The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) named the Eindhoven Region of the Netherlands as the world’s Intelligent Community of the Year 2011 during its annual awards ceremony at Steiner Film Studios in Brooklyn, New York (USA).
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Wilfried Vancraen (CEO Materialise) Wins RTAM/SME Industry Achievement Award
Wilfried Vancraen was selected to receive this prestigious award by the RTAM/SME Industry Achievement Award Subcommittee in recognition of his exceptional contributions and accomplishments in the Rapid Technologies & Additive Manufacturing industry.
Shapeways will now let you print things in a ceramic material that is “food safe.”
The New York Times posted in their blog that until now, 3-D printers have primarily printed in plastics or other materials that you wouldn’t want to eat off of.
NEN start Nederlandse normcommissie 3D printing
Na de mondiale stemmingsronde voor afspraken over 3D printing, ook wel ‘additive manufacturing’ genoemd, is onlangs een internationale normcommissie opgericht.