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Record attendance at 2013 RAPID Conference on 3D printing

Monday, June 17, 2013

More than 2,500 attendees turned out for the 2013 RAPID Conference and Exposition, almost doubling last year’s attendance and reflecting widespread excitement about 3D printing and additive manufacturing,…

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RAPID report: Highlights from the state of the 3D printing industry

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

In today’s RAPID news, Terry Wohlers gave his annual State of the Industry address. Here are a few of his points I found most interesting. –Even though this…

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3D Printing and the paradigm shift in design

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

By Chuck Alexander, additive manufacturing product and design, Solid Concepts 3D Printing has been getting a lot of press lately and naturally we all want to know if…

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At RAPID, manufacturing may be the long sought “killer app”

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

What a difference a year makes. Not that long ago, (really, as recently as last year) the RAPID show was typically held in a big-city hotel ballroom. Not…

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Out-of-the-box 3D printing: anti-gravity object modeling

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

One of the more interesting aspects of additive manufacturing/3D printing is how other people are exploring innovative ways to add material to create an object. Here is Mataerial,…

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Using 3D printing to include electronics into designs

Friday, May 17, 2013

As 3D printing (3DP), additive manufacturing technology advances, one area manufacturers are working on is including electronics into the 3DP process. Several industries, including aerospace and the military,…

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3D Systems demos orthodontic 3D printing tools

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

3D Systems attended the 113th Annual session of the American Association of Orthodontists with Sirona Dental Systems and demonstrated a 3D printed customer friendly solution for treatment options…

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3D Systems announces Geomagic Solutions

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) is combining its integrated design-to-manufacturing software tools under its Geomagic Solutions brand. This brand will include 3D Systems’ comprehensive reverse engineering tools together with its…

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Stratasys introduces VeroDentPlus material for 3D printing dental models

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS), a leading manufacturer of 3D printers and production systems for prototyping and manufacturing, announced the immediate availability of VeroDentPlus MED690 dental material for the…

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Stratasys and Scheu Dental collaborate in digital orthodontics market

Friday, May 10, 2013

Stratasys, Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS), a leading manufacturer of 3D printers and production systems for prototyping and manufacturing, announced its collaboration with Scheu Dental GmbH for offering orthodontic labs…

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