as well. Although it may be difficult to find rings or shoes to accommodate some of their more 'alienesque' designs, this nail art is decidedly cooler than your standard set of press-on acrylic nails.

Their designs are available in a variety of colors and range in appearance from 'weird-bumpy-spikey' to 'dominatrix-mechanical-raven claw' (often with a dash of reptile or flowers). Needless to say, these fingernails are not for the faint of heart. Actress Emma Stone has been spotted rocking the design Red Hotties, and she is sure to be followed by other mani-trend setters.

New York City based digital artists Sarah C. Awad and Dhemerae Ford are the TheLaserGirls. The team was last week's Shapeways 3D Designer in Residence at the Museum of Art and Design.

Sarah and Dhemerae use a Form 1 3D printer and a variety of plastics and metals to realize their unique fingertip designs.

Source: http://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/2419-the-laser-girls-rocking-3d-printed-nails-at-mad-in-nyc.html

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First Food-Grade Dessert 3DPrinter

3D printing gets sweeter with kitchen-ready printers!!!

3D Systems, a 3D printer manufacturer based in South Carolina, has unveiled its newest 3D printer at CES this year, the ChefJet™ that creates splendid confections of sugar. Users can create any design they desire and 3D print the candy in a variety of flavors, including chocolate, vanilla, mint, sour apple, cherry and watermelon.

The ChefJet™ was originally developed by husband-and-wife team Liz and Kyle Von Hasseln. Liz and Kyle are both architects and they first stumbled upon the idea when they hacked a 3D printer to create a customized cake for a friend. The Hasslens went on to create The Sugar Lab, which was recently acquired by 3D Systems in September of 2013. The dessert 3D printer is aimed towards restaurateurs, candy-makers, and professional chefs.

“Food is an incredible platform for creativity, experimentation, and celebration and we are thrilled to place these powerful 3D printers in bakers and chefs’ kitchens,” said Liz von Hasseln, Creative Director Food Products, 3DS. “We invite leading pastry chefs, restaurateurs and event planners to join us in bringing 3D printing into the kitchen.”

To create treats, the ChefJet™ takes a 3D model file that the user has created and then spreads a layer of powder on the print bed. Then an inkjet printer sprays water in the design of the 3D model which crystalizes and hardens the powder. Another layer of powder is deposited and the process is repeated until the candy is complete.

The ChefJet™ has a build volume of 8x8x6” and comes with The Digital Cookbook for easy-to-make recipes. The printer also comes with software for the non-CAD user, so you don’t need to know how to 3D model to use the ChefJet™. The cost is under $5,000.

The ChefJet™ Pro is an upgraded version of the ChefJet™ and comes with a larger print size (10x14x8”) and prints goodies in full-color. The cost is under $10,000.

Source: http://www.3dsystems.com/press-releases/3d-systems-sweetens-its-offering-new-chefjettm-3d-printer-series

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3D Printed Flexible Bags

Belgian brand Kipling, known for its bags in crinkled nylon fabric and the monkey figure on the key hanger, has designed a 3D printed bag with a network of plastic monkeys. Named "Monkey Madness", the bags were printed in polyamide and epoxy using 3D printing technology. The design is based on its iconic Monkey Madness collection as well as the mascot of the brand: monkey.

Established in 1987 by three friends in Antwerp, Kipling is named after the British writer Rudyard Kipling, the author of "The Jungle Book". Kipling designers have been looking for new technology to design classic handbag. Using 3D printing technology, the brand demonstrates its ability to renew itself and combine innovation with the classic style.

Let Kipling take you to another dimension with these monkey bags created with all new 3D printing technology! The science of fashion is 3D printing and Kipling has learnt its monkey match". notes Kipling.

