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Posted by: Jim on: 03/09/2013 07:39 PM
Hypothesizing from furniture, to robotics, to medicine to guns, The age au takes a look into where 3D printing could lead us in the not so distant future.
"It's in fields such as medicine and furniture and clothing design that the technology has already had a huge impact.
Already, well over 90 per cent of in-the-ear hearing aids are made using 3D printing, and that lets clever software which can work out exactly how to optimise the acoustic properties of the hearing aid into the manufacturing process.
Switzerland-based Sonova, a leading maker of hearing aids, is now using graphics software to modify the shape of the device once it has been scanned, improving its physical fit to the individual ear canal, and its acoustic qualities.
That's all thanks to 3D printing, as this couldn't be done cost-efficiently before."
Read More @ The Age
"It's in fields such as medicine and furniture and clothing design that the technology has already had a huge impact.
Already, well over 90 per cent of in-the-ear hearing aids are made using 3D printing, and that lets clever software which can work out exactly how to optimise the acoustic properties of the hearing aid into the manufacturing process.
Switzerland-based Sonova, a leading maker of hearing aids, is now using graphics software to modify the shape of the device once it has been scanned, improving its physical fit to the individual ear canal, and its acoustic qualities.
That's all thanks to 3D printing, as this couldn't be done cost-efficiently before."
Read More @ The Age