NFL teams are testing this new custom 3D-printed helmet based off scans of players’ heads

ronjor · Feb 1, 2019

Katie Schoolov 01 Feb 2019

NFL players on almost every team are testing out a new type of helmet made with 3D printing. Each Riddell helmet is custom-made for a player based on a scan of his head. Silicon Valley-based Carbon prints seven resin pads for inside the helmet, each with a unique lattice pattern that bends and flexes to the exact shape of the player’s head.
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guest · Feb 24, 2019

The Vatican’s Swiss Guards are now using 3D printed helmets
Cheaper, lighter, and cooler
February 24, 2019
https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/24/18238786/vatican-swiss-guards-3d-printed-helmets

This year, they’re making a big change: the traditional, metal helmet — called a morion — is being replaced with ones that are 3D printed.

Last year, the Swiss Guard announced that it would replace the iconic helmet with one made out of PVC, which were lighter and cheaper than their metal predecessors. This isn’t a trivial thing — as the soldiers spend a lot of time outdoors in the sun, the helmets would become uncomfortably hot, to the point where they would get burned.

The new morions also considerably lighter (weighting in at 570 grams; the ones they are replacing weighed 2 kilograms), are UV resistant, and incorporate ventilation slots to keep the soldiers’ heads cooler
3D printing has come a long way in the last decade, and this is an interesting example of where it can be useful in everyday life.
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