Tag: DAGOMA

Dagoma and TBWA\Paris launch Operation Toy Rescue

Stuart Mitchell

Everybody loves toys. For Christmas, there’ll be several billion toys purchased. But behind the toys hides an ecological disaster. Every year, in France alone more than 40 million toys are thrown away. Because in most cases, they can’t be repaired. For one single reason: spare parts don’t exist. To make toys repairable, Dagoma, the European leader in 3D printing, and TBWA\Paris are launching Operation Toy Rescue. Spare parts for toys that didn’t exist till now have been recreated as 3D printable files. The concept is simple: After listing the most commonly lost…

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DAGOMA launches operation HARMLESS GUNS

Stuart Mitchell

3D printers are a veritable revolution. It is possible to print anything at home: from decorative objects to figurines or even artificial limbs. To do it, all you need to do is download the blueprint files for any of the millions of items available online. Unfortunately, among these items are files to print real firearms. Accessible without restrictions and in just a few clicks, anyone who owns a 3D printer can manufacture fully functioning weapons at home that are untraceable and undetectable.  They’re untraceable because 3D printed firearms have no…

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