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Comment on The Dimension 3D printer celebrates 10 years by Bob

Bob — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:03:00 +0000

We were one of the first VAR’s for the Stratasys Dimension. It really did play a key roll in starting the 3D Printer revolution. At $29,900.00 it did not scare people away- and now we are a VAR for the Objet entry level 3D Printers, the Model 24 and 30. The Model 24 is $29,900.00- what a coincidence, and it can build wonderful acrylic plastic models with about three times the detail as the Dimension can build.Plus, the models in the build chamber can be built simultaneously. For details call Bob at PCS Engineering in Timonium, MD, bob@pcsenginc.com

Comment on Laser scanners take accurate measurements fast by Romeo Tudose

Romeo Tudose — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:13:00 +0000

3D Optical metrology can help enormous if you look for an easy way to measure and inspect parts Systems and solutions for 3D metrology

Comment on News in Materials by Kraftwurx.com

Kraftwurx.com — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:17:00 +0000

Really cool materials information!

Comment on Prototyping service lets you see if a rubber component will enhance your designs by Real Estate Sydney

Real Estate Sydney — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:14:00 +0000

Is this really works? I will try this in weekend.

Comment on Prototyping service lets you see if a rubber component will enhance your designs by Gas Pipe

Gas Pipe — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:43:00 +0000

I think this tool is great for rubber industry. We can make
good designs from this tool.

Comment on Prototyping service lets you see if a rubber component will enhance your designs by Sharelord Advanced

Sharelord Advanced — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:18:00 +0000

This is very
attractive Rubber design. I like your theme. I am a new in this field so please tell
me some tips about this.

Comment on What you need to know about Subtractive Prototyping by TechPro

TechPro — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:35:00 +0000

Great article, however I disagree that subtractive or CNC machining is more expensive than additive processes. With additives you must use that machines proprietary material, with SRP or CNC I can buy my material from anywhere I want.

Comment on Call for speakers for Annual RAPID Conference by Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:09:00 +0000

Thanks for sharing this information — see you at RAPID 2012 & 3D IMAGING Event!

Comment on Prototyping service lets you see if a rubber component will enhance your designs by Plastic Rubber

Plastic Rubber — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:51:00 +0000

I also designs my rubber products from Robinson. Really, he is a great rubber designer.

Comment on Tips on selecting the right rapid prototyping machine by Kash_dr

Kash_dr — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:11:00 +0000

it can’t be a complete analysis without price range objective….

Comment on Trek accelerates design cycles with 3D printer by Samuel Michael Green

Samuel Michael Green — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 09:04:00 +0000

Hi – you can read my entire blog post and watch Trek make parts on their 3D printer on this YouTube video: http://ow.ly/1xqy45

Comment on Trek accelerates design cycles with 3D printer by Samuel Michael Green

Samuel Michael Green — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 09:03:00 +0000

Hi – you can read more on this story and see the Trek YouTube clip right here – http://ow.ly/1xqy45

Comment on 3D systems introduces color printer to its line of 3D printers by Julie Reece

Julie Reece — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:02:00 +0000

3D Systems’ color claim should be clarified and understood by readers. In fact, that’s not a new capability for them, and it’s 3D printing in color. They use separate, single-color build material. Each part printed can only be printed in that one colored material. If a multicolored part is needed, the user must manually switch out the color material and then compile the parts separately when they’re done. Only 5 different colored materials are available in total, 0.1% of the SWOP standard and no pixel-level color. ZPrinters are the only 3D printers that print in color. They use HP print heads, just like a color document printer, with the capability of 390,000 unique colors, and pixel-level color. The color is literally printed on the part automatically, in a single build and represents 90% of the SWOP standard. Color input files are VRML, 3DS, PLY and ZPR. Color ZPrinting utilizes full CMYK + clear, color mixing with variable drops.

Comment on The Shape of Things to Come by Chris Norman

Chris Norman — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:11:00 +0000

It’s time to spill the beans and tell the world about what Digital Reality has done to promote Mass Customization. Kraftwurx.com is launching this November and you can read a bit about it at http://fabbaloo.com/blog/tag/kraftwurx or check out our facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kraftwurx/110456059054311

Comment on How GM uses rapid prototyping technology by Bergenindia

Bergenindia — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:09:00 +0000

Informative post! Thanks for sharing…

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Comment on Better materials for high temperature SLS by Leslie Langnau

Leslie Langnau — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:15:28 +0000

Thanks for the info.

Comment on 3D Printers Deliver Competitive Alternative to Traditional Prosthetic Limbs by Leslie Langnau

Leslie Langnau — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:13:52 +0000

Not the future, Now! Scott Summit of Bespoke Innovations uses 3D Systems printers to create prosthetic body parts that give the mechanical prosthetic limb a more natural appearance. It’s very cool. Here’s a link to the story: http://www.makepartsfast.com/2010/12/1011/3d-printers-deliver-competitive-alternative-to-traditional-prosthetic-limbs/

Comment on 3D Printers Deliver Competitive Alternative to Traditional Prosthetic Limbs by Yodeluca

Yodeluca — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:33:00 +0000

Are these a real possibility in the near future because i feel amputees constantly have to sacrifice style for a pole or a leg that looks real. There are some amputees like myself who know we are unique and we want a leg just as unique as we are.