Check this video out here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1suO6KGHBSA

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CONCRETE 3DPRINTER BUILDS HOMES IN LESS THAN ONE DAY

A revolutionary 3D concrete printer can build a 2,500-square-foot home layer by layer in a single day

The University of Southern California is testing a giant 3D printer that could be used to build a whole house in under 24 hours. Professor Behrokh Khoshnevis has designed the giant robot that replaces construction workers with a nozzle on a gantry, this squirts out concrete and can quickly build a home according to a computer pattern. It is “basically scaling up 3D printing to the scale of building,” says Khoshnevis. The technology, known as Contour Crafting, could revolutionise the construction industry.

On a cleared and leveled site, workers would lay down two rails a few feet further apart than the eventual building’s width and a computer-controlled contour crafter would take over from there. A gantry-type crane with a hanging nozzle and a components-placing arm would travel along the rails. The nozzle would spit out concrete in layers to create hollow walls, and then fill in the walls with additional concrete… humans would hang doors and insert windows.

Contour Crafting could significantly reduce the cost of home-owning, and also be used in disaster relief areas to build emergency and replacement housing. The system could also be used to build large office blocks and even tower blocks. “You can have multi-nozzle machines and even have the structure climb the building,” says Khoshnevis.

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UK Tornado fighter jets fly with 3D printed parts

A variable wing geometry, two-seat, day or night attack aircraft capable of delivering a wide variety of weapons, the Tornado GR4is powered by a pair of Rolls-Royce RB 199 Mk 103 turbofan engines. Designed forlow-level supersonic flight, the Tornado uses Terrain Following Radar and Forward Looking InfraRed to do its deadly business in nearly any weather conditions.

Mike Murray, Head of Airframe Integration Systems at aerospace giant BAE Systems, says his company has test flown a Tornado equipped with parts made with 3D metal printing equipment.

The parts included a protective cover for the radio, a landing-gear guard and air-intake door support struts, and Murray says this test is a demonstration of how, in the very near future, maintenance crews will be able to make replacement parts quickly – and cheaply – at any air base hosting the Tornado.

BAE says some of the parts cost less than $165 per piece to manufacture, and that overall, 3D printing has already resulted in savings of more than $450,000. According to Murray, the 3D printing process could ultimately lead to potential cost savings of more than $1.9 million between now and 2017.

"You are suddenly not fixed in terms of where you have to manufacture," Murray said. "You can manufacture the products at whatever base you want, providing you can get a machine there, which means you can also start to support other platforms such as ships and aircraft carriers. And if it's feasible to get machines out on the front line, it also gives improved capability where we wouldn't traditionally have any manufacturing support."

Last year researchers from BAE Systems have also produced one of the largest 3D printed metal parts, a 1.2m titanium wingspar, using a specific kind of 3D printing known as the Wire and Arc Additive Manufacture (WAAM) process.

BAE Systems is working at RAF Marham, Norfolk to engineer ready-made parts for four squadrons of Tornado GR4 aircraft, including 3D-printed protective covers and guards. BAE said some of the parts cost less than £100 ($165, €120) to manufacture, and had the potential to save hundreds of thousands of pounds every year.

Watch the video out here :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCd0pLTlWuM

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Amazing Green 3DPrinting ! Art, nature and Technology at one pace  Literally the Green Printing that lets you to print a garden in any shape ! Instead of using ink, the printer secretes a blend of grass seed and mud. While the solution applies brown, its designs turn green with time and light, bringing new meaning to “watching the grass grow.” Check this out --->http://blog.gessato.com/2014/01/03/green-printing/

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Introducing our New Classic PhotoEngraved Keychains !!! An inimitable way to carry your awesome and splendid memories wherever you travel  And Yay !!! Did we tell its an awesome and unique way of gifting to your dear ones and your family  The Engraved Keychains are 3DPrinted in dual colors with smooth and sleeky finish and a gleaming look ! Connect with us at [email protected] to get your own personal Engraved Keychains.

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Lighting your New Year mood :)

Lets say cheers for this awesome year and Enjoy the little things and Embrace the beautiful memories !!!

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Custom #3DPrinted 'Horse- Thotics' ! Take a look at how the 3DPrinting Technology is creating a lot of advanced biomedical products and the rehabilitation of the animals!