3D Printers in January News

SprocketA Michigan Tech MSE/ECE team’s work on 3D printing and strategic alliances with industry was covered by MSN Money, the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, 3D Printing Industry and many others.

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Corp Magazine published an article on 3D printing revolution, quoting Associate Professor Joshua Pearce (MSE), with photos of Pearce and one of his 3-D printers. See Corp Magazine.

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Open Electronics ranked Michigan Tech’s open-source metal 3D printer as one of 10 of the Most Incredible Open Source Hardware projects born in 2013.

Michigan Tech’s 3D Printers for Peace Contest was listed as one of the top 5 3D printing applications of 2013 by 3D Printing Industry.

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Malaysi’s HongKiat named Michigan Tech’s metal 3D printing as one of 6 Tech Trends That Will Dominate 2014.

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6 Tech Trends That Will Dominate 2014

6. 3D Printers

Metal printers are usually available for half a million, and only to organizations, not for personal use. Earlier this December, Michigan Technological University announced their open source 3D metal printer, which is available for only $1500.

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In the News

Joshua Pearce (MSE/ECE) was interviewed for Teknisk Ukeblad (Technical Weekly), which is Norway’s leading engineering journal on 3D printing. His group’s 3D printing research was also covered by Ingeniøren, a Danish weekly newspaper specializing in engineering topics. Michigan Tech’s research in 3D printing was discussed in The Conversation in an article “What price our fascination with cheaper 3D printing?”

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