Comment on Better materials for high temperature SLS by Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 12:12:00 +0000

Direct Part Manufacturing (DPM) offers significant
lead time savings while improving system affordability. DPM has become a
reality for low-volume manufacturing of fly-away parts on manned and
unattended systems using 3D CAD digital data.

Comment on Software so “rad,” it’s not CAD by Llangnau

Llangnau — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:45:00 +0000

Thanks for the feedback. You have a good point. Google and Autodesk do offer simpler design software, Google Sketchup and Autodesk 123D. I think more are coming.

Comment on Software so “rad,” it’s not CAD by Charles H. Tankersley

Charles H. Tankersley — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:36:00 +0000

I am exclusively and *nix (Linux) user. At one time I was a Microsoft user and an Autodesk Autocad user. The leading CAD software for Linux is QCAD which I find rather difficult to use. I am hoping that your concept might be better and available for this old dinosaur, a 78 year old retired Principle Mechanical Designer from Parson’s Engineering Corporation, Power and Petrochemical Division (SIP). I need to be able to illustrate concepts presented in my working website, http://chtank.org and cannot stretch my social security far enough to buy expensive software nor hire help.

Comment on Stratasys introduces cross-over 3D printer by Rapid prototyping

Rapid prototyping — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:50:00 +0000

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Comment on How copying could get home-use 3D printing in trouble by Carl Forsyth

Carl Forsyth — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:39:00 +0000

When the Television was first invented, they said it would kill the cinema. When the VCR first came out, they said it would kill hollywood. When the CD-R drives first appered in PCs, critics said it would kill CD sales. When the DVD writer came out, they said it would stop people buying DVDs. What do all these things have in common??? They are all mainstream products found in virtually every home in the Western world. 3D printing WILL become as common as a home PC and the lawyers and overpriced manufacturers will have to adapt or die.

Comment on You have choices by Rapid prototyping

Rapid prototyping — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:13:00 +0000

Comment on Stratasys introduces cross-over 3D printer by Leslie Langnau

Leslie Langnau — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:32:03 +0000

I believe they told me it was about $45,000 in US dollars. They will tell you the price if you contact them, but they resist publishing it because of their international customers. At least that is what they told me.

Comment on Objet introduces advanced materials for 3D printing by Rapid prototyping

Rapid prototyping — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:43:00 +0000

Comment on A tale of two markets by rapid prototyping

rapid prototyping — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:01:00 +0000

Comment on Stratasys introduces cross-over 3D printer by Kevin Thorp

Kevin Thorp — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:42:00 +0000

Their press release brags about how “affordable” it is but they wont publish the price. That tells me it’s too expensive.

Comment on Stratasys introduces cross-over 3D printer by Trancom

Trancom — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:27:00 +0000

do you know what the MSRP is ?? US$ 99,900 ??

Comment on A better file format for 3D printing–AMF–now available by Llangnau

Llangnau — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:28:00 +0000

I’m not exactly sure how the program would do that, but my information is that it would be much easier to do so with AMF than with STL. You can download a version here http://creativemachines.cornell.edu/amf and give it a try.

Comment on A better file format for 3D printing–AMF–now available by dansen

dansen — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:49:00 +0000

Would this mean that material finish/coating data can be extracted from an AMF file w/out looking at a detailed drawing for that file?

Comment on How to justify the cost of a rapid prototyping system by Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:04:00 +0000

Here’s a concept. Fire the MBA’s, and hire engineers to fill those positions. Understand something, MBA’s have myopic tunnel vision. And, having a Master’s degree, means they are better than anyone below them.

Comment on 3D printer uses paper to make prototypes by compactors

compactors — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:12:00 +0000

Wow! That is new. I would presume that these are works of art. Amazing details!

Comment on Objet introduces advanced materials for 3D printing by Clean print head

Clean print head — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:55:00 +0000

Hello, Thanks for the tips. The Eco Printer basically uses erasable ink, that when printed on paper, can be erased off when required, allowing the paper to be re-printed on. A 2010 Red Dot Concept Design winner, Eco Printer uses specialized ink composed of photographic materials that disappear from UV irradiation, allowing non-sensitive documents to be reprinted over and over again.

Comment on 15,000 vs 9 million–why are there so few AM machines at work by al dean

al dean — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:47:00 +0000

Not too sure where the 9 million seats comes from – I’d say that’s at best, about 7 to 8 million out..

Comment on 15,000 vs 9 million–why are there so few AM machines at work by Rachel Park

Rachel Park — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:56:00 +0000

Insufficient knowledge has definitely been a contributing factor to slow uptake, along with skepticism, reluctance to change business models that work and the large investment that has traditionally been required. These, however, are really the “emotional” barriers AM has faced through it’s growing pains. On a more practical level, the barriers have been limited material choices, repeatability issues and quality.

