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Here are the 2012 winners of Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge

Friday, April 13, 2012

Dimension 3D Printing, a brand of Stratasys Inc. (NASDAQ: SSYS) announced the winners in its eighth annual Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge. The global contest encourages students to…

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3D printed electronics on UAV from Stratasys

3D printing functional electronics into 3D printed parts

Monday, March 26, 2012

Revolutionary “Smart Wing” created for UAV model demonstrates groundbreaking technology from Stratasys and Optomec Engineers have inquired about the possibility of printing electronics onto products. Well, Stratasys (Nasdaq:…

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Design tips for injection molding

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Follow these tips for injection molding to get better parts faster. It wasn’t so long ago that most injection molds had to be cut manually by machinists who…

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GPI Prototype presents additive manufacturing technologies at Design & Manufacturing Texas

Sunday, March 11, 2012

GPI Prototype will showcase and present its additive manufacturing capabilities at the Design & Manufacturing Texas show in Fort Worth, Texas March 14-15, 2012. GPI employees will be…

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What you need to know about color 3D printing

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

As 3D printing technology evolves, chances are you will soon be considering whether you need a color or monochrome unit. Several color 3D printers are available but each…

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Cut to the Bone–how to remove weight from designs

Monday, March 5, 2012

We’ve all seen cartoons of the caveman with his waist-high stone wheel. It literally weighs a ton and never seems to be attached to anything. We’ve seen images…

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Guest Blog: Powder vs. Plastic … Redux

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

MakePartsFast.com will be posting guest blogs from those in the 3D printing/additive manufacturing industry; blogs with key points that inform and help you design, prototype, test, and make…

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Smithsonian uses 3D printing to replicate Jefferson

Smithsonian uses 3D printing to bring more treasures to the public

Monday, February 27, 2012

Over the past few months, much has been said about how various groups would use 3D printing technology. Well, here is a very interesting application.  CNET reports that…

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First a jaw–medical applications of 3D printing

Monday, February 6, 2012

The news of a 3D printer-created lower jaw made of titanium powder has been populating the twitter-verse.   While this is probably a first time attempt to actually implant…

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Objet 3D printed car dashboard

3D printed car dashboard on display at SolidWorld World 2012

Wednesday, February 1, 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…

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