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Multi-Material 3D-Printing
Multi-Material 3D-Printing

Last year Root3 Labs experimented with multi-material 3D-printing to deliver prototypes that simulated a button and gasket that would be overmolded in production. We were very happy with the results and our client was quite pleased that we were able to quickly iterate...

June 10th Events
June 10th Events

Some cool events coming up this week. We're hosting tables at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institute symposium titled, "New Frontiers in 3D Printing" in Baltimore, MD and a TechBreakfast with NASA: Technology from Out of This World in Greenbelt, MD. We'd love to have you...

3D Printed Parts in Product Design
3D Printed Parts in Product Design

At a recent 3D Maryland “3D Innovators Group” event, I presented a few short case studies of recent projects to describe how I’ve used 3D printing as both a tool to evaluate a design and as a finished demonstration prototype.

National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation
National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation

Root3 Labs&#8480 is excited to be part of the new National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation (NCC-PDI), formed through a $3.5 million award over 5 years from the FDA to the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children’s National Medical Center.

Motorcyclist Product Research Survey
Motorcyclist Product Research Survey

Looking for motorcyclists to fill out a brief product research survey below regarding rider comfort. Please fill it out and then share it to improve our data.

3D printing at an aluminum foundry
3D printing at an aluminum foundry

In June, the Baltimore Hardware Design Engineers group I organize went on a tour of Danko Arlington in NW Baltimore with John Danko, President of the company. They are an aluminum foundry making cast parts primarily for the defense industry so prevalent in our region...

Face to face meetings at MD&M
Face to face meetings at MD&M

It's hard to beat the value of meeting business associates face to face. I attended the Medical Device & Manufacturing (MD&M) East trade show in Philadelphia yesterday to walk the exhibit floor and shake some hands. I got to catch up with a few long-time vendors that...

TEDCO Grant Awarded for Surgical Instrument Development
TEDCO Grant Awarded for Surgical Instrument Development

Root3 Labs and collaborating university hospital surgeons have been awarded a $50,000 TEDCO grant to commercialize a novel medical device. The project will develop and test prototypes of a patent-pending expandable endoscopic surgical instrument, advancing the technology toward a commercial product.

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