Overall time-to-market (build times are actually quite slow as I was reminded only recently: thanks Al) is by far the longest serving and strongest argument for adopting AM within the product development cycle. It’s right up there with complex geometries and reduced waste.

Virtually all of the barriers are down now, and many converging factors are raising public awareness in ways that could barely be conceived even a year or two ago.

As I said earlier today, this industry is right on the cusp of going mainstream ……

Comment on How copying could get home-use 3D printing in trouble by Dennis Long time RP user

Dennis Long time RP user — Fri, 27 May 2011 04:10:00 +0000

Not too worried. Doubt that printing something will ever be as cheap as buying it, especially when you add in the initial cost of the printer. 3D printing will only be popular for copying items that cannot be purchased.

Comment on 3D printer uses paper to make prototypes by Spokes

Spokes — Thu, 26 May 2011 15:50:00 +0000

What about LOM 15+ years ago, layers of glued paper? Great for its large working area.
http://www.cubictechnologies.com/

Comment on Digital Prototyping Helps Revolutionize Cycling Training by Cycling e-books

Cycling e-books — Thu, 26 May 2011 06:49:00 +0000

There are really lots of high technologies, nice too know that there are many inventions created specifically for cycling training. I have been reading cycling e-books because I know I can obtain a lot of knowledge reading those articles and reviews written on it.

Comment on Autodesk 123D: For those interested in exploring personal manufacturing by Duann Scott

Duann Scott — Tue, 24 May 2011 15:28:00 +0000

This is very cool entry level 3D software but to say someone is a ‘maker’ because they have no experience with CAD? Not sure that will stick:)

Awesome to see Autodesk release free software to let the next generation of makers/designers/hackers/digital crafts people/architects/students/everyone pump CAD.

We are bound to see a whole new group of people start uploading their files to Shapeways too as the software outputs STL files we can use for 3D printing. Much easier to achieve relatively complex, watertight models than with SketchUp.

Thanks
Duann

Comment on 3D Printers Deliver Competitive Alternative to Traditional Prosthetic Limbs by Leslie Langnau

Leslie Langnau — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:34:59 +0000

Check out Scott Summit at SummitD. He seems to be doing a lot of work in this area.

Comment on A tale of two markets by Leslie Langnau

Leslie Langnau — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:33:55 +0000

You make some good points, especially about how many systems are out there. The low end machines will get better as far as accuracy and tolerance. I think they could challenge the higher end machines. Then it will be a very interesting industry to watch. I don’t think the big companies ever thought that the average person would love a system for their own use. But remember, AM is 25 years old. This industry has only had this much attention focused on it once, when a couple of companies, like Stratasys, first came up with and AM machine. So the idea that “everyman” would like such a system is a bit of a surprise to them, in my view. They did not anticipate it.

Comment on 3D Systems acquires Freedom Of Creation by Leslie Langnau

Leslie Langnau — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:29:23 +0000

Yep, it’s all part of their plan to make 3D printing accessible to everyone, engineers and non engineers.

Comment on 3D Systems acquires Freedom Of Creation by Doug Thompson

Doug Thompson — Fri, 13 May 2011 19:06:00 +0000

No way! 3D Systems acquired another company. That leaves about 2 personalized 3D printing companies for 3D Systems to buy…Then it will be complete democratization of personalized 3D Printing. Wait isn’t that called a monopoly?

From what I am hearing they are removing all the equipment from the companies they are buying and creating locations of excellence and leaving the companies they bought out to dry with no manufacturing in-house.

Comment on A tale of two markets by @umbut

@umbut — Fri, 13 May 2011 16:30:00 +0000

It appears that even the engineering “market” is splitting, as the current commercial high end AM machines are for those who don’t want to service their own equipment and can afford expensive materials. They have small build spaces, are restricted in the materials they can use, don’t combine additive with other modalities (like CNC), don’t do well with mixed material or mixed assembly, and don’t cater to iterative design, training, or building really big or really small, or anything food grade or biological. The market is fragmenting away from this core in all directions, high end, low end, engineering, non-engineering professionals, home. The race is not so much to find more volume users for existing printer systems willing to pay premium prices, fronted by design houses and service bureaus, but rather to build new systems that address the market interests of folks that presently aren’t significantly involved. None of these commercial high-end AM companies report more than 5000 units in the field. Reprap alone has 10,000+ units and has much greater potential for innovation. Even if the big companies copy each improvement in sub $400 Reprap design, can they implement the changes in their $15K+ product lines as fast as Reprap folks can?

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Comment on 3D Printers Deliver Competitive Alternative to Traditional Prosthetic Limbs by Princelanre01

Princelanre01 — Mon, 09 May 2011 22:40:00 +0000

Please i would like to know if you have any artificial legs that are
above the knee that the user can walk with perfectly without any
support.

Thanks.

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