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Adidas breaks the mould with 3D-printed performance footwear https://www.adidas-group.com/en/media/news-archive/press-releases/2015/adidas-breaks-mould-3d-prin
by PeachPlum 9y ago
Adidas breaks the mould with 3D-printed performance footwear
https://www.adidas-group.com/en/media/news-archive/press-releases/2015/adidas-breaks-mould-3d-printed-performance-footwear/ https://www.adidas-group.com/en/media/news-archive/press-rel...
And it's not all plastic
The patents for laser sintering are running out
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_laser_sintering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_laser_sintering
my colleague at my Uni 3D printing society showed me a fully working planetary gear unit about 30mm x 30mm x 30mm yesterday, made from titanium and printed in one pass with zero assembly.
It's coming
- vlehto 9y agoMetals can only be SLS printed in a vacuum. That makes it cost prohibitive for home use. It's cheaper to buy a small CNC machine and that's good enough for 99,9% of everything.