3D printed car dashboard on display at SolidWorld World 2012
Objet Ltd. announced that it will showcase a full-size, 3D printed car dashboard from StreetScooter at this year’s SolidWorks World in San Diego from February 12-15. Shown for the first time in the United States, the five-foot wide fully-assembled dashboard prototype was created with multi-material printing, including Objet’s ABS-like Digital Material, and features a display... Read More
UK-based service bureau highlights simultaneous multi-part 3D printing
Industrial Plastic Fabrications (IPF) bought its first Objet 3D printer four years ago, and now the company has 360 customers. Today, IPF offers a range of machining and fabricating services using varied technologies, but all its rapid prototyping/3D printing work is produced by its two Objet 3D printers – an Objet Connex500 multi-material 3D Printer for printing parts and assemblies... Read More
3D printing’s stellar, amazing year
What a year 3D printing technology had in 2011! This approximately 25 year-old industry is enjoying a second round of “good buzz” thanks in large part to what have been labeled personal sized, hobby, or Maker units and the media fascination surrounding them. The BfB™ 3000 3D printer from 3D Systems in partnership with MADE IN SPACE in a zero gravity test flight While MakerBots,... Read More
And the winner is…
For the past several years, Make Parts Fast parent magazine, Design World, has held a Leadership In Engineering competition among various companies in various industries. Winners are chosen by you, our audience. The guidelines for your choice are simple, yet complex. A real leader in an engineering environment, whether he is the CEO or an engineering manager, requires traits of... Read More
3D printing functional guitar amplification devices
Fishman Acoustic Amplification works with the world’s top instrument builders, artists and retailers. Using its Objet desktop 3D printer, the designers can print mechanically accurate guitar amplification device prototypes that customers can’t tell apart from real production parts. In-house 3D printing allows Fishman to go through multiple design iterations in a single... Read More
If you draw it, will it “print”?
The processes involved in Additive manufacturing (AM), including 3D printing, stereolithography, polyjet, and fused filament fabrication, all promise design freedom. This technology has not replaced traditional manufacturing yet. So, many parts will still need the usual manufacturing processes to make in quantity. Understanding the nuances and needs of each type of AM machine will... Read More
Introducing VisiJet® Black for 3D printing
3D Systems Corp. (NYSE:DDD) introduced VisiJet® Black, a new black colored print material for its ProJet™ 6000 unit, which is capable of printing functional and snap-fit plastic parts. This high-performance, accurate print material will be available for purchase during the first quarter 2012. “We are pleased to make VisiJet® Black available for our new ProJet™ 6000, the... Read More
Two new 3D printing materials from 3D Systems
Accura® ClearVue™, from 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE:DDD) is a durable, ultra clear 3D printing material with Polycarbonate and ABS properties for snap-fit applications. Parts made from it will be on display at EuroMold November 29th – December 2nd, 2011. The material suits the design, development and manufacture of automotive headlamp assemblies, bottles and containers, clear... Read More
For 3D Systems, the key was materials
3D Systems’ recent acquisition of Huntsman’s RenShape SLA materials helped increase the materials portfolio for the additive manufacturing company. The deal also included the purchase of the Araldite®Digitalis 3D additive fabrication machine. I asked Cathy Lewis, VP of marketing at 3D Systems what were their plans for the acquisition. For the Digitalis machine, “Our intent... Read More
Single-serve boutique benefits from multi-serve service bureau capabilities
SuppServe, a boutique package design firm located in northern California, specializes in single-serve dispensing systems. The company is dedicated to simplifying the delivery methods of a variety of common products that are sold in bulk and require single-serve dosing. The SuppShot™ is a first-of-its-kind rigid single serve dispensing device for large volumes of powders and liquids... Read More
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Here I'm 3D printing a chess piece. This is the second chess piece I've been printing. Here it is in a picture:http://reprap.erik
Dr Adrian Bowyer of the RepRap project http://reprap.org shows us around his lab at Bath University.
From CAD to prototype
RedEye, a business unit of Stratasys, unveiled the world's first full scale custom motorcycle, created entirely from using rapid proto
