There is no disputing the value of a great product prototype. Producing your design in 3-D, testing its functionality and ensuring that the required manufacturing processes will work…
Potomac Photonics, Lanham, MD, is a contract manufacturer of very small parts; the engineers there can help you prototype and produce parts as small as 1 to 2…
Absolutely. In fact it’s already being done. I am not convinced that 3D printing will “disrupt,” as in destroy, manufacturing. I have said before that 3D printing is…
Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE: PRLB), a leading online and technology-enabled quick-turn manufacturer, announces the availability of several additional metals through its Firstcut CNC machining service. Beginning today, customers…
If you’ve read the blogs and comments made by many who follow this industry, you are familiar with the claim that professional grade 3D printers will replace traditional…
If you’ve ever been curious about how Proto Labs handles its subtractive manufacturing or rapid injection molding offerings, check out this virtual tour of its facilities. The new…
In this constantly shifting industry, it can be a challenge to keep up with all the changes and developments of who is offering what in the way of…
Aluminum is one of the most useful and widely used industrial metals. It is light and resistant to corrosion. It is relatively soft, ductile, and malleable and can…
Sports enthusiasts around the globe have long enlisted friends, family and even strangers to serve as amateur videographers. But even if you’re able to convince someone to invest…
Roland DG employees, affiliates, customers and friends from all over the world gathered last week at the company’s headquarters in Hamamatsu, Japan to celebrate three decades of Roland…
Leslie Langnau is the Managing Editor of the Design World Network. She also has more than 20 years experience as a technology editor, covering such areas as controls, mechanics, mechatronics, couplings, industrial networks, and the field now known as additive manufacturing (formerly rapid prototyping).
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