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Autodesk buys Tinkercad
Monday, May 20, 2013
Here’s a recent note from Kai Backman, Founder & CEO of Tinkercad. You may have heard that, briefly, Tinkercad was going to be discontinued as a CAD tool. …
Autodesk and MakerBot bring 3D Printing and Design to the home
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Autodesk and MakerBot have partnered to market 3D design software and 3D printing hardware, making 3D printing at home more accessible to everyone. Autodesk and MakerBot previously announced…
“Out-of-the-box” 3D printer designs
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Faster build speeds, tighter tolerances, smoother finishes, desktop size, and lower costs are just a few of the wishes of many who work with or who desire 3D…
Woodworker uses MakerBot 3D printer to create prosthetic hand
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Robohand is a story of collaboration from 10,000 miles apart between Richard Van As, a woodworker from Johannesburg, South Africa, and Ivan Owen, a theatrical prop designer from…
What it takes to achieve a low cost desktop 3D printer for engineers
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
The question of when will more engineers use 3D printers may be answered this way—when the price per prototype drops, some say to as far down as less…
The Perfactory Micro shows the power of LED in 3D printing
Monday, February 4, 2013
EnvisionTEC has built a reputation around its 3D printers, which use display technology from Texas Instruments to cure material as the printers build parts. An opportunity to view…
Kraftwurx unveils 3D printing platform—Digital Factory™
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Kraftwurx announced the Kraftwurx platform, powered by Digital Factory™ from Digital Reality, Inc. 3D Printed commerce technology for your portal or brand. There are a lot of companies…
3D printer for the “prosumer”
Monday, January 7, 2013
3D Systems unveiled its CubeX® desktop 3D printer, with claims that it has the largest print volume in its category and triple-color printing. It suits tech enthusiasts, serious…
Ford Motor Co., exploring the usefulness of 3D printing
Monday, December 31, 2012
Ford Motor Company bought many of its engineers a MakerBot Thing-O-Matic. On the one hand, this is a great development, for the company and the engineers will discover…
3D printers, guns, and drugs
Monday, December 17, 2012
Consequence–something that occurs as a result of, on account of; –an act or instance of following something as an effect, result, or outcome. A random Google search will…
Managing Editor, Leslie Langnau
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).
