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Now writing for the INMATTERIA Blog

5/4/2015

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We have partnered with INMATTERIA which is a blog dedicated to materials for designers and architects. We'll write about some of the more interesting materials we add to MaterialSampleShop.com and about new material developments in general. You can read our first blog post here.
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Speaking at the 7th International Materials Education Symposium 

26/3/2015

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I'll be giving a talk titled "The use of physical material libraries and strategies for building them" at the 7th International Materials Education Symposium held in Cambridge on the 9th and 10th April 2015. 
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Check out these Futation material libraries

28/2/2015

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We build material libraries for educational institutions, R&D departments, and design & engineering consultancies. Here are some of these libraries  

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Here is the library at The Danish Design School in Copenhagen. The samples seen on the picture are only a subset of the close to 300 samples we have supplied so far.


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This library with 260 samples has just been installed at the University of Southern Denmark's Department of Design and Communication.

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This is the library at The Design School Kolding.

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Free seminar at DTU Skylab 17th. Feb 2015

6/2/2015

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I have helped plan a seminar titled "Design - Production - Materials" which is held at the DTU Skylab on Tuesday 17th Feb. 2015. It is free and we have a great lineup:

13:00-13:15 Welcome to the Skylab! - Krestine Mougaard (DK)
13:15-13:55 Designing Products - Alistair David Morton (DK)
13:55-14:05 Break
14:05-14:45 Choosing the right Materials for your Products - Efrat Friedland (DE)
14:45-15:10 Tour of Skylab with Coffee and Cake
15:10-15:45 Digital Metal® - Rapid 3D-Printing in Metals - Hans Kimblad (SE)
15:45-15:55 Break
15:55-16:35 (easily?) MADE IN CHINA! - Heidi Larsen (DK) 

Download the invitation below:
designproductionmaterials.pdf
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List of newsletters and trade magazines for curious engineers and designers

5/2/2015

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People often ask where we find new materials and technologies for the material libraries. One of the best ways to stay updated on the newest developments is to read newsletters and trade magazines from different industries.

He is a list of some great newsletters and magazines you should subscribe to. We'll update the list from time to time, so please send us a tip if you have any suggestion for additions.
Free Magazines

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TCT Magazine 
Informative magazine with news about 3D printing. It is published 6 times a year and you can get a paper magazine or read it though an app. I can highly recommend reading this magazine. 
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Compounding World
Monthly magazine about new plastic materials. It is focused on plastic compounders. Read a few issues and you'll quickly catch up on the technical terminology.  
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Engineering Materials
This magazine is published 4 times a year and covers engineering materials in general.


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Develop3D
Monthly magazine that covers product development in general. They often write about additive manufacturing and design software. They also have some inspiring cases showing the product development process in different companies. 

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Speaking at The University of Southern Denmark - Monday 9th December 2014

27/11/2014

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I'll be giving a talk at The University of Southern Denmark on how to get inspiration from materials. You can read more about the talk and sign up at the Engineering Society's web site - http://ida.dk/event/312721
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New website launched

23/10/2014

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Futations old website was designed in 2009 and it was time to built a new page with a cleaner design. 
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